Posts by Toni Mercia
LGBTQ Music Managers La
Ready to dive into the fabulous world of LGBTQ music managers in LA? Whether you're an aspiring songwriter looking to craft your next h...
How to Write a Song About Losing A Job
Losing a job hurts like a breakup that also eats your bank account and sense of self. It is messy, complicated, and loaded with story b...
How to Write Songs About Inequality
You want your song to land like a truth bomb and not like a lecture from your uncle at Thanksgiving. Songs about inequality can move pe...
How to Write Dansband Songs
You want people to dance like they just remembered their ex owes them money and they are not angry anymore. Dansband music makes that h...
How to Write Jewish Hip Hop Songs
You want beats that hit and lyrics that mean something. You want to fold tradition into a modern pocket and make people laugh cry and n...
Interscope A&R
Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes at one of the most iconic record labels on the planet? Imagine a world where ear-to-the-gr...
Gothabilly Songwriting Advice
Gothabilly is that deliciously weird place where cemetery chic meets grease slick guitars. If you love minor keys, vintage slap bass, a...
How to Write Lyrics About Interior Design
You can write a song about a couch and make people cry. The trick is not the couch. The trick is the story you hang on the couch. Inter...
Feist - 1234 Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Feist made a counting game sound like a revelation. You have likely sung along and felt a small, private swell at the hook. This analys...
How to Write Songs About Begin
You want that fresh start feeling to live inside a song. Maybe you are writing about the very first day after a breakup, the risky firs...