Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Rap Opera Lyrics
You want epic storytelling that hits like a bar and soars like an aria. You want characters who spit cold logic one second and then cli...
Alternative R&B Songwriting Advice
You want songs that feel like late night confessions and rooftop arguments in one breath. You want texture that hugs the melody and lyr...
How to Write Lyrics About Sailing And Boating
Boats, salt spray, and a chorus that slaps harder than a rogue wave. You want lyrics that feel like someone shoved a map into a memory ...
How to Write Songs About Depression
Yes, you can make a great song about depression without sounding like every sad playlist ever. You can tell your truth. You can help li...
Tracy Honaker, On-air Media Planner/Intern Supervisor/Producer at BET Networks Contact Details
As a musician, getting your music in front of the right people can be a game-changer for your career. Tracy Honaker, an On-air Media Pl...
How To Write Song Lyrics For Beginners
You want words that stick in people like a cheat code for feelings. You want lines your friends will text to each other and strangers w...
Jump Blues Songwriting Advice
Jump blues is a subgenre of blues music that originated in the 1940s and 1950s. It's characterized by its strong emphasis on rhythm, a ...
John Doelp, Sr. VP A&R at Columbia Records Contact Details
John Doelp is a highly respected and influential figure in the music industry, serving as the Senior Vice President of A&R at Colum...
Italo Disco Songwriting Advice
Italo disco, a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and peaked in popularity in the 1980s, is a unique blend of Italian and European di...
How to Write African Hip Hop Songs
You want bars that hit like a street sermon and a hook that the whole block can mouth like it is oxygen. African hip hop is furious, me...