Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Be Best Music Managers
Ever wondered how some music managers seem to have it all, juggling gigs, brainstorming killer marketing strategies, and keeping the cr...
Exclusivity Bars You From Collabs That Pay Better - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
If you think saying yes to exclusivity is a fast track to fame you are probably about to learn a costly lesson while eating ramen and r...
Republic Records A&R Contact
Picture this: you're an aspiring songwriter with dreams bigger than your bedroom walls, your ideas flowing like the latest viral TikTok...
Cool Jazz Songwriting Advice
You want a jazz song that sounds lived in and not like it was stitched together in a music theory textbook. You want melody lines that ...
How to Write M-Base Lyrics
You want words that groove like a drum kit and land like a punchline. M-Base lyrics do not sit politely in the back of the band. They p...
How to Write Lyrics About Reunion
Reunion lyrics are emotional landmines in the best way. They can be a fist pump, a broken smile, a phone that buzzes and you pretend no...
How to Write a Song About Street Performers
You want a song that smells like city pavement, coffee, and permission to stare. You want lyrics that feel like a clip from a subway ca...
How to Write Songs About Metaphor
Metaphor is the secret weapon every songwriter should steal and never admit to using in public. A great metaphor turns a feeling into a...
Rock And Roll Songwriting Advice
You want a rock song that hits like a thrown mic. You want riffs that make people nod and a chorus that they scream back at you at thre...
How to Write Lyrics About Work
Work is drama dressed as routine. It is the place we spend half our waking lives. It is the place we learn our patience, practice our l...