Posts by Toni Mercia
Tech Trance Songwriting Advice
You want a techno edge with trance emotion and a crowd that loses its mind the second the drop lands. Tech trance sits at the intersect...
How to Write Mahraganat Songs
You want a Mahraganat song that slaps in the club and makes your aunt and your neighbor both do a confused happy dance. Mahraganat is r...
How to Write Lyrics About Unpredictability
You want songs that hit like a plot twist. You want lines that make listeners nod then blink because they did not see the turn coming. ...
How to Write New Prog Songs
Prog has been reborn. Classic progressive rock and metal taught us to dream bigger than radio formats would allow. New prog keeps the b...
Owerri Bongo Songwriting Advice
If Owerri Bongo were a person it would be the cousin who shows up late to the party wearing sunglasses indoors and somehow makes the wh...
How to Write Lyrics About Chaos
If chaos had a mixtape it would be loud, messy, and impossible to ignore. You want lyrics that smell like smoke and coffee, lyrics that...
Barbara Collin, President at Collin Artists
Barbara Collin is a renowned figure in the music industry, serving as the President of Collin Artists, a prominent talent agency that r...
Tour Merch Advances Recoupable From Album Royalties - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
You toured. You sold tees, stickers, and that glow in the dark tote bag your cousin begged you for. Then you got a royalty statement th...
How to Write Songs About Religion
Religion as a song topic is a loaded amp ready to blow up in the best way. It can comfort, provoke, convert, confuse, celebrate, or sta...
How to Write Stride Piano Songs
Stride piano is piano with swagger. It is the left hand that thumps like a confident person stomping into a room and the right hand tha...