Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write a Song About Mashups
You want to write a song about mashups that is clever, catchy, and not a legal headache. You want listeners to laugh, nod, or scream in...
How to Write Afrobeats and Afrobeat: Groove Call and Response
If you want a track that makes people move, scream the hook, and text their crush at 3 AM, you are in the right place. This guide teach...
Latin Ballad Songwriting Advice
You want to write a Latin ballad that makes people cry in their cars at red lights. You want melody lines that clutch a throat. You wan...
Michael Goldstone, President and A&R at Mom & Pop Music Contact Details
Michael Goldstone is the President and A&R at Mom & Pop Music, a renowned independent record label based in New York City. With...
How to Write Songs About Platonic love
Your best friend deserves a bop. So does your ride or die roommate. So does the person who taught you how to tune a bass and how to eat...
Māori Music Songwriting Advice
This is for musicians who want to write songs that sit in te ao Māori with integrity and fire. You might be a Māori artist wanting to s...
How to Write Songs About Setting goals
You want a song that turns ambition into an earworm. You want lyrics that make a listener feel grit, hope, and that delicious panic at ...
How to Write Lyrics About Partnership
You want a song about partnership that is not cheesy or generic. You want lines that sound like real people arguing in a kitchen at thr...
Bill Maylone, Recording Engineer at Cedille Records Contact Details
Bill Maylone is a renowned recording engineer at Cedille Records, a Grammy-winning independent record label based in Chicago. With a ca...
David Silva, Co-President at Empyrean Contact Details
David Silva is a renowned music industry executive who currently serves as the Co-President at Empyrean, a leading music publishing and...