Posts by Toni Mercia
Billy Joel - Piano Man Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you ever wanted a masterclass in storytelling disguised as a bar song, you already have it in Piano Man. Billy Joel wrote a tune tha...
Creole Music Songwriting Advice
You want a Creole song that slaps, stomps, and makes people clap like they forgot they had a job the next day. Whether you are writing ...
How to Write Igbo Rap Lyrics
You want bars that slap in Igbo and still make the aunties clap for you at the back of the church. You want lines that land in the lang...
How to Write Lyrics About Creation
You want a song that feels like light flipping on in a dark room. Creation is huge and loud and full of metaphor and also full of clich...
How to Write Third Stream Songs
You want to make music that sounds like a cultured argument between a saxophonist and a string quartet. You want the intellectual weigh...
How to Write a Song About Getting Cheated On
You got betrayed, you feel volcanic, and you want a song that does justice to the mess. Good. That pain is a gift for art when you trea...
Brad Navin, CEO at Orchard Contact Details
Brad Navin is the CEO of Orchard, a leading independent music distributor and artist services company. With a wealth of experience in t...
How To Write Songs Without Instruments
Yes you can write a hit using only your voice, a coffee table, and a phone. Welcome to the art of making music when the guitar is at th...
How to Write Underground Hip Hop Lyrics
You want bars that sting, lines that replay in a head nod loop, and verses that make grown heads rewind. Underground hip hop lives wher...
Academy of Country Music Managers
Ever wondered what it takes to wrangle the wild world of country music while crafting killer lyrics that resonate with millennial and G...