Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write a Song About Networking
You can write a song about networking that is clever, honest, and strangely emotional. Networking is full of comic tragedy, ego theater...
Country Music Artist Managers
Picture this: your favorite country tunes blasting through a dusted-out barn in the middle of nowhere, your heart swelling with the pro...
Middle Eastern Songwriting Advice
Yes you can write a modern hit that nods to Middle Eastern sounds without sounding like a confused tourist who pressed every exotic but...
Independent Music Managers
So, you’ve just dropped your debut track on SoundCloud and your followers are blowing up your DMs, only problem is, your back is agains...
Gnawa Songwriting Advice
You want a song that rumbles in the chest and haunts the back of the head. You want the guembri to lock a pocket of groove so tight you...
How to Write Ma'Luf Songs
You want a Ma'Luf song that feels ancient and alive at the same time. You want a melody that breathes like a courtyard at sunset. You w...
Norah Jones - Don’t Know Why Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
This is not a snoozy academic tear down. This is a streetwise autopsy of one of the quietest devastating pop songs of the modern era. I...
Music Managers Contacts
Ready to jump into the music industry jungle with a mic in one hand and a killer track in the other? Whether you’re an aspiring songwri...
New-Age Songwriting Advice
Embracing the Evolution of Songwriting
In today's music landscape, songwriting has become a highly competitive and ever-changing field...
Courtney Barnett - Avant Gardener Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you want to steal Courtney Barnett energy without stealing Courtney Barnett lyrics then this is your field guide. Avant Gardener is ...