Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Natural Disasters
Natural disasters are loud, messy, and cinematic. They are also charged with real human cost. If you want to write songs about hurrican...
How to Write European Songs
You want a song that works in Berlin clubs, Lisbon bars, Warsaw festivals, and midnight playlists in Oslo. Europe is not one country. E...
How to Write Lyrics About Depression
Yes you can write about depression without sounding like a memo from a sad diary app. You can make something honest, listenable, and ev...
Find Music Managers in Philadelphia
Ever found yourself daydreaming about that one magical meeting with a music manager who just "gets" your sound, your vibe, and your str...
Jeff Sosnow, SVP A&R at Warner Records Contact Details
Jeff Sosnow is a renowned music industry executive who currently serves as the Senior Vice President of A&R at Warner Records. With...
Aryanna Platt, Vice President, A&R Administration at Atlantic Records Contact Details
Aryanna Platt, Vice President of A&R Administration at Atlantic Records, is a highly influential figure in the music industry. As a...
How to Write Death Industrial Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like a factory collapse inside your skull. You want words that smell like rust and burned wiring and still ma...
Ska Punk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that make people skank and stage dive in the same chorus. You want that perfect balance of do it yourself punk attitude ...
Bill Dern, GM/Head of Business Affairs at Big Deal Contact Details
Bill Dern is a highly respected figure in the music industry, currently serving as the General Manager and Head of Business Affairs at ...
How to Write Religious Hip Hop Lyrics
You want bars that preach without putting people to sleep. You want spiritual truth that hits the soul and the chest simultaneously. Yo...