Posts by Toni Mercia
Third Stream Songwriting Advice
Want to write songs that sound like a chamber orchestra crashed a jazz club and left with a hit single? Welcome to Third Stream songwri...
Lucas Keller, Manager at Collective [The] Contact Details
As a musician, you're probably familiar with the importance of having a strong team behind you to help navigate the music industry. One...
How to Write Sufi Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like prayer and a punch at the same time. You want words that can make someone cry on a rooftop and then slam...
How to Write Lyrics About Rain
Rain is free drama that falls from the sky. It arrives with sound, smell, texture and mood. It gives songwriters a ready made scene ful...
Merch Rights Tied Up Beyond Album Cycle - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
You made a killer record and now some suit wants to handle your shirts for the next decade. That sounds like free money at first. It al...
How to Write Lyrics About Joy And Contentment
You want a song that makes people smile in public and cry in private. You want a chorus that lands like sunshine and verses that feel l...
How to Write Lyrics About Jazz And Blues
You want lyrics that smell like late night coffee and rain on the subway tracks. You want lines that make a bar full of strangers nod l...
How to Write Lyrics About Time Travel
You want a song that feels like a paradox you can dance to. You want clever lines that make listeners grin, cry, or text their ex at 2 ...
Powerviolence Songwriting Advice
If you want songs that slam like a door to the face but also make sense structurally, you are in the right place. Powerviolence is a ti...
Tropical Rock Songwriting Advice
So you want to write a tropical rock song that tastes like sunscreen and tastes like regret at 2 AM. Good. Tropical rock is music that ...