Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Symphonic Rock Lyrics
Symphonic rock is rock music with its own opera cape. It borrows the scale and color of an orchestra and slams it into guitar driven dr...
Hip Hop Fusion Genres Songwriting Advice
Hip hop, a genre that was once considered an underground movement, has now become a global phenomenon. With its influence spreading far...
How to Write Lyrics About Underground Music
You want lyrics that smell like basement beer and sweat without writing like a wannabe poet who once Googled the word gritty. You want ...
John Lopez, CEO at Upstairs Contact Details
Who is John Lopez?
John Lopez is the CEO at Upstairs, a renowned music industry professional with a proven track record of success. As ...
Advice From Music Managers in the Music Business
Ever felt that your music career is like a never-ending jam session with a twist of chaos, where every track and lyric seems to need a ...
Mike Drudge, Owner & Booking Agent at Class Act Entertainment
Mike Drudge is a well-respected figure in the music industry, serving as the owner and booking agent at Class Act Entertainment. With y...
How to Write Funk Melody Lyrics
You want a melody and lyric that makes hips move and mouths sing back before the first beat ends. Funk is not polite music. Funk demand...
Music Managers Hip Hop Accepting New Talent
Picture this: Your catchy hook is blazing on your laptop screen, beats thumping in the background, and you're about to drop that fire t...
Music Managers Internview
Ever wondered what goes on behind the glittering curtain of the music industry? Picture yourself sitting across from a music manager wh...
Music Managers in Michigan
Picture this: you’re in the middle of a wild Michigan road trip, windows down, your favorite indie track blasting, and you suddenly rea...