Posts by Toni Mercia
Plugg Songwriting Advice
If your goal is to write plugg songs that sound like late night texts, empty pizza boxes and impossible melodies that stick, you are in...
How to Write Cape Jazz Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like salt water and braai smoke and still hit the pocket like a trumpet solo. Cape Jazz is not a museum piec...
New Weird America Songwriting Advice
This is for anyone who wants to write songs that sound like a farmhouse séance with a sequencer on the porch. New Weird America is a bl...
How to Write Indian Pop Songs
You want a song that makes people hum on the autorickshaw and shout in a club. You want a chorus that even your dadi can sing in the ki...
Roots Rock Songwriting Advice
Roots rock, a genre that originated in the 1960s, is a fusion of rock and roll, folk, blues, and country music. It's characterized by i...
Alternative Hip Hop Songwriting Advice
As a hip hop artist, you're likely no stranger to the genre's rich history and cultural significance. From its roots in the 1970s to it...
How to Write Active Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that slam through speakers and land in the chest. Active rock is the kind of music that still smells faintly of sweat a...
Music Managers in Kentucky
Ever wondered how a savvy, down-to-earth music manager from the bluegrass heartland of Kentucky can transform your fledgling musical dr...
Mmf Music Managers Forum
Welcome to a wild ride in the world of music management where savvy meets songwriting and the beats of innovation never stop. If you’re...
How to Write Mbaqanga Lyrics
Want to write mbaqanga lyrics that make people clap in the kitchen, sing in the taxi, and share your chorus on their stories? Great. Mb...