Posts by Toni Mercia
2-Step Garage Songwriting Advice
This is not a manifesto about romanticizing late night suffering. This is a street smart cheat code. You want songs that hit like a fis...
How to Write Thrash Metal Songs
You want riffs that punch a hole in the wall and choruses that start riotous head nods. You want drum patterns that run like a jackhamm...
How to Write Grime Lyrics
You want bars that clatter like a London night bus and a voice that feels like truth with bass in its chest. You want to sound like you...
How to Find a Manager in Music Industry
Picture this: you're sitting in your bedroom studio, headphones on, heartbeat synced to your latest track, when it hits you—your music ...
How to Write a Song About Mashups
You want to write a song about mashups that is clever, catchy, and not a legal headache. You want listeners to laugh, nod, or scream in...
How to Write Lyrics About Dispute
Arguments make great songs. They are raw, charged, and full of obvious detail. They give you verbs, objects, and a clear emotional prom...
How to Write Songs About Judgment
You want a song that pinches the truth and then makes the listener laugh or wince or both. Songs about judgment live in that weird pock...
Darryl Parkinson, A&R Manager at Warner Chappell Music Contact Details
Darryl Parkinson is a renowned A&R Manager at Warner Chappell Music, one of the leading music publishing companies in the world. As...
How to Write Freestyle Rap Lyrics
Want to freestlye like you invented the art of being unprepared while actually being sneakily prepared. Freestyle is the illusion of sp...
Chopper Songwriting Advice
You want to spit so fast people think you swallowed a drum machine. Chopper style is the rap equivalent of espresso poured directly int...