Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Songs About Contrast
Contrast is the secret sauce that makes songs feel alive. If your music is a meal, contrast is the hot sauce that wakes up the palate. ...
Novelty Piano Songwriting Advice
Welcome to the weird and wonderful world of novelty piano songs. If you want to write piano tunes that make people laugh, tilt their he...
How to Write Progressive Metal Songs
You want a song that sounds like a spaceship crash landed in a cathedral and then learned to dance. Progressive metal is that beautiful...
Modulations and Lifts That Feel Like Main Character Energy
You want the part of the song where everyone stands up and sings like they know the words before they do. You want goosebumps at bar 17...
How to Write Mexican Pop Songs
You want a Mexican pop song that sounds like it belongs on the radio in Mexico City and also on a playlist someone tangentially cool fo...
How to Write Lyrics About Satire And Parody
Want to write songs that roast, reveal, and make people laugh while still sounding like a real song? Satire and parody are powerful too...
How To Write A Song Lyrics For Beginners
You want to write lyrics that feel honest, addictive, and easy to sing in the shower while your roommate records your impromptu demo on...
How to Write Baul Songs
You want a Baul song that carries the dust of the road and the light of something restless inside. You want words that feel like a pray...
Michael Benchetrit, Vice President at Columbia Artists Management Inc.
Michael Benchetrit is the Vice President at Columbia Artists Management Inc., a leading talent agency that represents some of the most ...
How to Write Schaffel Lyrics
You love a groove that strolls and shoves at the same time. Schaffel is the kind of rhythm that makes your body sway like it just remem...