Posts by Toni Mercia
How To Make A R&B Song
You want an R&B song that makes people slow down their scroll and feel something in their chest. You want a groove that pulls the h...
Music Managers in Nashville Looking For Talent
Picture this: You're a talented songwriter hustling in the heart of Music City, Nashville, with dreams as big as the neon lights and a ...
How to Write Dancehall Pop Songs
You want a song that gets phones out of pockets and hips out of chairs. You want a chorus that people sing when they are tipsy or sober...
How to Write Queercore Lyrics
Queercore is loud. Queercore is soft. Queercore is furious and funny in the same breath. If you want to write lyrics that punch through...
How To Write A Funny Song
You want people to laugh and sing along at the same time. You want a line that hits the audience in the ribs and then becomes a chorus ...
Jason Jones, Director of A&R at Rhino Entertainment Contact Details
Jason Jones is a highly respected figure in the music industry, currently holding the position of Director of A&R at Rhino Entertai...
Jùjú Songwriting Advice
You want a Jùjú song that moves bodies and stops phones from scrolling. You want that sweet Lagos groove that makes elders nod and teen...
African Popular Music Songwriting Advice
You want a song that bangs in Lagos, resonates in Accra, and still gets the diaspora room singing every line back to you. You want rhyt...
How to Write Danish Traditional Music Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like they came from a hearth, a pub, or a rain soaked cobblestone street in Aarhus. You want words that feel...
How to Write Lyrics About Injustice
You want a lyric that packs a punch and does not sound like a lecture. You want lines people repeat at a rally and whisper at 2 a.m. Yo...