Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Afrobeats and Afrobeat: Groove Call and Response
If you want a track that makes people move, scream the hook, and text their crush at 3 AM, you are in the right place. This guide teach...
Heartland Rock Songwriting Advice
You want a song that smells like gasoline and coffee and still makes your aunt cry in the best way possible. Heartland rock is blue col...
How to Write Chicago Hard House Lyrics
Want to write lyrics that make bodies move and jaws drop? Chicago hard house is not polite poetry. It is club truth delivered in a fist...
How to Write Lyrics About Journalism
You want a song that reads like a perfect lede and hits like a headline. You want language that smells like coffee and newsprint and vo...
How to Write Full-On Songs
You want a song that feels complete the first time someone presses play. You want every section to earn its place. You want lyrics that...
John Mayer - Slow Dancing in a Burning Room Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Okay songwriter. You want to know why a three minute and forty second tune about two people failing spectacularly still makes grown hum...
Record Label A&R Emails
Hey there, music maverick! Ever felt that rush of excitement mixed with a pinch of anxiety when you think about shooting an email off t...
Jazz Rock Songwriting Advice
You want a song that swings like Coltrane and hits like a Marshall stack. Jazz rock sits at the clumsy, brilliant intersection of jazz ...
Jew Music Managers
Ever wondered how a Jew Music Manager can turn the chaos of the music industry into a symphony of success? Whether you’re a millennial ...
Lehigh Valley Venue Music Booking Managers
Picture this: You're an up-and-coming songwriter based in the vibrant Lehigh Valley, armed with killer beats and a knack for penning ca...