Posts by Toni Mercia
How To Write A Song Steps
You want a song that actually lands. Not a messy demo that lives only in your headphones. Not a half finished chorus that sounds like a...
Klint Ruud, Booking Agent at Pier30 Music Agency
Klint Ruud is a respected booking agent at Pier30 Music Agency, a reputable company that specializes in booking and promoting live musi...
How to Write Songs About Isolation
Isolation is the raw material of modern music. It is the small apartment with one light on at three in the morning. It is the group cha...
How to Start Song Lyrics: Tips and Techniques for Effective Songwriting
You are staring at a blank page and your phone keeps buzzing with notifications from people who do not care about your chorus. Relax. S...
John Zucco, Booking Agent at Entertainment Specialists
John Zucco is a renowned booking agent at Entertainment Specialists, a leading talent agency that specializes in booking top-tier artis...
Create Song For Wife
You want a song that makes her laugh and cry in the same breath. You want something that sounds personal and not like a greeting card w...
How to Write Avant-Pop Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like a collage of midnight thoughts and neon signs. You want lines that make people nod, laugh, then whisper ...
How to Write Lyrics About Jealousy
Jealousy is drama with teeth. It is petty and cinematic at once. It can be dripping with humiliation or burning like a small domestic w...
How to Write Swing Songs
Want to write swing songs that make people tap their feet, grin, and almost spill their drink while singing along? You are in the right...
Tuvan Throat Singing Songwriting Advice
Okay so you want to write songs with Tuvan throat singing. Good choice. Your listeners will either be baffled in a sexy way or totally ...