Posts by Toni Mercia
How To Write Instrumental Music
You want music that tells a story without a single word. You want a melody that hooks like a guilty pleasure and an arrangement that ma...
Playlisting: Editorial vs Algorithmic vs User Lists
Welcome to playlisting boot camp for the streaming future. If you are a musician, songwriter, or artist manager who wants streams that ...
Dennis Morrison, Owner/Founder -CEO at Jam Entertainment and Events
Dennis Morrison is a renowned figure in the entertainment industry, serving as the Owner, Founder, and CEO of Jam Entertainment and Eve...
How to Write Underground Music Lyrics
You want lyrics that sting, that sound like a late night confession between friends, or like someone set fire to a billboard. You want ...
How to Write Jazz Lyrics
Jazz lyrics are not just words on a melody. They are breath, timing, a wink, a half whisper, a line you sing that makes someone in the ...
Timba Songwriting Advice
Timba is loud, messy, technical, funky, and glorious. It is Cuban dance music that borrows from son, salsa, jazz, funk, hip hop, and st...
How to Write Lyrics About Analysis
You sit with a notebook and a tangled brain and you want to turn that obsessive thinking into a song. Analysis is that weird roommate w...
Help Me Write A Country Song
You want a country song that feels like your uncle told you a secret in a bar and then made you cry while you laughed. Good. Country mu...
How to Write Jangle Pop Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like sunlight in a cassette player. You want phrases that sparkle on top of chiming guitars and melodies tha...
Chicha Songwriting Advice
Want to write chicha songs that make people dance, cry, and text their ex at 2 a.m.? Good. Chicha is a musical glue that sticks people ...