Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Ranchera Songs
You want a ranchera that hits like a tequila shot and lingers like abuela's perfume. You want a chorus your audience can shout back at ...
Freak Folk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that feel like a flashlight pointed at an attic memory. You want ritual imagery that sounds like it belongs to someone o...
How to Write Schlager Songs
You want a song that grandma, your karaoke crew, and that random couple at the beer tent will sing loudly and badly into their pretzel....
Post-Punk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that feel sharp, restless, and true. You want riffs that poke a hole in complacency. You want lyrics that sting but stil...
Baul Songwriting Advice
Want to write songs that feel like they come from the road, from the heart, and from a little bit of holy mischief? Baul music, from Be...
Turbo-Folk Songwriting Advice
Want to write turbo folk songs that make aunties cry, club kids jump, and taxi drivers hum the hook on repeat? Good. That is the exact ...
How to Write Trot Songs
Want to write a trot song that makes grandparents cry, karaoke bars scream, and your aunt text you three crying emojis? Good. You are i...
Derivative Works Language That Eats Your Remixes - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Listen up. Your remix is not a free appetizer for someone else to swallow whole. You made something tasty out of someone else s song an...
How to Write Ethnic Electronica And Regional Edm Songs
You want your electronica to sound like a passport stamp and a rave badge at the same time. You want synths that nod to centuries of mu...
Kate Barnes, Booking Agent/ Artist Manager at Melvin Kaplan, Inc.
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Kate Barnes, Booking Agent/Artist Manager at Melvin Kaplan, Inc., can ...