Posts by Toni Mercia
Indie Music Managers Boston
Boston isn’t just a city full of history, clam chowder, and wicked smaht accents, it’s also a buzzing epicenter for indie music where c...
How to Write Moombahcore Lyrics
You want words that slap as hard as the drop. Moombahcore is that sweaty, sweaty cousin of club music that combines the slow burn regga...
How to Write Hill Country Blues Songs
You want a song that grabs a listener by the collar and refuses to let go. Hill country blues is the kind of music that does that. It i...
How to Write Funk Rock Lyrics
You want lyrics that make people nod their heads and then shout the hook back at you. You want lines that sit with the beat like a bass...
Trip Hop Songwriting Advice
Trip hop, a genre born out of the Bristolian underground in the late 1980s, is characterized by its dark, atmospheric soundscapes, down...
Avant Punk Songwriting Advice
You want songs that slap like a broken mirror and still hum in the skull the next day. Avant punk is nasty and fragile at the same time...
How To Write And Sell Songs
Want to write songs that pay rent and also get played on playlists? This is the brutal honest guide that teaches you to create songs th...
How to Write Songs About Literature
You love a book so much you want to make it sing. You are not alone. Writers fall in love with characters, phrases, images, and moments...
How to Write a Song About Problem-Solving
You want a song that makes people feel less alone when facing messy real life problems. You want hooks that stick, lines that sound lik...
Yacht Rock Songwriting Advice
You want a song that smells like suntan lotion but sounds like a leather jacket at sea. Yacht Rock is soft around the edges and ruthles...