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Sync Deal Uses Perpetuity Buyout For Pennies - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid

Sync Deal Uses Perpetuity Buyout For Pennies - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
If a music buyer offers you a one time fee to license your song forever for pocket change you probably just stepped into a legal comedy...
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How to Write Protest Song Songs
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How to Write Protest Song Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want a song that makes people put down their phones and get loud. You want words that land like a jolt. You want a melody that a cr...
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How to Write Kyrgyz Folk Music Songs
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How to Write Kyrgyz Folk Music Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want a song that feels like a sunrise over Tien Shan and a late night text from home at the same time. You want melodies that sit i...
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Country Music Managers in Chicago
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Country Music Managers in Chicago

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
March 26, 2025
Picture this: the Windy City’s bustling streets meet twangy guitar riffs, and in the middle stands a country music manager who’s as sav...
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How to Write Makossa Songs
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How to Write Makossa Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
October 31, 2025
You want a makossa song that makes people lose their shoes and find their rhythm at the same time. You want a groove that sits in the c...
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How to Write Lyrics About Gratitude
How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions

How to Write Lyrics About Gratitude

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Gratitude songs do not have to be saccharine, boring, or sound like a motivational poster reading itself aloud. You can write gratitude...
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How to Write Hard Trance Lyrics
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How to Write Hard Trance Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Hard trance is aggressive, euphoric, and built to shove the crowd into a single motion. Your lyrics must match that energy. They must r...
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Music Manager Contacts
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Music Manager Contacts

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
March 26, 2025
Ready to dive headfirst into the wild world of music management? If you’ve ever dreamed of turning your bedroom songwriting sessions in...
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How to Write Lyrics About Rights
How to Write Lyrics About Specific Emotions

How to Write Lyrics About Rights

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want to write about rights and not sound like a pamphlet read aloud by a caffeinated law student. You want lines that make people f...
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How to Write Cakewalk Lyrics
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How to Write Cakewalk Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Want lyrics that feel like a cakewalk to write and a scream to sing back? We are not talking lazy or shallow. We are talking lyrics tha...
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