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Paying Reduced Mechanicals On Your Own Songs - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid

Paying Reduced Mechanicals On Your Own Songs - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
You wrote the song. You own the song. Then someone asks you to accept reduced mechanicals. That sentence should trigger alarm lights an...
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Lamont Patterson, CEO at Lamont Patterson
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Lamont Patterson, CEO at Lamont Patterson

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
July 24, 2024
Lamont Patterson is a renowned entrepreneur and CEO of his self-titled company, Lamont Patterson. As a respected figure in the music in...
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How to Write Progressive Music Lyrics
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How to Write Progressive Music Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want lyrics that feel like a journey and not like a paste on chorus slogans. Progressive music demands more than tidy rhymes and a ...
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How to Write Morna Lyrics
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How to Write Morna Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want a morna that hits like a slow wave at night. You want words that feel like a tucked away photograph. You want listeners to fee...
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How to Write Instrumental Songs
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How to Write Instrumental Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Instrumental music says things words cannot. It can make someone cry in a coffee shop, win a video game level, sell a million streams w...
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How to Write Lyrics About Underground Music
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How to Write Lyrics About Underground Music

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want lyrics that smell like basement beer and sweat without writing like a wannabe poet who once Googled the word gritty. You want ...
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Music Managers Looking For Talent in Kenya
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Music Managers Looking For Talent in Kenya

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
March 26, 2025
Ready to dive headfirst into Kenya's buzzing music scene, where music managers are on the prowl for the freshest talent and your songwr...
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How to Write Mallsoft Lyrics
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How to Write Mallsoft Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want lyrics that smell like faux citrus air freshener, fluorescent light, and the memory of a store you once loved as a kid. Mallso...
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Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
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Phoebe Bridgers - Motion Sickness Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
Want to write songs that sting like salt and sit like a bruise? Phoebe Bridgers wrote Motion Sickness, a song that sounds cool and cuts...
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How to Write Detroit Techno Lyrics
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How to Write Detroit Techno Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want words that punch through a wall of synth and kick. You want lines that can survive a nine minute groove and still feel electri...
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