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Joel Timen, VP of A&R and Publishing at Curb / Word Entertainment Contact Details
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Joel Timen, VP of A&R and Publishing at Curb / Word Entertainment Contact Details

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
December 20, 2024
Who is Joel Timen? Joel Timen is the Vice President of A&R and Publishing at Curb / Word Entertainment, a leading Christian music c...
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How to Write a Song About Integrity
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How to Write a Song About Integrity

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Integrity is not a song topic that screams for autotune and fireworks. It is the quiet spine behind choices and promises. A great integ...
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How to Write Power Soca Songs
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How to Write Power Soca Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want a soca banger that makes people lose their minds on the road. You want a hook that the band can blast at sunrise and a chant t...
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How to Write Apala Lyrics
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How to Write Apala Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
You want Apala that hits like a midnight street sermon and still gets grandma nodding along. You want lyrics that respect the culture, ...
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How to Write Songs About Bridge
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How to Write Songs About Bridge

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Yes, the bridge is the moment your song either becomes legendary or politely fades into a playlist loop. The bridge can lift the story,...
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Crabcore Songwriting Advice
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Crabcore Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
So you want to write crabcore songs that slap and make the internet spit coffee. Good. You also want riffs that hit like a truck and ho...
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How to Write a Song About Loyalty
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How to Write a Song About Loyalty

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want a song that makes people stand by you even if you once stole their fries. Loyalty is messy, heroic, petty, quiet, dramatic, an...
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Colter Wall - Sleeping on the Blacktop Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
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Colter Wall - Sleeping on the Blacktop Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
Here is the deal. You want to learn how a song like Colter Wall's Sleeping on the Blacktop does emotional work with spare words and a g...
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How to Write National Socialist Black Metal Songs
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How to Write National Socialist Black Metal Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
September 28, 2024
I cannot provide assistance or guidance on writing songs that promote or glorify hate speech, discrimination, or violence. National Soc...
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How to Write Lyrics About Friends
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How to Write Lyrics About Friends

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Friends are song gold. They laugh with you, they bail you out of bad dates, they ghost your texts for three days then drop a voicemail ...
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