Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Ballroom Lyrics
You want words that move like a dancer. You want vocals that feel like a partner guiding, not a lecture. Ballroom songs live inside str...
Jazz Rap Songwriting Advice
You want jazz influenced hip hop that feels like a smoky club and a sold out show at the same time. You want bars with muscle and melod...
How to Write Lyrics About Unrequited love
So you have feelings for someone who does not feel the same way. Welcome to the oldest plot twist in human history and the source of at...
How to Write Lyrics About Identity
You want a song that feels like you and also feels like everyone you hope will listen. Writing about identity means navigating memory, ...
Chicano Rap Songwriting Advice
You want bars that slap and stories that land in the gut. You want to represent the culture without sounding like a tourist. You want b...
How to Write a Song About Opera
You want to write a song that channels the drama of opera but fits into your world. Maybe you want a pop or rock single that name drops...
How to Write Mongolian Folk Music Songs
You want a song that smells like steppe wind and looks like a horse running straight into your chest. You want melodies that feel ancie...
How to Write Mexican Pop Songs
You want a Mexican pop song that sounds like it belongs on the radio in Mexico City and also on a playlist someone tangentially cool fo...
How to Write Lyrics About Innovation
You want a lyric that makes people feel brave about the future and human about the machine. You want lines that sound like they could b...
How to Write Post-Grunge Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like a motel room confession with stadium sunglasses on. You want grit that is honest and not performative. ...