Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Phonk Songs
You want a track that smells like midnight, old VHS tapes, and the kind of reckless nostalgia that makes people throw their phones into...
How to Write Songs About Pact
Pact songs live in the beautiful place where vows meet drama. Whether you are writing about a teenage blood oath, a whispered promise b...
Southern Rock Songwriting Advice
Southern rock is a genre that embodies the spirit of rebellion, freedom, and storytelling. Born in the 1960s and 1970s, it's a style th...
How to Write Industrial Hip Hop Songs
You want beats that hit like a factory press and lyrics that cut like a safety wire. Industrial hip hop is a marriage between raw noise...
How to Write Songs About Characters
Characters are cheat codes for songwriting. They give you choices, stakes, voice, and a built in arc. A great character makes listeners...
Justin Little, Artist Manager at Constant Artists Management
Justin Little is a renowned artist manager at Constant Artists Management, a leading talent management agency in the music industry. Wi...
Building Your Creative Team (Producer Mixer Publicist)
Want to stop being the one person trying to be a band manager producer graphic designer social media strategist and session player all ...
How to Write Inuit Music Lyrics
If you want to write Inuit music lyrics right you must do two things well. First you must honor the people and the culture that created...
How to Write Songs About Randomness
Randomness is juicy. It is the pickpocket of meaning and the comedian of fate. Songs about randomness let you sing about the tiny cosmi...
How to Write Lyrics About Drum Solos
You want lyrics that make a drum solo matter. You want lines that turn a fill into a narrative beat, that make a snare roll feel like a...