Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Tread Rap Songs
You want raw energy that snaps in the club and sounds real on the block. Tread is a style that hits fast, moves heavy, and leaves liste...
How to Write Songs About New beginnings
New beginnings are messy and glorious at the same time. They smell like packing tape, cold coffee, and the small terror of choosing a l...
How to Write Death 'N' Roll Songs
Death 'N' Roll is the ugly love child of death metal and rock and roll. It keeps the guttural intensity and dark textures of death meta...
Create Your Own Mashup
You want that moment when two songs collide and the crowd loses its mind. A mashup is the musical equivalent of sliding your old hoodie...
Random Words To Make A Song
Want to write a song from a grocery list, a fortune cookie, or a random word generator and make it sound like you planned it all along?...
How to Write Lyrics About Evaluation
You want to write a song about being judged and still make people laugh cry and think you are a prophet of receipts. Whether you are wr...
Phonk Songwriting Advice
You want a song that smells like late night city lights and sticky fingers on a cassette tape. Phonk is not a trend. Phonk is a mood. I...
Music Managers Conference
Imagine a space where creativity meets strategy, where the raw passion of music collides with expert management tactics, and where tomo...
How to Write Lyrics About Redemption
You want a redemption song that feels honest and earned. You want lyrics that do not sound like apology notes with a chorus. You want a...
How to Write Lyrics About Opera
Opera is dramatic, over the top, and deliciously theatrical. It also seems intimidating to anyone who did not grow up at the Met or in ...