Posts by Toni Mercia
Grindie Songwriting Advice
Grime energy. Indie heart. Songs that make crowds pogo and cry in the same chorus. Grindie is the weird beautiful lovechild of two stub...
How to Write a Song About Hip Hop And Rap
You do not need a Grammy budget to write a song that slaps. You need an idea that hooks, a flow that sits in the beat like it owns the ...
New Zeland Music Managers
Ever wondered what it would be like to have a savvy, street-smart music manager from New Zeland propelling your artistry into the strat...
Igbo Highlife Songwriting Advice
Want to write Igbo Highlife that makes grandmas clap and DJs play your song three nights straight? Good. You are in the right place. Th...
How to Write Slowcore Songs
You want songs that feel like late night windows and rooms with one lamp turned on. You want tension that breathes slowly. You want not...
How to Write Kuduro Songs
Kuduro is a genre of music and dance that originated in Angola in the 1980s. It is characterized by its fast-paced rhythm, energetic be...
Video Game Music Songwriting Advice
You want music that makes players feel like heroes while also not crashing their console. You want melodies that stick to a gamer brain...
How to Write Azonto Songs
You want a tune that makes people drop whatever they are doing and start a dance move they can post on TikTok in under ten seconds. You...
How to Write Acid Breaks Lyrics
You want lyrics that slice through a wall of squelchy bass and mangled breakbeats. You want lines that people shout in a sweaty room an...
How to Write Emo Songs
You want music that makes people feel something ugly and beautiful at the same time. You want lyrics that read like a late night text y...