Posts by Toni Mercia
Kuduro Songwriting Advice
Kuduro is a genre of music originating from Angola in the 1980s. It's a fusion of traditional Angolan music, semba, and European and Af...
Advice From Music Managers in the Music Business
Ever felt that your music career is like a never-ending jam session with a twist of chaos, where every track and lyric seems to need a ...
Julien Baker - Appointments Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Short version You will learn how Julien Baker builds intimacy, tension, and emotional clarity with small images and musical restraint. ...
Bebop Songwriting Advice
You want lines that sound like they were spit out by lightning. You want a head so hooky the audience hums it on the way home. You want...
Caucasus Songwriting Advice
Want to write songs that smell like mountain air but slap like a viral bop? You are in the right place. The Caucasus is a wild sound la...
How to Write Lyrics About Attitude
Want lyrics that snap, burn, and then wink at the listener? Attitude in a song is not a mood board. Attitude is a personality with an a...
How to Write Songs About Theater
You want to write songs that live on a stage and hit the heart the moment the footlights find them. Theater songs do a very different j...
How to Write Marrabenta Songs
Marrabenta is a genre of music that originated in Mozambique in the 1950s and 1960s. It is a fusion of traditional Mozambican music, Po...
How to Write Chicago Hard House Lyrics
Want to write lyrics that make bodies move and jaws drop? Chicago hard house is not polite poetry. It is club truth delivered in a fist...
How to Write a Song About Communication Skills
You want a song that teaches without sounding like a lecture from a brown couch. You want a chorus that sticks like gum under a sneaker...