Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Kyrgyz Folk Music Songs
You want a song that feels like a sunrise over Tien Shan and a late night text from home at the same time. You want melodies that sit i...
How to Write a Song About Parenting Challenges
Parenting is a full time reality show without commercial breaks. You want a song that turns spit up, school pickups, and midnight panic...
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 Anti-Folk Songs
You want songs that sting, that make people laugh, that make them squirm and then sing the chorus in the grocery store. Anti Folk is no...
Coldplay - The Scientist Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
If you have ever wanted to steal emotional honesty without sounding like a Hallmark card, this one is for you. Coldplay's "The Scientis...
How to Write Trad Jazz Songs
So you want to write trad jazz songs. Good. That means you love melody, you worship rhythm that makes the whole body nod, and you secre...
How to Write Lyrics About Expressive Arts
You want songs that smell like oil paint, move like a tango, and sting like a bad review. You want lyrics that not only describe art bu...
Music Promotion Managers
Picture this: you’re a millennial or Gen Z artist with a passion for songwriting, a knack for catchy hooks, and a dream to see your mus...
How to Write Mandopop Songs
You want a Mandopop song that makes listeners cry in the subway and replay in the taxi app. You want a chorus that grandma and your cru...
How to Write French Pop Songs
You want a French pop song that hits in the métro, the playlist, and the stupidly specific moodboard your fans screenshot at 2 a.m. You...