Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Rural Life
Want to write songs that smell like rain on cut hay and still hit the streaming queue? Rural life is not a mood board. It is a living r...
How to Write Neomelodic Music Lyrics
You want heartbreak you can taste. You want a chorus people belt at the trattoria. You want words that hit like a lover's slap and stic...
Dance-Pop Songwriting Advice
As a songwriter, it's essential to understand the genre you're working within. Dance-pop is a fusion of pop music and dance music, char...
How to Write Ragini Lyrics
Ragini lyrics are the secret sauce of Indian melodic storytelling. They live where melody meets language. You want lines that sit perfe...
Louis Posen, Owner at Hopeless/Sub City Contact Details
As a musician, getting in touch with industry professionals like Louis Posen, owner of Hopeless/Sub City Records, can be a game-changer...
Make Your Own Kpop Song
You want a Kpop song that slaps, trends, and makes fans scream your name at the airport. You want a hook that people steal for their sh...
How to Write Lyrics About Leisure
Leisure is an idea that feels soft until you try to write about it. You want a lyric that makes someone put their phone down, breathe o...
How to Write Metal (Breakdowns Scream Phrasing Safely)
You want riffs that punch through a wall of amps. You want breakdowns that make bodies stop moving and start collapsing into orderly ch...
How to Write Māori Music Lyrics
You want to write Māori lyrics that land like a punch and feel like home. You want words that sing naturally in te reo Māori, that resp...
Music Managers Verbal Agreement
Picture this: You just landed that sweet gig with a buzzing music manager who promises to take your tunes from basement jams to chart-t...