Posts by Toni Mercia
Master Delivery Specs Missed DSP Takedowns Follow - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Welcome to the part of the music business where a bad comma in your metadata can cost you streams, syncs, and a meltdown at 2 a.m. If y...
How to Write Red Dirt Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like diesel, taste like cheap whiskey, and feel like a Saturday main street in a town that never shrugs off ...
Kosmische Musik Songwriting Advice
Kosmische Musik, also known as Krautrock, is a genre of music that originated in Germany in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Characteriz...
How to Write Songs About End
Endings are songwriting gold. They are messy, dramatic, hilarious, and devastating all at once. A great song about an end translates th...
Samba-Jazz Songwriting Advice
If samba and jazz had a baby it would wear sunglasses inside and write a killer bridge while you slept. Samba Jazz blends Brazilian gro...
How To Write A Song About Death
Death is terrifying and ordinary at the same time. It stalks the news cycle and shows up at family dinners. It knocks on apartments at ...
How to Write Lento Violento Lyrics
So you want to write lyrics for Lento Violento. Welcome to a tiny corner of techno where the tempo moves like molasses and the kick dru...
How to Write Cowpunk/Country-Punk Songs
Cowpunk, also known as country-punk, is a subgenre of punk rock that emerged in the 1980s. It combines the energy and attitude of punk ...
Dream Trance Songwriting Advice
You want a track that floats like a cloud and slaps like a mid set drop. Dream trance blends trance energy with lush dream textures. It...
Chutney Songwriting Advice
Want a chutney song that gets aunties on the floor and the DJ playing it back twice? You want a chorus that guests yell at the top of t...