Posts by Toni Mercia
City Pop Songwriting Advice
City Pop, a subgenre of J-Pop, emerged in the late 1970s and flourished throughout the 1980s in Japan. Characterized by its fusion of j...
How to Write Witch House Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel like a midnight scroll through a glitching occult forum. You want lines that are spooky but clever, ritualist...
How to Write a Song About Grief And Loss
You want to put a feeling that feels impossible into ten lines and a melody. You want the person who is raw with missing to hear a line...
How to Write Hipster Hop Lyrics
Want rap that smells like cold brew and reads like a poetry zine? Welcome to hipster hop. This guide is for artists who love clever lin...
Keith Bernstein, CEO at Royalty Review Council Contact Details
As a musician, understanding the music industry's complex royalty system can be overwhelming. That's where the Royalty Review Council c...
How to Write Isicathamiya Songs
You want your group to slide into a room and make everyone hush just from the way you breathe together. You want vocal lines that feel ...
How to Write Psychedelic Pop Songs
You want a pop song that smells like incense, tastes like citrus, and still gets stuck in a group chat at 2 AM. Psychedelic pop is that...
How to Write Lyrics About Storms
Storms are drama you can sing about without apologizing for the melodrama. They are loud, messy, cinematic, and everyone has stood in o...
How to Write Lyrics About Regret
Regret is the emotional duct tape of songwriting. It holds a story together and also makes you wince every time you move. If you want l...
How To Make Hip Hop Lyrics
You want lines that smack, hooks that haunt, and verses that make strangers nod like they just understood the secret to life. You want ...