Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Synth-Punk Songs
You want weird teeth and neon lipstick on the radio. You want a song that sounds like a fist made of analog circuitry. Synth-punk blend...
How to Write Beatdown Hardcore Lyrics
You want lyrics that hit like a freight train at full speed. You want a line that the crowd can chant like a war cry. You want words th...
How to Write Lyrics About Unity
You want people to sing together until strangers start hugging each other like old friends. Whether you are writing a stadium anthem, a...
How to Write Lyrics About Plot
You want a song that tells a story like a tiny movie. You want verses that feel like scenes and a chorus that works like the emotional ...
How to Write Gospel Blues Songs
You want a song that feels like a sermon and a late night truth bomb at the same time. You want grit on the vocal and heaven in the har...
How to Write Bass Music Songs
You want earth shaking low end and hooks your friends text you about at 3 a.m. Whether you make dubstep, drum and bass, future bass, ba...
How to Write Post-Britpop Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like a grimy London pub at midnight and also like sunrise on a motorbike through the suburbs. You want lines...
Sophisti-Pop Songwriting Advice
Sophisti-pop is a subgenre of pop music that emerged in the 1980s, characterized by its blend of jazz, soul, and pop elements. It's a s...
How to Write Jazz Fusion Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like the band just learned a new language and you are fluent. Jazz fusion is a mood, a puzzle, and a party w...
Hindustani Classical Songwriting Advice
If you want to steal soul from the subcontinent without sounding like you read one wiki paragraph and slapped sitar loops on a pop beat...