Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write a Song About Self-Care
You want a song that feels like a warm blanket and a kick in the gut at the same time. A self care song should sound like someone handi...
How to Write Gangsta Rap Lyrics
You want bars that slap and stories that stick. You want a voice that sounds like it earned the right to speak. You want lines people q...
How to Write Lyrics About Honesty
Honesty in lyrics is not the same as spilling your entire diary on a beat. Honesty in songwriting is selective courage. It is telling a...
How to Write Lyrics About Pessimism
You want lines that sting and make people laugh at themselves while they cry a little. Pessimism in lyrics can read as clever, resigned...
Tribal Guarachero Songwriting Advice
Tribal Guarachero is a genre of music that originated in the 1990s in Mexico, particularly in the city of Monterrey. It is a fusion of ...
How to Write Texas Blues Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like hot asphalt, cheap whiskey, and late night train stations. You want lines that sound worn in but still ...
Talent in Music
Ready to turn your passion for music into an unstoppable superpower? Whether you’re jamming out in your bedroom or scribbling lyrics on...
Making Reggae Music
So you want to make reggae. Good. Prepare to enter a world where the bass owns the room and the pocket is sacred. Reggae is more than a...
How to Write Lyrics About Joy And Contentment
You want a song that makes people smile in public and cry in private. You want a chorus that lands like sunshine and verses that feel l...
How to Write Drumfunk Songs
Drumfunk is the kind of rhythm that makes your spine remember a beat it never met. It is messy in a perfect way. Drumfunk is about micr...