Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Structure
You want to write a song that talks about songwriting without sounding like a textbook read by a robot. You want lyric lines that are c...
All Music Industry Contacts
Ready to dive into a world where connections are your secret sauce, and every handshake, or DM, could be the spark for your next big hi...
Electro Hop Songwriting Advice
You want a beat that hits like a neon punch and a topline that makes a room full of people pretend they are having the best night of th...
Synth-Punk Songwriting Advice
Synth-punk, a genre that emerged in the late 1970s and early 1980s, is a fusion of punk's raw energy and synthesizer-based electronic m...
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 a Song About Arranging
You want a song that is smart, funny, and strangely moving about the very act of arranging music. You want listeners to nod like they j...
How to Write Shoegaze Songs
You want a song that feels like walking through fog with a small amp in your chest. You want guitar clouds that hug the melody. You wan...
How to Write Adult-Oriented Rock Songs
Adult oriented rock is rock with an ID, a mortgage, and souvenirs from messy nights that actually taught a lesson. It is not teen rebel...
How to Write Songs About Insecurity
Insecurity makes great material and terrible company. It is that jittery backstage light that shows every sweat stain. It is the voice ...
How to Write Songs About Longing
Longing is the music of wanting that never gets boring. It is the ache in your chest when you think about a late night text that never ...