Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Resilience
You want lyrics that hit like a high five to the soul. Not a sad therapist high five. A real honest high five that says you survived th...
How to Write Lyrics About Solitude
You want solitude that sounds true and not like a diary entry someone left on a bus. You want lines that make people sit up in a cafe a...
Ambient Pop Songwriting Advice
You want a song that feels like a hug wrapped in fog. You want your listener to float for three minutes and still be humming the line w...
Nylon Magazine Female Music Managers
Ever wonder how the badass energy of Nylon Magazine meets the savvy brilliance of female music managers? Picture an industry where inno...
How to Write Australian Hip Hop Lyrics
Want to write Aussie hip hop that actually sounds like you and not a tourist with a rhyming dictionary? Good. This guide is a brutal bu...
Grupera Songwriting Advice
You want a grupera song that makes abuelas clap and Gen Z post a duet video on TikTok. You want a chorus that people sing out loud at t...
How to Write Avant-Garde Jazz Lyrics
You want lyrics that sound like a drunk poet and a cosmic sax having a fight in an elevator. You want words that breathe, snap, and som...
How to Get in Touch With Record Labels
Ever found yourself tapping your pen, daydreaming about seeing your name in lights alongside your favorite artists, all while wondering...
Songwriting Techniques
You want songs that land hard and stick. You want a chorus people hum in the grocery line. You want verses that feel cinematic and hone...
How to Write Uplifting Trance Lyrics
You want a lyric that makes a festival crowd inhale at the same time. You want a single line that people scream back at the DJ like it ...