Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Political Hip Hop Lyrics
You want bars that hit like a protest sign hitting the right note. You want lines that make people laugh and then think and then act. P...
How to Write Lyrics About Pact
You want a song about making or breaking a pact that punches a hole through the listener and leaves a scar they hum for days. Whether t...
How to Write Choro Lyrics
You want words that sit in the groove, tell a tiny city story, and make the pandeiro grin. Choro is sly, nimble, and full of saudade wh...
Brazilian Jazz Songwriting Advice
So you want to write Brazilian jazz songs that feel lived in not like a tourist on a postcard. Cool. You are in the right place. This g...
How to Write Carnatic Lyrics
You want lyrics that sit like a royal saree on a raga. You also want lines that a singer can sing with gamakas and breathe through with...
Folk Metal Songwriting Advice
You want to write folk metal that makes people stomp, cry, and then sing along in a language they barely understand. You want riffs tha...
How to Write Gnawa Lyrics
Want to write lyrics that groove with the hypnotic pulse of Gnawa music while still sounding fresh and real? Good. You are in the right...
Mathcore Songwriting Advice
If your idea of fun is making people lose their internal clocks in the pit, you are in the right place. Mathcore is the handshake betwe...
Top Rock Music Managers
Ever wondered how your favorite rock superstars seem to skyrocket to fame overnight, with everything perfectly in sync, from the backst...
How to Write Acid House Songs
You want a track that makes people move and makes club ceilings sweat. You want that squelchy bassline that sounds like it has a person...