Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Alegrías Songs
You want sonic sunshine with grit. You want a song that makes people clap, stomp, and cry at the same time. You want the kind of alegrí...
Deathrock Songwriting Advice
This guide is for anyone who loves spooky guitars, dramatic vocals, and lyrics that read like a noir poem written under red club lights...
Writing Songs On Piano
You sit at the piano and the world either opens or pretends to be busy for the next three hours. That is the truth. Piano songwriting g...
How to Write Lyrics About Ballet
You want lyrics that feel like a pas de deux between poetry and real life. You want words that smell like rosin and feel like a warmup....
Dub Techno Songwriting Advice
You want tracks that feel like midnight tunnels and rainy taxi windows. Dub techno is the genre for people who want music that breathes...
How to Write a Song About Mentoring
You want to write a song that celebrates learning, growth, and that weirdly tender relationship between the person who shows you the ro...
Microsound Songwriting Advice
What is Microsound?
Microsound is a term coined by musician and producer Thomas Dolby to describe the subtle, often imperceptible sound...
How to Write Electro Hop Songs
You want a track that bangs in a club and still makes people text their ex the next morning. Electro hop sits in that sweet spot where ...
How to Write Samba Rock Songs
Want to write samba rock that makes people stomp a shoe and sway a shoulder at the same time. You want the samba swing in the hips and ...
How to Write Instrumental Hip Hop Lyrics
You found an instrumental beat that slaps and now you need words that fit the pocket and make people replay. Maybe the beat is dusty bo...