Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Lyrics About Draft
Draft is a weirdly versatile word. It can be a cold breeze that betrays you at 2 a.m. It can be a first draft that feels both embarrass...
How to Write Taiwanese Pop Lyrics
You want lyrics that feel local and global at the same time. You want lines that scan in Mandarin or Taiwanese Hokkien and still land l...
How to Write Lyrics About Dance Therapy
You want lyrics that move the body and do not make therapists roll their eyes. You want lines that sound like someone telling a secret ...
How to Write Liwa Songs
You want sun soaked drums, a call that drags an entire crowd into motion, and a chant that echoes down the alley behind the souk. Liwa ...
Drone Songwriting Advice
As a musician, you're likely no stranger to the concept of drone songwriting. But for those who are new to this unique approach, it can...
Managers Music
Welcome to the crazy, colorful world of Managers Music, a playground where the art of songwriting grooves with savvy management techniq...
How to Write Songs About Physical health
You want a song that talks about bodies without sounding preachy, medical, or boring. You want lyrics that land like a fist of truth an...
How to Write Lo-Fi Songs
You want a track that feels like warm coffee at 2 a.m. You want the vibe to be so cozy that even your neighbor who hates music hums alo...
Russian Pop Songwriting Advice
You want a Russian pop song that hits in Cyrillic and on TikTok. You want a chorus that people hum while scrolling. You want verses tha...
How to Write Lyrics About Friends
Friends are song gold. They laugh with you, they bail you out of bad dates, they ghost your texts for three days then drop a voicemail ...