Posts by Toni Mercia
Cadence-Lypso Songwriting Advice
You want that island groove that slaps in the club and makes aunties clap at brunch. Cadence Lypso is that unapologetic party cousin of...
How to Write Big Room House Lyrics
You want a lyric that a crowd can chant through the drop. You want words that slice through a stadium PA system while a synth face plan...
Musical Improvisation Songwriting Advice
What is Musical Improvisation?
Musical improvisation is the art of creating music spontaneously, without prior planning or preparation....
How to Write Electroacoustic Music Songs
Electroacoustic music is where a microphone and a laptop meet a living room lamp and decide to throw a party. It mixes recorded acousti...
Tropical Songwriting Advice
You want a song that smells like sunscreen and feels like a lost vacation you never had. You want rhythms that make hips vote yes. You ...
How to Write Honky Tonk Blues Lyrics
You want lyrics that smell like cigarette smoke and neon but still sting like honesty. You want lines your pub crowd can shout back whi...
Euphoric Hardstyle Songwriting Advice
Euphoric hardstyle, a subgenre of hardstyle music, is characterized by its fast-paced rhythm, heavy kick drums, and uplifting melodies....
Stomp Songwriting Advice
You want a song that makes people lift a shoe and feel seen. Stomp songs are the kind of tracks that turn a bar into a tribe. They do n...
Paul McCartney - Maybe I’m Amazed Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
Paul McCartney wrote Maybe I’m Amazed in a bathtub of feelings and piano chords. He recorded the song in 1970 for his first solo album ...
How to Write Songs About Impatience
Impatience is a full time emotion. It shows up in line queues, in DMs that are left on read, in buffering wheels, and in relationships ...