Posts by Toni Mercia
Remixers Granted Publishing Accidentally - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
Quick truth. You make a killer remix. It blows up. Then you find out someone tagged you as a songwriter or handed you publishing that y...
How to Write Bachata Lyrics
You want lyrics that make dancers slow their step and whisper the chorus into their lover's ear. You want words that feel like warm rum...
How to Write Songs About Travel
You want tracks that smell like jet fuel and cheap coffee even when played at home. You want verses that put a backpack on the listener...
Drone Metal Songwriting Advice
If your goal is to crush ceilings and rearrange molar memories, you are in the right place. Drone metal is not polite music. It is mass...
Chicha Songwriting Advice
Want to write chicha songs that make people dance, cry, and text their ex at 2 a.m.? Good. Chicha is a musical glue that sticks people ...
How to Write Post-Disco Songs
You want a song that makes people nod their heads, check their shoe grip, and maybe steal the dance floor. Post disco sits in that swee...
Funk Songwriting Advice
You want your song to hit the body first and the brain second. Funk is a music style that lives in the pocket. The pocket is the place ...
Positive Hardcore Songwriting Advice
You want songs that hit like a freight train and heal like a bandage. Positive hardcore is the part of punk that makes fists pump and h...
Lyric Assistant Partners with TANO Performance Group to Boost Employee Health
At Lyric Assistant, we believe that a healthy body leads to a more productive and creative mind. That’s why we are excited to announce ...
How to Write Lyrics About Start
You need a beginning that feels like an event. Whether you are writing about the first drink after a long dry spell, the moment you mov...