Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Songs About Calmness
You want a song that acts like a soft pillow for the nervous brain. You want something that slows the heartbeat without being boring. Y...
Goregrind Songwriting Advice
You want to write goregrind that hits like a frantic chainsaw in a thrift store mattress. You want riffs that feel like body slams, dru...
Cyberpunk Songwriting Advice
Write songs that smell like rain on neon and hit like a hacked drum machine. Cyberpunk songwriting is part concept album and part midni...
How to Write Chopper Lyrics
You want to spit so fast people wonder if you are part machine. Chopper rap is the art of delivering rapid fire lines with clarity, gro...
How to Write Songs About Sadness
You want a song that feels true and not whiny. You want lyrics that land like a punch and melodies that make listeners feel seen. Sad s...
Crew Paid As Contractors Illegally You Eat Fines - Traps & Scams Every Musician Must Avoid
You hired a sound tech for a weekend gig. You paid them cash. Next month a fine lands in your inbox like a breakup text from an ex you ...
How to Write Songs About Technology
Technology is everywhere and it is dramatic. It ghosts lovers, rewrites identities, steals time, and promises miracles while asking for...
How to Write Soundscape Songs
Soundscape songs are mood machines. They take the listener by the hand and lead them through a place that exists only because of your e...
Songtradr Licence Music Managers
Ever dreamed of hitting the high notes in the music industry but felt like your career was stuck on a never-ending hold music loop? Wel...
How to Write Martial Industrial Songs
You want something that sounds like a parade walked into a factory and decided to score the apocalypse. Martial industrial music blends...