Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Korean Folk Music Songs
You want a song that feels like home even when it sounds like something new. You want melodies that bend like a bowed string and words ...
La Music Managers
Picture this: You're cruising down a neon-lit highway, Spotify blasting your latest track, and suddenly you realize your journey as a m...
How to Write Soul Songs
You want a song that grabs the heart and does not let go. Soul music is not just a style. Soul is a feeling. Soul is when a lyric lands...
Anatolian Rock Songwriting Advice
Want to write Anatolian rock that slaps like a vintage vinyl and smells faintly of brewed tea and revolution? Good. You are in the righ...
How to Write Songs About Escapism
You want listeners to step out of their apartment and into another life for three minutes. You want them to smell a foreign city, feel ...
How to Write Songs About Forbidden love
Forbidden love is the candy you are not allowed to eat in public. It tastes dangerous, it blooms in secret, and it makes listeners sink...
How to Write a Song About Anxiety
You want a song that tells the truth without sounding like a therapy session read aloud. You want listeners to feel seen. You want your...
How to Write Lyrics About Longing
You want to make people feel a tiny ache that sits behind their ribs. You want lines that sting, images that stick, and a chorus that s...
How to Write Lyrics About Ruins
You want songs that smell like old libraries and taste like burned pages. You want lines that make listeners reach for a cigarette or a...
How to Write Ojapiano Lyrics
Ojapiano is the vibe. You bring the words. If you want lyrics that sit on a chilled log drum while the crowd claps their phones like ch...