Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Songs About Animals
Animals make people feel things fast. They can be cute, terrifying, ridiculous, noble, or the perfect mask for messy feelings you canno...
How to Write Classic Rock Songs
You want riffs that kick the door, choruses the whole bar can roar, and lyrics that feel like a road trip confession. You want drums th...
How to Write Grime Songs
You want grime that hits like a cold night in East London and stays stuck in heads like gum on a trainer. You want bars that make peopl...
How to Write Wonky Songs
You want weird that still slaps. You want songs that wobble in ways that make people smile then stay glued to the chorus. Wonky is the ...
How to Write Memphis Rap Lyrics
Welcome to the swampy, smoky, hypnotic world of Memphis rap. If you want lyrics that hit like a trunk knock and feel like midnight on B...
How to Write Cha-Cha-Chá Lyrics
If you want people to dance, smile, and text their ex with regret all at once, write a Cha-Cha-Chá they can chant in their head. Cha-Ch...
How to Write Japanese Jazz Songs
Want to write a jazz song that feels like a neon night train through Shibuya but also sounds like it could be in a Kyoto tea house? Goo...
Nu Skool Breaks Songwriting Advice
Nu Skool Breaks is a subgenre of breakbeat music that originated in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Characterized by its fast-paced dru...
How to Write a Song About Technology And Society
You want the track that makes your listeners nod and then check their phones immediately after. You want a chorus that lands like a mem...
How to Write Tejano/Tex-Mex Lyrics
Want to write Tejano and Tex Mex lyrics that make abuelas nod, DJs cue up your track, and crowds scream the chorus back in Spanish and ...