Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write Peteneras Songs
If flamenco had a smoky midnight whisper that wears black and tells bad jokes about fate it would be peteneras. Peteneras is a palo whi...
Music Publishers Registry
Picture this: you’re a rising star in the indie music scene, armed with killer lyrics written on your favorite coffee-stained notebook,...
How to Write Lyrics About Coping Mechanisms
This is a guide for writers who want to write about the ways people survive the chaos. You want lyrics that feel true and edgy rather t...
How to Write Lyrics About Future Of Work
Want to write songs that make TikTok pause, LinkedIn feel something, and your aunt relate even though she still uses a flip phone? The ...
How to Write Songs About Oration
You want a song that sounds like a speech but hits like a chorus. You want the urgency of a mic drop combined with a melody a crowd can...
Pop Country Songwriting Advice
Before diving into the world of pop country songwriting, it's essential to understand the genre itself. Pop country, also known as coun...
How to Write Songs About Struggle
You want the room to feel less alone when your song ends. You want somebody in the crowd to mouth your line like a lifeline. Songs abou...
How to Write Arena Rock Lyrics
Want to write lyrics that make a stadium lose its mind. You want lines that are shouted back at you on the third chorus. You want a cho...
How to Write Lyrics About Scandal
You want a song that makes people whisper in the club bathroom and replay the chorus three times in a row. Scandal songs live in that d...
Latin Alternative Songwriting Advice
You want a song that feels like your barrio and also like a late night playlist on a rooftop in Tokyo. You want rhythms that make feet ...