Posts by Toni Mercia
Drift Phonk Songwriting Advice
You want a track that sounds like midnight tire smoke and a VHS tape crying in the rain. Drift phonk is one part nostalgia and two part...
How to Write Lyrics About Advocacy
You want your song to do work. Not just get a smile or a playlist add. You want it to open eyes, start conversations, and maybe even ma...
How to Write Lyrics About Racing And Speed
You want words that hit like a clutch kick. You want a chorus that feels like the tachometer needle climbing. You want verses that smel...
How to Write Lyrics About Virtual Relationships
Virtual relationships are messy, intimate, absurd, and musical. They are the late night texts that feel like devotion. They are the typ...
Unlock Your Creativity: Endless Song Ideas to Fuel Your Songwriting Inspiration
You are not out of ideas. You are out of the tiny electric shocks that make an idea feel like a promise. This guide hands you a whole p...
Uk Hardcore Songwriting Advice
Understanding the UK Hardcore Sound
UK hardcore, also known as UKHC, is a subgenre of hardcore punk that originated in the UK in the la...
How to Write Songs About Wind
Wind is both weather and feeling. It can be playful like a friend pulling your hair. It can be menacing like that text from your ex at ...
How to Write a Song About Goal Setting
You want a song that hacks motivation and does not sound like an alarm commercial. You want lyrics that feel honest not preachy. You wa...
Canzone Songwriting Advice
Welcome to the canzone lab. If you are picturing someone with a beret scribbling sonnets beside a Vespa you are not wrong. The canzone ...
How to Write Samba-Jazz Lyrics
You want lyrics that swing in the pocket and melt in the mic. Samba jazz is that beautiful odd cousin of bossa nova and jazz that walks...