Posts by Toni Mercia
How To Make A Song About Someone
You want to write a song about someone and not sound like your high school diary or a tabloid headline. Maybe you are writing about a c...
How to Write Cakewalk Songs
Want songs that feel like stealing candy from a baby but actually earn streams and respect? Good. Cakewalk songs are the ones that land...
Onkyokei Songwriting Advice
Onkyokei songwriting is a Japanese songwriting technique that focuses on creating emotional connections with listeners through lyrics a...
Fado Songwriting Advice
So you want to write fado. Excellent. You are choosing a music that is all rough edges and soft places at once. Fado is not just a genr...
How to Write Songs About Unrequited love
You are not alone in the slow burn of wanting someone who will not want you back. Unrequited love is pain, comedy, poetry, and hit song...
How to Write Lyrics About Trust
Trust is the thing that either turns a song into a warm hug or a mugging in the parking lot of feelings. If you write about trust badly...
How to Write Splittercore Songs
Splittercore is the kind of music that slaps you awake at 3 a.m. and asks for your rent money. If you like music that sounds like a ble...
Dark Psytrance Songwriting Advice
Dark psytrance, a subgenre of psychedelic trance, is a sonic realm where producers weave intricate tales of mystery, darkness, and intr...
How to Write City Pop Lyrics
If you want neon soaked late night songs that smell like rain on asphalt and expensive cologne, you are in the right place. City Pop is...
How to Write Lyrics About Rhyme
Rhyme is not a party trick. Rhyme is a tiny engine that powers memory, emotion, and rhythm. Use it poorly and your listener will scroll...