Posts by Toni Mercia
How to Write L-Pop Songs
You want a song that sounds like sunshine and streetlights in the same sentence. You want a chorus that people sing at parties even if ...
Music Publishing Sites
Ever wondered how to navigate the wild, ever-changing realm of music publishing sites while staying true to your creative vibes? Whethe...
How to Write a Song About Latin Dance
You want a song that makes people move and makes Abuela text you a heart emoji. Whether you are chasing a club banger, a TikTok challe...
How to Write Noisegrind Songs
Noisegrind is the beautiful mess where noise music and grindcore hold hands and scream into a microphone until something fragile become...
How to Write Lyrics About Peace
You want a song about peace that does not sound like a pamphlet from 1972. You want lines that land like a warm blanket not like a lect...
How to Write Pirate Metal Lyrics
You want songs that make people throw up their rum and crowd surf into the nearest plank. Pirate metal is theatrical, rowdy, and weirdl...
How to Write Enka Songs
You want a song that feels like a late night train through rain soaked streets. You want a voice that trembles and then steels itself. ...
How to Write Creole Music Songs
You want a Creole song that makes people dance, cry, laugh, and text their ex all at the same time. Nice goal. Creole music is not one ...
Billy Bragg - A New England Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
You came for lyric secrets and you hit pay dirt. Billy Bragg wrote A New England in a voice that sounds like a mate who tells you to qu...
How to Write a Song About Creative Writing
You want a song that makes editors cry and poets dance. You want lines that feel like first drafts rewritten into confessions. You want...