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How to Write Reggaestep Songs
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How to Write Reggaestep Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Reggaestep is the party guest that showed up in a denim jacket and a dubplate. It smells like smoked oak and spilled rum. It moves like...
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Regina Spektor - Samson Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters
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Regina Spektor - Samson Song Lyric Breakdown For Songwriters

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 6, 2025
Short version You want to learn how a songwriter takes a huge myth and turns it into an intimate memory that feels like your friend tex...
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How to Write a Song About Renewable Energy
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How to Write a Song About Renewable Energy

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want a song that makes people care about solar panels and turbines without making them roll their eyes. You want a chorus that can ...
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How to Write Asian Songs
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How to Write Asian Songs

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
October 31, 2025
You want a song that earns nods in Tokyo, tears in Mumbai, and playlist saves in Jakarta. You also want to do it without sounding like ...
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How to Write Rock In Opposition Lyrics
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How to Write Rock In Opposition Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Welcome to the beautiful mess. Rock In Opposition is not polite. It asks for confrontation, weirdness, and music that refuses to be bac...
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How to Write a Song About Facing Fears
How to Write Songs About Life Situations

How to Write a Song About Facing Fears

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Look at you wanting to turn that jittery panic into art. That stomach flip, the sweaty palms, the voice that sounds like a raccoon in a...
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Bongo Flava Songwriting Advice
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Bongo Flava Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
Welcome to Bongo Flava bootcamp that actually speaks your language. If you want verses that hit like a sermon, hooks that your aunt yel...
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Breakcore Songwriting Advice
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Breakcore Songwriting Advice

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
August 13, 2024
Breakcore is a subgenre of electronic music that originated in the 1990s, characterized by its fast-paced rhythm, often exceeding 160 B...
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How to Write Drumfunk Lyrics
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How to Write Drumfunk Lyrics

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 1, 2025
Drumfunk lyrics are not about filling space. They are about riding rhythm the way a pro skateboarder rides a rail. You need to be percu...
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How to Write Lyrics About Fame And Fortune
How to Write Lyrics About Life Situations

How to Write Lyrics About Fame And Fortune

Posted by author-avatar Toni Mercia
November 2, 2025
You want a song that talks about riches without sounding like a charity for cliches. You want the glint of a gold chain and the ache be...
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