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Of course they’re real people
"They're Oompa Loompas." This photo from last week hit hard. No one knows the Oompa Loompa Life better than struggling artists, because...
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Mar 4, 20242 min read


How It Feels to be Something On
(Or, the struggle through the ages. Or, old man still yelling at cloud.) Releasing music in 2000: Welcome to Discmakers. Here's a box of...
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Feb 26, 20242 min read


The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 3)
My first AirBnB booking ever was on a songwriting trip to LA bought with Southwest points and a little bit of sync money. For four days,...
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Feb 19, 20242 min read


The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 2)
Hearing a tune you recorded in your bedroom on a Coppertone commercial right before an episode of Breaking Bad is something else. Hearing...
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Feb 12, 20243 min read


The Studio is a State of Mind (pt. 1)
Back in the day, going to the studio was a whole big thing. It was a place that cost a lot of money, where you had to have your shit...
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Feb 5, 20243 min read


NEW MUSIC ALERT: The Peculiar Order of Harmonic Convergence
This Thursday, The Peculiar Order of Harmonic Convergence releases its first album Casual Breathing on Young Tobacco Records. This is...
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Jan 29, 20242 min read


How Not to Run a Record Label
This is not about Fearless Records or Immortal Records. They're doing quite fine. Or at least Fearless is. This is about my own bumbling...
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Jan 22, 20243 min read


RELEASE DAY: “Say My Name”
Release day is upon us. "Say My Name" has been set free on Pandora, Spotify, Apple Music, Youtube Music, Deezer (nuts), Tidal, Napster,...
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Jan 15, 20241 min read


NEW MUSIC ALERT: Say My Name (JC Autobody)
The first new JC Autobody track to hit the Spotiverse in six years drops next week. "Say My Name" is a song written in an alliance with...
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Jan 8, 20241 min read


Welcome to Death, Love & Broken Records
Remember zines? This is not one, but it's close.
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Dec 31, 20231 min read
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