The Artist Compensation Storm
As sure as dark clouds gather in hurricane season, a storm is brewing around artist compensation. Art and technology are at odds. However, it wasn’t always that way. From the advent… Read More →
Aux.78: Sun and Shadow Past the Border
If a hurricane strikes the office of your record label on the day of your album’s release, what do you call the album? The Sun Decays Them. The new album… Read More →
Building Context for Your Creative Work
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Why do you make music? Write books? Make films? You might know, you might not. Either way, you do it for a specific reason. Maybe it’s to explore. Maybe it’s… Read More →
Album & Audience: Q&A with Kowtow Popof
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As a contemporary songwriter, are you focused on making albums? Or just singles? Or are you emphasizing your live show, where you can reach your audience more regularly, with greater immediacy?… Read More →
Friendship Is a Creative Catalyst
Creative inspiration comes from many sources. What inspired you yesterday might not help you today, and what moves you today might spark your thoughts again next week. These capricious windfalls… Read More →