Kid Lightbulbs self-review, 2024 edition
Every so often in a corporate environment you are subjected to a performance review, and a common part of this process is the self-review. For much of my...
Accepting the Spotify “problem”
I am coming to a grand unified point of view about Spotify. This is the purpose of this post is to present it, so that I never have to talk about Spotify...
The RUINED CASTLE story
My third album, RUINED CASTLE, is now available everywhere. If you missed the early release on Bandcamp or don’t want to buy the album, you’re in luck: you...
How I broke $1000 in Bandcamp sales over 9 months
Yesterday, a music friend & fan of mine bought a Kid Lightbulbs double-single for $2, which put me over $1000 in lifetime Bandcamp sales. This is a very cool...
Playlists are the currency of digital middlemen
I’m not sure playlist curators are the boon to indie artists folks think they are. For the last 4-5 months building up Kid Lightbulbs, I’ve tried various...
Some guiding principles for creative independence
Hi friends: This is my first newsletter in a long time, I believe since I began releasing my music (and increasingly shifted my online brand) to Kid...
On platform incentives & supporting indies
I used to have a Substack, but I don’t really like spending time on Substack, and I don’t write frequently enough to justify that kind of a commitment from...
Liberal arts and the jobs of 2030
Why artists & curators will win the AI revolution The timing of the AI boom alongside the laying-off of over a million people, mostly in tech companies,...