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Little Miracles: Chanel Beads
A mini-interview with the gifted trickster Shane Lavers for Pigeons & Planes.
siberspace
Record Deals
Forever-Ever (B): Music Futures
The second of two stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards.
Record Deals
Forever-Ever (A): Perpetuity Deals Must D*e
The first of two stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards.
chladni plate
Samara Cyn Ft. Samara Cyn
Samara Cyn is airborne. She’s about to board a jet, too. When her voice beams through the phone for our second interview in two months, the military baby turned rap&b hybridizer grins in transit. TSA and Delta attendants freckle the background. After a New York performance, it’
drink water
Lyrical Miracle: Mick Jenkins Hits Eject
The hip-hop heavyweight speaks candidly with us about label deceptions, A&R stereotypes, the different schools of rap writing, lyricism as an art form, Frank Ocean, Smino, Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, basketball metaphors, and a whole lot more.
setar rock
Maral Vs The Music Rat Race
The beloved sound architect, Ninja Tune A&R, and dublab DJ resident Maral speaks on our responsibility as artists to look after the release zones we share, Bandcamp's future, revolution, and more.
founders
Teenage Engineering's Building Like a Band
Teenage Engineering's co-founder discusses lessons that artists are teams can learn from the design firm’s enduring success, plus stories about the OP-1, TP-7, and Pocket Operator.
Music Industry
Anti-Scale: Music Discovery for the 10%
An essay exploring design pitfalls failing "music discovery," potential DSP improvements, defining "discovery" itself, and alliances for the future.
Cultural Production
Frank Ocean, ChatGPT, & Decayence
A philosophical back-and-forth with about the recession of passion, TikTok kids signing to majors, Frankchella, and using ChatGPT in creative processes 💽
freelancers
Santangelo’s Brave New AdWorld
Multidisciplinary artist Santangelo has built 'AdWorld,' an album and online experience that's like nothing else. This is how he did it, and what's next.
Mochi
Dijon's Piecing Himself Together
From 2019: Dijon's debut solo EP 'Sci Fi 1' is a powerfully raw and earnest project. Get familiar with an underground favorite poised to reach new heights.
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Zack Villere's Kind of Cool
From 2017: The Louisiana artist, producer, and illustration chats amidst the breakout rise of "Cool," an endearing lo-fi R&B song cosigned by Tyler, the Creator.