Being A Creator Is More Than You Think It Is

Being A Creator Is More Than You Think It Is

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The Beautiful, Crushing Act of Expression
For anyone who’s ever made something and felt like it meant everything.
Jun 2, 2025 • Sound of Fractures
Beyond Streams and Virality: A Case Study of SCENES
What if music releases weren’t just about streams, but about building real connections? A case study on SCENES, artist-owned ecosystems, and the future…
Jan 29, 2025 • Sound of Fractures
I'm launching a Discord
This week I'm launching the Alone Together Discord! It's a space to share BTS process and for you to contribute to my new project, and hopefully connect…
Feb 12 • Sound of Fractures
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World-Building as Release Strategy
Nov 7, 2025 • Sound of Fractures
Making and Releasing Music with New Friends
Feb 13, 2025 • Sound of Fractures
New Forms 001: An interview with patron C.Y. Lee
Dec 9, 2025 • Sound of Fractures and C.Y.
Detroit EP - OUT NOW
Oct 24, 2025 • Sound of Fractures
The Career I Actually Want
Jan 12 • Sound of Fractures
Process Diary 14.01.26: The Regent Street Cinema
Jan 14 • Sound of Fractures

World building Projects

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Building for Friction as an Independent Artist
The challenges of building for friction as an independent artist, the work it takes, and why I believe we need to do more to find new ways to fund those…
Feb 2 • Sound of Fractures
How Do You Actually Facilitate Connection at a Music Event?
I asked a room of music students how to facilitate connection at a music event. Not networking. Not forced conversation. Just the conditions where…
Jan 28
When Audiences Become Co-Creators: Braneworld by MacEagon Voyce
A guest post from MacEagon Voyce on turning live performance into collective mythology—and why small, in-person experiments might be exactly what…
Jan 7 • Sound of Fractures and MacEagon Voyce
World-Building as Release Strategy
Rethinking what music releases can be in 2025: What happens when you stop optimising for algorithms and start building worlds that invite people step…
Nov 7, 2025 • Sound of Fractures

My Story

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Building for Friction as an Independent Artist
The challenges of building for friction as an independent artist, the work it takes, and why I believe we need to do more to find new ways to fund those…
Feb 2 • Sound of Fractures
Questions To Ask Yourself When Building a Creative Life
Building The Creative life You Actually Want: These questions help me slow down and think about what kind of life this work is actually creating.
Jan 16 • Sound of Fractures
The Career I Actually Want
A starting point for what comes next
Jan 12 • Sound of Fractures
The time of year when Spotify makes the most sense to me
I end up liking this time of year because I get to find out who some of my listeners are, and it makes me pause and reflect on all the work that’s gone…
Dec 4, 2025 • Sound of Fractures

New Forms

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Identity Over Medium: A Conversation with Black Dave Mk 2
On the slash generation, algorithmic boxes, and what it means to build a creative life when platforms want you to pick a lane.
Dec 19, 2025 • Sound of Fractures and Black Dave
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New Forms 002: An interview with Multi-hyphenate Black Dave Mk2
For the second interview for New forms I have a conversation with multi-hyphenate Black Dave about the slash generation, the death of blogs, and why…
Dec 17, 2025 • Sound of Fractures and Black Dave
Scaling Intent: What Patronage Actually Means for Music
What patronage can look like, and why music needs it now more than ever: On funding creative R&D, building trust instead of deliverables, and an…
Dec 11, 2025 • Sound of Fractures
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New Forms 001: An interview with patron C.Y. Lee
In the first of a new series of video interviews I talk to music patron C.Y. Lee about backing experimental work, artist-led projects, and the…
Dec 9, 2025 • Sound of Fractures and C.Y.
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