2026-04-07T06:37:57Z https://yabu.me Arend (they/them) https://yabu.me/npub1yny2kcsgzl660mhn4jdtdg53rdhrej8vvx48aq0r7xyl62ery3dq4894f2 https://s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/musicianstoday/accounts/avatars/109/701/612/233/359/702/original/45f4e83f850505e5.jpg https://s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/musicianstoday/accounts/avatars/109/701/612/233/359/702/original/45f4e83f850505e5.jpg https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfmml0s2jw4l0lk8wsc6fntthwrx97hs8wa67qtaa930wr0hy8f0qzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj9547ra69 In just a few short years, my circles went from saying, &#34;listen to disabled people!&#34; to essentially excluding me from their events because they don&#39;t practice accessibility. Everyone has been so brainwashed into thinking COVID is over. 2025-12-08T21:27:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfw9xycyelza677efmx8n0y6rz04jwxt30kfza6u27uls4cwxyytqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj953guksk I assume many people here know about it, but openverse.org is a great resource for samplists and collage artists. I&#39;ve used it for my music and album artworks.<br/><br/>#MusicProduction 2025-11-25T04:42:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0l7ze669a542k220f4dw25wgvak8tgv6p46x4zvg2nnwfa8tlc6czyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95sp0exs Hey folks, I wanna throw in on this #FediHire thing. I&#39;m a freelance musician based in Los Angeles in need of more work. I teach guitar and voice, and I record, mix, and master music for others.<br/><br/>I got hit with a one-two punch of long-COVID and autistic burnout In 2021. I&#39;m a former church musician, and I&#39;m queer (you can imagine how that might have gone). I&#39;ve been scraping by for a long time.<br/><br/>1/4<br/><br/>#MutualAid 2025-11-05T23:51:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9z4spgxupkgpah2pyn9yadn5spgwv8qfxpdxwhkk4k90z79y303czyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95302p2z Today, what I wish others understood about my chronic illness (which is something like long-COVID/fibromyalgia/MECFS) is this:<br/><br/>The naive hope that there is a miracle cure is often one that is steeped in ableism.<br/><br/>We would not need to place so much burden on the hope for miracle cures if we instead just created a society that simply accommodates disabled people.<br/><br/>I would have a much easier time being chronically ill if society weren&#39;t predisposed to sideline me for being ill. 2025-10-23T17:34:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfgn0wq69sc7k5pqjghhkqdcd97u8gs0drdguwpad0czc49xaa6lszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95gjnv0q The Dutch colonists, after slavery killed off too many Indigenous people on Surinamese plantations, stole African people to enslave. When Suriname abolished slavery, the Dutch &#34;bought&#34; dirt cheap labor from Javanese workers, whom they also colonized.<br/><br/>Capitalism is crumbling and overlords are clamoring for AI because the first world is running out of slaves. <br/><br/>Contrary to popular belief, industrialization has not made living better. 2025-10-22T18:33:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxwgzwq73nkm7fr8lccdalzjmv27n5lfhsed5ga6yhzz0ppjfq8sczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95gu3quf For the love of god, everyone stop using AI to make &#34;anti-fascist&#34; memes. 2025-10-18T21:50:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgayw5k5t0ut6p4wfacsle0k36t94jtqqptksa7guy7gn4t58x3jczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95c0rlcm You have to tend your creativity everyday, if you can.<br/><br/>Some take that to mean: &#34;Alright, gotta drag myself to clock in at the creativity factory now. Better come up with a masterpiece today, or boss will get on me.&#34;<br/><br/>That&#39;s capitalism thinking for you.<br/><br/>Tending a plant doesn&#39;t mean just one thing: just watering, for example. That&#39;s how you kill a houseplant.<br/><br/>In the same way, stop being so hard on yourself as to make creative practice be this one, narrow-minded thing you&#39;ve taken it to mean. 2025-10-16T20:49:08Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0ujkdeu30qngzm3pwl270rjvpy5tm3k3sm5t6jlf8022tvpnk3fczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj952jjm9k In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgnkad33rnk7e6una0wvsna9q0kt3ry426zyqt2hmyvmqqtz7fxdclyh9c5'>nevent1q…h9c5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>lol, literally had the same happen the other day on my laptop I hadn&#39;t used in a few months. 2025-10-15T20:58:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswugpr66f5sduuxu7whllgrzhj4arhvjmf9xsnzcurcvjq7ff7qaqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95upv6z5 It&#39;s my birthday! And #BandcampFriday! And my album release day! Help me celebrate by giving it a listen and a purchase, if you&#39;re so inclined.<br/><br/>#TheTowerOfBabelFalls is an #antifascist #folk album that confronts the hypocrisy of christian nationalism. It also chronicles a bit of my coming out. It&#39;s a further development of the #folktronica sound I&#39;ve been playing with, featuring #NewWave, #DreamPop, and #americana influences. I&#39;m so happy to share it with you.<br/><br/><a href="https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/the-tower-of-babel-falls">https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/the-tower-of-babel-falls</a> 2025-10-03T18:46:40Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9v7t7fkrf0j7g4vlmkf92tpk23teyhspq2tau2e9ahpscx9vu58qzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95ms7yyg I&#39;m worried for the people of north #Gaza. Please consider giving to the individuals and families who need financial help relocating, as they seek refuge from the genocide. The following campaign is managed by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nv8q2yqahmvqgl00vwx5wrd3lv3tzq7g4kdwa577sd8ual87vdxqdyza59" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nv8…za59</span>)</a></span> and <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p095l6jcegr5j3zz0zjg2zukf7aq34awuetvkkpc8z78qwlvwavs5hm5vl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Aral Balkan</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p09…m5vl</span>)</a></span>.<br/><br/><a href="https://gaza-verified.org/emergency/">https://gaza-verified.org/emergency/</a><br/><br/>#FreePalestine #MutualAid #palestine 2025-09-20T22:50:55Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstgtn8hzvtkyg5a9d0a9rqzj6xxhe45yv9t6k28tdgr5r6vs48p8qzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95vw7efr What we mourn, what incenses us, determines our activism.<br/><br/>For all those beginning their boycott of Disney now, welcome. We hope you&#39;ll stay and be further emboldened once you find out that Disney has a long history of normalizing racism and today normalizes the occupation of Palestine. 2025-09-20T21:30:06Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgy7dqmm8ytkx7adcf5lzuf5tlphgvshwln2s76gs9cpjmem09xegzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95p5x3n3 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp2ms2n9ksa7fcc76grmjhdllyfpxvxcuaamp3wxhuh9y9urvcvrggylex5'>nevent1q…lex5</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Works in my book, but I think music and culture writers want a way to differentiate it from the electric folk of the 60s/70s. 2025-09-19T18:04:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxk5kjkpg4pqjlj0xpa53alypwueaq79wa9sle3dqw8m9rjgn8qlqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95tsnfvl Too bad folktronica is such a silly word.<br/><br/>It&#39;s hard enough trying to thoughtfully marry electronics with acoustic guitar, and then music journalists had to go and do that. 2025-09-19T18:01:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdpx0undmk8ck9r36frffq4p667vf65j02hsg2h6rnt0mqrhng8jqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj954hvdye Wow, I didn&#39;t know people still simp for Apple like this. Have you all forgotten that Tim Cook licks Trump&#39;s boots? Did you not know Apple uses blood cobalt from Congo? Down with fascist big tech! <br/><br/>#AppleEvent 2025-09-09T17:41:13Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxqx5ad6ughtejm8su6zyh5udfj3l0kmuwyhnghwx33erzcgdf7lqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95w3efyw It&#39;s #BandcampFriday, and I want to remind folks that I&#39;m giving away proceeds from this EP to families and individuals in Gaza, thanks to gazafunds.com and now <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1p095l6jcegr5j3zz0zjg2zukf7aq34awuetvkkpc8z78qwlvwavs5hm5vl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Aral Balkan</span> (<span class="italic">npub1p09…m5vl</span>)</a></span>&#39;s Gaza Verified project. You can name your price, or you can download for free and give some money to someone in Gaza yourself. :) I hope these songs will renew your hope that one day Palestine will be free. <br/><br/><a href="https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/two-anti-war-songs">https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/two-anti-war-songs</a><br/><br/>#FreePalestine 2025-09-05T18:15:12Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvyxwg694687vn8kk0lxxk8xhnx5rn3h8plm7cnesptvpnf84vg5qzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj955puzen In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstvu9snjhaftwnql23xqfnlvln2hpz4h9cgjktz8fweqyt79zxn6c7932xd'>nevent1q…32xd</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Thank you for doing this, Aral.<br/><br/><span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1a0qvn9wjap8ra667jrs9degx6hf67yuwpzmr2tqujax68s023zks0pk02t" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Aseelsehwel🇵🇸</span> (<span class="italic">npub1a0q…k02t</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1tqc2hy0fecrh8z3kz98s47g30j8hg2deqvffp26q0lgcagnah4fq7hgqzq" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Nouran 🍉</span> (<span class="italic">npub1tqc…gqzq</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nv8q2yqahmvqgl00vwx5wrd3lv3tzq7g4kdwa577sd8ual87vdxqdyza59" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Joy</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nv8…za59</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1ffp6hd28rr57ptzcj40sqectvqqx3fcl3fnr8stas8mfxng2d8hszk8sjv" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Mohammed Shobair 🍉 from Gaza</span> (<span class="italic">npub1ffp…8sjv</span>)</a></span> <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1zxnv7t2ghqlmw6ktrf8q3n5tghww6qvnavezvjkezyz7gey4yywqpm0kqm" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>palestine group</span> (<span class="italic">npub1zxn…0kqm</span>)</a></span> 2025-09-05T10:07:04Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2dz7544an7vvthp9qjuw4tc9qym9wda7uczk39hc3zf33k6nve4czyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95lwucdr Hey folks, so I&#39;m #chronicallyIll and often bed-ridden, and I could use recommendations for good stories that actually matter, for crying out loud. There&#39;s so much slop out there, and all the digging hurts my hands. Perhaps this is asking too much in late-stage capitalism, but is there anything out there that doesn&#39;t just normalize all the horrors that we have to contend with? Open to whatever medium: #books, #film, #TV, #games, #music, etc. I could use some good art to lift my soul. 2025-09-05T01:01:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsqj0ts6k0hxpc940g04yg2kcxmch7lunad9flsg8cjywzn3qwmzqqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95d0v6zv Tired: calling albums &#34;albums&#34;<br/>Wired: calling albums &#34;records&#34; 🤯 *airhorn.mp3* *airhorn.mp3* *airhorn.mp3* *wow.mp3* *sophisticated pooh bear.jpg* *vine boom sfx.mp3* *everyone liked that.jpg* 2025-08-20T19:19:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq9yqtahvvgyawaur9c3k0qvw4vsg5gfwqpzywqexv9lf6xa8r5hszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95hhx3yv I understand today is Bandcamp Friday—I had almost forgotten.<br/><br/>I make dreamy political folk songs. :) All purchases of the following record will be donated to families in Gaza via Gaza Funds.<br/><br/><a href="https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/two-anti-war-songs">https://arendleejessurun.bandcamp.com/album/two-anti-war-songs</a><br/><br/>#FreePalestine #folk #ProtestMusic 2025-08-02T02:51:41Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqst3f62v6xrggsmswmtkl88asmnws2sh3atmumc6h9pqw77tz4dnyczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95k55y9y Using &#34;AI&#34; to create memes for resistance is like taking two steps back, one step forward. Such technology comes at a huge cost to our environment as well as the livelihoods of artists and workers. If you &#34;can&#39;t draw&#34; but you want to create your own political cartoon to share, draw some shoddy stick figures, and I&#39;m sure people will find your artistic authenticity endearing. 2025-07-25T01:09:47Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsgvv26rj6n5488stcpr3j9krjk2uzgfhxjxrvlmlwltdzt7ac5m3szyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95h2tt4y If you&#39;re making music that can even obliquely be considered &#34;protest music,&#34; I&#39;d love to help you get it out there by mixing and mastering for cheap (or even free, depending on your financial circumstances).<br/><br/>Art made by conscientious people is very good for the world. <br/><br/>I&#39;ve already mixed and mastered one protest song from a mutual here on fedi. :) Allow me to help, if you need. Send me a DM or find my email from my website. <br/><br/>#MusicProduction #MutualAid #songwriting #music 2025-06-24T19:59:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfdqweu58s5lz0vewcccwrxl3du95nvhtfcw27xk488k7rfn6z3dqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95l36v90 Anarcho-egoism is an oxymoron. <br/><br/>The egoist cannot be an anarchist because anarchy is the dismantling of all hierarchies. Meanwhile, the egoist is too preoccupied with self-interest to do much good for collective liberation. Ego is the enemy of solidarity. <br/><br/>#philosophy #anarchism #spirituality 2025-06-18T17:11:20Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyjlnr33f2g6yx29vpkg3ygungywrmn7pewk3cfnxtzmdfpuzfhzszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95239y87 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsz3dklankd0g2xxggf9scjktsc3hra32jcszhxvnw2dpskfl6zqag2nkq4n'>nevent1q…kq4n</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Would love to boost this with better alt text. 2025-06-12T20:56:25Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq358gv577wgzvm8ltrwvtvyegcp3cwz7ynaca8zpe0x2naey6upszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj959vdhn6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsqexu09zqcxepmcmwtn8vsjeh03fmd7z5d677upa7d2pse2hkumvqaqvvqr'>nevent1q…vvqr</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Congrats! :) 2025-06-11T19:21:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsdp7vglnt362ljfnm76zc7u97rez02q7axwq2y5mxvtdwcq2xv0kqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95v40rz2 Yesterday was sweet.<br/><br/>I picked out a cute outfit.<br/><br/>I went with my partner to her work dinner. <br/><br/>We listened to some kaseko on the drive. <br/><br/>I got to see her beautiful school campus.<br/><br/>I met some cool people.<br/><br/>#3GoodThings 2025-05-31T01:14:49Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyruhul0pggjktch8caz40mem8x0tugexqwkm95y2te8vfk4a990czyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95pykjjq This song by <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1deh3wjs503we88zgp7m2kh6y2pa8uh9qr64rf4y8dwaywgava3cq3ap4la" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>bgm</span> (<span class="italic">npub1deh…p4la</span>)</a></span> has been on repeat for me. The whole record has a lovely nostalgia for me as a twee pop enjoyer. Thanks for the lovely reminder of such tones. <br/><br/><a href="https://bgmmusic.bandcamp.com/track/they-dont-run-your-life">https://bgmmusic.bandcamp.com/track/they-dont-run-your-life</a><br/><br/>#NowPlaying #indie 2025-05-29T01:37:31Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxuv5pvxjy3ua0h5m4y8wfadlq63p7p52egkyp2adcxmdkxprks2qzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95a33dyz Perhaps we can break #hauntology by becoming nostalgic about the present. <br/><br/>#philosophy #spirituality 2025-05-22T20:44:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs0xspsd2yr2w6k5c8lphmj6xctmhl90uul4fhmtzylruankurxfpgzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95rvw7ca In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsp5lvsd3se695u3z79use752mgqqv0esq5y9tckl7y8dnwp5m992s80h89a'>nevent1q…h89a</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Ah I see! I hear that, its a deep subject to hodge-podge personal knowledge together. Is there a particular part in the workflow of recording, mixing, or mastering that you&#39;re concerned you might have a knowledge gap or something? 2025-05-09T20:47:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs8n65zvm2xeyzgmmryh0kaw0yrmgyxsc6vtqcjdgrn6vzr5ntclaczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95mtfzn9 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqstshtjdd2yj35akxsugyt6377ytv7q5cn74zu5qg886wk4uv2yqwsam8w5x'>nevent1q…8w5x</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Like the process of recording and production? That&#39;s a cool idea. 2025-05-09T17:57:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsw8qqg0d03vd2vhh2nc34gzrym7vlvh9048pkz7k2k0ws7ssxgc8czyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95l6k9na In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsfv60whlex4sq5nfkljlp5puvga5gt88daf9938580rdhtafzuyvqrgyfpq'>nevent1q…yfpq</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I&#39;ve also been wanting to make some educational/inspirational videos for musicians and creatives. I know a number of y&#39;all here are DIY musicians. Is there anything re: music production that you&#39;re wanting to learn more about? 2025-05-09T17:56:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsfv60whlex4sq5nfkljlp5puvga5gt88daf9938580rdhtafzuyvqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95l9mxnk In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqswtqxqlha99yvl5kzzvzncks2z7sw937xmk3d05qp4auju6kvn9kgkxgwd2'>nevent1q…gwd2</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Now that I&#39;ve been managing a little better with my chronic illness, and now that Jess and I are finished wedding planning, I&#39;ve got more time and energy, and I&#39;m a bit antsy to do more of the work I love! Seeking new students and music production clients. :) 2025-05-09T17:53:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswtqxqlha99yvl5kzzvzncks2z7sw937xmk3d05qp4auju6kvn9kgzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95ehc4hw In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqs9ewj56f8tcd7pe57l69mrnk72xq7ajmrpaavturgzacuju66gj0s9m0pp8'>nevent1q…0pp8</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>I wrote this piece mostly for mixing/mastering clients who ask about loudness, but I hope it will be insightful to you too!<br/><br/><a href="https://arendleejessurun.com/the-problem-of-loudness/">https://arendleejessurun.com/the-problem-of-loudness/</a> 2025-05-09T17:52:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9ewj56f8tcd7pe57l69mrnk72xq7ajmrpaavturgzacuju66gj0szyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95kqx9g3 New newsletter! In this one: the problem of loudness, accepting new students and recording artists, and fielding requests for educational videos.<br/><br/><a href="https://arendleejessurun.com/newsletter/">https://arendleejessurun.com/newsletter/</a> 2025-05-09T17:51:21Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsxtwa9zxgqus8h5wdcmjqk9y9g5nltezqe5cq696s97jkhzzu6lgszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95xc9jgr It&#39;s Luigi&#39;s birthday today, and this is Merriam-Webster&#39;s word of the day lol.<br/> <img src="https://s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/musicianstoday/media_attachments/files/114/462/294/487/366/217/original/cc9e15d395caebc0.jpg"> <br/> 2025-05-06T18:27:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsd59qkvsaa9utlz355jgz8k4v7zp2xnm0jc6v0q92xzygkgcsqdwczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95k5ayzh In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsdwmmr5x3ezu65k07pr7ky59h3dq08mf93jseu85c0uj5dxcpdk7grgln5l'>nevent1q…ln5l</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>If you don&#39;t know, this just reads as a delightfully ND synesthete moment. &lt;3 2025-04-10T22:55:11Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2m256tzc6tplmfktgd0y3cx3cun0h39rt0twkf250x3xxxng0nxqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95vqfwy9 My biggest #transJoy / #queerJoy of the week has been marrying my love, <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1yywm3ttkvttuxpv7kgcqf2pprzu9xrql3q7p6586d8zxfx3706jsdavqsl" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Jessica Gerhardt (she/her) 🍉</span> (<span class="italic">npub1yyw…vqsl</span>)</a></span>. Not only that, but we managed to pull off such a large event and convince others to wear a mask to make it COVID-safer for us and everyone.<br/><br/>#CovidIsNotOver #disabilityPride<br/> <img src="https://s3.us-east-005.backblazeb2.com/musicianstoday/media_attachments/files/114/124/622/202/416/354/original/a7908e6378d497c2.jpg"> <br/> 2025-03-08T03:19:18Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrh5f6zupp3l8v6my5ah387c0g93gt6snvueqmuzmqxt89wsee3jqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95h5epga &#34;The white fathers told us, I think therefore I am; and the black mothers in each of us—the poet—whispers in our dreams, I feel therefore I can be free.&#34; —Audre Lorde<br/><br/>#womanism #BlackHistory #liberation #antifa #philosophy 2025-03-07T22:17:35Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2qtklwt9gvnycprhc8uya3hxg4ncpt5efve4gl80lc9tv3ppr6lczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj9590scr5 &#34;The woman&#39;s place of power within each of us is neither white nor surface; it is dark, it is ancient, and it is deep.&#34; —Audre Lorde<br/><br/>#womanism #philosophy 2025-03-07T20:42:28Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqswfp58ax865apf4f8p5jd3pfa296r92lq5jar6hvmfjwpn95drdhczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95re5e5p Autotheory is cool because it &#34;speaks from the I.&#34; Because of that, it&#39;s a bit less prescriptive than theory tends to be under certain writers. It&#39;s honest about the fact that one is theorizing based on their own experience.<br/><br/>#philosophy #theory 2025-03-07T20:34:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2yyjdde3e3w9hgt6gzm0c6a0ajyyw95s83c3jppuvmuye7eyxnnszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95z5gxey In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsyegsgpsu27k9jpyvgplf4c7q8qkel2kzwudfqqv4utj80xmg5rjsq6jjag'>nevent1q…jjag</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Norm McDonald as Burt Reynolds: &#34;Yeah I&#39;ll uhh take fortunes of tit for 200.&#34;<br/>Will Ferrell as Alex Trebek: &#34;That would be Fortunesoft IT...&#34;<br/>Darrell Hammond as Sean Connery: &#34;Well that&#39;s not the only thing that&#39;s soft now.&#34;<br/>WF as AT: &#34;Gentlemen, please!&#34; 2025-02-16T21:04:38Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsz70c0veq96fexhft6dy5cts3padhgmwz2dw2z5n3xzzcjqrnvsmczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95nxv35q Hey there. <br/><br/>You, dear reader, are likely having a hard time lately.<br/><br/>Everything is not okay, but some of it is, and that&#39;s okay.<br/><br/>38 days since the LA fires, a hummingbird who came to visit the porch, asking for flowers again.<br/><br/>The cat made a mess of the room, and the mess made me laugh instead of groan.<br/><br/>And I&#39;ll bet most of the time, there must be at least a pinch of happiness in your heart, even in sorrow.<br/><br/>#3GoodThings #transJoy #JoyIsResistance #BreadAndRoses #wholesomepost 2025-02-14T20:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsyu8tjc80uyppvr7ftd9l7a5m6chch0qkga8ax80mvm5sp4hqx5nqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95chca50 Wisdom does not come with age. It comes with thoughtful recollection and careful reflection.<br/><br/>#spirituality #philosophy 2025-02-14T19:20:54Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs02xgf6jzszn23737rd3umq4zxm30de44gstcneh0ktsdmn64u29gzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj952hfgc7 Does anyone have any good album recommendations on the topic of family dysfunction? I&#39;m really going through it with my folks right now and could use a soundtrack for my feels. 🥲 Also open to other media, like movies, games, etc. <br/><br/>Please give this a boost or point me to a good hashtag, if you would. <br/><br/>#music 2025-02-12T22:03:01Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsrn395k9rx9ta2txg0xdhzd4l6grz8w0wqq62j85q9mkl6vcgkzxqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95hwn22x In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgp002xuycrck988eryx0hh2xpewx34f473d83kd7jfjye6z695tg4f2f2c'>nevent1q…2f2c</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>Too bad the &#34;adults&#34; in question are hurling the label SJW at people willy-nilly, just like they have done for &#34;woke&#34; or &#34;communist.&#34;<br/><br/>I remember seeing when SJW became a pejorative on Tumblr, used against those who advocated for queer rights or racial justice, and for a time it did its job scaring me into silence. I could say, &#34;First they came for the SJWs, and I said nothing.&#34; 2025-01-29T21:02:17Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspt5att6nffedpk8qxpz7tgh9munq39ru9vm9dc4l8py3wm4cs6xgzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj9528pnu3 #anticapitalism requires a change of heart from us all. Let #degrowth be like a return to the simple, ascetic practices of our various spiritual traditions. To #eattherich is to realize the self-destruction of greed. When you eat the rich man in your own heart, you may find we have quite enough. This is where true satisfaction is found. And when this fruit is borne out in our lives, the revolution has been won. <br/><br/>#spirituality #politics #anarchism 2025-01-29T20:23:16Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs826z7t5vvmrwlcjwte59q5dxe0md9z9vhzujv08kecjawyrznraqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95gd4dm6 In reply to <a href='/nevent1qqsgd0dq536el4fdd4xc76scmapzkjk5x2rgv7pqje42zkvc6u4llxc82022f'>nevent1q…022f</a><br/>_________________________<br/><br/>This is just example of conservative fears. The term SJW was always rooted in juvenoia. That juvenoia has grown as the teens have become adults. 2025-01-29T19:14:48Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszs63vdmwyccjs4xq2g90zmscztr6cx7667c90haxngqzl4xnsc7szyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj950nhzh0 Stop trying so hard to use your voice. Let your voice use you. <br/><br/>#spirituality #politics #philosophy 2025-01-24T21:19:03Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsvrgsun53n2pl5h3gc2ayrr0negsfaqjd5fyygtnrse0m4vmk0nmqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95n9fgap @dj@ti.parcero.casa You and I know what you meant with your clever comment. Cope. And while you&#39;re at it, gain some emotional intelligence. 2025-01-21T00:24:44Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsy64kkxkersacgktph9twz98zk89q9cafwgch85djujan5ddldu6gzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj955mq2s7 Wishing all anti-racists a very righteously indignant MLK Jr. Day.<br/><br/>Long live his vision of Black liberation from white supremacy. <br/><br/>#antiracism #mlk #mlkday #antifascism 2025-01-20T21:39:22Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszrgme3s80u4kcu2l3hchuc9hknkzwx4w0xg7mh09lzm2pa5fdx7gzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95qk5ky5 It&#39;s one thing to say the quiet part out loud. It&#39;s another to say the loud part quietly. Each of these are the pastime of quite lousy leaders.<br/><br/>#politics #spirituality #philosophy #anarchism 2025-01-18T21:05:10Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs2rak29q4ll8z7fs8plsj5jtvw60z5wwrkmwwyc3v6gdanrykln6czyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95wagatv I could use a pinned #introduction post.<br/><br/>I&#39;m Arend!<br/><br/>I use the words #nonbinary, #trans, and #genderqueer more or less interchangeably to describe myself.<br/><br/>I&#39;m #actuallyautistic (IYKYK we mean &#34;actually&#34; as in self-identifying).<br/><br/>I&#39;m a professional #musician disabled by #longcovid / #fibromyalgia.<br/><br/>I&#39;m still some kinda universalist #christian despite abusers&#39; and homophobes&#39; best efforts.<br/><br/>My politics most closely align with #anarchism. I&#39;m for a #freepalestine, #landback, and #decolonization. 2025-01-15T18:56:59Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstxp48f3cfpp4lpqq340us9t70xxs4zum0xffwghd3um3n8ttweaqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95zpm83h The present is about integrating the past and the future, tradition and progress.<br/><br/>#philosophy #spirituality 2025-01-14T04:17:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsq2k250ju440uk5uz0rfx2amg6ezvdqh3g5kmpxsx0j59v8l7hmjszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj9526tmvk Once any thought becomes dogmatic, it has long ceased to be revolutionary; it&#39;s just establishment now. <br/><br/>#anarchism #philosophy #spirituality 2025-01-05T18:35:32Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs9wx2cce7eszxquaycjznhqy74nvwhly04lq9lrvx2ns09vhcnpfszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95rls3nh In a world where you can be any man, be like a #trans man.<br/><br/>#philosophy #spirituality 2025-01-03T20:09:36Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqszanu3c04wy5pjlm4hxtr9djwwr5l9jlqhf7c0fmn8c8p7elg2uzqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj950dz2k4 The genius of a text is not in its writing, but its reading.<br/><br/>#philosophy #spirituality 2024-12-28T05:57:27Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqsp4xws0dr7njeqkxdfe98fv0nzdt68x5vss36qfuz83sehyyj87aczyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj958ya4rd What is the art of recording? It is the art behind recording. The art of recording is recording art: becoming the observer.<br/><br/>#art #philosophy #recording #MusicProduction #fieldrecording 2024-12-10T21:30:45Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqspjsujr5kvlvvukyexu8jup9pglu6ecqa46hw6gnychr4rdmf6ayqzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95ds6gx5 The people are more &#34;civilized&#34; than the civilization, or rather, the state. Tolstoy says, &#34;as the habits of the people became more civilized, and as power grew more demoralized through lack of restraint,&#34; then now has the justification for the state become more illegitimate.<br/><br/>#politics #anarchism #philosophy 2024-12-09T22:53:50Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqs28gl0py60dftday99navw8k6a60xhqfth76n62ytwe8haq6emxwgzyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95ymuqze &#34;The #artist is no other than he who unlearns what he has learned, in order to know himself.&#34; —E.E. Cummings<br/><br/>#creativetoots #philosophy #art 2024-12-09T22:52:34Z https://yabu.me/nevent1qqstk8ug2krfwc6f75ewy8m9ehf09dqfhpqjgqwzk5xgr2axwfuuslszyqjv32mzpqtltflw7wkf4d4zjydku0xga3s65l5pu0ccnlftyvj95au3akj Loving <span itemprop="mentions" itemscope itemtype="https://schema.org/Person"><a itemprop="url" href="/npub1nuuauk3mt2t8fqmzfeq3xvxzq0u0malqtepk54gvvjm7yzyaprtqqcgjr3" class="bg-lavender dark:prose:text-neutral-50 dark:text-neutral-50 dark:bg-garnet px-1"><span>Meljoann</span> (<span class="italic">npub1nuu…gjr3</span>)</a></span>&#39;s detailed info on making a Faircamp (which is like Bandcamp but possibly better? Still investigating myself). <a href="https://meljoann.com/posts/faircamp/">https://meljoann.com/posts/faircamp/</a> 2024-11-17T03:33:34Z