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What can Metalabel do for you, really?
Most of us are skeptical of new spaces and things. Do we really need to shift things up? Don’t
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Next steps towards a New Creative Era
Why does Metalabel exist? What is it here to do?
This project was born out of a loneliness I felt
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The first release platform for creative work
Today we’re unveiling a big step in establishing a new model for creative people to grow and flourish together:
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Creation feels like standing in the middle of the ocean and trying to start a wave
When you stand on the precipice of something you’ve worked hard on finally seeing the light of day, the
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This zine could change your life
Wild theory: the modern world started with a zine. This is not an accepted idea by any stretch, but it’
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We're not for everyone — and that's the truth
Right now the Metalabel squad is in the throes of the creative process of something you’ll see in the
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Do you post or do you RELEASE?
In the old days people introduced new creative work with movie premieres, launch parties, tours, and opening nights. Picture searchlights
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Selling out without selling out
Growing up a disgruntled ‘90s teenager whose heroes were Kurt Cobain, Ian MacKaye of Fugazi, and recording engineer Steve Albini,
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Practices and cathedrals
When we start a creative project, we face a fork in the road without realizing it: is this a practice
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Formulary for New Media
We are bored on the internet. We’re wearied from raindancing for the algorithms that manipulate our attention. We’re
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Small is more meaningful than big
Imagine it’s your birthday party.
It’s the start of the night. You and your closest friends are there.
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How to talk about your creative work at a party
The other night I was at a fancy party feeling out of place.
For the first few moments I lurked
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The artist and the inner retreat
After recent reflections on the challenges we feel about needing to promote our work (here and here), we’ve come
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Promotional principles for creative people
I love to write but hate to publish. I naturally write all the time. Sharing is a separate, much more
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Rethinking the unbearable weight of self-promotion
In the past thirty years what it means to be an artist has dramatically changed.
Before the internet being an
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What if you gave yourself the gift of inner acceptance?
There’s a specific modern anxiety that comes with putting creative work online. You put your heart and soul into
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Responses to "The Post Individual"
Since publishing "The Post-Individual" a few weeks ago, I've received more than 80 responses from readers
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The Post-Individual
A "Director's Cut" version of this piece that includes audio, video, slides, and research notes is