Scenes
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’
Scenes
Vignettes, flashes, moments in time
Creativity
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.
Creativity
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
Dark Forest
The Post-Individual
A "Director's Cut" version of this piece that includes audio, video, slides, and research notes is
Scenes
Themes from the past year
A year ago this week, my family and I moved back to NYC.
The previous five years we were on
Crypto
Climbing out of the rabbit hole
“Climbing out of the rabbit hole” is a private Google Doc circulated to friends sharing Metalabel’s reflections on the
Creativity
The Parable of the Three Lakes
Before hikes, my partner encourages our family to ask nature a question.
On a recent hike in British Columbia, I
Creativity
The old shit doesn't work anymore
Last week I was on the phone with the head of a record label I respect. At the start of
Creativity
Worldbuilding is creative resilience
“Artists excel at creating worlds. They do this first for themselves and then, when they share their work, for others…
The internet
The internet feels small here
When I first moved to NYC fresh out of college my stepfather told me something I never forgot. “Be careful,
Creativity
The internet culture era
“How culture is made” tells four stories spanning centuries that show how creative collectives have shaped the world — from the
Ideas
How culture is made
Four stories that span centuries, geographies, and worldviews that reveal how to shape culture and the world around us.
Story
Crypto
Ten impressions from FWB Fest 22
This past weekend I spoke at and attended FWB Fest, hosted by the social DAO Friends With Benefits, at an
Scenes
Eight impressions from Seed Club 04
Earlier this year Metalabel was one of twenty projects in the fourth cohort of Seed Club, an eight-week accelerator program
Creativity
Rethinking labels
Sup y’all — Since we last spoke almost a year ago, I’ve been working on a new project called
Entrepreneurship
Introducing Metalabel
In 2020, Tariq Trotter, better known as Black Thought in hip-hop group the Roots, explained his involvement in an unusual
Crypto
Eleven impressions from ETHDenver 2022
Last week I attended ETHDenver, my first crypto conference. I was there to give a talk about a new project
Ideas
Playing infinite games with artist Hank Willis Thomas
Interviewee: Hank Willis Thomas
Background: Conceptual artist shown at the Guggenheim, MoMA, Whitney
Topic: Playing infinite games
Listen: On the