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  • I’m a vegetarian: here’s why

    I’m a vegetarian: here’s why

    1 January 202324 July 2023 last updated:24 July 2023

    Edit (24/07/2023): I’ve come back to edit this blog post 7 months after making the decision to practice vegetarianism to more holistically reflect how I feel about it now that I truly identify with it. TLDR; I have witnessed fit, strong and healthy people who abstain from animal products, so I know it is possible and that…

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  • I’m re-approaching how I use social media in the music industry, here’s how

    I’m re-approaching how I use social media in the music industry, here’s how

    21 December 20224 April 2024 last updated:4 April 2024

    It’s easy to see and comment on how consuming social media can be for artists, who arguably should (and want to) spend more time making music and having genuine interactions with fans. I don’t believe in the pressure on artists to also have to have strong social media to succeed in the modern music industry….

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  • My dystopian techno-nightmare

    My dystopian techno-nightmare

    30 June 202215 March 2024 last updated:15 March 2024

    I get distracted a lot by dystopian fear. Maybe it’s time I stopped envisioning the metaverse as an escapist reeling tape of dopamine and TikTok dances on virtual animated billboards ignored by thot-slot-machine-addicted avatars. All the while the sky turns red in the real world, birds fall and the dawn chorus stops. On the tube…

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  • The music industry is a magnet for mental health problems: a solution is getting offline and doing yoga

    The music industry is a magnet for mental health problems: a solution is getting offline and doing yoga

    17 March 202118 March 2024 last updated:18 March 2024

    How yoga can be a viable tool for music industry mental health support.

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