The MAD Records Monologue
Michael Gilbride, Chris Hedden, Seth WerkheiserLong live MAD Records ⚔️
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Twice weekly |
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| Issues | 136 | Founded | 2 years ago | Last Issue | 3 days ago |
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[REPLAY] MusicStack Town Hall
The music scene on Susbtack is alive and well!
Today we hosted our first ever Musicstack Town Hall, where we got together dozens of artists, musicians, and producers for an open forum discussion about the music industry, the future of Subs...
[NEW SONG] Cecilia 🌸
Below is a new song from my upcoming EP, “Acceptance” that I am releasing exclusively on Substack for my solo project, “telco”. I will not be releasing this (or any of my music) on Spotify or any of the major streaming platforms (see previo...
Should You Leave Spotify (w/ Seth Werkheiser)
Spotify, email lists, social media… OH MY!
Always grateful to join for a deep chat about the current state of the music industry. Be sure to subscribe to him if you aren’t already.
Enjoy the conversation 🫡⚔️
Michael from MAD Records
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Chapter 11: Iteration and Improvement (pt. 2)
How to run (more) controlled experiments with your top-of-funnel marketing.
Welcome back to “How to Market Your Music (…and still sleep at night)”! Need to catch up? No problem, here’s every article so far:
Good Music Monthly: September 2026
Behold, I arrive bearing good music for your weekend ⚔️⚔️⚔️
Welcome back to Good Music Monthly, where we spotlight three songs that we simply cannot stop listening to at MAD Records.
We’ve partnered with Substack music reviewer, Chris Hed...
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Long live Mad Records // The artist formerly, and currently, known as telco.
This is music journalism without borders, where I connect sounds to listeners through thoughtful stories, interviews, reviews, and conversation.
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