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An open letter to artists afraid to monetize
Hi, hello, welcome…. come on in…..
…..Phil good to see you man…. Debbie I hope that hip is healing up alright….. tough loss for the Knicks huh Paul? Don’t touch that Susan.
…..hi?
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Ok everyone shut up and sit down.
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Good Music Monthly: June 2026
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Welcome back to Good Music Monthly, where we highlight three songs that we think you simply must hear from members of the MAD Records Collective.
And we’re excited to announce that we’ve partnered with Substack music reviewer, , to...
[New Song] Monstera 🪴
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...
It's not your goals, it's your timelines
There is an incredible optical illusion taking place on the internet right now.
We’ve been conditioned to believe that the distance between us and our dreams has shrunk dramatically - that today we’re only “one viral moment” away from bei...
3 Business Mistakes Almost Every Artist is Making
When I say the word “business”, most people imagine excel sheets, stock charts, folks in fancy suits making pragmatic, practical, and objective decisions.
But when I say the words “music business”, everyone loses their effing minds.
For...
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Long live Mad Records // The artist formerly, and currently, known as telco.
- human - musician - gm of mastering.com - ocd advocate
Former Atlantic Records A&R and Grammy voter with 20+ years in the music industry. Now Head of Music Services at MAD Records helping artists understand how the music business actually works and how to build careers without waiting to be discovered.
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