Apophenic

Why are our successes laden with language of violence, conquest, and domination? (ART)ICULATE is a call-to-action for artists of all types to reimagine the world we want to see . It includes my ongoing platform audit for social & streaming: Platform Strategy for Artists . APOPHENIC is the accompanying podcast to (Art)iculate. Upgrade to unlock bonus episodes .

We can let the current system fade into irrelevance, as long as we build something new in its place. The good news is that we have a model for this. (ART)ICULATE is a call-to-action for artists of all types to reimagine the world we want to see . It includes my ongoing platform audit for social & streaming: Platform Strategy for Artists . APOPHENIC is the accompanying podcast to (Art)iculate....

We're not just creating something to fill something else . We're not trying to fulfill some billionaire's algorithmic requirements. Art is more important than ever right now. "Content" only advocates for the container. (ART)ICULATE is a call-to-action for artists of all types to reimagine the world we want to see . It includes my ongoing platform audit for social & streaming: Platform Strategy...

Being human is going to get more and more valuable in the coming years, so don't get caught on the wrong side of the equation. AI can only do you reputational harm as an artist. Show you're human – now more than ever. (ART)ICULATE is a call-to-action for artists of all types to reimagine the world we want to see . It includes my ongoing platform audit for social & streaming: Platform Strategy...

Never mind the price increases, the ethical issues, and subscription fatigue – there's an issue at the very core of the streaming model that is not good for fans. APOPHENIC is the accompanying podcast to (Art)iculate. (ART)ICULATE is a call-to-action for artists of all types to reimagine the world we want to see . It includes my ongoing platform audit for social & streaming: Platform Strategy...

Posting your lyrics is a better experience for listeners and fans. Wait, what?! Why would you stop then? Links from the episode: Here's my Bandcamp profile: https://boezi.bandcamp.com Here's my Subvert profile: https://subvert.fm/boezi As a case example, see "I Gotta Go" from No Love Songs, Vol. 2 or my latest single, "Nothing to Learn." (ART)ICULATE is a call-to-action for artists of all types to...

A quick walk-through of the new collaboration feature that Patreon launched in May 2026. I recommend viewing the video for this episode – much of it is a screencast. It's based on the live session that Amelia Ray & I did on Aug 11: RAY.I. Episode #1: Re-thinking Social Media . We're doing our next live session on Thurs Aug 27 at 2pm US EDT . The topic will be Re-thinking Streaming for indie mu...

Yeah, it surprised me too! After flatlining for over a decade, I've finally seen an explosive growth curve on this platform over the past few months: I share this not to boast, but to urge you to give Patreon/Quips a try. Being an early adopter is a time risk for sure, but sometimes it pays off. Links from the episode: (ART)ICULATE is the new project I referenced. It's a call-to-action for artists...

Look at any new artist who's gotten mainstream success – especially those who have vaulted into sudden popularity. It's rarely organic. Instead, their success usually comes from one (or both) of two places: Nepotism or money. We don't have the luxury as indie artists. So what shall we do instead? Today would have been my mom's 80th birthday, so I dedicate this episode to her. She worked for everyt...

I pulled my catalog from Spotify, but I get that other indie artists are afraid to do so. Don't believe the "prevailing wisdom" though, it's less risk than you think. Deleting my songs from Spotify had no impact at all on my growth curve as an artist. It was never more than 9% of my total streams across all platforms anyway. The fact is: It's not a good platform for indie artists . If Spotify is t...

Why are we giving energy and effort to the entities that are actively working against us? Instagram is dead, do you have an exit plan? https://patreon.com/boezi/posts/instagram-is-dead-160829990 I've been seeing the best growth on Patreon: https://patreon.com/boezi/posts/growth-curve-159826578 (from June, wait til you see July's!) My profile on LANDR: https://network.landr.com/users/boezi My ongoi...

Resistance to change is not good for you and your creative career. Platforms have a life cycle and ultimately all of them will atrophy and die. When that starts to happens, we risk a lot by staying. My ongoing platform audit: https://patreon.com/collection/2140582?platform-audit We Gotta Get Off Instagram: https://patreon.com/boezi/posts/delete-instagram-160829990 Here's my Subvert profile: https:...

Artists and musicians are told that we have to be on Instagram to promote our work. But let's be honest, it's not really working for us. My ongoing platform audit: https://patreon.com/collection/2140582?platform-audit (ART)ICULATE : A manifesto and operating instructions for a leaderless collective of artist/optimists: https://patreon.com/collection/2175320?(art)iculate APOPHENIC : The accompanyin...

It pays to be an early adopter. It's one of the best ways to stand out in the noise of today's media environment. Links from the episode: Example of Quips: https://patreon.com/cw/boezi/quips My profile on Coda Music: https://invite.codamusic.app/ainv/364 And on Vocana: https://app.vocana.co/artist/Michael-Boezi.360051 (ART)ICULATE : A manifesto and operating instructions for a leaderless collectiv...

This podcast is a companion to (ART)ICULATE, operating instructions for a leaderless collective of artists & optimists who will reimagine and rewrite the roadmap of our future. (ART)ICULATE has two parts: A call-to-action for artists of all types – including you. Create a vision of a better world and most importantly, do it on your own terms & in your own style. We need artists now more th...

So why are they forcing it on us? It’s estimated that 65,000 AI-generated songs are uploaded to Spotify PER DAY. At some point, it will be (effectively) 100% AI content. Book recommendation from the episode: Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly I wrote a human song about the day we get to 100% AI music. It opens with a breaking news report: https://b...

Autocorrect reinforces the status quo: Nudge by nudge, edit, by edit. (ART)ICULATE : A manifesto and operating instructions for a leaderless collective of artist/optimists: https://patreon.com/collection/2175320?(art)iculate APOPHENIC : The accompanying podcast to (Art)iculate: https://patreon.com/collection/931204?apophenic Join me and let's rethink, redefine, & reimagine: https://patreon.com...

This podcast is going to be different than my previous efforts. (ART)ICULATE : A manifesto and operating instructions for a leaderless collective of artist/optimists: https://patreon.com/collection/2175320?(art)iculate APOPHENIC : The accompanying podcast to (Art)iculate. Join me and let's rethink, redefine, & reimagine: https://patreon.com/boezi https://boezi.bandcamp.com https://boezi.bsky.s...

Patreon offers a few things that you can't really get in other distribution platforms – especially with a new feature they just rolled out this month. Here's the project I'm talking about: https://patreon.com/posts/directional-shift-157887895 (ART)ICULATE : A manifesto and operating instructions for a leaderless collective of artist/optimists: https://patreon.com/collection/2175320?(art)iculate AP...

I'm exhausted, how about you? Last month I released a new record called No Love Songs, Vol. 1 , comprised of pre-released tracks. Later this year, I'll release Vol. 2 with 9 new tracks – THIS IS THE FIRST OF THOSE TRACKS. As always, you are hearing it before anyone else does. Early release on 3/25/25  on Bandcamp and Patreon, and then widely on streaming on 5/1/25. You can only hear it in two plac...

It's clear we're at the End of Something. Dying democracy, rise of authoritarianism, impending climate catastrophe, and unspeakable violence daily. Complete system failure feels imminent, doesn't it? Let me offer a ray of hope: This extreme churn is not a death, but the (difficult) process of rebirth. If that's true, let's get to the other side so we can start to rebuild the world we want to see....

This song was born out of a writing prompt from my wife. I write a lot of "message" songs, but she challenged me to put more of myself into it. "Knocks" is the result of that, and I may have overshot.  "Knocks" is personal and raw, tapping into the sense of exhaustion that we all feel from the intensity of the past few years. It's about how capitalism depletes our energy... and how we respond to i...

“Fever” is about deploying empathy to get past the frustration we have with one another. A plea to actually TALK to one another, despite the intentional pressure (by those in power) to keep us apart, distracted by pointless, bitter in-fighting. Collective action is only possible when we see and experience commonality and cohesion. The narrative in “Fever” goes from frustration to empathy in 4 minu...

This track is co-written with my friend Bob Bradshaw, and it has a different feel to it than other songs in this series. First of all, the vocals are very present in the mix. And though it's a traditional folk format, my producer really steered away from that in the instrumentation and overall mix. Full release is due on Tuesday 9/19 – but you get to hear it before anyone else. Patrons ($5 level)...

This one is somewhat of a sequel to " Silicon in My Soul " (released a few months ago), and I wanted it to have an old movie feel to it. A mix of the organic and digital. When we're surrounded by things such as AI, chatbots, and deepfakes – it tests our senses. It's disorienting, and our brains have to work harder than ever to discern what's human and what's not. How do we know what’s real anymore...