lightbulbs dispatch
My newsletter, lightbulbs dispatch is two things:
- Updates on my music project Kid Lightbulbs
- A roundup of ideas, findings and reflections on how to survive as a creative person online in an ethical and sustainable way
…or get everything I write the minute I publish it on this site:
The biggest surprise I’ve found is how difficult it is to find genuinely useful, unbiased organized information around the various topics in this vein. I’ve met hundreds of indie artists across various disciplines, with a wide range of fan bases, who feel stuck. Jaded. At mercy of the whims of big platforms and algorithms. The tools they’ve relied on becoming less reliable and more complicated over time. So this is my attempt to remedy that.
The newsletter is primarily written from the perspective of this independent musician, but I intend to cover other forms of art & online content as well. Recent issues include topics like:
- How I broke $1000 in Bandcamp sales in 9 months as an indie artist with almost no fan base
- Rethinking Spotify as an indie musician
- How to spin up your own lo-fi digital storefront
This newsletter is totally free because being a creator online is not very financially lucrative, and information is power. If you find this genuinely useful and want to support me doing more of it, a coffee or recurring donation is always appreciated:
