Some guiding principles for creative independence
Hi friends: This is my first newsletter in a long time, I believe since I began releasing my music (and increasingly shifted my online brand) to Kid...
“in winter” / “borders”
I’m excited to share that, amidst the completely unnecessary cruelty and destruction happening everywhere, I have a new release. It’s a double-single with my...
Introducing Unstream: a simple way to search artist-first & alternative sources for music
Built a new app, Unstream, to help folks ditch streaming services and discover/support artists on alternative platforms!
A theme for 2026 and some reflections to wrap up 2025
AI can’t take my creative outlet from me
First, let’s get this out of the way for clarity: I don’t think it AI-generated music (or any art form for that matter) is good for the world. I understand...
Another surprise: SOLO PIANO 2
I know, I know, I just released a whole album. But this came together super quickly: On Monday night, I was noodling on the piano as my daughter winded down...
I built my own DIY Patreon
I created the Cult of Lightbulbs, my own DIY Patreon, as an affordable and direct way to engage with fans.
The INFINITE NORMAL story
Happy Friday! I'm still thrilled to have my latest album INFINITE NORMAL out in the world. If you came to the Bandcamp listening party yesterday, thank you 🙏...
Surprise: INFINITE NORMAL is out
First of all, if you just received an essentially blank email from me a few minutes ago – I am so so sorry about that. My email newsletter accidentally...
A new release strategy
Hey. Reframing my music release strategy to this: I don’t care much about maximizing reach anymore. I release music for myself, friends, and current &...
the "performance" story
The third single from my upcoming album INFINITE NORMAL is out: “performance”. I’ve released it in two ways: performance versions, which is a Bandcamp-...
The next Kid Lightbulbs single, and goodbye streaming
So my last single was an angry anxious rant about surviving late capitalism, so its only fitting that my next single is going to be an angry jaded rant about...
Never blame the listener
I got into an interesting debate on Threads recently with someone who claimed the unpopular opinion that music listeners are the laziest theyve ever been. I...
"the grass is quicksand" & other existential crises
Hey it’s Brandon. This email is late – I meant to send it yesterday, but I had some personal stuff going on Friday and therefore got behind on everything...
Upcoming single news, a quick rant, and a quiet piano serenade
Hey it’s Brandon. Happy Saturday – hope you’re doing well. I'm already preparing my second single from Kid Lightbulbs LP4, "the grass is quicksand". It'll be...
Old Lightbulbs yelling at cloud
Hey it’s Brandon. Happy Saturday – hope you’re doing well. Last week’s theme in Kid Lightbulbs land seemed to be the seemingly normal promotion tactics as...
The fourth Kid Lightbulbs album / the new single
Announcing Kid Lightbulbs LP4 / the first single, “womb” posted July 30, 2025 Album 4 will be called INFINITE NORMAL. The first single is the opening track,...
Free(mixed castle)
Hey it’s Brandon. Happy Saturday – hope you’re doing well. REMIXED CASTLE, the track-for-track reimagination of my last album (RUINED CASTLE), is finally out...
On creative energy & the state of "disruptive" indie music services
Hey it’s Brandon. Happy Saturday – hope you’re doing well. Here are some things I published in the past week: —— A non-exhaustive list of the entities aiming...
SOLO PIANO 2 on hold, plus a tiny LP4 preview
Hey it’s Brandon. Happy Saturday – hope you’re doing well. I’ve been dead set on releasing a sequel to SOLO PIANO, but I think it’s not going to happen (at...
