I’m working on one of these things right now:
Music
My monthly residency was supposed to start this month, but Omicron caution is postponing the first show to 2/18. I’m continuing my “live” performances here in my attic studio: Solo | Shorts | Band. I’m working on a new 10-song solo record and the band and I (The Rockmores) are finishing up our second record too. In October, we released a 6-song EP called, “Wear That Glow.” You can stream it on Spotify, Pandora, Apple, YouTube Music, or Bandcamp.
Media
Trying to bring some necessary focus to Consider the Source, my ongoing project that audits the way we consume, share, and produce media. This project includes live performances, selected workshops, with early access and exclusive episodes.
Podcast
Marketing Without the Marketing is about respectful and ethical ways to build an online audience. A recent milestone was my 200th (!) episode: The Digital Representation of You. I’m still working on some new episodes, but I’m really focusing a lot more energy on songwriting and recording.
Students
I teach a course at Emerson College called Fundamentals of Content Strategy. It is a project-based grad-level course that I designed, based on the stuff that I do in practice with my own clients. My Spring 2022 course is beginning now, looking forward to seeing what my students set out to create.
Activism
I serve as a board member and volunteer at a small organization called Boston For All. We are an activist group that runs a series of community events – 100% of all money raised goes straight to the nonprofit organizations we support. We are trying to get back to running in-person events, though cautiously. Next one planned: May 2022.
Clients
I’m a practitioner. I run my own business called Control Mouse Media, LLC, helping clients build their audience using content. I do a mix of writing, production, strategy, and training. Though a lot of my work happens behind the scenes, here are some projects of note:
I designed and trained the production of the podcast Everyday Sublime, which now has over 1M downloads- I helped write and edit this cookbook, Vegan Chocolate Treats (affiliate link)
- Due to my SEO efforts, this single post has been viewed over 250,000 times
Derek Sivers came up with this concept (a “now” page), and my page is included in his collection.