This document discusses the journey of an artist who transitioned from being solely a musician to becoming a self-producing artist utilizing technology. It touches on key milestones in the development of recording studio technology and how that impacted access. The challenges and opportunities that technology provides for artistic expression and dissemination of music are also examined. Finally, the document emphasizes the importance of education, craft, and defining your own flexible DIY philosophy to achieve techno-artistic autonomy as a self-producing artist.

2. Techno-artistic
autonomy

3. Techno-artistic
autonomy
Exploring workflow
and independence
through the lens of a
self-producing artist in
today’s music
landscape
Stereo Mike℠

4. From Musician To Producer
And The Story In Between
My journey and why it could be useful to you B

5. From Technophobe To Apple
Distinguished Professional
Or…

6. How To Win An MTV Award
As A Self-producing Artist
Or… J

7. Why Technology? ♪
Technology as artistic tool
Sound as expression”

8. Why Technology? ♪
Defining the
 techno-artistic 

9. Why Technology? :
Technology as dissemination

10. Why Technology? :
Technology as dissemination
✚ engagement

11. The Timeline of Recorded
Sound
A quick history of studio technology 

12. A Quick History Of Studio
Technology ⏏
Access to studios (professional sound) was
one of the filters
The laptop as studio
Demo-cracy and mediocracy

13. A personal vs. technological
timeline
Growing up in a changing landscape <

14. Growing Up In A Changing
Landscape +:
The internet
The laptop as ‘label’
Major label dinosaurs

15. Growing Up In A Changing
Landscape (:
Artist contracts and 360° deals
Producer independence
Rick’s anti-logue

16. Growing Up In A Changing
Landscape $
Defining your (online) presence and visual
identity
Radio playlists and internet radio

17. Pros and Cons
Challenges and opportunities DC

18. Challenges and opportunities DC
Pros and Cons (open discussion)
Too much freedom / too much noise
Make your own noise (a universal anecdote)

19. During, not After
E-stablishing your brand ™

20. E-stablishing your brand ™
Maximizing engagement
Live & Virtual
Dissemination
Content & the price of free

21. Learning your Craft
The importance of education &

22. The importance of education &
Learning your craft
Technology as instrument
Antidote to isolation / knowledge exchange

23. A summary
Successful navigation F

24. Successful navigation F
No template
A flexible DIY philosophy
Techno-artistic Autonomy

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