Why I’ve been sending emails every day

Hey friend,Coincidentally I almost forgot to send an email on the day I planned on sending one explaining why I’ve been sending them every day (so far this year). I’ll keep it really short.if you want the details, go here:https://garrettmickley.com/1...

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Jan 06, 2024
Why I can’t get a job in cyber security.

When I was a teenager I had a realization that if I had super powers I’d probably end up a super villain instead of a super hero.I told my dad this and he said something to the effect of “that’s why the universe didn’t give you super powers.”In hacki...

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Jan 02, 2024
(Guitar) Pedal giveaway

Hey Friend,A lot of people on my list are musicians so I thought I'd go ahead and send this to you in case you are one of them.Perfect Circuit is giving away some (guitar) pedals that each are like over $200 a piece.Register here (free): https://wn.n...

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Dec 28, 2023
Falling in love on the beach (song story)

Hey friend,I want to tell you the story behind a couple tracks featured on my label compilation We Are Approaching Utopia In 2024.Specifically, tracks 14 and 16, sunrise and walk, respectively. Both from my music project Prefecture.Audio.They're in r...

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Dec 22, 2023
Unable to process payment?

Hey friend,A few people mentioned issues when preordering We Are Approaching Utopia In 2024, which came out on Friday afternoon.I set up a preorder price at $5, but as soon as I uploaded the tracks and push the button to go live, the price was to dou...

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Dec 17, 2023
Last chance at pre-order price

Hey friend,I'm working on the metadata for the label compilation album I emailed you about earlier this week.It's called We Are Approaching Utopia In 2024 and it comes out this afternoon.I set up a preorder price at $5, but as soon as I upload the tr...

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Dec 15, 2023
Instrumental music can still have a story

Hey friend,You may be familiar with the idea of concept albums in music.These are albums where the songs tell a cohesive story (or have some other type of album-spanning theme).Many artists you've heard of have at least one concept album:Led Zeppelin...

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Dec 13, 2023
Thanks for downloading my track!

Hey friend,You're getting this email because you downloaded a free track from one of these artists:beatMagemegabyteGhostM1nervaAll three are actually me (sort of; M1nerva is "AI").My real name is Garrett. A lot of people just call me G.I try to relea...

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Dec 12, 2023
I'm headed out to Iceland

Hey ,Tomorrow morning I'm headed to Iceland (and then Amsterdam).I set up a separate list for anyone who wants to follow along on the adventure.Sign up here: https://garrett.life/icelandI don't know how much I'll email but I promise I will.See you on...

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Oct 05, 2023
Going live soon!

Hey friend,Sorry for the late notice but I've got a LIVE (online) listener release party on Bandcamp for my new album, A Night at the Carnival with the Beat Mage.Noon Eastern USA Time: https://beatmage.bandcamp.com/merch/a-night-at-the-carnival-with-...

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Sep 15, 2023