If you think Spotify and Apple are run by greedy corporations that underpay musicians, you’re not wrong. And if you believe artists deserve their fair share, then it’s time to rethink how streaming should work. For the sake of this discussion, let’s call it Fairplay. Fairplay is a streaming platform where musicians, podcasters, and creators…
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Making original music is my favorite musical activity, and I’ve been making more. Here’s what I have coming up this summer. These songs will be released onto the distributors under Stan Farrell. Town Farm Road June 26, 2025 Concrete Shoes July 10 Cowboys on the Road August 1 Rolling with the Punches August 28 And…
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Manchester Maine Stan Farrell Playing at The Woodshed, March 2025.
For all those with Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Deezer, or any musical streaming service. the world is open to anything you want to listen to. So do you listen to the top musicians out there or do you listen to your local favorite? The answer is probably a little local, a lot of classic (older than…
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I want to write a song for other musicians so I pretended to write a song for a great local group, Rigometrics. They’re a keyboard playing poppy Greta Van Fleet band with a powerful guitar and vocals. They’ve been growing in popularity in New England over the past few year and aren’t far from expanding…
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The One Man Stan Band A Maine Native, Stan Farrell has been tossing out songs since 2018 through his band, Wizbe, but this is his first time releasing songs under his own name. His new album, The One Man Stan Band, will be available October 12, 2024. When you listen to the 12 acoustic songs…
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I’m making a new album. This requires a lot of different tools: But I didn’t use artificial intelligence for my music. I could. But that seems wrong. I didn’t use AI for the lyrics either. Wrong. But why? Isn’t it just another tool? Like a spell checker? Something to give me ideas of where I…
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Reality is much more awesome than you could ever dream possible. And reality doesn’t give a flying leap about you. Or me. There was/is an author, Richard Bach who made a career writing fictional books that said you could do anything. Everyone should read these books, especially Jonathan Livingston Seagull (the book, not the person…
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Ted Gioia is a wonderful writer. I really enjoy many of his articles through substack. He’s a musician and I’d also say great cultural writer that talks through many musical ideas. I highly recommend you read his material, but this weeks letter is just bizarre. Mr. Gioia’s premise is that bad music will go by…
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Mark Joyce (Lead Guitar), Tom Giordano (Bass Guitar), Ben Godsoe (Drums), Adam Black (Sound) And Stan Farrell singing his original song “Old Boat” by Wizbe along with Rhythm Guitar Playing live at the Hallowell Band Stand at the Harlow Art Gallery in Hallowell Maine May 2022.