#check my profile paragraph for more info on my translations!

[savaralyn2]

Mithrun is NOT helping.

[tortilla-of-courage]

Blog Intro/Master Post

Hi! I’m Tortilla (or Tort or whatever you wanna call me), any pronouns/gendered terms are fine but i default to she/her, local SkSw nerd

I periodically reply to a bunch of asks in a row, so... yeah, be aware lol.

i try to tag TWs if possible but if you ever need me to tag something just hit me up! (i usually do it in “#tw thing” format)

like/reblog spam are more than welcome! go wild, don’t be shy, you’re not annoying me at all /gen

i’m currently in college so i’m not posting as much but i usually try to setup a queue

i swear. a lot. i say the Fuck word Everywhere. i usually only tag “#swearing” on art posts, otherwise it’s free real estate

please don’t get overly NSFW in my asks or i’ll block you

i tag spoilers for ALL Zelda games, in case you don’t want to get something spoiled! format is “#game subtitle spoilers” (like, “#skyward sword spoilers”)

i also do post reacts of zelda games whenever i play! in that case i tag them as “#tortilla plays acronym” (ex. “#tortilla plays sshd”, “#tortilla plays oos”), so just assume those have spoilers AND will be spammy sometimes, so if you wanna block them go ahead. general tag for these will be "#tortilla plays" if you want a block all lmao

On Art Usage, you CAN use my art as: 

profile pictures/headers (with a link to my blog if possible)

discord emojis/stickers

reaction pictures

for translation into other languages, please DM/send in an ask first!

please DON’T:

repost my art (with “repost” meaning saving the picture, then uploading it yourself somewhere, like say Pinterest, Twitter, Tumblr, etc - reblogs are NOT reposting, and those ARE encouraged)

LU Master Post (oh my god. the links all broke. i need to fix this. eventually. sorry.)

Zelda Master Post (needs updating)

Fast Food AU Master Post (needs updating)

For navigation tags and more info check the read more! <3

Other blogs:

main: @amamillalatortilla

fast food AU (WIP): @tortilla-of-wisdom

theories/language analysis/translations (WIP): @tortilla-of-power

AO3 Account: TortillaKun

normal art account: @tortillakun

english isn't my native language (it's spanish), so if i ever make a mistake I'm sorry in advance. i dont really need you to point it out unless it's like smth bad lmao

About asks/DMs: PLEASE don’t send in asks with overly NSFW content (xILF jokes and similar stuff are okay, but nothing explicit). I am 23 but i have no interest in getting that kind of message, fandom related or not, from anyone. Also please don’t objectify me in any form??? Overall don’t be an asshole. If you do that stuff I won’t hesitate to block you.

related but id prefer if you dont send me several paragraphs of fanfiction. if you really want me to read smth you can just post it somewhere and let me know where it is and I'll probably check it out

as for tags, here’s the main ones i use for original content besides fandom-related ones:

#tortilla rambles: just me saying whatever nonsense in a text post

#tortilla thinks: theory posts, or just pointing out coincidences between the games

#tortilla asks: asks i reply to 

#tortilla posts: most of my original posts (art / theories / writing / etc), but lately i’ve been using it to tag stuff that doesn’t fit the art/writing tags

#tortilla reblogs: for, well, reblogs. in case you want to block that since i sometimes reblog a lot of stuff.

#tortilla writes: my writing (don’t write much but.. it happens sometimes lol)

#tortilla arts: all my art (will mostly be mspaint doodles but there might be something nicer thrown in every once and then)

#tortilla queue: queue tag

#Zelda art: my Zelda art (no AUs - besides maybe my own every once in a while)

#linked universe art: my Linked Universe AU art

All purely Zelda content (both original and reblogged) will be tagged #legend of zelda, with Zelda games tagged by their subtitles (”#Skyward Sword”, etc). The spoiler tag for each game is the title followed by Spoilers (”#Skyward Sword Spoilers”). will use #tortilla’s zelda tag for asks to not clog the main tags

All Linked Universe stuff (both original and reblogged) will be tagged #linked universe. Will use #tortilla’s lu tag when it comes to asks relating to LU, to try and not flood the actual tag with all that

LU stuff won’t be tagged with the main games’ tags, to keep stuff separated, unless under very specific circumstances (mostly in reblogs). if any of my original posts do mix the two it was probably an oversight, as i try not to do it, both at request of LU’s author and to respect the Zelda fandom’s space as a whole. The one exception to this might be my post about the Hylian Written Language, where I only included LU at the end for a brief conclussion regarding the entire thing

also, very rarely i’ll reblog something that’s not Zelda, like, at all. but if I do it’s almost 100% because it reminded me of a Zelda/LU character. anyways, if you dont wanna see those, i’ll tag them as #not zelda

feel free to @ me in anything! you can also send in asks or a submission, but please note that currently i have almost 200 asks, so it might take me a while to reply, or i might not in the long run if i end up deleting them if i feel it’s too late to reply to them. sometimes i overlook stuff since i can get a bunch of asks a day, so if you think it’s of utmost importance i look at it right that moment, feel free to send in another ask asking about it

Additional tags you might wanna check out/block/silence/etc:

#tortilla cries over animals: asks with pics of people’s pets - not sure how they started but they still come every once in a while, so if you wanna block it (or browse it) here it is. will usually be tagged along “#animals” and the respective animal in the pictures

#loftwingsona time: the craze about what SkSw Link would name his loftwing that slowly evolved into people making loftwingsonas. yeah oddly specific

#the linkceler saga: what the title says. look in it at your own risk

#tortilla plushie world: people shared plushies with me so?? yeah

#translation shenanigans: me and other people talking about translation differences in SkSw (at the moment, might cover other games later on)

#fav tag: very recent, but i’ll use it for posts that i really want to go see again from time to time c:

#tortilla plays sshd, #tortilla plays oos: my live-react posts about stuff that happens while i play the games. will add more as i play them. they WILL have spoilers so be aware

[shinelikethunder]

aftermarket hacks: a love letter

Not reblogging directly from @star-anise​ because the post is long e-fucking-nough already, but yeah, hey, let’s talk about actual useful things you can do with third-party code on AO3!

Simple stuff you could potentially do with the contents of the page, plus maybe some on-the-spot data-fetching:

Detect quotes from the fic text in comments, and float a little expandable comment marker next to that line in the text.

Make user links point to the user’s full works page. Or their profile.

Or auto-attach profile info to the default user-dashboard view.

On individual works, look for a “remix/reuse policy” paragraph in the author’s profile and display it after the notes section if found.

Set a work’s bookmarks page to only show the ones with tags/comments

Guilty Pleasure Ratio #1 on all work pages: anon kudos to logged-in kudos

More complicated stuff you could potentially do with local storage and periodic background fetches:

Guilty Pleasure Ratio #2 on your stats page and your works: private bookmarks to public bookmarks

Sticky / always-on “exclude” filters

Designate certain users as trusted bookmarkers, and whenever a fic they’ve bookmarked appears anywhere on the site, display the bookmark tags in a separate section below the work tags. I’ve seen this floated as a way to share warnings for, e.g., untagged racism while dodging the absolute shitshow of abuse potential you’d get with full crowdsourced tagging.

Not gonna venture into extensions that submit actions on the user’s behalf, because you really don’t want to fuck around with that lightly, but I do wonder if you could turn the “create bookmark” form into something along the lines of XKit’s one-click reblogs. Or pre-fill its tags/collections fields with ones you’ve used recently.

Stuff you can already do:

Floating Comment Box aka the best thing ever

Sticky / always-on filters - Exists as a userscript but I’m not sure whether it makes full use of the new “exclude” filters, someone should experiment with that... there’s also another one that lets you save searches and track them for updates

Bookmarking extras: star ratings, specific chapters, last-read date, update checking, track last reading position

“You might also like” recommendations (one userscript, in beta; note that it collects browsing data to crunch into recs; plenty of room for other people to post their versions of this too)

Filling localization gaps (translating menus into Chinese, adjusting typography and word counts)

Shortcuts: download buttons and “entire work”/”last chapter” links in work listings without having to click through, estimated reading time, tag ID on tag feeds, first/last chapter links on work pages, a subscribe button at the end of the work as well as the beginning, full user menu in the global dropdown, chapter navigation by arrow keys, quick links to more by this author in this fandom/pairing/etc

Highlighting (or hiding!) fics you’ve already read/kudosed

So many blacklisting options to go with your filters. So many. By user, including comments and kudos. By specific work. By pairing, character, freeform tag, whether it’s a crossover, whether your OTP is a secondary pairing, whether it’s a non-beginning part of a series. Hide works with too many tags, or just too many relationships. If you’ve got a blacklisting need that’s too fine-grained even for these, someone will probably write it for you just so it exists.

Selectively hiding parts of a work you don’t want to see: individual tags (or highlight ‘em!), lowercase tags, images, author’s notes, empty/double-spaced paragraphs...

Many, many options to display various ratios of kudos, bookmarks, hits, and hits-per-chapter. Although I haven’t seen any with the Guilty Pleasure ratios yet.

Most of these are userscripts; a handful are browser extensions. None of them are mobile apps because, well, any helpful AO3-related mobile apps just got nuked from orbit along with the scummy ones. That means custom functionality is mainly a desktop thing at the moment. AFAIK Firefox for Android allows extensions, including Tampermonkey, but I’m not actually running any userscripts on it so I can’t personally vouch for their availability. iOS users, to the best of my knowledge, are shit outta luck unless they’ve got a jailbroken iPhone.

[agallimaufryofoddments]

My physical copy of Dead Mount Death Play, Volume 1 (Yen Press release) arrived in the mail an hour ago. (Today, December 11, 2018, is its release day). If anyone is on the fence about buying it and would like to know what sort of bonus content it has, the manga-exclusive bonus content is as follows:

A two-page bonus manga revealing how Arase’s profile picture for messages was chosen. (Basically: blame Iwanome).

(Addendum: I didn’t notice this at first, but there’s actually a one-page bonus comic inserted between Chs 3 & 4 in which Shagrua and the priestess are going through the Corpse God’s books? I’d say this counts as a bonus too.)

(Addendum x2: Also a silly bonus 1p comic before Ch 8).

A six-page Narita-authored short story (”Episode 1: Calamity, Alive and Well”) which gives an insight into Shagrua’s backstory and what immediately transpired after his battle with the Corpse God. Also reveals that his full name is “Shagrua Edith Lugrid.”

A single, final page featuring the “real Polka” (as the shark plush) in a “super-fun illustrated guide to [DMDP].” Has three illustrations of the shark plush + an origin paragraph.

There you have it. In other news, Yen Press’ website now has an entry for a Volume 2 release, which they seem to be projected for June 18, 2019. Mark your calendars?

In any case, the physical paperback is nice ‘n thick and just sleek in general. I’ve seen more than one Japanese fan on Twitter (and, I think, blog posts?) say they picked up the series because the Volume 1 cover art caught their attention, and I hope it’s the same for fans outside of Japan. I think it will, at any rate. 

(When the JP cover was first revealed I know I was impressed: sleek modern graphic design w/the title and colors; Polka has a neat character design and is making ‘eye contact’ with the viewer - not to mention, his ‘Evil Eye’; and then you have those large, nicely-textured skeletal hands framing him from both sides. It’s a gorgeous cover, and cover art is a huge part of catching people’s interest. Damn good job, Fujimoto + graphic design team.)

As with Yen Press’ physical releases of the Baccano! manga, the chapter 1 colored pages are still in full color as per the digital release...but the color pages of later chapters (e.g. Chapter 3) are in grayscale. Boo. I assume it’s to save money (or maybe it’s a partial incentive for people to also be reading the manga digitally), but stil...boo.

Oh, right: Typo/spelling concerns: Those of you who have also been buying the chapters as they come out will have noticed a few typos and occasional spelling inconsistencies for names. If you were wondering whether the volume release fixes those... Well, I haven’t checked for every typo yet, but so far I’ve noticed that the “Shakusawa Building” spelling in Chapter 6 (digital) has been corrected to “Shakuzawa Building” in the volume edition. 

Curiously enough, they’ve spelled Kozaburo’s name as ‘Kouzaburou” in the volume release - whereas the digital version simply went with “Kozaburo.” I mean, I knew that YP prefers using “ou” where it can (e.g. Denkurou over Denkurō in Baccano!), but they didn’t use ō before...

What they haven’t changed is “Mystery Solitaire” to “Phantom Solitaire,” which I...was wondering about since they switched to the latter for later (beyond Vol 1) chapters. Hm. Does this mean they’ve decided to stick to the former after all? 

The volume release also translates a lot more of the background signs compared to the digital release. It also translates Aikawa’s armband! The first time it reads ‘autopsy’; second time, 'coroner’, which is...useful info to know. In fact, it even goes so far as to explain some Japanese wordplay in Ch 5. 

Misc Rev musings: As soon as I saw Shagrua’s middle name was Edith I immediately thought of Baccano!’s Edith... I wonder why on earth Narita used it? It’d be quite the odd homage to Baccano! since Edith and Shagrua have nothing in common... (even if DMDP isn’t in the Naritaverse, it wouldn’t be a surprise for him to homage/sneaky reference his other series once in a while).

--I mean, heck, on the first page of the short story, we see mention of “an elixir of immortality.” ("They claimed the heart of one who possesses the Evil Eye can be used to create an elixir of immortality when boiled with certain kinds of metals and plants.") I don’t think it’s a stretch to say that evokes Baccano!, at least a little. 

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Writing an Effective Music Bio: The Musician’s Guide

Writing an Effective Music Bio: The Musician’s Guide: via LANDR Blog

Your step-by-step guide to writing an effective music bio.

Writing an artist bio is one of the hardest things to do as a musician. It’s hard enough to write—let alone write about yourself!

But your music bio is one of the most important parts of your musician press kit. Especially once you release music, you need a solid promotion plan. So a good bio is your starting point.

Your bio is a key tool that communicates why people should care about you and your music. A good bio gets people intrigued to listen to your music—especially if you’re not already known. It may well be the reason why more people come see your show!

You need an ‘about’ blurb for all your social channels, gigs and festival applications because people crave the stories and context behind the music.

So here’s your step-by-step guide to writing your best artist bio possible with tips from seasoned professionals.

1. Take Notes

Open up a blank document on your computer. Write down all your basic info and everything you consider a milestone in your music career. Point form is fine!

Need some help? Answer these questions:

Where are you based?

When did you start making music, releasing music and/or playing shows?

What was the ‘aha’ moment that made you start making music?

What genre can people expect to hear?

How do you describe your sound? Get specific.

What are your influences?

What are your releases so far? (EPs, albums, mixes, remixes, etc.)

What are the most notable shows you’ve played?

What are you doing right now (touring, recording, collaborating, etc.)?

What other related projects are you involved in (a radio show, event organizing, etc.)?

2. Start Simple

Once you’ve filled out the bullet points above, you’re ready to start writing.

Begin by fleshing out your notes into full sentences. Write in the third person (i.e. “He/She/They” instead of “I”). Start with a factual, neutral tone.

Avoid opinion based phrases like: Incredibly influential, critically acclaimed, wickedly talented, etc. Leave that up to journalists and fans.

In the editing phase, make your music bio more writerly. Think about how the sentences flow one after the other. Read it out loud to see how it sounds—it’ll give you a good idea if it reads well.

Write everything you need to, then edit ruthlessly. Cut out 50%.

If it’s too hard to even start, ask someone else to help you write it. Pick someone with writing experience. Give them the bullet point notes and your music for reference. Ask for an honest draft—and compensate when necessary!

3. Edit and Style

Structure is Key

Split up your text into 2-3 easy to read paragraphs.

The first paragraph should be the most important one—journalists might copy-paste only that part when writing about you. It should give a good picture of who you are as an artist, what kind of music you play and your top achievements (shows, releases, collaborations).

Go more in depth in the second paragraph. Give some background. But no need to go too far back either… “Sandra became a music lover at age 9 when she first heard the Beatles…” That’s unnecessary!

The last paragraph should be about what you’re currently working on.

Once you have that, rewrite three versions of your music bio:

The ‘Tweet’ version (one-liner)

The short one paragraph version (150-200 words)

The longer 3 paragraph version (max 300-400 words)

Do it With Style

Don’t over-embellish or distort the truth. Even if you aren’t an international touring artist, find the thing that makes you special and focus on that. You don’t need to have a won Grammy to write an interesting bio.

Don’t name drop too much. You’ve opened or played with famous artists? Name 1-2, those that matter the most and best match your stylistic affinities. Even better: describe your musical aesthetic without falling back on other artists.

Hot Tip: Train yourself to become specific at describing music and sound by reading a lot of good music journalism—for example The Quietus, The Wire or the book How to Write About Music. Also read record descriptions on online stores like Beatport, Hardwax, Bleep or Boomkat. You’re a music fan anyways, so it’ll be fun!

Get a few writer friends to thoroughly spellcheck and edit your bio. The spellcheck again!

If it makes sense for the kind of music and scenes you’re involved it, add some humour. If it doesn’t fit the music, abstain yourself.

Go Global

Consider translating your bio into 1-2 other languages by natives or professional translators. A background in music will help—music genres have a lot of quirks that not all translators will get. Choose wisely!

Think of what audience and countries your music is reaching. When you release with LANDR, check your dashboard to see where your music is streaming the most. Translate your bio into the languages of the top 3 countries.

Keep it Fresh

Don’t forget to update your music bio often—take a pass at it every month or so. Edit it based on new accomplishments, releases, shows and projects.

4. Tips From People Who Read Hundreds of Artist Bios

We asked some industry professionals to give us their best tips for writing music bios. Take notes!

PATTI SCHMIDT — festival curator and radio personality

Patti Schmidt is a curator for the world-renowned MUTEK festival. She writes most of the bios on their website. She also has over two decades of experience writing for radio—everything from short blurbs to 10-page artist profiles.

Patti’s DOs

When I’m reading artist bios, I’m always looking for a conceptualization of the artist. I like a little bit of background: Where did you start? What was the revelatory entry point into creating or producing?

Think about your audience—who is the bio for? Make several versions for several audiences: for the public on your social media, for festival submissions, for press.

Think about the experience you offer as an artist. The bio should make people excited to come see your shows.

I’m always trying to get people interested in something they don’t know they might like. So I’m searching for that nugget, that thing that conveys what is touching or interesting about an artist. I want people to come see it.

Describe your aesthetic with attention to precision and what is unique about you.

When it comes to music, you’re trying to create entry points—especially if you’re an experimental artist. This is big point of debate, because some artists think that their art should stand on its own. But that doesn’t help me! My business has always been to convey. It’s not about dumbing it down, but creating access points.

Patti’s DON’Ts

Avoid a long list of releases and reviews. The music bio should not seem like a series of record reviews or lists. Mentioning recorded work can be helpful in understanding an artist, but it’s just one component to use judiciously.

Stay away from comparisons to other artists—treat yourself as a unique artist.

Avoid passive sentences. Use the active voice—where the subject of your sentence performs the verb. For example:

Passive voice: Boundaries get pushed by Aurora Halal’s music, which mesmerizes in a bold quest for both experimentation and intimacy.

Active voice: Aurora Halal’s music pushes boundaries and mesmerizes in a bold quest for both experimentation and intimacy.

Avoid boilerplate genre identifications. ‘Electronic’ is much too broad. Even ‘techno’ could use more specifics. Is it hypnotic, dreamy, dark or inspired by 90s Detroit?

CHRISTINE KAKAIRE — music journalist and editor

Christine Kakaire is a music journalist, editor, copywriter, curator and radio host. She writes for all the biggest names in music journalism—Pitchfork, Resident Advisor, Red Bull Music Academy, Boiler Room, Ableton, Google Play, Berlin Community Radio and Electronic Beats.

Christine’s DOs

Shorter is better. If you’ve been making music for multiple decades then take up more space—if not, 300 words is more than sufficient.

Cover your top 4-5 achievements you are the most proud of.

Include descriptions of your music and sound in your own words. This makes your bio more personal.

If someone is reading your bio in full, it’s because they already have an interest in you—let the music do the selling for you.

This is a functional piece of text geared towards media, bookers and promoters. Journalists will most likely just cut and paste the first couple of paragraphs… so front load the first paragraph with a brief overview of your most recent stuff and talk about historical stuff later.

If you’re writing it yourself, get another person to check it before you publish.

If your music bio is being written in a language that isn’t your native tongue, ask a native speaker to check the grammar.

Always: SPELL CHECK!

Christine’s DON’Ts

If you’ve been active as an artist for a while, no need to include every single gig, remix, track, release, review from your entire career. A music bio should be a highlight reel, not a longhand version of your Discogs profile.

Of course your bio should be positive, but avoid filling it with over-the-top adjectives. Substance always beats style. If you’re not sure, err on the side of toning it down.

Don’t open with “John’s love of music started when he heard X band on the radio for the first time…” 99% of bios have a similar opening sentence.

Avoid long laundry lists of names, venues, record labels or festivals within sentences. Most readers will lose interest by the 4th or 5th name, so only include the most relevant ones.

Never skip the spell check. Check and double check that all proper nouns (names of people, record labels, magazines etc.) are spelled and formatted correctly.

CHRISTOPHER CARGNELLO — composer and songwriter

Christopher Cargnello is a composer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He’s toured the world, written music for TV and topped the Quebec charts with his band Skinny Bros. He’s also been hired to write multiple bios for other artists.

Christopher’s DOs

Focus on career achievements more than telling your backstory.

Know (and use) correct lingo. It looks bad when a musician gets these terms wrong in their bio. It also looks awkward when an up-and-coming artist writes that they “performed with” a really big act when in fact they just performed at the same festival–maybe even on the same stage, but much earlier in the day.

Here are some terminology tips:

“Shared the stage with” means you were an opening act. Usually in a one-off situation (as opposed to touring with someone as their opening act).

“Performed with” means you were on stage with that artist while they performed, usually in their band, or as a featured performer during their show.

“Compose” usually means you wrote the instrumental portion of a song.

“Write” usually means that you wrote the lyrics.

If you’re speaking about hip hop and electronic music, “produce” means you were essentially the “beat-maker”—the person who created the instrumental track. But if you’re speaking about country, folk, rock, or other kinds of more organic music, “produce” means you were the record producer—more of a creative manager during a recording session.

Nowadays the term “composer” generally refers to someone who writes music for TV and film.

The term “songwriter” generally refers to someone who writes pop songs that contain lyrics and instrumental accompaniment.

Be ready to edit the shit out of your bio. Especially if you have lots of achievements. Shorten or remove some facts to make space for others.

When the list gets too long—especially with touring locations—lump them together in geographic regions. If you had gigs in the United States, Guadeloupe, Cuba, Trinidad & Tobago, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Thailand… just say that you “toured across the United States, the Caribbean, and Southeast Asia.”

Mention something that you are currently doing! Even if you don’t have much going on at the moment, it’s better to say “Max is currently working on new, original material” than to say nothing at all.

Christopher’s DON’Ts

Don’t write bios that are too long. If it’s for an award ceremony or a festival website, give them 1-2 paragraphs, less than 200 words. If it’s for industry people, get everything into 3-4 paragraphs—under 400 words.

You want your music bio to be compelling. Rely on interesting and impressive facts, not clever wording, to make up the bulk of your bio.

Don’t try to stretch an inch into a mile and make it sound like you’ve toured the world and recorded with every important person over the past decade. A small number of achievements written in a factual, confident manner reads way better than a bloated list of hyperboles.

Don’t write every single festival you’ve played at. It’s better to only mention a few. For example: “Camille is a true veteran of the Canadian festival circuit, having performed at dozens from coast to coast, including Halifax Jazz Fest, Francofolies in Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver Folk Fests.”

5. Where to Put Your Music Bio

Now that you have a killer bio it’s time to make sure it hits home.

Here are the places you should put it:

Your artist website and/or electronic press kit (EPK)

Your social media profiles (Facebook, Resident Advisor, Instagram, etc.)

Your streaming profiles (SoundCloud, Mixcloud, Bandcamp, YouTube, Spotify*, Apple Music*, etc.)

*You may need to request access or get verified to edit these.

Don’t forget to make sure you keep it updated!

6. Get Inspired

If you’re still having trouble, read some good music bios to get inspired.

Pay close attention to what’s included in each bio and how it’s written (style, grammar, etc.). Does it make you want to listen to an artist’s music? Does the tone fit the artist’s image and music? That’s what you should aim for.

Here are some places to look for great music bios:

MUTEK festival

Moog Fest

Primavera Sound

Lapsus Festival

4AD

Ninja Tune

True Panther

Your Bio is Key

Writing a drum-tight music bio is the key component of a good music promotion campaign.

Your bio is the tool that will get journalists, festival-goers and future fans intrigued by you. It’s the way you represent your image and music to the world before they even press play.

Words have power—the power to get more people to come see your show and listen to your music.

Remember to make your music bio unique, keep it short and spell check!

Thanks to Patti Schmidt, Christine Kakaire, Christopher Cargnello, Sarah Lamb, Dave Vega, , Ruth Grader, Lowebrau, Grey People, Bruno Belluomini and Volvox for their precious contribution to this article.

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