Michele Mercure

Why Electronica? There’s something about electronica that feels limitless.

Here is my new Substack post where I try to explain why I do what I do!

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Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a...

we may be one of the few pubs that got this headline right

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White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, wearing a navy blue pinstriped blazer, a white shirt and a cross necklace, speaks during a press briefing at the White House as reporters raise their hands. Text reads: "White House Moves to Pick the Pool Reporters Who Cover Trump." Eric Lee/The New York Times

Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0

Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound? Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.

More than 1,000 musicians — including Hans Zimmer, Billy Ocean and Kate Bush — released a lyric-less album on Tuesday to protest the British government’s proposal to expand the ways that developers can use copyright-protected works to train A.I. models.

The Role of an Artist If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, makes him aware that our ...

Welcome to my latest Substack post.  This one is a bit of a departure for me. I encourage all my artist friends to read it.  By "artists," I mean everyone. Because how you shape your life is potentially the most incredible artistic endeavor of all. michelemercure.substack.com/p/the-role-o...

We are living this right now

I’m surprised Trump didn’t just remove Stonewall as a national monument altogether. Maybe that’s next.

The Reset Over the years, I've come to realize how vital my workspace is to the music I create.

Please check out my new substack! It's all about how those inconvenient disruptions can turn into opportunities!

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She’s my hero.

Melodies Reframed This week, I am working on music for our documentary, "Tipping Point PA," and I'm specifically writing derivatives of the major themes I have already composed.

With everything going on in our country right now, I'm grateful to be working on our documentary, "Tipping Point PA". It keeps me grounded. Music keeps me grounded. This week I share more music from the documentary with you.

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As a composer, I turn to music when the world feels overwhelming, and my thoughts become tangled. Music reaches into places inside myself that I cannot consciously get to, making space for emotions to exist without needing to be explained.

Beside Myself I had something entirely different planned for this weeks post, but life has a way of shifting attention.

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WELCOME! Welcome to The Pulse Of Place, my sound diary of sorts.

here is the first post. It's my welcome post. I'm not sure if you subscribed but if you do, you get posts sent to your email as soon as I publish it. michelemercure.substack.com/p/welcome?r=...

An Exploration of Empathy For our documentary Tipping Point Pa, I wrote a piece for a pivotal scene about a police shooting and what happened in its immediate wake.

An Exploration of Empathy open.substack.com/pub/michelem...

This is the 2nd post from my new Substack, The Pulse of Place!