Martina

When I was told 😂 was uncool it only made me use it more. The one I don't like is 🫶

Fanfickk The 3 people who like me think that I am very underrated

All my music is free on Bandcamp this month: fanfickk.bandcamp.com

Margaret's Spoons by gaskrankinstation A visual novel for a Nokia 3310

I made a little game while learning to use Ren'Py gaskrankinstation.itch.io/margarets-sp...

I get really annoyed by songs that go "I am the best, I'm so amazing, look at my [big dumb materialistic thing], I have so many [big dumb materialistic thing]". I can't think of anything less inspiring. Maybe I should try to write one.

It's always exciting when the royalty payments come in

Gearing up to release an album on MiniDisc 💽

I wanted to participate in #PortfolioDay here but I'm a musician and there doesn't seem to be a way to post videos? So I had no choice but to post on the sad app instead

screenshot of a Duolingo email with subject line "How do you say 'quitter in Spanish?'"

i'll tear your fuckin' feathers out one by one, puta

I'm an independent musician and I've been asking the same question, so it's nice to meet you!

It's been 8 years since I had a similar experience... never saw him again. It gets better. Closure is indeed fake but time does its thing anyway

It's dangerous to click links when people know you hate songs that go skrrt skrrt

Where are the indie musicians and kpop writers and people that hate Spotify? Looking for people to talk to on bsky

Filmed in the beautiful, steamy embrace of Rotorua (New Zealand) using an ancient Sony Cybershot camera, and a friend named Heather. Head to Bandcamp to get ... Fanfickk - Pity Party

Don't forget that 5 years ago I released the best valentine's day song ever made

youtu.be/Y2P14BCrClc

Social media has weirdly conditioned a huge number of people to feel like they're Doing Something by posting, and Doing Nothing if they don't post about a particular thing, and in general neither of those things are true.

But the Catholic Church owns so much land 🤔

A screenshot of an email that reads: It doesn't work like that. But it's okay. Good luck and thank you for your interest :)) Best,

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a crock shoe with a top hat, monacle, and fancy cane

what I think of when I hear "croque monsieur"

A screenshot of an email that reads: Hey, The service is not about earning money but about becoming better known and showing your song to a new audience, not only improving your streams but also working to form a loyal audience for your music. An artist invest his money in promotions to to boost your career and try to build an organic audience. Of course at first time you will "lose" money, but the idea is that in long term you start to make money. I hope you understand what I mean and we can start a relationship. Thank you for your interest :)

A screenshot of an email that reads: I appreciate that you replied. I'm still happy to go on commission only basis if that works for you, e.g. you do 3 months promo in exchange for a percentage of my Spotify royalties for the next year. Alternatively, we can try a model where you front me the promo, and I pay your package costs from my Spotify earnings until you recoup the amount. If audience building works in the way you explained, and there's an opportunity to make money from Spotify, either of these options are a win for both sides. Otherwise it feels more like playing the lottery for me. Thanks, Martina

I don't think he's going to go for it

That's meeee! 😂

Screenshot of email that reads: Hi Fanfickk, hope you are well. I discovered your song "You're Not The One" recently, and it's a perfect fit for our Spotify playlist network. I'm [redacted], a music marketing company trusted by Universal, Warner, Downtown and big artists like Imagine Dragons, Future, Tiesto, Cheat Codes and many more. We've helped over 3,000 artists get over 17 million real streams on Spotify 😊. Reply to this email and let's start working together. We look forward to hearing from you!

A screenshot of an email that reads: Hi [redacted]! Thanks for getting in touch. I'm planning to release an album this year so this is great timing. I'm happy to do this on a commission basis, where you promote me for a certain period of time and I give you a percentage of my earnings from Spotify. Looking forward to working with you! Kind regards, Martina (Fanfickk)

A screenshot of an email that reads: Hey Martina, Nice to hear from you :) We would love to have your songs on our playlist. I'd like to tell you about us, [redacted] is a music marketing company with +6 years of experience in the industry. We created a network with thousands of playlists and millions of followers where we promote many independent artists. We have packs with different reach of followers in each one and we guarantee that your music will be in playlists that fits perfectly with your genre for a month - you will earn 100% real and authentic streams; our goal is not only to boost streams and listeners, is to help you develop a loyal audience. I assure you won't regret it. I've attached a PDF with all our prices and success stories of our artists. Let me know which pack catches your attention most, or if you have any doubts :) We're looking forward to hearing back from you to start a fruitful music PR relationship.

A screenshot of an email that reads: Thanks for getting back to me! I think I don't really understand the statistics. In your first email, you wrote that you've helped 3,000 artists receive 17 million streams. 17 million divided by 3000 is 5666. If I use a royalties calculator for Spotify, that number of streams would generate approx $13.49 USD. Your PR packages start at $107. So essentially I can expect to lose money. In the case studies, there's a screenshot of a graph showing 15,938 plays in 28 days, which sounds nice except that it would only generate $37.93 in royalties against your monthly minimum PR cost of $280. Can you please explain the numbers to me because I feel like I must be calculating this wrong. Thanks! Martina

Another exciting day as an indie musician

You shouldn't lie to tech support when user action logs exist

I was telling @heathergaye.bsky.social that I struggle with bsky because I haven't found enough of my people yet, but if I click "discover", I get served up way too much US-centric stuff. I have no interest in US politics. How do I find more people on here to talk to?

Just read the most insane pair of sentences: "The incident rekindled worries about Boeing's jets a few years after a pair of crashes killed 346 people. Investors are also worried about potential delays to aircraft deliveries."

I've been managing my social media consumption by closing an app as soon as someone tries to sell me something

The boys and I figured we’d ask ChatGPT to help us solve a clue from the Times crossword.

Better help

I used to scoff at the term bias wrecker...

It's me, I'm friend