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How to develop a creative career
New Creative Era episode 09
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How creative people make and release work, and the emotional and spiritual journeys to get there.
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Is there such a thing as artist-format fit?
New Creative Era episode 008
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Economic case studies (with actual numbers!)
New Creative Era episode 07
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To platform or not to platform
That is the question
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How do I promote my art?
Yesterday morning we woke up to an email from a creator we’d supported on Metalabel: Lavisha Jain, who recently
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New Creative Era Episode 03: Why collaboration should feel like a conspiracy
This week in New Creative Era, Josh and Yancey dive into the topic of collaboration. What have we learned about
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Tips for pricing your release
When we control how we want our work to circulate, it also means we get to control how we assign
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No permission needed
The long game is the real game
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New Creative Era Episode 02: How to tell the story of your work
A conversation about how to have a conversation about what you creatively do
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New Creative Era Episode 01: How to create context and release your work
The first episode of a new podcast from Joshua Citarella, Yancey Strickler, and Metalabel
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The economics of self-publishing a book on Metalabel
A deep dive into the Dark Forest Anthology of the Internet
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Chappell Roan’s Grammy speech and the need for creative agency
The right comment from the right person in the right venue can completely change a conversation.
That’s what’s
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Tips for printing and circulating your work
Our living guide to getting your self-published work printed
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What was solid yesterday feels uncertain tomorrow
What do 75 creative people have to say about the year ahead?
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The $100 cube of garbage that sold out in hours
RELEASE DETAILS
Creator: Justin Gignac
Release: NYC Garbage Season 2
Format: Limited edition sculptures (50 pieces)
Price: $100 each
Status:
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Stop posting, start releasing: The 2025 Creative Playbook
In December, an artist on Metalabel sold out an entire collection of NYC garbage — literal trash from the streets of
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What we want in 2025
New year, new dreams
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Creative work is changing in ways you can feel good about
The power of releasing, why small is beautiful, and the advantages of cooperation