Explore the original music of Substack

FogChaser
Sep 06, 2024
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A growing collection of people and publications who write and share original music right here on Substack, in no particular order (yet) — welcome to ComposerStack.

Sounds of a Story
Composing music & sharing stories
By Niamh Fahy
Sound Methods
Exploring the tools and techniques behind electronic, ambient, and experimental music.
By Andrew Tasselmyer
David Swick
songs. instrumental sketchbooks. sometime quilts and my other hobbies. but... mostly songs and instrumentals.
The Imperfect
Exploring the cracks and hidden beauty in sound, nature and technology.
By taylor deupree
Wu Fei's Music Daily
An original piece of music every weekday from genre-bending composer, guzheng virtuoso, and vocalist Wu Fei. For booking and more information: wufeimusic.com.
By Wu Fei 吴非
Soundwalk
I love to walk, listen, and make music.
By Chad Crouch
Minor Fossil
A twice monthly newsletter bringing you original ambient music and a look at the world through the histories of instruments.
Acoustic Archaeologies
Join me for thoughts and audio from my latest composition and field recording projects.
By Kamala Sankaram
Zach Sprowls
The music and musings of a book-reading, pipe-smoking, coffee-drinking, film-loving, full time music composer. Proudly based in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA.
Composer Caleb
neo-classical electronic composer 🎹 greydient 🩶 writing about music creation, technology, and hummus
By Caleb Cameron
Sonic Tapestries
The inner and outer worlds of Mat Eric Hart. Artist, Field recordist, SFX creator, DJ and nice guy :)
By Mat Eric Hart
Tree & Booms
If a microphone could meditate: music as inner/outer process.
Washed Memoir in Real Time
Writing music and writing about writing music.
By Miter
Polyester City
Music and Art and Musings
By Peter Blasevick
cloud collecting
3 question interviews on creativity w/ women & gender expansive artists + 'women of ambient' mix archives + marine eyes updates
By marine eyes
SJF
A newsletter that follows curiosity wherever it leads, written by composer Simon James French aka SJF.
By Simon James French
be relentless: a creative life
Welcome to my Substack, 30 years of music (the grassy knoll), photography and, most recently, drawings/comics. The good, the bad, and the pursuit to keep pushing on.
By Nolan Green
two chords
songs with only two chords and other music ed stuff
By Andrea La Rose
The On/Off Switch.
The Substack home of Semiphore and composer Graeme Worsfold, documenting my journey of audio experiments, re-envisioned soundtracks and original music, along with my thoughts on music and connected culture. Plenty of signal. Lots of noise.
By Graeme Worsfold
The Sunday Bagel
Uplifting messages for creative thinkers to fight off the Sunday Scaries.
By Elliott Fienberg
Love Letters
Musings about experimental contemplative improvisational music and life as a trans / non-binary autistic artist, bandleader, coach, filmmaker, and writer. They/she pronouns.
By Qid Love 👨‍🚀 💕🎸🏳️‍⚧️
By Nature
Inspired by nature. Original music, words and images for meditation and contemplation from an Australian composer.
By Glyn Lehmann
Richard Shindell: Words and Music
Songs, poems, sentences, the odd paragraph.
Liner Notes
The stories of music in a digital age
By Dom Aversano
Poppy H: Smartphone, Silly Human
Mind and music of a relentless DIY artist who captures, mixes and masters sounds on a smartphone. Releases on Bandcamp.
stringing the bow
essays, poems, songs, and whatever other strings I have to my bow as I embark on the hunt for myself.
By dorion
Katherine Needleman Oboist's Substack
Words and Thoughts from the Queen of Filth
TerraNova
Original music delivered straight to your inbox, once a month, from a composer, songwriter, musician and photographer based in Southern California. (Paid subscription is available for those most who want more music delivered throughout each month.)
By Terra Nova
a. vos
words and music of a. vos
The Slowest Thread
Writing about my creative process as a disabled multidisciplinary artist working in fibre arts, writing, and music, and maybe some deeper dives into other things too.
By Lia Pas
Composer's Notebook
Newsletter sharing insights into all things composing—sketches, analysis, orchestration, inspiration, process
By Shane Valle
Alexander Harris
Music and musings from New York based artist Alexander Harris.
By Alex Harris
This Thing Called Songwriting
An original piece of music every week from an independent folk singer-songwriter on a journey to becoming a composer for animated films.
By Oibiee
Campfire Sparks
Evergreen music-imagination adventures — plus scenes from life as a touring/recording artist — flown to your postbox pronto 🌮
By Eric Pan
Hide the Guitars!
Professional musician and writer, with a deep affection for culture, foreign languages, dark chocolate, and cheese.
By Betsy Stern
The Cut Through: Simeon Walker
Connection & community through music
Blackout Baby
"Night drives on music & more by Sam Lou Talbot"
By Sam Lou Talbot
CANIDAZE
a digital zine featuring a new and original compositions + original and curated poetry, inspirations, and interests delivered to your inbox every month on the 15th at 10:00am MDT
By HVXLII
Music and Math and Feelings
Adventures in music cognition. New music, analysis, and stories on Sunday mornings by composer and percussionist Chris P. Thompson.
By Chris P. Thompson
Historical Hysteria
I'm Queen Kwong and this is the down and dirty on my life as a musician, millennial and hysterical woman.
By CARRÉ
Gabriel Kahane: Words & Music
Writings at the intersection of music, literature, technology, and politics
Junkie Jeff Studio
Experiments in sound and cinema, aka artsy-fartsy musical home movies. I can’t explain it, just try one (🎧). And I write. Still working out what I’m doing, but there will be more of it soon. 🎬 🎸 ❤️
Andy Futuro
This probably isn't for you, but if it is you're going to want to subscribe right away. Cyberpunk, horror, and dirtbag lit.
Piano Fighter
Writing by Franz Nicolay (posted biweekly)
By Franz Nicolay
Temple of Artists
Music, Art, Books, Creation, Jazz "Creativity is difficult if not impossible to understand completely. Perhaps it's supposed to remain a mystery that we probe eternally. If so, I depend on someone like you to lead us in that endeavor." -Deng Ming Dao
By Su Terry
Transitional Technology
Jazz Music; Classical Music; Do the Math
By ETHAN IVERSON
The Holy Loneliness Collective (english)
The story of a band - from the Bavarian Hinterlands to inevitable global fame. Subscribe to our newsletter to get all new episodes directly to your inbox.
Modulations
Exploring all aspects of electronic music, including Ableton and Bitwig, events, plugins, hardware, and everything related to creating beeps and beats with Modulations. Join us for the fun and games.
By Nick Lewis
Translations From The IrRational
Sonic musings, concert reports, cultural and political discussion, guitars
By Elliott Sharp
Words and Sounds
Enter my world of fiction and music.
By Niccolò Hilgendorf
Fog Chaser
A new original instrumental song every month from a Pacific Northwest-based musician and composer, along with visuals, poetry, and more.
By FogChaser

Note: It’s going to take some effort to keep this list up-to-date and comprehensive. If you want to be included, or know of anyone who should be here, just shoot me a note (matt@fogchaser.net)