2025 End of Season Blog

​What a year! This is the third November we’ve reached with Musician Coop… It’s been so nice to see all the new readers engaging on social media with the blog. Welcome if you’re new to the posts! Thanks for stopping by! As usual, this last post of the season will reflect on posts gone by, announce the schedule for next year, and discuss what you can expect in the next season.

This year introduced the new “Contacting Congress Update!” series which I’ve been doing every other post - sometimes more than that, to get people engaged in the current political climate in a way that is manageable. My goal has been to make it as easy as possible for people to contact their representatives, and I’m so happy to see a bunch of you calling along with me. Thank you for participating in this effort! The shifts we’re seeing in our representation are the result of constant pressure - phone calls are a part of that. 

In addition to posts about phone calls, we explored topics ranging from the connection of music to politics, to exploring the copyright abuses perpetuated by large corporations and YouTube’s Content ID system. Things have definitely taken a more political slant overall, but I think the times have called for it. As stated in the first post on this blog - the goal here is to create a community of musicians that stand up for each other and work to build a system that nurtures the arts. I aim to continue working towards that goal.

I do think we’re ending the season on a high note with the results of the most recent election giving me hope again. People are waking up to the fact that we have criminals running the country at the moment. However, there is still a lot of work to do before we start solving this issue. Our leadership still needs ample replacing as it’s clear many of them are still spineless cowards… But I do believe it’s only a matter of time before hope prevails over cynicism. Love is inevitable. Art is inevitable. Let’s get real leaders in office. We’ll be rebuilding before we know it!
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Next Year:

In reflecting on the blog so far, I think this new schedule of one blog per month works a lot better overall. It’s looking like I’ll stick to it for now, but of course I’ll make it known here if that changes. I look forward to continuing to see and hear all your beautiful artwork throughout next year. Keep the magic coming! Until the blog makes its triumphant return next year on January 23rd, thank you for reading, and happy jamming!