experimental recording artist · songwriter · zine publisher • diy crafts • local history • artisan • print geek • community builder • boomerneur • creatively aging
It's All Gonna Backfire
A look at “It’s All Gonna Backfire” by Baby Fred—uncertainty, consequence, and connection. ...more
Music
May 03, 2026•9 min read
Regerminating the Random Mixer: Turning Tapegerms Into New Music With Suno
Use the Tapegerm Random Mixer to generate unique sound seeds, record your session, and transform tho ...more
Tapegerm
May 01, 2026•4 min read
Finding "Gutter Punx Vol. 2" at Gridfest
A chance find at Gridfest leads to Gutter Punx Vol. 2—a zine discovery that captures the raw, handmade spirit of underground culture and DIY publishing. ...more
Discover Zines
April 30, 2026•1 min read
My Home Recording Studio In 2026
A look inside my 2026 home recording studio setup—synths, samplers, and VSTs working together as a system to turn small ideas into finished music. ...more
Homemade Music
April 27, 2026•24 min read
Wanda Golconda: Briyan Frederick and Joe Maki’s Surreal Portrait of Greed, Replication, and Golden Desire
A surreal and biting look at greed, identity, and illusion, “Wanda Golconda” blends Magritte-inspired imagery with glitchy modern unease. Baby Fred explores replication, desire, and the quiet seductio... ...more
Music
April 26, 2026•7 min read
As An Aside
Briyan explores his lyric from the song, As An Aside. ...more
Music
April 26, 2026•6 min read
New Music
Blind Mime Music – April ’26 Vol. 2
April ’26 Vol. 2 captures a moment in the ongoing flow of Blind Mime Ensemble—where fragments become forms and small ideas expand into something more complete. The collection leans into contrast: structured rhythms against drifting textures, human gestures filtered through machines, and melodies that feel both familiar and slightly out of reach.
There’s a sense of movement throughout—loops evolving, voices shifting, sounds bending just enough to feel alive. Some pieces feel like sketches caught at the right moment, others settle into something more defined, but all of them carry that same underlying thread: the search for something just beyond intention.c
April '26 Vol. 2
Hand-Crafted & Rare
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Tapegerm Collective
Tapegerm is an underground network of sound sculptors, tape manipulators, and experimental artists. Born from cassette culture, Tapegerm Collective exists to break down isolated creation. We provide the stems, you mutate them. Join the loop and collaborate.
Random Tapegerm Mixer
Access a random set of 8 sounds to make what you will. Deadline: Ongoing.
Static Bloom
New collaborative cassette release out now. Limited run.
Project Mute
Call for submissions: silent track remixes. Open to all.
Loop Vol. 4
Seeking industrial stem manipulators. Deadline: May 15.
Static Bloom
New collaborative cassette release out now. Limited run.
Project Mute
Call for submissions: silent track remixes. Open to all.
Blind Mime Ensemble
Blind Mime Ensemble is currently morphing into a series of videos and a modern opera for the stage with lyrics by Briyan Frederick. Music Club supporters get VIP access, as always.
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Creatively Aging — Podcast & Vlog
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I bring my career in online publishing and print services to my fascination with personal and local history, small business people and local community engagement. Local Spotlighter produces regional zines, historical society archival projects, and campaigns for local organizations.
Smithfield Museum
Briyan visits the log cabin museum in Smithfield, UT.
REF: SE-92 / 1992
Suburban Echoes
A staple of the Westview District, this zine catalogued local music venues and independent artist cooperatives.
REF: IA-79 / 1979
Industrial Arts Review
The definitive collection of poetry and photography from The Foundry workers' collective.
ALGORITHMIC SOUND DESIGN
AI Sound Off
Exploring generative sound design, neural tape emulation, and algorithmic decay. Listen to the models reinterpret raw audio, or feed the machine with your own recordings.
Contribute to the Noise
Send us your raw stems, field recordings, and broken loops. We'll feed them through our custom neural networks and share the warped, mutated results in the next volume.
01 // Magnetic Flutter
- Source: Dry acoustic guitar loop
- Model: StyleGAN2 tape degradation profile
- Result: Unpredictable wow, flutter, and saturation
02 // Neural Granular
- Source: Drum machine transients
- Model: WaveNet-based distortion profile
- Result: Crushed, smeared time-stretching and bit-loss
03 // Void Echo
- Source: A cappella vocal harmonies
- Model: Diffusion-based reverb chamber
- Result: Infinite, self-modulating feedback loops
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