A pep talk for doing it yourself
A pep talk from Ziemba’s René Kladzyk for musicians planning to self release, and others who suffer from separation anxiety when releasing their creative work into the world.

A pep talk from Ziemba’s René Kladzyk for musicians planning to self release, and others who suffer from separation anxiety when releasing their creative work into the world.
"Quarantine Supercut" Assembled and produced by Drew Daniel Mastered by Jeff Carey Created in conjunction with The Creative Independent and Kickstarter “Quarantine Supercut” was built from the submissions of many people who responded to a public call for field recordings of the sounds of life under quarantine. The first week there were forty sounds sent to the Creative Independent, the second week sixty more, the third week another eighty more. On top of that, as word spread about the project ev...
"Quarantine Supercut" Assembled and produced by Drew Daniel Mastered by Jeff Carey Created in conjunction with The Creative Independent and Kickstarter “Quarantine Supercut” was built from the submissions of many people who responded to a public call for field recordings of the sounds of life under quarantine. The first week there were forty sounds sent to the Creative Independent, the second week sixty more, the third week another eighty more. On top of that, as word spread about the project ev...
This episode came out of a conversation inspired by our study on the financial state of artists today, and was produced by Rachel James and The Organist (a podcast created by McSweeney’s and KCRW) in collaboration with TCI. You can also find it on The Organist’s website.
This Transmissions episode features an experimental mixtape created by visual artist, writer and podcaster, Sean J Patrick Carney. It is designed for the studio artist who feels trapped in a cycle of producing the same work over and over again. Find track titles for each soundscape and timestamps at https://thecreativeindependent.com/archive/#filter=.sort-transmission.
This episode features a guided meditation for re-centering your sense of self with curator Jacqueline Mabey, and is part of our new series called Conditions. This meditation is accompanied by an essay, written by Jacqueline, called “The Spiritual Hunt,” which you can read at thecreativeindependent.com.
This episode features excerpts of a longer interview by Michelle Lhooq with Lonnie Holley. Lonnie is an African-American visual artist and musician. He was born on February 10, 1950 in Birmingham, Alabama and has devoted his life to the practice of improvisational creativity. Visit thecreativeindependent.com for a full transcript.
In this episode, Basilica Hudson's Melissa Auf der Maur discusses the uphill battle of establishing a sustainable cultural venue in the post-industrial city of Hudson, NY. The interview also contains various field recordings collected around Hudson.
This episode of TCI Transmissions is a guided meditation by Lune Innate using singing bowls and alpha waves to channel creative energy.
This TCI Transmission features a conversation between artist and Kickstarter founder Perry Chen and composer Tyondai Braxton.
The second episode of TCI Transmissions is part of our Rhizome Seven on Seven series. We asked Rhizome series participants one question: How would you describe your website?
The inaugural episode of TCI Transmissions is a guided meditation created by Jon Leland that invites you to momentarily embody a snail, and imagine exploring its natural environment.