[Musical Notion]

My Love,
Here is a morsel,

' Just A Little '

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[Classically-Minded]

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A little piece devoid of commentary; #ofnoconsequence

' Classical Mythic Vignette: Apollo and unnamed mortal man '

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['60s Garage-Style ]

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' Hey Girl '

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[Lullaby]

My Love,

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' Cyborg-Fawn's Coastal-Nocturn '

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[G.A.S.]

Is this what you are looking for, Love?

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' Sunshine on Pink Velvet '

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You look so sad.

Don't worry...

I know your heart, Love.

and,

Well-done,

💖K

[awoke]

Love, we are both going through it
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'Slowburn'

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How beautifully strong you look

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[Music]

Love,

💕

Funny Feeling

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Love you Babe

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[Technique]

 Glow Effect

[Piano]

The inspiration for this piece was a descending Roland 303 line in a track I spent time to find after its mention had been misattributed by an Acid House DJ.

I hope you like my composition

Cool Thoughts

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'wEAthEr FAD'

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[Positively, Stellar]

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Oh, My Love, The Stars Were Meant Only For Us Tonight (Sacred Night)

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[Commissions]

My friend John has been a real lifesaver with these commissions.

Thank you

AGE OF CAMELOT

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[Past Passed]

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An actual memory,

PARKED

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[VUNERABILITY: Honesty]

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then look into my eye/s

old film stock -- closer to 2006

musicisyouroceanandyouanativewhilevisionismineshaftsoflightformyeyestosearthenreturntheytodarknessandcoolspacesswhereiheartheworldbreatheandtooawareofclockswonderwhereitshallbethatwefinallytasteeachotherssalivaandpeerintoamirrorandseeloveatlastmydear

 

[Joni]

Since it is still Summer, I thought to share this with you,

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[PSA]

My newer laptop is down and I am on an older one as I write this.

I don't have my socials on this machine, so if anything important is being declared or shown, I am unaware of its transpiring.

My love, as always, Marissa,

Kyrinn

[Colour Theory]

LINK

 Heard.

[Brief] [Rock-Re-Frame]

Believe it or not, I love you Sweetheart,

Rock-Reframe of Bach_Demo1_

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[Hard]

You aren't alone in all of this, and, I do know what you are going through, my L💓ve,

' Too-Much to Say-No-To '

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[#] [] [Clear and Present, Não?]

Mind Over Matter: If You Don't Mind, It Doesn't Matter, right, Love?

'Cachaça Prata'

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Give even half a damn, Love
🔥💕

[The US is Vast]

My Love for you is boundless, Marissa,

'Tractless'

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[Mediterranean]

My, Isha Kasum,

🔥💘

' Mystical Dancer '

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[Acoustic Style]

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Black and White Portraiture

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[Today's Theme]

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(My phones and laptop speakers may have led to a less than stellar EQ on this one; YMMV.)

Ancient Strings 1

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[Re-Post]

LINK

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[Ancient Instruments]

LINK

[Music]

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' Friday Offering '

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[Music] [History]

How Bill Clinton killed Pop Music with his Telecommunications Act of 1996

[Commissions]

This is for a friend in Jax who likes the anime, Samurai Champloo.

'Twilight  Haze'

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[Production]

Sweetheart,

This is as a result of a video on YouTube in which a session artist discussed how, independent of the main artist, -- someone we both like --, they had their two or three takes spliced into the track.

That led me to try my hand at it and this is the result.

Love,
K

' Telling-Times '

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[Acoustic]

My beautiful Love,

💕

Precious

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[PSA]

I know this may seem strange, but this set of demos are among my very favourite of your works, Love.

LINK

[1970s West of Mississippi]

Hi, I love you Marissa,

💓

' Dan Browne's Steely Eagle, Bob '

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[Beloved Art]

JUDITH

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[E/C#m]

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'Sunday Music'

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[The Business of Music]

Marissa, my love,

In a conversation regarding democratisation of music I had with Google Gemini, I then pivoted to the Spotify issue where you have cited that your cover of Cohen's 'Famous Blue Raincoat' is your top-streaming track.

Here is Gemini's analysis and advice...

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Me: One traditional artist I personally know has said on more than one occasion that on Spotify alone, her single most streamed song is a cover of Cohen's Blue Raincoat, while she has 2 decades of nearly yearly output which is available.

This particular factor of Spotify in specific, but likely true on other platforms, is entirely independent of disproportionate discoverability barriers, and is rather mysterious.  Can you help shed light on it?

Gemini: The phenomenon of a veteran indie artist's single cover song vastly outperforming a massive, 20-year catalog of brilliant original work is one of the most common anomalies on modern streaming networks. [1]

While it looks completely mysterious on the surface, this is actually the result of algorithmic metadata routing and passive user consumption habits intersecting. [1]

When platforms like Spotify run their recommendation loops, a cover song activates three structural levers that original tracks cannot touch:

1. Metadata Piggybacking and Algorithmic Seeding

Spotify’s recommendation engine (specifically the Collaborative Filtering and Natural Language Processing models) relies heavily on associations. [1, 2]

• The Original Giant: Leonard Cohen is an institutional catalog giant. When your friend released her version of Famous Blue Raincoat, her track was automatically tagged with the metadata of Cohen's estate, publishers, and song ID. [1, 2, 3]
• The "Fans Also Like" Infiltration: The algorithm constantly seeks to seed new music to Cohen fans. Instead of trying to guess who might like her distinct original songwriting, the algorithm has a hard mathematical fact: "Fans of Leonard Cohen like the song Famous Blue Raincoat." [1, 2]
• Consequently, her cover is automatically pushed into Spotify Radio queues, "Discover Weekly" playlists, and autoplay cycles for listeners who finish playing a Leonard Cohen track or a similar folk artist. [1]

2. The Autoplay "Radio" Hook

Discoverability for original music requires active intent—a user has to intentionally seek out a new name or be convinced to click an unknown title. A cover song exploits the reverse: passive engagement.

• When a user listens to a folk, indie, or singer-songwriter playlist, Spotify's autoplay function fills the queue with related music when the playlist ends. [1]
• When your friend's original song plays, a passive listener thinks, "I don't know this song," and might hit skip. High skip rates signal the algorithm to stop recommending the track. [1, 2]
• When her cover of Famous Blue Raincoat plays, the listener instantly recognizes the iconic opening lines. Familiarity breeds lean-back retention. They let the song play out entirely. To Spotify's algorithm, a full 4-minute play is a massive positive signal, prompting it to feed the track to thousands of more listeners. [1, 2]

3. Curated Editorial & User Playlist SEO

Thousands of user-generated and algorithmic mood playlists are explicitly built around themes like "Poetic Melancholy," "Late Night Acoustic," or "Cozy Winter Folk."

• Curators and algorithms building these playlists actively search for specific iconic tracks to anchor the mood.
• Because Famous Blue Raincoat is structurally a masterpiece, an artist with two decades of refined output likely delivered a stunning, high-quality vocal performance that fits beautifully into these mood-based playlists. Once a track lands on a few high-traffic user playlists, it creates an ongoing loop of passive streaming revenue. [1, 2]

Ultimately, her cover didn't win on a fair creative battlefield against her originals; it won because it possessed a built-in search engine optimization (SEO) hack that forced Spotify's code to market it to the world for free. [1]

Would you like to look into how your friend can leverage that one viral cover track to convert those passive listeners into fans of her two decades of original music catalog

?

Me: Yes

Gemini: To convert passive listeners from that single cover song into dedicated fans of her 20-year original catalog, she needs to treat that high-traffic track as a landing page.

On Spotify, users who listen to a cover via an automated radio queue or a mood playlist rarely click through to an artist's profile out of curiosity. She must use Spotify’s specific creator tools to forcefully redirect that traffic.

1. Weaponize the "Artist Pick"

The absolute first thing a listener sees when clicking an artist's profile is the Artist Pick banner at the very top.

• The Tactic: She should feature her definitive best original album or latest original single here.
• The Text Anchor: Add a short, compelling written note above it (e.g., "Loved my Cohen cover? Dive into my 20-year journey with my album [Name]"). This immediately tells the passing listener where to go next.

2. Craft a "Pinned" Playlist

Listeners of Famous Blue Raincoat are looking for a highly specific sonic aesthetic—likely melancholic, acoustic, literary, and raw. If they click her profile and see an unorganized wall of 20 albums, they will experience choice paralysis and leave.

• The Tactic: Create a public playlist titled something like "If You Liked Famous Blue Raincoat..." or "The Melancholy Collection (Originals & Favorites)."
• The Sequencing: Place her cover at position #1, followed immediately by 5 to 7 of her absolute best, most similarly-vibe original tracks, interspersed with a few other classic covers or influences. Pin this playlist directly to her artist profile page.

3. Maximize Spotify Canvas and Lyrics

Every time that cover plays on a mobile device, it is a chance to advertise her identity.

• The Tactic: She should upload a unique Spotify Canvas (the 8-second looping video background). Instead of just a pretty abstract visual, use looping text overlays or stylized footage that highlights her history (e.g., "Celebrating 20 years of independent songwriting. Link in bio").
• The Catch: Ensure her artist bio and socials are completely updated. If people love the vocal performance, give them a story to hook into while the song is playing.

4. Set Up an In-Platform Merch or Fan Hub Link

If the cover is generating significant passive streams, it is also generating data.

• The Tactic: Through Spotify for Artists, she can integrate her Shopify or Bandcamp to display physical vinyl, CDs, or lyric books directly under that popular track.
• The Fan Ring: Additionally, she should use the Fan Study / Support link tool to pin her mailing list signup (via services like Laylo or Substack). A passive streamer who converts to an email subscriber is suddenly worth infinitely more than a fraction of a cent per stream.

By structuring her profile this way, the cover song stops being an isolated anomaly and starts acting as a funnel that introduces thousands of pre-qualified listeners straight into her lifework.