No audience, no cosign, no face yet. Every listener so far is a stranger. Here’s why that might be exactly the point.

This is a quick look behind the curtain on every track I have on Spotify so far. Where the ideas came from, what I was feeling, and what was going through my head when I made them. "make you" - I had a sample of an unreleased song with a kind of chill pluggnb, soft cloud trap vibe, and chopped up the vocals from there. I really loved one section of those vocals, so that became the driving element of the whole song for me. I also chose chords that make me feel a certain way, t

I'll be writing a bit more earnestly here, and more often than I will on my social media. Whew, it feels like time has flown since my first release as Konrad Cage. I took a messy but fun crash course to get here. I honestly believe I've gotten all of the valuable feedback I could have gotten on this batch of music. I made all of this in such a short amount of time, where before it would take months just for one song. As a result of making and putting out everything at once, I

⚜️ About me ⚜️ I am Konrad Cage. My passion for music grew up with me. A borrowed school Chromebook. Mixing on $5 earbuds that break. I've outgrown my tools. The constraints of my tech and environment have pushed me to start sharing online. There's no waiting for a team that will make choices for me, nor waiting a year to master another DAW. I ask myself, how can I perform my music without a microphone, or even a closet to record in? I've spent years quietly teaching myself p

Every release I put out, I walk away knowing something I did not know before. That is kind of the whole point for me right now. Not just making music, but getting better at making it with every single song I put out. My first release, "make you," was a huge moment for me, and it was also a massive classroom. I consistently got similar feedback through SubmitHub and Repost Exchange, "It's good / it's catchy ..... But why is it so quiet? I have to turn up my volume so much."