Qid Love (they/she) is a neuroqueer artist from Seattle whose work emerges from the intersection of spiritual practice and experimental music, channeling their experience as an autistic trans musician into boundary-breaking sonic explorations. Through a distinctive blend of avant-garde guitar techniques and innovative electronic processes, they create meditative improvisations that challenge conventional approaches to harmony and structure. Their prolific output of nearly 150 albums showcases a fearless commitment to artistic authenticity, weaving together guitar, drone, glitch, and noise into deeply personal sonic sanctuaries.
Seattle neuroqueer prophetex Qid Love (they/she) crafts deeply personal sonic sanctuaries at the intersection of spiritual practice and experimental music. Through a distinctive blend of guitar and electronics, they create meditative improvisations that question the very nature of music. Following the un-release of nearly 150 albums, Qid Love is deconstructing sociomusical norms through private sonic rituals and singular artifacts.
i love the way you organized the article. like “hey here’s mine, see that wasn’t too bad, ok now do yours.” made it feel like a team effort which made it less daunting of a task.
here is what i came up with for mine based on this strategy:
ok your article on the bio is so helpful.
i’m sure this needs a little work still but i just gave it a shot and feels like the best bio i’ve written so far, so thank you.
Nathan K. is a Midwesterner from Michigan living in Nashville TN. His simple acoustic folk songs put life under a microscope to illuminate the overlooked - the funny parts of grief along with the sad parts of the funny moments. As a member of the acclaimed band Stepdad, he has performed on large stages across US and Canada with songs featured in a smattering of placements like FIFA ‘13, Weeds, Mindy Project, a BMW ad campaign - but lately he has been performing in more intimate venues with his wife Sara Beth Go who adds Omnichord sparkles, harmonies, and nudges him to wrap it up when his hilarious stories start to get too long.
Dave is an artist who lives in his workshop. His music is the music of objects and random electronics, of samples and loops. Dave's goal is to present the everyday as fantasy so that the listener might hear themselves listening.
Cass, thank you. This was super helpful. I like to keep things short and sweet when I can, and you've essentially given me the license to do that with my bio and not feel guilty about what's missing. Very grateful for your work here!
Dude (can I say dude?), I love your writing so much and it definitely reaches beyond the music sphere. I'm new to my own indie journey so I've never thought about even writing a bio. But here it is using your framework! Thanks!
Daniel is an iOS developer who has spent the majority of his career at early-stage startups, most notably GOAT. He uses his personal life as inspiration for the indie apps he creates. His previous indie attempts have had little to no success (Pullquotes, Pixelfits, and Hacks) but his current project is his most hopeful as he works to make sunscreen fun through technology.
The Sunscreen Game is Hour’s first indie app that he is not afraid to talk about in public and is available for download on the App Store now. The game helps you develop healthier sunscreen habits by employing the same mental model as Apple’s activity rings:
- I don’t want to workout but I want to close my rings.
- I don’t want to wear sunscreen but I want to hatch my egg.
The Sunscreen Game is dedicated to those who grew up in the sun but suck at wearing sunscreen.
This is great! If you're, um, into the AI thing (I am), you could put your guidance into a Claude Project (Anthropic) or CustomGPT (OpenAI) and create a fancy "bio-writer" for artists to use ... just answer a few questions, and Cassidy's "bio writer" will write them for you!
This is great! I’d consider shortening the second sentence. “Using acoustic instruments she writes songs” could be - “She writes acoustic songs”. “Soothe hurting hearts, calm anxious minds and navigate confusing situations” feels redundant to me. What if the whole thing was
She writes acoustic songs to soothe the weary. Or something like that.
Her warm acoustic songs offer solace in anxious times. Just riffing here.
Nicely done article. Dodobbird.pixels.com so hard to explain myself.......(6 sentences? 1. Crazy gardener type/true crime survivor so far/environmentalist/dissident/monarch butterflies/poetry on substack.)
Ok this is what Claude and I came up with:
Qid Love (they/she) is a neuroqueer artist from Seattle whose work emerges from the intersection of spiritual practice and experimental music, channeling their experience as an autistic trans musician into boundary-breaking sonic explorations. Through a distinctive blend of avant-garde guitar techniques and innovative electronic processes, they create meditative improvisations that challenge conventional approaches to harmony and structure. Their prolific output of nearly 150 albums showcases a fearless commitment to artistic authenticity, weaving together guitar, drone, glitch, and noise into deeply personal sonic sanctuaries.
So *for me* I’d turn the nob to less words.
Yeah, Claude gets wordy. I’ll work on making it more concise 😃
Ok, take 2:
Seattle neuroqueer prophetex Qid Love (they/she) crafts deeply personal sonic sanctuaries at the intersection of spiritual practice and experimental music. Through a distinctive blend of guitar and electronics, they create meditative improvisations that question the very nature of music. Following the un-release of nearly 150 albums, Qid Love is deconstructing sociomusical norms through private sonic rituals and singular artifacts.
i love the way you organized the article. like “hey here’s mine, see that wasn’t too bad, ok now do yours.” made it feel like a team effort which made it less daunting of a task.
here is what i came up with for mine based on this strategy:
ok your article on the bio is so helpful.
i’m sure this needs a little work still but i just gave it a shot and feels like the best bio i’ve written so far, so thank you.
Nathan K. is a Midwesterner from Michigan living in Nashville TN. His simple acoustic folk songs put life under a microscope to illuminate the overlooked - the funny parts of grief along with the sad parts of the funny moments. As a member of the acclaimed band Stepdad, he has performed on large stages across US and Canada with songs featured in a smattering of placements like FIFA ‘13, Weeds, Mindy Project, a BMW ad campaign - but lately he has been performing in more intimate venues with his wife Sara Beth Go who adds Omnichord sparkles, harmonies, and nudges him to wrap it up when his hilarious stories start to get too long.
I love this, Nathan! It reads as such a warm invitation into your work ❤️❤️
Dave is an artist who lives in his workshop. His music is the music of objects and random electronics, of samples and loops. Dave's goal is to present the everyday as fantasy so that the listener might hear themselves listening.
Ooooh that last sentence… I’m dying without more info about that but maybe that’s good
That's good
Cass, thank you. This was super helpful. I like to keep things short and sweet when I can, and you've essentially given me the license to do that with my bio and not feel guilty about what's missing. Very grateful for your work here!
I’m so glad you like it!
you're so good at this ugh
Thanks for the article and tips. Got to get to work on mine. Your bio really got me interested in your work as a musician. It works!
Heck yeah - and thank you!
This is very helpful, thank you!
I’m so glad! ❤️
Dude (can I say dude?), I love your writing so much and it definitely reaches beyond the music sphere. I'm new to my own indie journey so I've never thought about even writing a bio. But here it is using your framework! Thanks!
Daniel is an iOS developer who has spent the majority of his career at early-stage startups, most notably GOAT. He uses his personal life as inspiration for the indie apps he creates. His previous indie attempts have had little to no success (Pullquotes, Pixelfits, and Hacks) but his current project is his most hopeful as he works to make sunscreen fun through technology.
The Sunscreen Game is Hour’s first indie app that he is not afraid to talk about in public and is available for download on the App Store now. The game helps you develop healthier sunscreen habits by employing the same mental model as Apple’s activity rings:
- I don’t want to workout but I want to close my rings.
- I don’t want to wear sunscreen but I want to hatch my egg.
The Sunscreen Game is dedicated to those who grew up in the sun but suck at wearing sunscreen.
Well explained! One thing I notice manuals on this conflict about is: if for a band, is it necessary to list the members?
It increases the length quite a bit, for a "one-page", but some writer-type folks (+ other keepers of gate) get huffy if you skip it.
Which side do you stand on?
This is great! If you're, um, into the AI thing (I am), you could put your guidance into a Claude Project (Anthropic) or CustomGPT (OpenAI) and create a fancy "bio-writer" for artists to use ... just answer a few questions, and Cassidy's "bio writer" will write them for you!
I mean, if that's your thing, by all means
This was a super helpful article, I had tons of fun writing it and it helped me embrace unique parts of my journey.
Here’s my bio
Oibiee is a Nigerian singer songwriter living in Budapest.
Using acoustic instrumentals she writes songs to soothe hurting hearts, calm anxious minds and navigate confusing situations .
Oibiee is a Nahla Initiative ‘22 Alum, Black Girls Glow ‘23 Alum and has written for Artists like Femi Leye.
This is great! I’d consider shortening the second sentence. “Using acoustic instruments she writes songs” could be - “She writes acoustic songs”. “Soothe hurting hearts, calm anxious minds and navigate confusing situations” feels redundant to me. What if the whole thing was
She writes acoustic songs to soothe the weary. Or something like that.
Her warm acoustic songs offer solace in anxious times. Just riffing here.
Omg yes! Thanks for wording it like that. I didn’t feel confident enough to say it so directly 🫣🫣🫣.
That is absolutely the biggest hurdle - just saying it directly ❤️
Nicely done article. Dodobbird.pixels.com so hard to explain myself.......(6 sentences? 1. Crazy gardener type/true crime survivor so far/environmentalist/dissident/monarch butterflies/poetry on substack.)