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Thomas Hobbs
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writer for hire: pow, guardian, dazed, lwl, wired, bbc, huck, vice, nylon, ft, p4k, billboard, okayplayer, the face, gq, telegraph, new statesman, time out etc
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I wrote this long read exploring the rise of deepfake music, interviewing experts and one dude who makes incredibly life-like Eminem songs from his bedroom. How might deepfake vocals change the music industry? Find out in my debut for magazine:
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At what? Eating gravy with every meal (including breakfast)?
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"There's nobody ahead of me, in football terms. Not Pep, not Klopp, not Arteta." 🗣 Big Sam with a BIG claim 👀 #BBCFootball
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This kid’s already been listening to some of the greatest albums ever made on vinyl. Fatherhood is beautiful, especially when it comes to the musical side. Atm, he responds the best to The Beatles - The White Album and D’Angelo - Brown Sugar
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just been told that my book advance has been earned out wtaf!!! thank you thank you thank you for all the support from the bottom of my heart. I’m just really glad my editors didn’t edit out my stupid succulent chinese meal opening reference lmao
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"I approach my songs scene by scene. That is the reason why I use so much sensory language. It’s about how the light is hitting the trees or how many times a person blinks. That sense of detail really adds extra dimensions to the songs, it gives them a filmic quality."
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maybe it's cos' it used to play on this tacky ass game show segment (the name of which escapes me) but i always found it a too jolly and kind of tacky; one of my least favourite Beatles songs. that said, i'll still hum "Drive My Car" for hours, so it can't be that bad, can it?
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another reason to get a real writer to do your press writtens versus someone just slapping a bunch numbers and supposed "music speak" at the people you're hoping not just cover your music but your career in detail.
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Publicists be like “he got two million streams on Spotify, and 100K followers, and Ice Spice liked his mention.” What story am I supposed to craft out of this information? Lol. More importantly, idc 😂
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