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IS NOT MUSIC.

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We are a multi-platform project that creates, contextualizes, explores and archives work from artists in physical & digital formats while making sure to privilege the former (IRL experience) over the latter, AI slop, algorithmic driven popula

About Is Not Music.

Founded by Xander Duell as a way to create the artistic infrastructure he couldn’t find in the industry, Is Not Music. cultivates projects at the intersection of music, performance, and design.

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