Hello!
Thank you for being a part of my community. Let me tell you a little bit about myself first. I am a business owner, traveler, photographer and music producer, among other things. I have been using and programming computers my whole life. I love the challenge of mixing left and right brain to create a variety of art. Most of the time I succeed, but other times I fail. Failure is not a bad thing really, but it's a way to recognize things where you can change and improve. My goal is to offer some sort of value to you with these newsletters. They will include some thoughts and musings that you might never see me post on social media. It will also include new release announcements, new products, promos, free swag, etc.
PHOTOGRAPHY
Summer is winding down and I haven't been able to get myself out into nature since early spring. I have plans this fall to hit a few of Southern Utah's gems again. Arches National Park, Moab, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Zion National Park. I haven't finished editing the photos from my most recent trip to Bryce Canyon. Look forward to those very soon.
Also, I've been actively working on getting the store fixed on my website so you can purchase prints. Stay tuned for that and when it's live, I'll send around a coupon code for the grand re-opening.
MUSIC
All of my music can be streamed from most every major platform such as Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, Deezer, Tidal, etc. It can also be downloaded from Amazon, Bandcamp, and more importantly, now, directly from my website.
My music is copyrighted but it is DMCA free, which means you can use it in your streams or videos. I will be going into greater detail about this in future letters.
MERCH
I am making progress on merch(andise). Recently I struggled finding a mix between high quality products and lower costs. The recent supply shortages don't really help either. I ordered a few sample hats. I absolutely love the quality of the hat itself along with the nicer raised embroidery. It seems like either I have to go with a lower quality from places that will drop ship. I have a few more places to look at. I'm getting closer to making a decision on which vendor to use. I even thought about having two quality options. We'll have to see. I'll send around an email once this is finalized.
STREAMER VIBES
Streamer Vibes is a music streaming source that I am building. It's specifically designed for music that can be used in the background for your streams, videos, VOD, etc. I'll be releasing more tracks on Streamer Vibes soon. Again, no need to worry about copyright issues with them as they are all DMCA safe.
DISCORD
If you're looking for, yet another Discord server to join. I created one last year for anyone interested in chatting with me, or seeing what I'm up to at any given moment. I hang out there most of the day. https://discord.gg/4656n6agBy
PATREON
Reluctantly, I have decided to start planning out my Patreon. I felt that based on a lot of feedback, many of you have asked how to support me in some way. My response has generally been: follow my socials, and purchase my products. That to me seems the best way. However, there's quite a few things I can offer that a lot of you have inquired about, such as; behind the scenes videos, demo copies, high quality audio files (WAV and FLAC), NFT options, and project files. Since I really had no initial intention of sharing those, let alone trying to figure out how to sell or put a price on those. I have decided to offer them as Patreon offers. That way you can support me in other ways, whilst having access to all the other stuff that normally isn't available to the general public. Furthermore, I'd like to make sure you get recognition for that support by listing your name in my videos or something like that. I will keep you posted on this as well. So stay tuned.
YOUTUBE
If you haven't yet subscribed to my Music YouTube channel, head over there and do so. Get notified when I post a new video. https://af.fan/yt
LIVE STREAMS
A lot of you already follow me on Twitch for my live streams. However, I am thinking of trying multicasting on YouTube as well. So you would be able to watch on either platform that suits you. Both platforms will save a VOD (Video On Demand) for after live viewing. On my live streams I will generally play VR games like SynthRiders or do creation videos on how I make music or edit photos.
HOW TO TUTORIALS
In addition to my live streams, I'm also starting to do some how-to videos. Quick, to-the-point content on topics that may help you with your own productions, or something just to help with your curiosity. Those will be strictly on YouTube under my "Alan Fullmer Studios" Channel: https://af.fan/ytstudio
Now if you read this whole newsletter, thank you.
If you find anything useful in this message, let me know by dropping me a direct email to alan@alanfullmer.com. Share it too if you'd like. I'll be archiving this and all future newsletters on my blog. https://www.alanfullmer.com/blog And if you're tired of hearing from me, please accept my apologies and feel free to unsubscribe at the link below. But I'd love to hear from you if you have questions or comments, good or bad.
Have a wonderful week, and we'll talk again soon.
Alan