about me…
music obsessive with a wild passion for beautiful and efficient systems. has trouble choosing a single focus. advocates for human-scale thinking & design.
Latest solo music: blixbyrd.bandcamp.com
Duo w/ Greg Wilder: doctorbody.bandcamp.com
Sonic intelligence consulting: patternsonix.com (for sound/music businesses incorporating AI/machine learning)
Web design/development: punktdigital.com (for artists/arts organizations) | wickedgoodweb.com (for small/medium businesses)
Too Much Music podcast: toomuchmusicpodcast.com (or your podcasting platform of choice) | TMM on YouTube
Me on Mastodon: @[email protected]
YouTube channel: youtube.com/@AlisonWilder
Latest Posts
For Scott Beaty on his Birthday
Today, on what would have been his 43rd birthday, I’m thinking about my cousin Scott.
Why I Don’t Journal Every Day
Everywhere you turn, the suggestion for creative people is to “journal every day.” It’s “the artist’s way,” we’re told. Honestly, I felt internal pressure to keep a daily journal way before I ever heard of Julia Cameron. There are multiple … Read more
Electroacoustic music + dogs
In which I ramble about the process of creating an improvisational electroacoustic set, as well as dogs
Album Release: Misalignment by Doctor Body
This week, Greg and I released Misalignment, our first LP as our duo Doctor Body. My favorite quote so far: “Part shimmering sonic collage, part experimental dream pop, all hauntingly catchy.” I’m so thrilled to get this album out in … Read more
Hello GPT, My Name Is…
I wrote the following introductory text for my personal ChatGPT account when I wanted to use it to help me brainstorm (???) ideas for my new YouTube channel. As I’ve already found with prompt writing, it was clarifying to describe … Read more
An Onion of Seething Teenage Christianity
Like a fundamentalist Russian doll marching band. Like a god damn onion of seething teenage Christianity. That’s what really revs up the hormones in Abilene, Texas.