Do we have a "made without genAI" badge or digital sticker that science communicators and artists can use so people know that our work is for humans by humans?
Joe Lance
@joelance.bsky.social
Composer 🎼 and home producer🎚(but didn’t quit my day job…yet) Former political writer ✍️ GenX🤘 🚫👑 ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ https://thejoelance.com
I will continue to create without the use of LLMs and avoid “AI” in as many areas of life as possible. We can collectively say no. 🖤
the ".us" domain wasn't working out with my site hosting situation, so I have given it up and replaced it with a good old-fashioned ".com" address: thejoelance.com I also have new email digs, among which is studio@thejoelance.com for anyone wishing to book session musician, producer, or mixing gigs
Composer | Joe Lance
Joe Lance writes and arranges music for live performance, film & video, and streaming. He is not great at SEO marketing, and instead wishes he could just spend more time being a composer and producer.
thejoelance.com
I know I’m getting deeper into audio production & engineering when I see “small Dark Room” and think first of a reverb preset, when it’s actually just my coffee order 🎛️🎚️🚫 ☕️✅
While I was pondering names for upcoming tracks, I stumbled into the idea that I can make an album of instrumental works all named after rivers. So my next single will be a river title, and there are some other ones on the way. And eventually, an album: RIVERS It’s great to have goals & a roadmap
How is it that so many people in the USA don’t know what pokeweed (“poke sallet”) is? My Reddit feed is full of “what plant is this?”
This post is important. Federal agencies are blocking local officials from accessing evidence about the fatal ICE shooting in Houston, so the Harris County District Attorney's office is asking the community to send them any evidence so they can work to hold ICE accountable.
Harris County District Attorney@harriscountydao.bsky.social · 4w agoIf you were an eyewitness or have video/ photos relevant to the 6:50 a.m. fatal shooting of Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on Tuesday, July 7, 2026, use the secure link below to upload your info. The Harris County District Attorney's Office will continue pursuing all investigative avenues in this case.
I have new music out today! Some platforms take longer to list new tracks, but this link should work for most. This is a very personal song I'm still mustering the courage to sing and release with vocals, but the instrumental version is here! tidal.com/album/536239...
Joe Lance - Time I Missed (Instrumental)
Listen to Time I Missed (Instrumental) on TIDAL
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This is a Pom-pom crab. No, really 😄 🦀 (Also Boxer crab or Cheerleader crab) The pink structures are actually living sea anemones that the crab holds in its claws for defense and to help mop up food particles. If one anemone is lost, the crab clones another by tearing it in half to regenerate.
If Taylor Swift really wanted a private wedding venue she should’ve considered the National Mall.
I'll just have to picture the Pictured Rocks in my mind www.joelance.us/post/not-thi...
Not This Time, Yoopers
I've been sick all week. Some kind of stomach bug. Had to cancel a whole-ass vacation in the Great Lakes area, including a scenic cruise aside the Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore and tickets to Iceb...
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Not gonna tag the person, but someone just made me remember Trace Sharp's (aka "Newscoma") hilarious descriptions of humidity and heat's effects on a person. I'll never not be grateful for somehow being let in sideways to that whole 2000s blogosphere thing. I met some real, fine folks.
At 250, it’s time to celebrate the pluralistic nation we have organically become instead of a mythical white Christian nation we have allegedly lost.
It’s six months until Christmas. Composers and producers, and music-makers in general, it’s time to work on your holiday music, if you haven’t already started.
Hot on the heels of this week's release, I have another one coming out on the 10th of July! Here's a page to help you bookmark it. distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
Time I Missed (Instrumental) by Joe Lance
Stream and Pre-save Time I Missed (Instrumental) - Distributed by DistroKid
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Happy Solstice, happy Father's Day, and happy release day! New music out on all platforms; this Tidal link lets you open it using your streaming service: tidal.com/album/532279... And be sure to check out the video! youtu.be/ococjmS4xZM?...
Something About What Happens When We Talk (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Joe Lance
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Watching the new CAPE FEAR series, and remembering Joe Don Baker in the 1991 film version with his Jim Beam and Pepto-Bismol cocktail.
Well, Chattanooga, we've got that Riverbend weather without Riverbend. #CHAwx
Reuters: US JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO REINSTALL SIGNS, EXHIBITS IT REMOVED FROM NATIONAL PARKS DISCUSSING TOPICS LIKE SLAVERY, CLIMATE CHANGE
Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s Illegal Plan to Destroy the US Forest Service Write a letter here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell...
Not everyone loves Rush. I get it. But for those who do, last night’s show was (thanks to the people who “taped” and uploaded it) so full of joy. Anika Nilles, you are an absolute beast. I can’t think of many other drummers who would take on that role and so splendidly rise to the occasion. 🤘🥁🖤
At long last, new music is on the way! It's a cover of the amazing Lucinda Williams' "Something About What Happens When We Talk," re-imagined as the result of humans falling in love with AI "companions." So, yeah. Available on all platforms on the 21st of June, 2026! distrokid.com/hyperfollow/...
Something About What Happens When We Talk by Joe Lance
Stream and Pre-save Something About What Happens When We Talk - Distributed by DistroKid
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It seems an eternity ago that the actions cited in the whistleblower complaint took place, because of everything *else* that continues to happen daily, but it's important to note the follow-up, so I'm grateful for this WIRED report. www.wired.com/story/he-ble...
He Blew the Whistle on DOGE. Then His Brakes Were Cut
A federal IT staffer filed a complaint about DOGE, then went public. Shortly after Elon Musk boosted a post calling his claims false, his brake lines were cut. Now he’s suing for defamation.
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How do I report this? This is on Tidal. Pure AI slop uploaded as if a new Herb Ellis track 😞
NYT describes Texas Rep. and U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico as “smooth-talking.” It wouldn’t have been my choice of words altogether, but if you’re going for the idea, TALARICO SUAVE was *right there.*
The verse of “Could It Be I’m Falling In Love” by The Spinners sort of sounds like it could have been written by Burt Bacharach. Am I tripping? Or do you hear it too?