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The Sonic Humanist Project: A Legacy in Four Movements
The Sonic Humanist Project represents my legacy—an exploration of how sound shapes memory, identity, and culture.

CF McHale
Jun 224 min read


How to Unlock Your Inner Creative Potential
Creativity is often viewed as an inherent trait, like some magic voodoo thing reserved for artists or musicians. That's not true. Everyone possesses the ability to be creative; it just takes a little help to bring it out.

CF McHale
Jun 106 min read


Creative Community Model for a New World
I needed resources. Players. Studios. Lawyers. Performance spaces. Animators. Sound wizards. Social media-wise folk. I needed community. And somehow, 2112 had it all.

CF McHale
Jun 93 min read




Born to Write. Do I Bad Write Now?
AI is a powerful writing assistant. It’s also an abysmal writer.

CF McHale
Jun 33 min read


Creative Ambition: The Fuel of Artistic Greatness
For me, creative ambition is everything. It’s the difference between creating something safe and making something transformative.

CF McHale
May 283 min read


AI Is Mid: Understanding the Limitations of Artificial Intelligence in Art
Ask any artist, and they’ll tell you: the process isn’t just how art gets made. It’s how the artist gets made.

CF McHale
May 243 min read


You Won’t Believe the Cliffhanger at the End of This Post—Or Will You?
The Art, Psychology, and Power of the Cliffhanger in Stories and Life.

CF McHale
May 27 min read


Reset To Recharge
Maybe it’s time to shift from hustling to harvesting.

CF McHale
Apr 271 min read


Baseball is the Great American Audio Sport
Baseball is the Great American Audio Sport

CF McHale
Apr 242 min read


Exploring Innovation: My Experience at the 2112 Creative Incubator in Chicago
Chris on the Creatvie Trampoline 2112: The Creative Trampoline You Didn’t Know You Needed I like buses, subways, and all sorts of public...

CF McHale
Apr 232 min read


Are Artists Time Travelers? (Asking for a Friend—and Mozart)
Where did Mozart come from? How can he be? Or Shakespeare? Or Bobby Dylan. What are they channeling? Are artists time travelers!!!

CF McHale
Mar 253 min read


Creative Ambition: The Fuel of Artistic Greatness
Ambition gives creativity its wings. It separates those who dream from those who create.

CF McHale
Mar 222 min read


Is Podcasting a Business?
What podcasting needs is a little old-school ROI.

CF McHale
Jan 162 min read


The Value of a ‘No Screens’ Approach in Engagement
At its core, a screen-free philosophy invites us to reconnect with stories, our imaginations, and, most importantly, with each other.

CF McHale
Jan 13 min read


The Evolution of Concept Albums: Past, Present, and Future with Song in Space
The concept album is a unique art form that has captivated audiences for decades, blending storytelling with music.

CF McHale
Dec 31, 20243 min read


Are Craftpeople the Future of Creativity?
Our new tools mean smaller teams can get entire projects in their hands.

CF McHale
Nov 27, 20244 min read


State of Jijiji
All this prep work means we are ready to launch our first Kickstarter to raise funds for Episode 1 of Song in Space.

CF McHale
Nov 21, 20244 min read




The Seismic Shift in Entertainment
How the Loss of Back-end Revenue Shattered Hollywood—And the Untapped Goldmines You're Missing When the elevator to my studio opened some...

CF McHale
Sep 29, 20247 min read

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