Michele Mercure
thisgirlsmusic.bsky.social
Michele Mercure
@thisgirlsmusic.bsky.social
Producer/Composer for films and such at Haverstick & Mercure. Check out my records Beside Herself and Eye Chant on the RVNG/Freedom To Spend label.
Here is my new Substack post where I try to explain why I do what I do!

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Why Electronica?
There’s something about electronica that feels limitless.
open.substack.com
March 4, 2025 at 3:13 PM
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we may be one of the few pubs that got this headline right

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Trump And Vance Ambush Zelensky In Prelude To Betrayal
President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance moved to betray a...
talkingpointsmemo.com
February 28, 2025 at 10:38 PM
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Peter Baker reported from Moscow in the early days of President Vladimir Putin’s reign. "This reminds me of how the Kremlin took over its own press pool and made sure that only compliant journalists were given access," he wrote of the White House's plan to handpick reporters. nyti.ms/41uUaN0
February 26, 2025 at 11:55 AM
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More than 1,000 musicians — including Hans Zimmer, Billy Ocean and Kate Bush — released a lyric-less album on Tuesday to protest the British government’s proposal to expand the ways that developers can use copyright-protected works to train A.I. models.
Their Album Is Wordless. Will Their Protest Against A.I. Resound?
Musicians including Kate Bush and Billy Ocean released a “silent record” in outrage at a proposed change to British copyright law.
www.nytimes.com
February 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Welcome to my latest Substack post.  This one is a bit of a departure for me. I encourage all my artist friends to read it.  By "artists," I mean everyone. Because how you shape your life is potentially the most incredible artistic endeavor of all. michelemercure.substack.com/p/the-role-o...
The Role of an Artist
If sometimes our great artists have been the most critical of our society, it is because their sensitivity and their concern for justice, which must motivate any true artist, makes him aware that our ...
michelemercure.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 12:10 PM
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We are living this right now
January 4, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Please check out my new substack! It's all about how those inconvenient disruptions can turn into opportunities!

michelemercure.substack.com/p/the-reset
The Reset
Over the years, I've come to realize how vital my workspace is to the music I create.
michelemercure.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 4:53 PM
With everything going on in our country right now, I'm grateful to be working on our documentary, "Tipping Point PA". It keeps me grounded. Music keeps me grounded. This week I share more music from the documentary with you.

michelemercure.substack.com/p/melodies-r...
Melodies Reframed
This week, I am working on music for our documentary, "Tipping Point PA," and I'm specifically writing derivatives of the major themes I have already composed.
michelemercure.substack.com
February 3, 2025 at 12:35 PM
As a composer, I turn to music when the world feels overwhelming, and my thoughts become tangled. Music reaches into places inside myself that I cannot consciously get to, making space for emotions to exist without needing to be explained.
January 28, 2025 at 11:48 AM
An Exploration of Empathy open.substack.com/pub/michelem...

This is the 2nd post from my new Substack, The Pulse of Place!
An Exploration of Empathy
For our documentary Tipping Point Pa, I wrote a piece for a pivotal scene about a police shooting and what happened in its immediate wake.
open.substack.com
January 4, 2025 at 2:52 PM