🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Zoë Keating
@zoekeating.com
Cellist, Composer, Charismatic Musical Microfauna in Vermont
music.zoekeating.com
she/her
music.zoekeating.com
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Happy Hobbit Day to all who celebrate
I’ll be having a second breakfast shortly
I’ll be having a second breakfast shortly
September 22, 2026 at 11:42 AM
Happy Hobbit Day to all who celebrate
I’ll be having a second breakfast shortly
I’ll be having a second breakfast shortly
The more people obtain music directly from artists, the more those artists will be able to survive to make more music. Similar to buying food directly from farms via a CSA or farmers market, the less our lives are mediated by billionaires, the better.
I’ve been releasing music DIY for 25yrs and I believe that should always be a viable option for artists. The double sale of Bandcamp was a wake up call so earlier this year, I joined Subvert.fm, a member-owned music distribution platform. As a co-op, Subvert can’t simply be sold to investors. 1/
September 21, 2026 at 1:35 PM
The more people obtain music directly from artists, the more those artists will be able to survive to make more music. Similar to buying food directly from farms via a CSA or farmers market, the less our lives are mediated by billionaires, the better.
I’ve been releasing music DIY for 25yrs and I believe that should always be a viable option for artists. The double sale of Bandcamp was a wake up call so earlier this year, I joined Subvert.fm, a member-owned music distribution platform. As a co-op, Subvert can’t simply be sold to investors. 1/
September 21, 2026 at 1:04 PM
I’ve been releasing music DIY for 25yrs and I believe that should always be a viable option for artists. The double sale of Bandcamp was a wake up call so earlier this year, I joined Subvert.fm, a member-owned music distribution platform. As a co-op, Subvert can’t simply be sold to investors. 1/
Don’t forget Facebook grew by launching Pages in 2007 and encouraging public figures like musicians to join. As soon as everyone was there and using FB instead of their own mailing lists, FB-now-Meta torched it all and made creators pay to reach folk who already followed them.
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September 20, 2026 at 11:25 PM
Don’t forget Facebook grew by launching Pages in 2007 and encouraging public figures like musicians to join. As soon as everyone was there and using FB instead of their own mailing lists, FB-now-Meta torched it all and made creators pay to reach folk who already followed them.
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It’s tax time and been a minute since I did this so here is some data.
What was the gross income breakdown for this DIY musician in 2025?
Licensing & Composer Fees - 48.3%
Live Performance - 22.9%
Performance Royalties - 18%
Streaming Royalties - 9.3%
Direct-to-Fan Downloads (Bandcamp) - 1.5%
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What was the gross income breakdown for this DIY musician in 2025?
Licensing & Composer Fees - 48.3%
Live Performance - 22.9%
Performance Royalties - 18%
Streaming Royalties - 9.3%
Direct-to-Fan Downloads (Bandcamp) - 1.5%
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September 20, 2026 at 6:14 PM
It’s tax time and been a minute since I did this so here is some data.
What was the gross income breakdown for this DIY musician in 2025?
Licensing & Composer Fees - 48.3%
Live Performance - 22.9%
Performance Royalties - 18%
Streaming Royalties - 9.3%
Direct-to-Fan Downloads (Bandcamp) - 1.5%
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What was the gross income breakdown for this DIY musician in 2025?
Licensing & Composer Fees - 48.3%
Live Performance - 22.9%
Performance Royalties - 18%
Streaming Royalties - 9.3%
Direct-to-Fan Downloads (Bandcamp) - 1.5%
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Happy Birthday to Maggie Cheung.
She was in our Natoma warehouse home in 2000 for the filming of “Sausalito”. We weren’t allowed to take any pictures while she was on set filming the love scene in the corner of our living room but Jeff got snapshot of director Andrew Lau and the crew
She was in our Natoma warehouse home in 2000 for the filming of “Sausalito”. We weren’t allowed to take any pictures while she was on set filming the love scene in the corner of our living room but Jeff got snapshot of director Andrew Lau and the crew
September 20, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Happy Birthday to Maggie Cheung.
She was in our Natoma warehouse home in 2000 for the filming of “Sausalito”. We weren’t allowed to take any pictures while she was on set filming the love scene in the corner of our living room but Jeff got snapshot of director Andrew Lau and the crew
She was in our Natoma warehouse home in 2000 for the filming of “Sausalito”. We weren’t allowed to take any pictures while she was on set filming the love scene in the corner of our living room but Jeff got snapshot of director Andrew Lau and the crew
🫂 I just learned this emoji is the hug emoji! All this time I thought it was a reel to reel film projector emoji 🤓
September 17, 2026 at 5:01 PM
🫂 I just learned this emoji is the hug emoji! All this time I thought it was a reel to reel film projector emoji 🤓
Inky’s cancer got a lot worse and we had to send him off to the astral plane where I imagine him eating his fill of tuna fish and rolling in fields of catnip.
We love you Inky ❤️
Oct 19, 2020 - Sept 15, 2026
We love you Inky ❤️
Oct 19, 2020 - Sept 15, 2026
September 17, 2026 at 4:18 PM
Inky’s cancer got a lot worse and we had to send him off to the astral plane where I imagine him eating his fill of tuna fish and rolling in fields of catnip.
We love you Inky ❤️
Oct 19, 2020 - Sept 15, 2026
We love you Inky ❤️
Oct 19, 2020 - Sept 15, 2026
My orange cat has more time with the brain cell than the president of the United States.
September 16, 2026 at 9:35 PM
My orange cat has more time with the brain cell than the president of the United States.
If only we let companies self-regulate we could enjoy more lead raining down on us and even bigger holes in the ozone layer
Mike Johnson on OpenAI and Anthropic: "They can self-police. They can self-regulate."
September 16, 2026 at 3:39 PM
If only we let companies self-regulate we could enjoy more lead raining down on us and even bigger holes in the ozone layer
Yeah, let AI companies self-regulate, just like the Hooker Chemical Company who self-regulated themselves and dumped 19,800 metric tonnes of chemical byproducts into Love Canal
Mike Johnson on OpenAI and Anthropic: "They can self-police. They can self-regulate."
September 16, 2026 at 3:10 PM
Yeah, let AI companies self-regulate, just like the Hooker Chemical Company who self-regulated themselves and dumped 19,800 metric tonnes of chemical byproducts into Love Canal
Reposted by 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Zoë Keating
Transgender people deserve to have a nice life. That is the entirety of the argument. If you disagree, you’re saying that you do not believe in liberty or justice for all.
September 13, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Transgender people deserve to have a nice life. That is the entirety of the argument. If you disagree, you’re saying that you do not believe in liberty or justice for all.
Great day to buy @atrupar.com a coffee or two for the valuable public service he provides.
For the second straight day, the White House's taxpayer-funded incitement account is attacking me and oddly mentioning I'm in my 40s (which I know makes me way too old for the president)
When they do this it results in a flood of harassing and threatening messages, which of course is the point
When they do this it results in a flood of harassing and threatening messages, which of course is the point
September 13, 2026 at 11:34 PM
Great day to buy @atrupar.com a coffee or two for the valuable public service he provides.
Reposted by 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 Zoë Keating
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
October 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Wow, I will be watching this film, and as an extra bonus, @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social made the score
If you think you know why US newspapers died, this feature documentary now streaming for free on PBS might surprise you. It wasn't the Internet. Newspapers were specifically targeted by vulture capitalists.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
I composed the score for the film, which features electric cello & Crowfoot guitars.
Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink
A handful of journalists rebel against a hedge fund that is gutting newspapers nationwide.
www.pbs.org
September 11, 2026 at 12:52 AM
Wow, I will be watching this film, and as an extra bonus, @earlofedgecombe.bsky.social made the score
Oh, maybe he meant he will be giving HIMSELF $5000 for every American after the election
September 10, 2026 at 6:11 PM
Oh, maybe he meant he will be giving HIMSELF $5000 for every American after the election
So we’ll be getting 5000 imaginary dollars on top of our 2000 imaginary dollar tariff rebate checks and the 5000 imaginary dollar DOGE check? That’s 12000 imaginary dollars! 🙌
September 10, 2026 at 5:22 PM
So we’ll be getting 5000 imaginary dollars on top of our 2000 imaginary dollar tariff rebate checks and the 5000 imaginary dollar DOGE check? That’s 12000 imaginary dollars! 🙌
September 10, 2026 at 2:50 PM
Envious of other countries who have functioning copyright registration websites
September 9, 2026 at 7:31 PM
Envious of other countries who have functioning copyright registration websites
UPCOMING CONCERTS!
Oct 6-8
At the 30th anniversary of Pop!Tech
Oct 23
At the 20th anniversary of Maria Popova’s The Marginalian
Dec 5
At the new Takeda Theater in Cambridge, MA
Dec 6
At a soaring cathedral in Brooklyn
tickets at zoekeating.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Z
Oct 6-8
At the 30th anniversary of Pop!Tech
Oct 23
At the 20th anniversary of Maria Popova’s The Marginalian
Dec 5
At the new Takeda Theater in Cambridge, MA
Dec 6
At a soaring cathedral in Brooklyn
tickets at zoekeating.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Z
September 9, 2026 at 12:41 PM
UPCOMING CONCERTS!
Oct 6-8
At the 30th anniversary of Pop!Tech
Oct 23
At the 20th anniversary of Maria Popova’s The Marginalian
Dec 5
At the new Takeda Theater in Cambridge, MA
Dec 6
At a soaring cathedral in Brooklyn
tickets at zoekeating.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Z
Oct 6-8
At the 30th anniversary of Pop!Tech
Oct 23
At the 20th anniversary of Maria Popova’s The Marginalian
Dec 5
At the new Takeda Theater in Cambridge, MA
Dec 6
At a soaring cathedral in Brooklyn
tickets at zoekeating.com
LOVE LOVE LOVE
Z
During yesterday’s border crossing the CBP officer asked if I was bringing anything back from Canada
“Good vibes”, I said.
“Good vibes”, I said.
September 9, 2026 at 2:02 AM
During yesterday’s border crossing the CBP officer asked if I was bringing anything back from Canada
“Good vibes”, I said.
“Good vibes”, I said.
Thank you!
Something new from @zoekeating.com whom I've bought a number of albums from over the years (and just now learned is here on Bsky).
music.zoekeating.com/album/the-ed...
She's done a number of soundtrack albums in her characteristic style. Beautiful and otherworldly, befitting the black hole theme.
music.zoekeating.com/album/the-ed...
She's done a number of soundtrack albums in her characteristic style. Beautiful and otherworldly, befitting the black hole theme.
The Edge of All We Know (Original Soundtrack), by Zoe Keating
9 track album
music.zoekeating.com
September 5, 2026 at 2:45 AM
Thank you!
We are watching Silo and I had a little chuckle at the Peter Gabriel cameo. In real life he is one of the few artists regularly invited to Davos so it makes sense that a fictional Musk-like billionaire might invite him to be part of the exclusive cohort that will survive the apocalypse
September 3, 2026 at 4:52 PM
We are watching Silo and I had a little chuckle at the Peter Gabriel cameo. In real life he is one of the few artists regularly invited to Davos so it makes sense that a fictional Musk-like billionaire might invite him to be part of the exclusive cohort that will survive the apocalypse
Nothing to see here
DNB: Netherlands bank moves billions in gold to London in 'crisis preparedness' move
The Dutch central bank removes some of its gold reserves from the US and Canada, saying it is because of "increasing geopolitical unrest".
www.bbc.com
September 3, 2026 at 2:04 PM
Nothing to see here