Music. Craft. AI. Human creativity.

Rock-filtered.
Whiskey-fueled.

Infusing old-school craftsmanship with new technology, creativity, taste, and the human spirit. Never afraid of AI. All through the lens of rock & roll.

The story behind Rock and Roll Reclaimed

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Getting things off the ground with AI
Getting things off the ground with AI

AI is helping me move my single-person business forward. This week, I'm returning to MAICON in Cleveland for my fourth year.

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Rock and Roll Reclaimed started with a love of music and old materials waiting for a second life. We’re imagining, designing, and making rock & roll-inspired items using reclaimed wood and other materials from my family’s farm.

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Getting things off the ground with AI
Generative AI, Creative Process
Getting things off the ground with AI
Generative AI, Creative Process

AI is helping me move my single-person business forward. This week, I'm returning to MAICON in Cleveland for my fourth year.

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Generative AI, Creative Process
Slop is made of people
AI, Slop
Slop is made of people
AI, Slop

AI didn't invent low-quality content. It made it easier to produce. A personal take on hustle culture, human responsibility, and making better stuff.

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AI, Slop
Back to the Beginning, one year later
Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne
Back to the Beginning, one year later
Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne

One year after Ozzy Osbourne and Black Sabbath’s farewell at Villa Park, a personal reflection on music, community, and the power of creative independence.

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Black Sabbath, Ozzy Osbourne
Five years
Five years

Five years after leaving corporate life, a journey through music, creativity, and technology toward reclaiming an independent home on the open internet.

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Elvis Presley and the human performance filter
Elvis Presley and the human performance filter

Elvis Presley made every song unmistakably his own. Explore the human performance filter—and why authentic voice matters in an age of AI-generated content.

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Creativity, AI, Brian Eno…and farming?
Creativity, AI, Brian Eno…and farming?

What does volunteer corn have to do with generative AI? Possibly more than you'd think. A Nebraska farm story about craft, context, and why better inputs matter — whether you're growing crops or prompting ChatGPT.

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Hi. I’m Mark.

I’m a writer, a maker, a rock & roll fan, and a whiskey enthusiast. I’m interested in what happens when time-honored traditions meet new tools, and how we keep the human part in everything we create.

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