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Brian Stillman
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🎥Pop-Culture Documentary Maker
✍️Fmr. Music Journalist at Revolver Magazine
🏴‍☠️Gamer; Toy & Art & Prop Collector
🖤My Wife & Our Cats & Star Trek
🎵NEGATIVE AGENT - my industrial band
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🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ BLM
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UAD has a some plugins for free today until Monday. I’ve got the LA-2A compressor & Pultec EQs already & love them. Considering the Century Tube Channel Strip or the Oxide Tape Recorder.
#ElectronicMusic #MusicProduction #IndustrialMusic #SynthSky #Metal

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It’s on us! Grab a free UAD plug-in from our curated list and start creating right away. Yours free, Black Friday through Cyber Monday only. Use this code at checkout. One time use only.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:17 PM
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I would have loved to have bid on some of the late Kraftwerk member’s studio gear & ephemera, but I knew prices would be bonkers. Still, a fascinating catalogue of stuff! Click for final prices.
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#ElectronicMusic #Kraftwerk #Synthesizers #MusicProduction #MusicGear
The Florian Schneider Collection
The Florian Schneider Collection All property to be shipped or picked up from Gardena, CA, excluding lot 441, which will ship from Germany. Auc...
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November 26, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Happy Halloween!!! 🎃
youtu.be/dTISF4ZwjMg
Ministry - Every Day Is Halloween (Squirrely Version) [Official Music Video]
YouTube video by Cleopatra Records
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October 31, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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Last night was so much fun! It’d been exactly 30 years since I first saw FLA, and this show was just as good as that one. They’re simply one of the best bands in industrial music, and a bedrock of the scene.
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Oct 2
#FrontLineAssembly were fucking AWESOME last night, showcasing why they’ve dominated #industrialmusic for 30+ years. FLA’s influence on my music can’t be understated & I was psyched when Bill Leeb & Rhys Fulber signed an old keyboard key of mine.
#ElectronicMusic #GothMusic #EBM #WaxTrax #ColdWaves
October 2, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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So glad I saw Xoth play last night!
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Sep 26
Xoth (@beholdxoth.bsky.social) were awesome, one of the best shows I’ve been to in a while. Just four dudes with killer songs & massive stage presence. Outstanding blackened-tech-death-thrash-whatever-metal & weird sci-fi themes — highly recommended!
#Metal #MetalSky #DeathMetal #LiveMusic
September 26, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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🎵 NEW SONG! 🎵

⚙️ “Boot Licker” ⚙️

More Industrial-metal madness from Negative Agent!

Stream the Demo for FREE on Bandcamp:
NegativeAgent.bandcamp.com/album/boot-licker

Debut album coming in December!

#IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Goth #MetalSky #Cyberpunk #Bandcamp
Boot Licker (Demo v2), by Negative Agent
1 track album
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September 19, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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🎵 NEW SONG! 🎵

⚙️ “Boot Licker” ⚙️

More Industrial-metal madness from Negative Agent!

Stream the Demo for FREE on Ampwall:
NegativeAgent.Ampwall.com/album/boot-licker

Debut album coming in December!

#IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #ElectronicMusic #Goth #MetalSky #Cyberpunk #OnAmpwall
Boot Licker (Demo V2) · Negative Agent
Boot Licker (Demo V2) - Negative Agent, a 1 track ep
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September 19, 2025 at 5:28 PM
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I was so angry that night. Still am. At least I got a good song out of it.
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Sep 3
A sample of the song “Annihilation Kick.” I wrote this the night before the piece of shit was inaugurated the 2nd time & with that, Negative Agent was born. Resist, stay strong, protect yourself, stand up for others & fuck fascism.
#IndustrialMusic #IndustrialMetal #Metal #Goth #NegativeAgent
September 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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Check out this interview that @edhrec.com did with me & @sethpolansky.bsky.social about our #Magic documentary Igniting the Spark! Thanks so much @wolfsrunphoto.com for taking the time to talk about our film!

#MTG #WizardsOfTheCoast #MagicTheGathering #EDH #TCG #DocumentaryFilm #DocumentaryMaker
August 23, 2025 at 6:52 PM
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@Ampwall gave me a place to house and sell my music and merch (lol, when I have some), but more importantly, they gave me a strong, supportive indie music community. Every band should add it to their roster of platforms.

#Ampwall #IndieMusic #Metal #IndustrialMusic #MusicProduction #Bands
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Aug 17
One of the reasons I love having my music on @ampwall.com is that the platform doesn’t condone bigotry. They’re a relentlessly positive, safe home for all independent music, musicians, and labels.

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#Ampwall #IndieMusic #Metal #ElectronicMusic #PunkRock #PostMetal #Goth #PostPunk
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August 17, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Had so much fun tonight!
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Aug 15
#InformationSociety were a lot of fun! High-energy (“pure energy!”) and intense. Legends. I danced a lot! Definitely what I needed tonight - I’m a sweaty, tired, happy camper.
#SynthPop #NewWave #ElectronicMusic #SynthSky #Eighties
August 15, 2025 at 3:23 AM
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When you’re painting your apartment white and you own a black cat, this is inevitable… Oh Smidge, you goober.

#BlackCats #VoidCats #HousePanthers
August 7, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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A more accurate list of where you can find Igniting the Spark, my documentary about Magic: The Gathering can be found at this link.

bit.ly/itstsomtg
Igniting the Spark - The Story of Magic: The Gathering - Nacelle Company
Igniting the Spark explores the origins and legacy of the world’s first collectible card game, Magic: the Gathering. How did a game created by Ph.D. students
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August 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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🎬IGNITING THE SPARK, The Story of Magic: The Gathering!🎬

My feature-length documentary streams NOW on Amazon, AppleTV, Pluto, Vudu, YouTube On Demand & many more!

Please spread the word & support indie film! Thanks!

#MagicTheGathering #MTG #WizardsOfTheCoast #Wizards #IndieFilm #documentary
August 5, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Tomorrow’s the big day! Watch my documentary IGNITING THE SPARK, THE STORY OF MAGIC THE GATHERING on streaming starting Tuesday, August 5th! Amazon, Apple TV, Vudu, Hulu, YouTube On Demand, etc. So excited!
#MTG #MagicTheGathering #WizardsOfTheCoast #WOTC #TCG #CCG #Commander #Magic #Documentary
August 4, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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I know I’m a little late to this, but I finally saw @teanwitch.bsky.social ‘s cover for the Dragon Delves book in person at a booth at Gen Con. Good lord this is awesome!

#DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #WizardsOfTheCoast #WOTC #Dragons #FantasyArt #TTRPG
August 1, 2025 at 3:39 AM
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Well this was a nice surprise! Our movie, Igniting The Spark - The Story of #MagicTheGathering won Best #Documentary at the 2025 #GenCon #FilmFestival!

#MTG #TCG #CCG #WOTC #IndieFilmMaking #Documentarian #FilmMaking
August 1, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Sorry goober. Next time!
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Jul 29
Smudge wants to go to #GenCon with me. 🖤🐈‍⬛

#Gaming #BlackCats #VoidCats #TTRPG #HousePanthers
July 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
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Getting ready to celebrate our 50th year as a company at #gencon2025, as well as being the oldest ongoing publisher of TTRPGs in the world!
July 29, 2025 at 2:54 PM
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I’ll be at #GenCon this year to screen the #documentary Igniting The Spark, The Story of #MagicTheGathering at the #GenConFilmFestival. I’m also on a #filmmaking panel and will play a few games, too. Anyone else going this year?

#DnD #TTRPG #WOTC #Documentaries #DungeonsAndDragons #CallOfCthulhu
July 27, 2025 at 7:27 PM
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My #documentary IGNITING THE SPARK, THE STORY OF #MAGICTHEGATHERING will be streaming on Amazon Prime, Apple TV, and others starting AUGUST 5! More about the movie in the link! Five years of hard work - I can’t wait for ppl to see it!
#MTG #WOTC #TCG #Gaming #CCG
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‘Igniting The Spark – The Story of Magic: The Gathering’ Documentary to Premiere at Gen Con
'Igniting The Spark - The Story of Magic: The Gathering,' a documentary exploring the iconic card game, will premiere at Gen Con in August
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July 25, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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This is the kind of scintillating, erudite conversations I have with other music journalists. 😁 My friend’s the grey side. (For reference: “Substance” is Joy Division’s Substance compilation & Factory refers to Factory records.)
#PostPunk #JoyDivision #FactoryRecords
July 19, 2025 at 3:21 AM
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Got into some good trouble today at the rally honoring John Lewis. Despite 90-degree weather in NYC there was a solid turnout!
#FuckTrump #HandsOff #NoKings #JohnLewis #GoodTrouble
July 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
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Yesterday was a reunion for a goth/industrial club I helped found & run in NYC called Contempt (1998-2014). It felt so good to stomp around on the dance floor with my chosen family! Those 15 years came rushing back in a second. 🖤
#IndustrialMusic #Goth #EBM #IndustrialMetal #Clubbing #NYC #Contempt
July 14, 2025 at 1:52 PM
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Thrilled to announce the U.S. Festival debut of our new #documentary:

🎥 Igniting the Spark - The Story of #MagicTheGathering 🎬

Screening at the #GenCon Film Fest! Free tickets for Gen Con attendees! Sat Aug 2 at 8pm.

#MTG #TCG #CCG #IndieFilm #Filmmaking
negativeagent.bsky.social Negative Agent @negativeagent.bsky.social · Jul 12
Are you a gamer & going to #GenCon? Check out the US Festival Debut of my partners’ & my new #documentary!

🎥 Igniting the Spark - The Story of #MagicTheGathering!

Part of the Gen Con Film Fest Sat. Aug 2 at 8pm, followed by a Q&A. 🧵1/
#MTG #Filmmaking #DocumentaryFilm #TCG #CCG #WizardsOfTheCoast
July 12, 2025 at 7:39 PM