Lee Martin
@leemartin.com
Netmaker. Playing the Internet in your favorite band for two decades. Previously Silva Artist Management, SoundCloud, and Songkick. Currently freelancing and building turn.audio, eyedroppergame.com, mock.video, and listeningparty.com.
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A lot has changed on the Spotify Web API in the past year: deprecated features, increased security, and new criteria for extended access. So, I've put together a report to understand these new restrictions and find practical alternatives. spotifyapi.report
State of Spotify Web API Report 2025
Understanding Spotify's new API restrictions and finding practical alternatives.
spotifyapi.report
October 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
A lot has changed on the Spotify Web API in the past year: deprecated features, increased security, and new criteria for extended access. So, I've put together a report to understand these new restrictions and find practical alternatives. spotifyapi.report
I added to ability to mockup 7" and 10" records to Vinyl Mockup vinylmockup.com
Vinyl Mockup Generator
Generate mockup images of your vinyl records, labels, and jackets
vinylmockup.com
July 16, 2025 at 12:52 AM
I added to ability to mockup 7" and 10" records to Vinyl Mockup vinylmockup.com
It's been one week since we launched fABLE sPACEs, our geofenced listening experience of Bon Iver's new album, SABLE, fABLE. Here's some tips and tricks on building geofenced listening experiences. open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
How to Throw a Successful Geofenced Listening Activation
Here's some tips and tricks on how I approach building accessible geofenced listening experiences.
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April 16, 2025 at 3:17 PM
It's been one week since we launched fABLE sPACEs, our geofenced listening experience of Bon Iver's new album, SABLE, fABLE. Here's some tips and tricks on building geofenced listening experiences. open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
Guess who just joined @bsky.app? @listeningparty.com 🎉
March 30, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Guess who just joined @bsky.app? @listeningparty.com 🎉
Time to write the next edition of Netmaker and this time it will be about the weather. ⛈️ Subscribe today at netmaker.leemartin.com
Netmaker
A newsletter from Lee Martin about creative marketing, web development, and product design.
netmaker.leemartin.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Time to write the next edition of Netmaker and this time it will be about the weather. ⛈️ Subscribe today at netmaker.leemartin.com
Does your Vinyl Mock generator have an SEO social card strategy? vinylmockup.com/lime-green
Lime Green Vinyl Mockup
Generate mockup images of your vinyl record on a Lime Green variant from Independent Record Pressing.
vinylmockup.com
March 27, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Does your Vinyl Mock generator have an SEO social card strategy? vinylmockup.com/lime-green
I built a little vinyl mockup generator this weekend at www.vinylmockup.com Here's a walkthrough www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOy2...
How to Generate Mockups of Your Vinyl Records at VinylMockup.com
YouTube video by Lee Martin
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March 25, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I built a little vinyl mockup generator this weekend at www.vinylmockup.com Here's a walkthrough www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOy2...
Live on Substack soon open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
March 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Live on Substack soon open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
Waking up early to write the next edition of Netmaker. This one will be about unconventional marketing on YouTube. Distributed on Substack and LinkedIn. netmaker.leemartin.com
Netmaker
A newsletter from Lee Martin about creative marketing, web development, and product design.
netmaker.leemartin.com
March 16, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Waking up early to write the next edition of Netmaker. This one will be about unconventional marketing on YouTube. Distributed on Substack and LinkedIn. netmaker.leemartin.com
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How to create your first Turn video www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rct...
Create Your First Audio Video With Turn
YouTube video by Turn Audio
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March 13, 2025 at 3:51 PM
How to create your first Turn video www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rct...
Today we run an experiment: can a non-AI product still launch on Product Hunt? 😅 Happy to get @turn.audio launched, finally. Upvote if you feel compelled. 💿 www.producthunt.com/posts/turn
Turn - Turn your art and audio into spinning music videos | Product Hunt
Turn your art and audio into spinning music videos you can share on Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, and more. Visit www.turn.audio to create videos for free and upgrade to Pro to unlock more unique featur...
www.producthunt.com
March 11, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Today we run an experiment: can a non-AI product still launch on Product Hunt? 😅 Happy to get @turn.audio launched, finally. Upvote if you feel compelled. 💿 www.producthunt.com/posts/turn
Here's a look at the new vinyl variation feature coming to @turn.audio. Using the FormKit autocomplete pro input and some graciously provided mockup images from Noiseland Industries, users are able to select from a growing list of vinyl colors to create their Turn videos.
March 10, 2025 at 4:12 PM
Here's a look at the new vinyl variation feature coming to @turn.audio. Using the FormKit autocomplete pro input and some graciously provided mockup images from Noiseland Industries, users are able to select from a growing list of vinyl colors to create their Turn videos.
One of my side projects, Mock, is now on @bsky.app at @mock.video 📱
March 7, 2025 at 9:26 PM
One of my side projects, Mock, is now on @bsky.app at @mock.video 📱
My March project schedule is filling up fast. So, if you’re trying to discuss something coming soon, please get in touch before the end of the week. The themes of the next few projects revolve around IRL listening, tour related UGC image generation, and another YouTube video rollout experience.
March 5, 2025 at 12:58 PM
My March project schedule is filling up fast. So, if you’re trying to discuss something coming soon, please get in touch before the end of the week. The themes of the next few projects revolve around IRL listening, tour related UGC image generation, and another YouTube video rollout experience.
Pressing Vinyl Marketing Videos With Turn
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March 5, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Pressing Vinyl Marketing Videos With Turn
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I really put @tailwindcss.com v4 through its paces on this Special Offer designed activation for Shygirl. I learned a lot about parent state styling and even got my hands dirty with container queries (finally.)
February 28, 2025 at 3:06 PM
I really put @tailwindcss.com v4 through its paces on this Special Offer designed activation for Shygirl. I learned a lot about parent state styling and even got my hands dirty with container queries (finally.)
I came up with an idea for an entirely new (simple) music product but I'm going to need to finish these clients projects before I build an MVP.
February 20, 2025 at 1:53 PM
I came up with an idea for an entirely new (simple) music product but I'm going to need to finish these clients projects before I build an MVP.
Love seeing @jake.fun make a plea for a more creative web. Some of us have never stopped this pursuit but it has felt a bit lonely lately when everyone is trying to prompt to a solution. Join the ever evolving party. 🎈 www.figma.com/blog/why-dev...
Why Developers Should Embrace Creative Coding Again | Figma Blog
Modern browsers have evolved beyond what most design tools can do. It’s up to us to break free from templates and tap into the web’s true creative potential.
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February 20, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Love seeing @jake.fun make a plea for a more creative web. Some of us have never stopped this pursuit but it has felt a bit lonely lately when everyone is trying to prompt to a solution. Join the ever evolving party. 🎈 www.figma.com/blog/why-dev...
Reposted by Lee Martin
By clown, Lee means me btw. That was my voice on the end of the phone somehow (ask Lee what magic made that work!).
I've been meaning to study @deepgram.com and @elevenlabsio.bsky.social integrations with Twilio this year but it also reminded me of one of my first Twilio projects for Queens of the Stone Age which allowed fans to have a conversation with a clown. www.leemartin.com/like-phonework
Lee Martin - Queens of the Stone Age: ...Like Phonework
A Twilio powered teaser experience which allows fans to receive a call from a Boneface illustrated character featured in the new album's visuals.
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February 19, 2025 at 4:34 PM
By clown, Lee means me btw. That was my voice on the end of the phone somehow (ask Lee what magic made that work!).
I've been meaning to study @deepgram.com and @elevenlabsio.bsky.social integrations with Twilio this year but it also reminded me of one of my first Twilio projects for Queens of the Stone Age which allowed fans to have a conversation with a clown. www.leemartin.com/like-phonework
Lee Martin - Queens of the Stone Age: ...Like Phonework
A Twilio powered teaser experience which allows fans to receive a call from a Boneface illustrated character featured in the new album's visuals.
www.leemartin.com
February 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I've been meaning to study @deepgram.com and @elevenlabsio.bsky.social integrations with Twilio this year but it also reminded me of one of my first Twilio projects for Queens of the Stone Age which allowed fans to have a conversation with a clown. www.leemartin.com/like-phonework
In the first edition of Netmaker, I talk a bit about my creative marketing history with Twitter and take a closer look at the viability of developing similar concepts on Bluesky. open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
Creative Marketing on Bluesky
From Twitter to X to Bluesky
open.substack.com
February 17, 2025 at 4:44 PM
In the first edition of Netmaker, I talk a bit about my creative marketing history with Twitter and take a closer look at the viability of developing similar concepts on Bluesky. open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...
Here's an open-source @codepen.io recreation of a Foo Fighters project from 2012: Federal Reserve of Foo Fighters. Mint yourself as a FOO bill using your web camera. 💵 codepen.io/leemartin/pe...
February 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Here's an open-source @codepen.io recreation of a Foo Fighters project from 2012: Federal Reserve of Foo Fighters. Mint yourself as a FOO bill using your web camera. 💵 codepen.io/leemartin/pe...
Resurrecting an ancient Foo Fighters app on @codepen.io today.
February 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Resurrecting an ancient Foo Fighters app on @codepen.io today.