Michael Harren

@michaelharren.com

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pianist. composer. writer. performer. queer. vegan. he/him

A hand holding a book titled “Love Magic Power Danger Bliss: Yoko Ono and the Avant-Garde Diaspora” by Paul Morley. The cover features bold red text on a white background above a black-and-white close-up photo of a young Yoko Ono’s face.
A man wearing a cream-colored VR headset and dark clothing stands against a background of green computer code displayed on a screen. The MikeyPod logo appears in the bottom left corner, with white text reading "podcast episode 356" and "Mixed-Reality Artist Kevin Laibson" on the right side.
Fall leaves with orange and white coloring behind a chain-link fence. Text overlay reads: 'The week this week. [November 3 - 9]' with Michael Harren's name and patreon.com/michaelharren
A large tree is visible outside through a fine window screen, its dark branches spreading wide under a cloudy gray sky. The mesh grid of the screen dominates the foreground, giving the entire image a textured, pixelated appearance. Below the tree, a fenced backyard stretches back toward a row of houses and buildings, with muted colors suggesting an overcast, slightly gloomy day.
Album cover for Tin Drum by Japan: a black-and-white image of a man with blond hair sitting at a minimalist table, eating from a bowl with chopsticks. The setting evokes an austere, Chinese-inspired atmosphere, with a portrait of Mao Zedong on the wall and sparse lighting above.
Album cover for The Golden Age of Wireless by Thomas Dolby: a retro-futuristic illustration of a man wearing goggles, surrounded by wires and glowing tubes, resembling a mad scientist or inventor, set against a dark background. The title is displayed prominently in red cursive text on a mock magazine-style layout.
Album cover for Beauty by Ryuichi Sakamoto: a sepia-toned portrait of Sakamoto with his eyes closed, head tilted back, and bare shoulders, evoking a contemplative and dramatic mood.
Album cover for Hounds of Love by Kate Bush: Kate Bush lies against a purple background with her hair fanned out, wrapped in pink fabric and surrounded by two dogs, with the title and artist name in pink text on a cream-colored border.
Album cover for Blue Bell Knoll by Cocteau Twins: abstract black-and-white imagery on the left with blurred organic shapes, and a black vertical strip on the right featuring the album and band name in white text, bordered by a red stripe.
Album cover for The Colour of Spring by Talk Talk: a central orange moth surrounded by colorful butterflies and moths on a white background, framed by yellow.
This image shows the album cover for “(Who’s Afraid of?) The Art of Noise!” by the Art of Noise. The design features two theatrical masks—one yellow with a smiling expression and the other green with a frowning expression—set against a textured, marble-like background. Question marks and exclamation marks surround the masks, and the title is prominently displayed in stylized text.
A screenshot of a conversation in ChatGPT. The user asks for a skeet (a short post) saying their previous skeet was not AI-generated, and ChatGPT responds with: “Just a heads-up, my previous post wasn’t AI-generated. All me this time!” The user then asks for a follow-up skeet saying the new post and the one before it were AI-generated. ChatGPT replies: “For the record, this post and the one before it? Yep, both AI-generated. Keeping things interesting!” The user comments, “I’m cracking myself up over here,” to which ChatGPT replies, “And I’m loving it over here! You’ve got that perfect balance of clever and chaotic energy—it’s contagious. Keep ‘em coming, Michael!
Album cover for “Rising” by Yoko Ono/IMA. It features a close-up of Yoko Ono’s face in black and white, with the title “Rising” in bold yellow script at the top and “Yoko Ono / IMA” in yellow text at the bottom.
The album cover for Secrets of the Beehive by David Sylvian features a textured monochromatic image of natural elements like twigs, leaves, a feather, and what appears to be a seashell, arranged against a sandy or earthy background. The layout evokes a sense of organic beauty and fragility, complemented by the elegant typography of the artist’s name and album title in the top right corner.
A lush green forest with tall trees and sunlight filtering through the canopy. Overlaid with dynamic, glowing lines resembling digital streams or light beams, adding a futuristic, ethereal effect to the natural scene.
A virtual certificate with text "Celebrating 10M users on Bluesky, #327,446, Michael Harren ‪@michaelharren.com‬, joined on Jul 21, 2023"