Michael Stover I Artist & Creative Marketing I
@bigsto.bsky.social
3-Time Best-Selling Author - Creative Marketing Consultant - Writer
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yo! my name's Michael Stover. ive been working creatives & artists for over a decade. im also a Best-Selling Author who has been writing bios & press releases for almost 15 years now.
if you ever need assistance. i'd be honored to work with you!
if you ever need assistance. i'd be honored to work with you!
30% off on everything as we exit 2025 for all creatives.
-written assets
-hands-on rollout help
-Q&As
-website critiques
lemme know if you need hands-on assistance, written assets or anything from me with 2026 right around the corner.
-written assets
-hands-on rollout help
-Q&As
-website critiques
lemme know if you need hands-on assistance, written assets or anything from me with 2026 right around the corner.
November 17, 2025 at 8:21 PM
30% off on everything as we exit 2025 for all creatives.
-written assets
-hands-on rollout help
-Q&As
-website critiques
lemme know if you need hands-on assistance, written assets or anything from me with 2026 right around the corner.
-written assets
-hands-on rollout help
-Q&As
-website critiques
lemme know if you need hands-on assistance, written assets or anything from me with 2026 right around the corner.
got deliverables for sale as well at a discount right now.
$40 per doc or $120 for the entire set.
-Content Ideas
-7-Week Single Rollout Plan
-10-Week Music Video Rollout Plan
-22-Week Album Rollout Plan
lemme know if you need anything as the year comes to a close!
$40 per doc or $120 for the entire set.
-Content Ideas
-7-Week Single Rollout Plan
-10-Week Music Video Rollout Plan
-22-Week Album Rollout Plan
lemme know if you need anything as the year comes to a close!
November 12, 2025 at 9:54 PM
got deliverables for sale as well at a discount right now.
$40 per doc or $120 for the entire set.
-Content Ideas
-7-Week Single Rollout Plan
-10-Week Music Video Rollout Plan
-22-Week Album Rollout Plan
lemme know if you need anything as the year comes to a close!
$40 per doc or $120 for the entire set.
-Content Ideas
-7-Week Single Rollout Plan
-10-Week Music Video Rollout Plan
-22-Week Album Rollout Plan
lemme know if you need anything as the year comes to a close!
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This month at #CultureFix, featuring events with @bigsto.bsky.social, @norarahimian.bsky.social, @drjengunter.bsky.social, and others!
November 11, 2025 at 6:27 PM
This month at #CultureFix, featuring events with @bigsto.bsky.social, @norarahimian.bsky.social, @drjengunter.bsky.social, and others!
Reposted by Michael Stover I Artist & Creative Marketing I
Feeling fortunate
DE LA SOUL - CABIN IN THE SKY THE LP
20 tracks.
releases in TWO WEEKS.
via @MassAppealRecs
PRE-SAVE NOW!
de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the...
20 tracks.
releases in TWO WEEKS.
via @MassAppealRecs
PRE-SAVE NOW!
de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the...
Cabin In The Sky by De La Soul
Listen to "Cabin In The Sky" by De La Soul on any music platform
de-la-soul.sng.to
November 7, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Feeling fortunate
DE LA SOUL - CABIN IN THE SKY THE LP
20 tracks.
releases in TWO WEEKS.
via @MassAppealRecs
PRE-SAVE NOW!
de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the...
20 tracks.
releases in TWO WEEKS.
via @MassAppealRecs
PRE-SAVE NOW!
de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the...
Cabin In The Sky by De La Soul
Listen to "Cabin In The Sky" by De La Soul on any music platform
de-la-soul.sng.to
November 7, 2025 at 11:49 AM
DE LA SOUL - CABIN IN THE SKY THE LP
20 tracks.
releases in TWO WEEKS.
via @MassAppealRecs
PRE-SAVE NOW!
de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the...
20 tracks.
releases in TWO WEEKS.
via @MassAppealRecs
PRE-SAVE NOW!
de-la-soul.sng.to/cabin-in-the...
going live on YouTube at NOON EST to talk INDEPENDENT MUSIC FESTIVALS with @norarahimian.bsky.social and Last Name Good who run the DEN MUSIC FEST in Atlanta & Los Angeles.
www.youtube.com/live/RPfpsUG...
www.youtube.com/live/RPfpsUG...
Office Hours: Episode 101: Den Music Fest Edition: Independent Music Festivals
YouTube video by Office Hours With Nora And Sto
www.youtube.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:32 PM
going live on YouTube at NOON EST to talk INDEPENDENT MUSIC FESTIVALS with @norarahimian.bsky.social and Last Name Good who run the DEN MUSIC FEST in Atlanta & Los Angeles.
www.youtube.com/live/RPfpsUG...
www.youtube.com/live/RPfpsUG...
37% of SNAP benefits users are white. more than any other demographic of people.
yet some white people seem to be the most defiant in saying those benefits shouldn't exist.
interesting.
yet some white people seem to be the most defiant in saying those benefits shouldn't exist.
interesting.
October 31, 2025 at 11:36 AM
37% of SNAP benefits users are white. more than any other demographic of people.
yet some white people seem to be the most defiant in saying those benefits shouldn't exist.
interesting.
yet some white people seem to be the most defiant in saying those benefits shouldn't exist.
interesting.
i interviewed Baltimore emcee and event curator Miss Kam for my newsletter.
9 Questions.
she dropped free advice, spoke on her next move and gave us some family history as well.
open.substack.com/pub/bigsto/p...
9 Questions.
she dropped free advice, spoke on her next move and gave us some family history as well.
open.substack.com/pub/bigsto/p...
Nine Questions with Miss Kam
Baltimore's Miss Kam breaks down her lineage, her energetic career, what she's doing now and even provides some tips for independent artists.
open.substack.com
October 30, 2025 at 7:56 PM
i interviewed Baltimore emcee and event curator Miss Kam for my newsletter.
9 Questions.
she dropped free advice, spoke on her next move and gave us some family history as well.
open.substack.com/pub/bigsto/p...
9 Questions.
she dropped free advice, spoke on her next move and gave us some family history as well.
open.substack.com/pub/bigsto/p...
yall still calling everyone broke despite people losing jobs, despite the government taking away benefits, despite the president trying to create a dictatorship.....
all the in-fighting is exactly what the government wants.
all the in-fighting is exactly what the government wants.
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
yall still calling everyone broke despite people losing jobs, despite the government taking away benefits, despite the president trying to create a dictatorship.....
all the in-fighting is exactly what the government wants.
all the in-fighting is exactly what the government wants.
had at least three artists i was supposed to work with over the last two months completely disappear.
and by that i mean they hit me up FIRST, hopped on a call, said they were red to work, made me jump through hoops, send documents, they'll set a deadline to get started.....only to ghost.
and by that i mean they hit me up FIRST, hopped on a call, said they were red to work, made me jump through hoops, send documents, they'll set a deadline to get started.....only to ghost.
October 30, 2025 at 1:01 PM
had at least three artists i was supposed to work with over the last two months completely disappear.
and by that i mean they hit me up FIRST, hopped on a call, said they were red to work, made me jump through hoops, send documents, they'll set a deadline to get started.....only to ghost.
and by that i mean they hit me up FIRST, hopped on a call, said they were red to work, made me jump through hoops, send documents, they'll set a deadline to get started.....only to ghost.
still remains one of my favorite instrumentals of all-time. 14 years later. definitely shed a few tears to this.
song.link/s/4iBlWiQSGC...
song.link/s/4iBlWiQSGC...
In Case I Don't Make It (Instrumental) by Has-Lo
Listen now on your favorite streaming service. Powered by Songlink/Odesli, an on-demand, customizable smart link service to help you share songs, albums, podcasts and more.
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October 30, 2025 at 12:01 AM
still remains one of my favorite instrumentals of all-time. 14 years later. definitely shed a few tears to this.
song.link/s/4iBlWiQSGC...
song.link/s/4iBlWiQSGC...
consider releasing the edited version of your single/album.
makes it a lot easier to land placements all-around. not just on TV but in places like grocery stores as well.
makes it a lot easier to land placements all-around. not just on TV but in places like grocery stores as well.
October 29, 2025 at 7:13 PM
consider releasing the edited version of your single/album.
makes it a lot easier to land placements all-around. not just on TV but in places like grocery stores as well.
makes it a lot easier to land placements all-around. not just on TV but in places like grocery stores as well.
ive been a marketing consultant for creatives of all types.
helping artists, fitness trainers, directors get in front of their audience and cultivate the community they've always longed for.
if you need help getting organized or if you need strats as we approach 2026, drop a line and let's work!
helping artists, fitness trainers, directors get in front of their audience and cultivate the community they've always longed for.
if you need help getting organized or if you need strats as we approach 2026, drop a line and let's work!
October 28, 2025 at 6:29 PM
ive been a marketing consultant for creatives of all types.
helping artists, fitness trainers, directors get in front of their audience and cultivate the community they've always longed for.
if you need help getting organized or if you need strats as we approach 2026, drop a line and let's work!
helping artists, fitness trainers, directors get in front of their audience and cultivate the community they've always longed for.
if you need help getting organized or if you need strats as we approach 2026, drop a line and let's work!
ive been hurt before so i can do another round.
October 26, 2025 at 6:58 PM
ive been hurt before so i can do another round.
women want emotionally intelligent men that don't talk much and just listen but be mad quick to call men sensitive when we do speak up.....even respectfully???
October 26, 2025 at 12:39 PM
women want emotionally intelligent men that don't talk much and just listen but be mad quick to call men sensitive when we do speak up.....even respectfully???
no clue if this Michelle Records leak is real or not but it's hitting HARD.
October 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
no clue if this Michelle Records leak is real or not but it's hitting HARD.
"turns out they only loved me because i did free emotional labor and answered texts immediately."
October 25, 2025 at 12:51 PM
"turns out they only loved me because i did free emotional labor and answered texts immediately."
i am 6 feet 5 inches tall.
i am always surprised when people genuinely see me as a giant.
but stats show only 0.1% are 6'5" or taller.
i am always surprised when people genuinely see me as a giant.
but stats show only 0.1% are 6'5" or taller.
October 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
i am 6 feet 5 inches tall.
i am always surprised when people genuinely see me as a giant.
but stats show only 0.1% are 6'5" or taller.
i am always surprised when people genuinely see me as a giant.
but stats show only 0.1% are 6'5" or taller.
got a dog two months ago.
don't think ive shown BlueSky yet.
don't think ive shown BlueSky yet.
October 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
got a dog two months ago.
don't think ive shown BlueSky yet.
don't think ive shown BlueSky yet.
oh look i just got a newsletter from Megan Thee Stallion about her release tomorrow.
everyone tries to copy the big names let's try copying having newsletters too!
everyone tries to copy the big names let's try copying having newsletters too!
October 23, 2025 at 3:09 PM
oh look i just got a newsletter from Megan Thee Stallion about her release tomorrow.
everyone tries to copy the big names let's try copying having newsletters too!
everyone tries to copy the big names let's try copying having newsletters too!
here we are somehow 5 or so years later.
100 episodes down.
on this episode of Office Hours @norarahimian.bsky.social and i tackle some of the most common questions we get asked by artists.
check it out: www.youtube.com/live/UnkKvEv...
100 episodes down.
on this episode of Office Hours @norarahimian.bsky.social and i tackle some of the most common questions we get asked by artists.
check it out: www.youtube.com/live/UnkKvEv...
Office Hours: Episode 100: Most Commonly Asked Questions
YouTube video by Office Hours With Nora And Sto
www.youtube.com
October 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
here we are somehow 5 or so years later.
100 episodes down.
on this episode of Office Hours @norarahimian.bsky.social and i tackle some of the most common questions we get asked by artists.
check it out: www.youtube.com/live/UnkKvEv...
100 episodes down.
on this episode of Office Hours @norarahimian.bsky.social and i tackle some of the most common questions we get asked by artists.
check it out: www.youtube.com/live/UnkKvEv...
Reposted by Michael Stover I Artist & Creative Marketing I
With 25+ years of experience between us, what are some of the most common questions people ask @bigsto.bsky.social and me in terms of navigating the music business? We're talking about it on Office Hours. Join us live and ask your own questions. #musiciansky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkK...
Office Hours: Episode 100: Most Commonly Asked Questions
YouTube video by Office Hours With Nora And Sto
www.youtube.com
October 21, 2025 at 4:02 PM
With 25+ years of experience between us, what are some of the most common questions people ask @bigsto.bsky.social and me in terms of navigating the music business? We're talking about it on Office Hours. Join us live and ask your own questions. #musiciansky
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkK...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnkK...
whole world burning.
everyone's struggling.
you're doing your best out here. give yourself some grace.
everyone's struggling.
you're doing your best out here. give yourself some grace.
October 21, 2025 at 12:45 PM
whole world burning.
everyone's struggling.
you're doing your best out here. give yourself some grace.
everyone's struggling.
you're doing your best out here. give yourself some grace.
Boldy James and Real Bad Man are back November 4th with 'Adu 2'
it will be a VINYL exclusive.
it will be a VINYL exclusive.
October 21, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Boldy James and Real Bad Man are back November 4th with 'Adu 2'
it will be a VINYL exclusive.
it will be a VINYL exclusive.
i will myself to remain calm and positive in the face of negativity.
October 21, 2025 at 12:22 PM
i will myself to remain calm and positive in the face of negativity.