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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 25/03/2025

I built a little vinyl mockup generator this weekend at www.vinylmockup.com Here's a walkthrough www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOy2...

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How to Generate Mockups of Your Vinyl Records at VinylMockup.com

YouTube video by Lee Martin

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 18/03/2025

Live on Substack soon open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 16/03/2025

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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Turn @turn.audio · 13/03/2025

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How to create your first Turn video www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rct...

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Create Your First Audio Video With Turn

YouTube video by Turn Audio

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 10/03/2025

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.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 07/03/2025

One of my side projects, Mock, is now on @bsky.app at @mock.video 📱

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 05/03/2025

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.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 05/03/2025

Pressing Vinyl Marketing Videos With Turn open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 28/02/2025

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.)

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 20/02/2025

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.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 20/02/2025

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...

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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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Liam Brazier @liambrazier.com · 19/02/2025

By clown, Lee means me btw. That was my voice on the end of the phone somehow (ask Lee what magic made that work!).

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 19/02/2025

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.

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 17/02/2025

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...

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Creative Marketing on Bluesky

From Twitter to X to Bluesky

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 16/02/2025

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...

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 16/02/2025

Resurrecting an ancient Foo Fighters app on @codepen.io today.

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 15/02/2025

Currently writing the next edition of Netmaker and it's all about my creative marketing history with Twitter/X and looking forward to the future with @bsky.app. @jimmyeatworld.bsky.social will definitely make a cameo. Sign-up here: netmaker.leemartin.com

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 13/02/2025

What are you using for a microphone these days?

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 10/02/2025

I've developed a new website at www.eggs.luxury which tracks the average price of the most sought after luxury good in the world: one dozen eggs. I'm sure you've seen celebrities and influencers eating these.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 09/02/2025

The 2025 maintenance of leemartin.com is now live. I went ahead and bumped it to the latest version of @nuxt.com v3 and also updated the nuxt content module with @tur.so supporting. The site is also running @tailwindcss.com v4. This took longer than I thought but it seems to be running nicely.

Playing the Internet in your favorite band for two decades.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 07/02/2025

I watched Prince perform "Purple Rain" in the rain at the @SuperBowl halftime show in 2007 and like many of you, I wondered, were there other times he performed "Purple Rain" and caused it to rain on that day in that location? So I ran a report. ☔️ www.purplerain.report

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Purple Rain Report

I never meant to cause you any rain

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 07/02/2025

It's portfolio maintenance day for leemartin.com. Couple of aspects seem to be fraying and in need of repair. Going to fork and clean things up a bit.

Playing the Internet in your favorite band for two decades.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 06/02/2025

Studying video game maps for a new client project. Recalling that I recreated the Red Dead Redemption 2 map in @mapbox.com. api.mapbox.com/styles/v1/ma...

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 05/02/2025

Thanks to everyone who subscribed to "Netmaker" yesterday. I can't wait to write the first edition. www.netmaker.music

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 04/02/2025

I'm reintroducing my creative marketing newsletter as "Netmaker" and distributing it on Substack and LinkedIn. Why Netmaker? Read the introduction post to learn more. Thanks for always supporting my work and writing. 🕸️ #netmaker open.substack.com/pub/netmaker...

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 03/02/2025

Toying around with extending my personal branding for the purpose of reimagining my newsletter. I've been using the title "Netmaker" as a nod to my grandfather who made fishing nets for a living (as pictured.) 🕸️

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 03/02/2025

Listen. I need to get back to work but go ahead... try on the Jaden Smith House now on TikTok. 🏰 vm.tiktok.com/ZT2M1h7Ek/ #grammys2025 #redcarpet #jadensmith

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 02/02/2025

Yesterday I tried to recall every music activation I ever built with the Twitter API and determine if I could build the same with the @bsky.app API. Everything checked out. 🙏🏻 Some of the earliest work was for @jimmyeatworld.bsky.social and we should work together again.

Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 02/02/2025

Last year around this time, I launched a little @davidbowiereal.bsky.social (unofficial) AI face swap camera built with @replicate.com and @nuxt.com which ended up going viral in Japan. Well, I finally got around to writing a little dev blog about it. www.leemartin.com/heroes-camera

Lee Martin - Self: Heroes Camera

An unofficial AI powered camera which allows you to become the cover of David Bowie's 12th studio album, "Heroes." Be a hero, just for one day.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 01/02/2025

This is how far I go back with the Twitter API. (App ID 220) Looking forward to building client projects on top of the @bsky.app API.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 31/01/2025

I'm actively beginning to hack on the @bsky.app API and it feels as inspirational as the original Twitter API.

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 29/01/2025

New project for @theblackkeys.bsky.social which allows fans to tattoo themselves with a new album design using @pixijs.com and good ol' getUserMedia. Ready for some ink? tattoo.theblackkeys.com

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Lee Martin @leemartin.com · 27/01/2025

I am very interested in the Bluesky API. 👀