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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 04/10/2026

The Portland Percussion Group's debut album, which features "The Spaces Between", the quartet I wrote for them in 2021, has been submitted to the first round of GRAMMY voting in the categories of Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance and Best Contemporary Classical Composition Crazy

A blue album cover with shapes in a grid. The text reads: For Your Grammy Consideration: Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance, Best Contemporary Classical Composition: Portland Percussion Group, Patterns and Form, from New Focus Recordings

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 20/09/2026

festival over. year two was overall very smooth, grateful for all of the amazing performers and staff that made it possible. time to crash

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 20/09/2026

last rehearsal before the final concert. whoo!

a stage framed with a red curtain. five performers on stage with brass instruments. a lone man sits in the audience

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 19/09/2026

it's been a great fundraising day for us today in day 2 of our festival

a screen with a fundraiser meter showing $994 of $1500 raised

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 19/09/2026

day one and two concerts over. two days and three concerts left to go

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 04/09/2026

the map changed the most drastically when i said "catty-corner" and "po'boy" it's also interesting that I clearly did not pick up a lot of PNW dialect despite living there for 9y, yet I have SW dialect despite never having living there

a US map with colors relating to my dialect trends. the area around the northeast is the reddest which is 'most like me', the bluest area is in Minnesota which is 'least like me'. There are patches of white in California, New Mexico, southern Louisiana, Florida, and a strip across Ohio, Virginia, and the Carolinas

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 26/08/2026

hbd! hope it's a good day for you. Here's Nightwing curled in my lap

black cat on lap. thumb is stroking its head

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 17/08/2026

happy black void/cat appreciation day, happy nightwing on lap

black cat sitting on lap, eyes closed, a hand is stroking her head

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 13/08/2026

idk what I think about the 'integrity' piece of this and the questions that applied to it, but *shrug*

a green heart with the word "kindness" under it. A bunch of stats: Kindness at 79%, Patience at 75%, Perseverance at 70%, Justice at 63%, Integrity at 43%, Bravery at 32%, and Determination at 12%

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 31/07/2026

Google regarding Nano Banana's potential misuse: "We take misinformation seriously." Also Google:

"Gulf of America" taken from Google Maps

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 06/07/2026

recently bought a new ceiling fan. very happy with it so far. larger blades are motorized, smaller blades are not. 6 speeds, what i filmed here are... 2 and 4 i think?

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 30/06/2026

@megacrit.com i think i found a bug? SC max dmg/turn = 20 I hit for 10 I put on Reflect for 15 I end turn -- On SC's turn, max dmg/turn resets to 20 SC attacks for 11, loses 11hp SC ends turn -- On my turn, max dmg/turn resets AGAIN to 20 Result: Between turn X and X+1, SC lost 21hp intended?

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 09/06/2026

friends got new kittens, one decided to "help" us play games

light brown cat lounging on blue table that has various board game components on it

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 16/05/2026

nightwing wanting to participate in our Diablo IV gameplay #caturday

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 07/05/2026

If you already have a hardware MIDI interface that supports multiple MIDI devices, you can def create a Max (paid) or pd (free) patch that will do this for you. Does require learning Max/pd which is worthwhile long-term but not as a one-off or immediate urgent solution

grey boxes with connecting lines where the top is a "notein" object that connects to several "noteout" objects

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 29/03/2026

great day for a No Kings protest march in NOLA

a crowd of people marching on the street. some are holding protest signs with 'no kings' sentiments

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 09/03/2026

it's our monthly boil water advisory! (TM) this one is a doozy

a map of New Orleans. a big red blob is covering a very large area

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 05/03/2026

my dog decided to be a loaf of bread this morning. Also, as I start to write the alt-text - we've had these chairs for years how is it only now registering to me that the chairs combine black with brown

a beige and brown dog curled up in such a way that she looks like a rectangle, not a dog. She's curled up on a comfy chair with a black cushion and espresso brown frame

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 03/03/2026

the fact that Dorico can transpose a selected passage based on quarter tones is *chef's kiss*

a highlighted passage of music with a menu screen overlay that has Transpose By: Number of Divisions selected, and a "Number of Divisions" drop-down menu that gives the options of -6/24 through +3/24

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 20/02/2026

🚨🚨 Album release alert! 🚨🚨 My percussion quartet "The Spaces Between" has been included on the album "Patterns and Form" by the Portland Percussion group released on New Focus Recordings today! Humbled and grateful to be included and to have the piece reach new audiences. Stream or buy on Bandcamp

a square grid of shapes. The lower left is a thin square, the upper right is a thick circle, and the shapes between gradually evolve between those. The text at the top reads "portland percussion group". The text at the bottom reads "Patterns & Form"

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 16/02/2026

my best friend's kiddo had her first real Endymion (she was like 1mo last year) and she is adorbz times a million #MardiGras

baby wearing colorful beads. she has a heart ring in her mouth that is lit up in a green light with a lens flare effect

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 07/02/2026

Repost with a photo fo yours that would make a good album cover

a black background. in the middle left is a small light source that is illuminating a few trees with a healthy amount of green leaves to its upper right

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 06/02/2026

i have a bunch of stuff coming up, so I figured I'd make an upcoming events promo. It's a hodge podge of Versipel New Music stuff in NOLA and my own stuff elsewhere. I'll be sure to talk about these individually as they get closer

upcoming events: Feb 20 - "The Spaces Between" album release. Feb 21: line upon line @ New Marigny Theatre. March 6-7: LATEX Festival @ Tulane University. March 25: "Shimmers" World Premiere @ CU Boulder. March 31-Apr 1: Missing Piece @ New Marigny Theatre. April 11: "Shimmers" @ Necessary Noise Festival, NY. 4/16-18: Rhythm X WGI FInals @Dayton, OH

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 02/02/2026

double bar, finally. *sigh of relef*

sheet music. six staves with a sparse amount of parts. Staves 2, 4, and 6 have thick black lines in the middle of them that stop at different points on the right side of the screen.

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 01/02/2026

Krewe du Vieux was short but sweet this year. Understandable bc of the weather conditions. This #FuckIce float was my favorite for sure. Happy #MardiGras everybody

a float with the head of the statue of liberty wearing a ball gag. the title of the float reads "LEWD presents 2026 ICE CAPADES"

a poster on the side of the float. one ice skater is holding up another in the air. the faces of Mike Johnson and Jeff Landry are superimposed on the ice skaters' heads. The text reads: "LEWD presents: America's #1 Family Show! Performing Stunning Acts of Oppression! Starring: Govenor Jeff Landry & Speaker Mike Johnson with Complete Disregard for Habeus Corpus. ICE CAPADES"

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 27/01/2026

partner's primary birthday gift. Was ~2550 lego pieces, she put it together in about a week

Lego facsimile of Van Gogh's painting "Sunflowers". A brown and white rectangle frame with a beige-brown flower pot holding yellow and brown flowers with a few green leaves

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 21/12/2025

HBCU drumline with white rock guitarist and Asian electric violinist playing Christmas music is not the halftime show I thought I wanted, but yeah okay it was pretty good #WhoDat #Saints

tv screen showing violinist with a glowing bow

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 22/11/2025

nightwing trying to look over me to see what was going on with our dog in the next room. first time i've seen her on her back legs freestanding like that #Caturday

black cat standing up on her back feet on a couch

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 14/11/2025

making up a recipe tonight that is primarily a bunch of stuff that needs used in the fridge

silver cooking pan with meat and vegetables in it of green and pink in a white-yellow broth

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 17/10/2025

i love the food culture of New Orleans, but god damn i forgot how much i missed high quality korean food from the PNW This ghost pepper ramen I got in pdx was absolutely amazing

white bowl filled with an orange broth. some red, beige, and light green ingredients are visible on the surface

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 11/10/2025

first evening of the CWUNMF now over, great stuff so far. now off to see what the late night poker scene is here in small town Central Washington

a concert stage with many individuals dressed in black holding French horns

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 08/10/2025

while in Iowa for a wedding, I was able to stop by @raygunsite.com in Iowa City and picked up a few things. (Didn't get the opossum postcard, but my partner did get the t-shirt version.) Thanks raygun!

white baby bib with a "2 out of 5 stars" visual representation. It then says: "I like that they feed me by hand. The dish wasn't really my favorite, tho. And the staff wasn't very enthusiastic either. But I'll be back becaues I live there & can't really leave on my own"

three corkboard coasters with words on them. The left one says "I don't always drink liquids, but when I do, I like to put something underneath the can or glass to prevent it from staining my table." The middle one says, "Words on a coaster." the right one says, "Resist gender norms"

A black background postcard. The top says "Raygun's Guide to Midwestern Marsupials" and is followed by twelve pictures of opossums in various poses with the word "opossum" underneath each one

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 30/09/2025

If the second floor is coming soon, HOW DOES THE THIRD AND FOURTH FLOOR EXIST

a building directory sign. The second floor says "Coming Soon"

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 28/09/2025

still working on an animation for my own logo, but i also decided to do one for my new music festival. This is still a WIP, and I'm undecided if I want dedicated audio or just use audio from any video this would attach to

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 25/09/2025

i woke up this morning with the sudden urge to create a 5s animated version of my logo like i did for my nF logo

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 24/09/2025

Words cannot properly express how overwhelming it feels and how grateful I am for the level of support from my staff, performers, and audience in the aftermath of our first iteration of Batture Contemporary. There is a lot more to come this season and next, and I can't wait to share it.

Name tag on a lanyard. The name tag reads "Batture Contemporary 2025 - Mendel Lee". The name tag background has red and light blue elements to it, a segment of a map of New Orleans

A concert stage with nine people on it - a pianist, flutist, clarinetist, cellist, violist, two violinists, a percussionist, and a conductor. The conductor has his hands in a position raised up over his head. There are a few people in the audience.

Two sheets of paper on a music stand. The first has numbers on it in two rows and text that gives directions as to how that creates music. The second is split into three sections of text that gives direction to the performers what music they should perform per section

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mendel (he/him) @mendel.mendellee.com · 02/09/2025

Batture Comtemporary is around the corner! I'm excited to have the opening concert by Quartetto Bbrigado include the world premiere of my newest sax quartet, "The Great Boil Escape". #composition #newmusic #newmusicneworleans

"The Great Boil Escape" for saxophone quartet by Mendel Lee - World Premiere Performance by Quartetto Obrigado - September 18, 2025 - 7:00pm - New Marigny Theatre and YouTube livestream

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