Supporting Artists Through the Covid Crisis

Taking care of our neighbors is our number one priority at The Rust, especially given the current global shutdown. With public events and gatherings cancelled for the time being, we have been working hard to keep bringing new opportunities to artists, and find ways to continue bringing quality content to our community. 

Join us online on Friday, April 3rd, for the first installment of the Featherbed Sessions, a new live stream series featuring curated audiovisual experiences enjoyable from the most comfortable spot in your home. Session 1 will feature some Rust favorites including MALAKAI, Thought Process, and Pheel. Follow The Rust Music on Twitch to keep up with all of our live streams!

With increased time at home, now is also a great time to hone in on new and existing skills! We recently launched a new program, The Rust Education Network, intended to bring together up and coming producers and musicians with seasoned pros to share their experience and knowledge. We are happy to offer private 1-on-1 lessons in music production, performance, and technology taught by some of our talented community members and labelmates. 


~ Check it all out below! ~


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The Featherbed Sessions: Volume I

Music provided by: Keota, Pathwey, MALAKAI, Thought Process, and Pheel
With visuals from: The Void, Mandalorium, Reino, O Z W V L D, and Psybosonic

Facebook Event
The Rust Music on Twitch.tv 

This live streaming event is a benefit for artists in need of assitenace during the COVID19 crisis. All donations will be distributed among the performers.

Please consider donating here.


While many of the artists in our community depend on public gatherings for much of their income, there are a number of other ways you can help support them through this difficult period. 

Buy Music & Merch! 
This is the obvious one, but buying music and merch are two of the most direct ways to support the artists you love and keep them able to do what they do.

Hire Artists! 
Many of the artists we work with have a plethora of skills to offer ranging from music education to mastering to graphic design. 

Listen, Follow, Share!
Finally, stream your favorite artists, follow them on social media and streaming platforms, share their music with friends!

~You can find all of our in-house artists' info below~

ZONE Drums

Services Offered: Remote recording sessions & drum features, drum sample packs, remote drum lessons

Drum Sample Packs - Everything Else

Contact: aaronharel@gmail.com OR message through any socials "ZONE Drums"

5AM

Services Offered: Music Releases, sample packs, production lessons, graphic design services

Bandcamp - Merch/Downloads - Graphic Design - Lessons

Contact: sam@5ammusic.com

Tygris

Services Offered: Ableton live lessons (see website for topics), mixing & mastering, commissioned Beats

SoundCloud | Bandcamp

Contact: zplocic@gmail.com or message on socials “@tygrisbass”

Malakai

Services Offered: Ableton Live Lessons (see website for topics), Mastering, Mixing (for Film, Music, Podcast), Commissioned Beats

Education - Mastering

Contact: malakai@therustmusic.net or message on socials “MALAKAI”

Foxtail

Services Offered: Commissions for movies/tv/video games.

Bandcamp - Webpage

Contact: mgmt@foxtailmusic.com or message on socials “Foxtail”

Wessanders

Services Offered: Mixing, beat production, audio editing, and vocal top lining, will also bake you bread after the pandemic is over

Soundcloud | Bandcamp

Contact: Wessandersmusic@gmail.com

Smigonaut

Services Offered: Composition, music production, mixing, mastering, lessons (music production, mixing, composition, sound design)

SoundCloud - Bandcamp

Contact/Webpage - www.smigonaut.com

Maxfield

Services Offered: Composition, post-production audio editing, guitar lessons, music theory lessons, acoustic drum programming.

SoundCloud - Bandcamp

Contact: jakemaxfieldmusic@gmail.com

lusid

Services Offered: Music Releases, Cinematic Works, Live Performance Configuration, LuSiD TV, Mixing Mastering

Soundcloud - Bandcamp - Twitch - Spotify

Face Plant

Services Offered: Bofa

SoundCloud - Bandcamp

Shapesift

Services Offered: Music Releases, Production Lessons

Bandcamp - SoundCloud

Contact: shapesiftsound@gmail.com


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We're proud to begin offering private music production lessons with some of our talented community members through The Rust Education Network.

Available mentors include:

MALAKAI
5AM
Smigonaut
Ovoid
Tygris

To set up a private lesson, please visit The Rust Education Network portal, or shoot us an email!

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