Writing

September 15, 2026

How I built a 5,000-page music discovery site with Claude Code and the Discogs API

The 24 hours with Claude Code were the easy part. The three weeks of scope and 40 years of collecting records were the work.

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I Built an Interactive D3 Music Map with Claude Code in 40 Minutes

I was at happy hour with my wife one Saturday. I’d recently launched Bassists.com, and I was riding high and already thinking about what to build next. That’s when I thought about my old notebooks. The ones filled with ideas I’d shelved because they felt too big at the time. One of the most exciting […]
How I Use ChatGPT, Gemini, and Claude Code to Curate Content Without Cutting Corners

I built an AI-assisted curation pipeline for Bassists.com using Claude Code, ChatGPT, and Gemini. It handles discography research, cross-platform fact-checking, and content import while keeping human judgment at every checkpoint.
How I Built a WordPress Music Discovery Platform with Claude Code in a Weekend (After Waiting 27 Years)

I bought bassists.com in 1999. Twenty-seven years later, I scoped a custom WordPress music discovery platform and built it with Claude Code in a weekend. Here's how decades of experience with content architecture and taxonomy made that possible.
Why I Trained ChatGPT to Challenge Me

I trained ChatGPT not to agree with me, but to challenge me. Here’s the prompt I use, and why it’s become my favorite editorial thinking tool.
The Power of Community

No Treble was at a crossroads. So I reluctantly decided to ask for help. The community rallied beyond my wildest expectations.