Mitxoda Weekly #36: Songs for Mermaids and Machine Mutinies

Song of the Week : Oxygen by Dinky

Hello Dear Friend!

Welcome to Mitxoda Weekly #36! it’s great to have you with us!

This week? A full-blown cosmic joke.

One lightbulb exploded in dramatic protest. My TV decided to retire exactly on its 10-year anniversary (how punctual). The dishwasher mutinied. And just when I dared to believe the weather app. Rain. So much rain.

But hey, I had music. I created, I listened, I wandered through shimmering sonic landscapes. And that made everything feel a little lighter.

Hope is like a melody, right? Sometimes you can't hear it right away, but it’s always playing underneath. You just have to stay patient.

(And maybe, just maybe, let a certain mythical sea creature whisper that better days are coming, David Synn would approve.)

Let’s dive in, shall we?

Enjoy the read!

Mitxoda

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Big waves are coming! Tons of collabs are brewing behind the scenes for Mitxoda, think electro vibes, unexpected covers, creative challenges... no dates, no titles yet, just pure excitement on the horizon. And hey, Patience just hit 350 streams in a month?! That’s wild. Thank you so much for the love, it means the world. Stay tuned, it’s only getting better.

Long Play with David Synn: Songs for Mermaids in Solace

If you ever wondered what kind of music could make a mermaid pause mid-ocean and hum along under the moonlight, David Synn might be your answer. Hailing from a suburb near Charleston, West Virginia (USA), Synn is a vessel for emotion, melody, and movement, inviting listeners into sonic spaces that shift, expand, and invite introspection.

His answer about the mythical creature says it all: his music doesn’t bark for attention. Whether it’s a piano whispering melancholy or an industrial beat pulsing with electricity, David Synn creates worlds for listeners to feel their own way through. Not dictate, not impress.

Just feel.

From scribbling lyrics on napkins during his twenties to sculpting avant-garde instrumentals today, his creative evolution is soaked in sincerity. It’s eclectic, yes, spanning prog rock to synthwave to cinematic piano. But what binds it is his emotional compass. He writes what stirs him, and leaves space for you to find your own reflection in the music.

His latest EP The Oracle dropped with no grand concept, no mythology, just a collection of well-crafted songs. “I really just focused on writing a collection of solid songs. I was really happy with the outcome”. And next? The Trifecta is out now along with another piano piece called Sea of Tranquility.  Both are singles he released this month. And, hopefully, a few indie collabs too!

David Synn writes with emotion as his compass, letting feelings guide the shape of each piece. Composing is where he feels most alive. He sees art as a continuous tide, paintings becoming songs, songs inspiring new visions. His sound carries the imprint of legends like Elvis, Martin Gore, Mike Patton, Geoff Tate, and Derek Sherinian, drifting through every layer of his music.

If you're into music that feels like it was written for the listener, not to show off, not to explain, but to accompany, then David Synn’s catalog might just be your next deep dive.

And if you happen to be a mermaid? Well, Soulmates is already waiting for you…

👉 Listen to David’s whole catalog on Bandcamp
👉 Follow David Synn on Facebook and Instagram

Ready to discover your next favorite song? The new releases are just a scroll away.

SABOTAGE — Part 4 of 6: Allies & Lawsuits

Ever wondered what happens behind the scenes to keep your streams real and your royalties fair? The music industry has been stepping up its game to fight streaming fraud, and here’s what you need to know.

The Rise of the Music Fights Fraud Alliance

In 2023, some of the biggest names in music, Spotify, Amazon Music, DistroKid, TuneCore, Believe, and more, joined forces to create the Music Fights Fraud Alliance (MFFA). Their mission? To stop fake streams, bots, and shady accounts from messing with your numbers and your income. By 2025, even more platforms like YouTube Music, SoundCloud, and Meta jumped on board, making this a true industry, wide effort.

The MFFA works with cyber-security experts to share real-time data about suspicious streaming activity. Think of it as a neighborhood watch for music platforms: if one platform spots something fishy, they alert the others. This teamwork helps catch fraud faster and keeps the playing field fair for everyone.

Meet Beatdapp: The Fraud Detectives

Tech companies like Beatdapp are also on the case. Beatdapp raised $17 million to build tools that spot weird streaming patterns, like one song being played thousands of times from the same location. Their smart algorithms help platforms detect fraud with almost zero false alarms, making sure legit artists don’t get caught up in the dragnet.

Why All the Legal Drama?

With more eyes on streaming numbers, some artists have taken legal action when they feel platforms aren’t playing fair. In March 2025, the artist Marc Mysterio sued Amazon Music and DistroKid, claiming he didn’t get paid for millions of streams. Cases like this could push platforms to be even more transparent about how they flag and handle suspicious streams.

This should be seen as good news, I think. The industry is finally working together to make sure your real fans, and real streams, count. While some tools are still behind the scenes, the goal is to give artists more visibility and control over their streaming data soon. But it’s not perfect. It is never perfect.

Next week: Part 5 trades the courtroom for the cashbox: how Bandcamp, even after Songtradr’s cull, can still pay your rent.

Until Next Week: Learnings and Dreams

So, what did we learn this week?

That appliances have a flair for the dramatic. That David Synn might secretly be composing lullabies for mermaids.
That the music industry is finally sharpening its swords against fraud (cue heroic soundtrack).
And that, somewhere between the rainclouds and the chaos, Patience found 350 kind souls to listen.

If that’s not magic, I don’t know what is.

Thank you for reading, for listening, for being here, even when the world feels a little soggy and surreal.

Wherever you are on this weird spinning sphere, may your melodies be healing, and your dishwasher merciful.

'Til next Friday,

Keep dreaming loud and living indie.

With love and fuzz,
🖤 Mitxoda

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