I normally publish adventures.. but this one was a nerdy adventure into MUSIC... I spent a chunk of the year (ok, really 8 hours across two nights with AI) writing songs about the things every working stiff already knows: all-hands calls that could have been an email, tickets that never die, and the performance review that reviews nothing. On July 15 the whole thing dropped — FOUR Corporate Parody albums and a single, 48 tracks total. Singer/songwriter, corporate satire, zero production budget, but a bunch of songs and tracks you will recognize, and probably laugh at or relate to while listening.
If you've ever muted yourself to laugh, this is your catalog. Everything's on Apple Music and Spotify.
/ Corporate Parody, Vol. 1 — 10 Tracks
Corporate Parody, Vol. 1
The opener. All-hands calls, HR, and the synergy that binds us — 10 songs about the modern workplace.
Apple MusicSpotify
1. Monday Number Five (Friday)3:58
2. Cubicle Paradise3:16
3. Who Wrote It That Way3:14
4. Welcome to the All-Hands Call4:00
5. Don't Stop Reviewin'5:52
6. Working for the Synergy4:04
7. Sweet Child of HR3:27
8. Under Pressure (To Unmute)2:47
9. Another One Buys the Product3:41
10. Smells Like Team Spirit4:52
/ Corporate Parody, Vol. 2 — 13 Tracks
Corporate Parody, Vol. 2
Deeper cuts. Mergers, tickets, slide decks, and the monolith that casts a shadow over every sprint.
Apple MusicSpotify
1. Contractor Joe3:03
2. We Will Merge You3:02
3. The Ticket4:22
4. Total Freeze of the Screen2:54
5. Digital Girl3:06
6. Fun to Track for the KPI2:57
7. Isn't It Strategic3:09
8. Mainframe to Lead Tom4:24
9. Let My Screen Unload3:19
10. Merge Together3:46
11. Slide Deck4:01
12. The Shadow of the Monolith4:01
13. The Tech Audit Showdown3:37
Every song on these albums was written by someone who's been on the other side of the all-hands call.
/ Corporate Parody, Vol. 3 — 12 Tracks
Corporate Parody, Vol. 3
Audits, org charts, coffee breaks, and the endless project. If it's on a roadmap, it's in here.
Apple MusicSpotify
1. We Review the Team (HR Edit)4:21
2. Bad Audit Rising2:23
3. Boss Type2:27
4. Corporate Advancement (gimme a promotion)3:57
5. Dualing Legacy (in the Backwoods)2:47
6. Network Child3:10
7. Paint it Gray4:03
8. Season of the Tier4:27
9. That Coffee Break3:42
10. The Endless Project3:34
11. The Great Migration3:14
12. The O-Chart2:29
/ Corporate Parody, Vol. 4 — 12 Tracks
Corporate Parody, Vol. 4
The resignation email, the reply-all meltdown, and every password reset you've ever filed. The closer.
Apple MusicSpotify
1. Mandatory Fun4:13
2. The Resignation Email4:05
3. Reply-All Meltdown2:38
4. Phantom Notifications2:56
5. Re-Open The Ticket3:59
6. The Performance Review Defense2:24
7. The Calendar Block2:13
8. Remote Work Lockdown2:05
9. The Broken Pipeline2:17
10. The Ghosted Application3:09
11. Copy_Paste2:02
12. Endless Password Resets2:09
/ Monday Number Five (Friday) — Single
Monday Number Five (Friday)
The lead single — the anthem for everyone who's ever counted down to a Friday that never quite arrives.
Apple MusicSpotify
1. Monday Number Five (Friday)3:58
/ Where to Listen
All four albums and the single are on both major platforms under WanderingCTO. Follow the artist page to catch whatever comes next:
Until the next run out — work hard, play hard.