IMPORTANT INFO RE CHANGES TO DDRC IN 2025
A letter to our dear Dada Duende
Subscribing Members:
We want to let you know about some rather substantial changes on the horizon for Dada Duende Record Club in the upcoming new year. The biggest is this—we are shifting away from our subscription model toward a more traditional publishing endeavor. We will continue to offer unique, limited-edition book form collections of visual and literary art, as well as hand-made lathe-cut recordings. Rather than ask our members to subscribe to a series in advance, however, we intend to launch each of our offerings and sell them directly from our Cinnamon Shop—à la carte.
Though we are still committed to our original vision for DDRC (creating treasured volumes that highlight the incredible efforts of working artists from around the world--and around the corner), our means of getting there will look a little different. We have faced challenges keeping up with the pace needed to launch a new volume every quarter. Good for us for trying such an ambitious undertaking, but in truth, we must correct course to remain viable. As of December 30th, 2024, we will let our annual “Membership Option” via our website expire, and you will receive a notice saying that your membership has been canceled. We understand that having an automatic subscription is a little more convenient, and we will endeavor to keep you all up-to-date on our ongoing publications and how to procure them so that you will not miss out on any future volumes of Dada Duende Record Club.
Fear not—this isn’t goodbye!
We are already working on a new volume (our sixth, if you’re counting). And we will let you know its launch date well in advance. Please stick with us; there are brighter gems, tastier treats, and friendlier pets on the horizon. And, of course, we will continue to share our ponderings via our newsletter, Useless Necessities—which is regularly delivered to your email inbox.
We rely on your engagement. We value your input and your friendship. We sincerely hope that you’ll reach out to us with any questions you might have. Any artists you would like to draw our attention to, any thoughts on how to keep our little arts community connected and moving forward—we would very much appreciate and welcome!
IMPORTANT:
To folks who currently pay monthly for membership: Please know that you are already set to receive Volume 6 when it is finished
To folks who subscribe to an annual membership and have not yet received all four volumes you pre-paid for: Please know that you will automatically receive Volume 6 when it is finished. We will happily apply any outstanding balance beyond Volume 6 toward credit in our Cinnamon Shop toward existing and future volumes.
We want to thank you all and give a special nod of gratitude to the artists among you who have contributed to “DDRC 1.0”. We very much look forward to future collaborations with you for our next evolution revolution!
We love you!
Hannah, Chris, Luca, and Steve
Dada Duende Record Club
