Music and art without borders: Finding solace in streamed art
In times where the whole world is facing unknown timelines, canceled events, fluctuations in income, and an ever-changing flow of information, the overall lack of…
Listening up in 2018
One day everyone is trying to find a place to put all those costume New Year’s glasses and the next, the web is flooded with…
Count it off: Musicians and making your voice heard on Election Day
Musicians are really good at counting to four, eight, nine, 16…so on and so forth. A band steps on stage and the drummer in the…
Startup Spotlight Special: Soundwave 2.0!
Try saying that five times fast! Today I’m featuring and highlighting, the hard work of some exceptionally creative friends from across the pond, in a way…
Convoluted conferences (and how we can get AAMPP’ed for a change)
Note to my readers: Before I get into the usual contemplations on another arts related quandary, I want to talk to you, my readers, about some…
Pop music: A “dumber” style than classical?
Don’t get offended. When I say “dumb,” I mean it in context of the term’s original form. Silent. Mute. Is pop music a less vocal and…
Music’s Occasional Misdirection
Happy November! Trying to start on a note of positive energy, as I try to think that you get back what you give out. I realize…
Behind the Musicplayr: A Conversation with Thorsten Lüttger
Recently, I had come across and written a general overview of one music startup based out of Germany that is becoming of rapidly growing interest among…
Spotify is like that Secret Band That’s Not a Secret Anymore
So let me tell you a little about how I discovered Spotify. I first heard about the service and its “awesome” factor when I studied abroad…