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Festival Acts That Would Have Slapped in 2020
Let’s get something out of the way...everything is terrible all the time now, and we’re bored in the house. Before the end times, one of the most exciting parts of the summer season was the announcement of that year’s collection of music festivals. You’d wake up, log in to your mid level tech job, and realize the muted #music channel of your company's slack or slack equivalent seems all sorts of poppin’ off.
Why Vinyl is Cool
A little over a month ago I decided to make a video on consuming music digitally and via vinyl. I really just wanted something as a bit of a gateway into the format, mainly keeping a high level comparison of the 2 and why vinyl is making a resurgence. As a newer adopter of the format myself, it was nice to get some thoughts out that doesn’t get too deep into the details and stay relatively surface level to hopefully get some people to connect and maybe pick it up as well.
Quarantine Creations
Tough times seem to be incubators for innovation. That’s not to say that everyone HAS to be doing something productive with their down time, although I do believe there are subsets of people that find a way to thrive or turn this into art. And I’m not talking about pandemic themed creations specifically, I don’t believe those will stand out and if they find a way to ride this wave, it’ll be short lived. No, I’m talking about digging into a creative space to further develop a creation.
Shelter-at-Home Playlists
I’ve been resisting posting content or information directly related to the current COVID-19 pandemic. Coverage is 24/7 on the news, social media, celebrities, day to day conversations. I’m not a medical nor economic professional, but I believe it’s important to keep both a realistic, yet grounded perspective as much as possible. Just like most people in the world, I am currently stuck at home, stepping out for a jog/walk (keeping distance from other people), and for supplies when necessary. That’s pretty much it. Does it suck? Yes, it does. This isn’t fun for me, and I allow myself to be frustrated, but with the intention of getting out of my system and taking things day by day.
Curated: Headphones
Ever since I really discovered music I have been obsessed. First, by soundtracks from video games like Megaman X, Sonic, Final Fantasy, then by TV & Movies like Dragonball Z, The Lion King, A Goofy Movie, moving into radio mainstream like N*Sync (fun fact, no strings attached was the first album I asked my parents to buy me), Oasis, & Eminem, and finally learning that my now very religious father was once a metal head and discovering Metallica, Nirvana, The Scorpions, and Linkin Park. Now, by no means do I have a masters in the history of music, to this day I continue to learn the roots of where a lot of my current favorite artists draw inspiration from, but my fascination with music continues to evolve, even reaching into technical audio production and creation, not just music.