Andrew
The first visual memory I have is that of the white upright piano in Singapore, Hell and the Dark Forces lived at the bottom, Heaven and the Angels at the top, they would play battles through my fingers and I was hooked.
As a psychology graduate I studied how sound affects human performance.
As a musician I compose instrumental music that stimulates your brain but doesn't mess with your language centers, leaving you free to write creatively without distraction.
As a curator I research how music can improve your life and create flow - I can tell you what music to listen to when studying for a test and why listening to sad music can make you feel better.
As a creator / contributor at musicto I believe that music can make the world better.
What I'm doing nowPlaylists
Humaning Is Hard – Part 2
16 August 2023
Relationships getting you down? Don’t worry, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s a list to get you through. Featuring artists like: Shannon Moore, Starcrawler, Civil Twilight, Prinz Pi, The Hold Steady, All Time Low, Oh Wonder, Fall Out Boy
Go With Spirit
15 August 2023
Tracks that speak to a higher power. Featuring artists like: Thomas Wynn & The Believers, Alabama Shakes, Gary Clark Jr., The Roots, Garland Jeffreys, Ben Harper And The Innocent Criminals, Chris de Burgh, DMX
In the Spotlight: Pollyanna Blue
2 August 2023
Find new artists, get fresh tunes, discover unfamiliar genres with our people-powered musicto Monday playlist. In the Spotlight: Pollyanna Blue – Trials & Tribulations
Two by Two by Two
28 June 2023
What Noah was listening to when he loaded the Ark: Featuring artists like: Carpenter Brut, Yotto, Simple Minds, Kim Wilde, Maur, kryptogram, Blue Sky Black Death, Joe Turner, Weltmusik, Humn_Error, Joris Voorn, Model Man
Making It Visceral
23 June 2023
Tracks to make you feel like you’re steps away from the band. Featuring artists like: Wilco, Lo Fidelity Allstars, Beastie Boys, Talking Heads, Die Toten Hosen, Donny Hathaway, Foals, The Dollyrots
Classic Truths
22 June 2023
When the lies overwhelm, allow the list to rock you gently back to reality. Featuring artists like: Plested, Peter Broderick, Duran Duran, Collective Soul, Paddy Casey, Dashboard Confessional, Pete Yorn, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Choristers
20 June 2023
All that training in the cathedral… Featuring artists like: Peter Broderick, Steve Mason, Silver Jews, The Mountain Goats, Deafheaven, Enter Shikari, John Butler Trio, Anna Ash, Morgan Weidinger, Cody Chesnutt
Jan and Andrew Make a Playlist
16 June 2023
If We Took Over a Radio Station and DJ’d a Set… Featuring artists like: Location Location, Club Yoko, Piel, Longpigs, The Jayhawks, Joe Jackson, Disidente, The Pursuit Of Happiness
The Road to Independence
15 June 2023
Starts with Majors, ends with Indies. Featuring artists like: Small Faces, Bee Gees, Felt, Marillion, Frightened Rabbit, Talking Heads, The Cribs, The Thornbirds
Bangers!
14 June 2023
A delectable fusion of predominantly british bangers. Featuring artists like: Palace, Spacey Jane, Summer Heart, Billy Bragg, Supergrass, David Bowie, The Dandy Warhols, The Dollyrots
Chilling Through The Decades
14 June 2023
Seven Decades of Chill. Featuring artists like: Julia Jacklin, Brittany Howard, Lojal, Amos Lee, The Velvet Underground, Dawes, Stampeders, Bruce Hornsby
Humaning Is Hard – Part 1
13 June 2023
No one understands? Don’t worry, you’re definitely not alone. Here’s a list to get you through those days. Featuring artists like: Crooked Teeth, The Valla, Against The Current, Garbage,Fall Out Boy, Company of Thieves, 24kGoldn, DE’WAYNE