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
Noir Dreams – K-laz
4 October 2019
Not sure how long it’s going to last but I’m still on a beats kick – literally – a snare and kick drum kick. I’ve been running all week and kinda fell off the planet yesterday which has me in all kinds of catch up mode and in need of something to pick me up…
Enjoy It While It Lasts – Easy Wanderlings
2 October 2019
Music to Grieve To Follow this playlist: I’ve been sitting on this track for a while. It’s on Phil’s Music to Navigate a Life playlist – accompanied by a typically insightful write up. I don’t have the words to describe the music – the song – and even if I did – who cares –… More
Synergy (Instrumental) – Tash Sultana
27 September 2019
I’m late into the week – it’s not so much that I’m rushing – more that I’ve been so focused and productive over the last few months that I can feel my body and mind start to wane. And of course – I don’t have time for that – I need to keep going – preferably at the same pace as before and yet – I know it’s unsustainable, so what to do?
What Do We Look For In New Playlist Curators?
24 September 2019
Andrew, founder of musicto.com talks with Maria from Music to Explore Everything about what we look for in new curators – the behaviors and qualities that we think make a good playlist curator.
Sonya Alexander – Music to Curator Interview
20 September 2019
My name is Sonya Alexander, I currently reside in New York City. I’m a freelance writer.
2/ Is This Something You Always Wanted To Do? What Do You Enjoy About It?
I’ve always loved writing, because I’ve always loved informing people and entertaining them. ..
Hairy Bumpercress – Mr. Scruff
20 September 2019
This week it’s about the beats – again!
Soul, funk, hip hop jazz – combine those together and your’e going to get something like Mr. Scruff’s Hairy Bumpercress groove. I love these kind of tracks – it’s been on repeat for the last 30 minutes and my head just can’t stop moving – fortunately neither can my fingers…
Ben Young – Music to Curator Interview
13 September 2019
My name is Ben Young, just moved to Chattanooga, Tennessee. Spent the first half of my life in California, from the San Francisco Bay Area to San Diego. Spent the last half of my life in the South, from Georgia to Virginia. I currently lead a national contact center for one of the largest parking companies in the world…
Ark – Hats Off Gentlemen It’s Adequate
10 September 2019
Who’s up for a 12 minute ripping yarn full of danger, hope and heroism? Who’s ready to be carried back to wartime as peaceful pianos, bobbing synths and powerful guitars tell the tale of a legendary ship and its storied history?…
Keep You – Kobina Remix – Gadget and the Cloud, Kobina
5 September 2019
Alright – we’re picking ourselves up and out from the lethargy of the dog days of summer and leaping – yes that’s right – I said LEAPING – into Autumn. While some people fall back into this particular season, I say HELL NO – it’s time to fall forward – it’s time to move on from the calming tranquil nature of soft piano tones and beautiful soundscapes and into something – how shall we say – a little more energetic!..
Sorry – Nothing But Thieves
4 September 2019
Rules.
They’re good – most of the time – generally derived from society’s desire to not kill each other and in some cases – to actually be nice to one another. But every now and then – particularly when you’re so down you don’t really give a shit about what people think – rules are there to be broken…
Lost and Found – Prof. Lacasse
27 August 2019
Sometimes one idea is all it takes.
And it doesn’t need to be a big idea or even a terribly well formed one – but from the moment it comes into existence – it can change your life.
Los and Found literally grabbed me by the ear yesterday and said “write about me”…
A Sunny Day Like This – Golda
22 August 2019
Simple is hard – particularly in today’s complex and complicated world.
I was running down the credits of the tracks at the top of Spotify’s “Todays Top Hits” playlist (with its 23 million+ subscribers) and of the top 5 or 6 tracks – the average number of songwriters was around 7. Even over on Rap Caviar it averages around 3 people to write the track – let alone perform it…