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
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…
Kenneth Alan – Music to Curator Interview
21 August 2019
Peace everyone, I’m Kenneth Alan, live from The Bay Area California.
Currently working with my pops n brother in the framing business. This allows me the time and freedom to put the necessary training and energy into my personal art, dance…
cielo – n o r m a l
21 August 2019
I have the best job in the world!
Being so deeply involved in the musicto community I tend to hear all the tracks that are being published each week – the diversity is amazIng and yet – the consistency of quality is incredible…
I Need You – Joan Armatrading
14 August 2019
“Late
At night
I feel so lonely
There’s a body next to mine but I’m feeling cold…”
Oh yes – we know that feeling don’t we – and of course the questions start to come…
Parallel Universe – Siivers
13 August 2019
I only have one rule for the Essay Writing list – actually – you know what – that’s bullshit – I have absolutely no rules at all for this list. What I do have is general guidelines. Rules – while good for society – tend to homogenize playlists and I’m looking to make this thing as disparate and accessible as possible!…
Interview With Tim D’Agostino of Freestyle Beats & Instrumentals
13 August 2019
Andrew sits down with Independent Curator Tim D’Agostino who runs the popular Freestyle Beats & Instrumentals Spotify playlist. With over 22,000 subscribers it is Spotify’s most popular Hip Hop Instrumental list…
Maria Lehua Fish – Music to Curator Interview
9 August 2019
Hi there world! I am Maria Lehua Fish, originally from Kaua’i, Hawai’i but hanging in Petaluma, CA at the moment – a little north of San Francisco.
I currently live my life by walking doggos, farming vegetables/flowers, a smidge of digital marketing and putting on secret live music shows around San Francisco – all whilst cruzing around in an old Subaru outback with the windows down and the music always a little too loud. All in an effort to spend more time with plants, music, and allowing time to create all the art I possibly can…
Shipwreck – Marcos Ciscar
7 August 2019
Recently, the playlist has been driven by words – by lyric – by the articulation of vowels and consonants to give voice to a story. And that’s a good thing – there’s an infinite number of stories out there and words are a great tool to understand and make sense of them…
Bipolar Disorder – Rudegaze
6 August 2019
Certain tracks, like certain Artists just get under your skin. They’re different from other tracks – and not necessarily in a good way – but you keep coming back to them – like dead Irishmen who live under your skin – they’re in there and all you can do is scratch…
Til Death – Gaijin, Aamowi
31 July 2019
Grief is exhausting.
Aside from the mental aspect – it can take a huge physical toll on the body. And I’m not just talking about the lack of sleep or bad diet – I’m referring to the wracking pain in your chest after you’ve cried yourself out…
Meditation – Outerspace
31 July 2019
So I’m going through a phase where the words aren’t exactly coming easy – shocker Huh?! I bet none of you have ever experienced anything like it.
Insert sarcastic smiley face here!..