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
I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You – Joe Pass
10 October 2018
Sometimes it’s all about mood setting – you want the music to whisk you away to a certain time and place by creating an environment you can get lost in. What I love about this process though – is that it’s still totally subjective – the place I go to when I listen to this track is going to be way different than yours – I suspect ;-)…
August – Vincent Lima
9 October 2018
I started this playlist with the simple idea that if you’re experiencing grief, then listening to sad music is actually a good thing – we even wrote an article about it here. Over the last year or so the playlist has covered many different types of grief, or at least, reasons for grief – but there’s something about the experience of losing a loved one – particularly if it was unexpected or they were very young – that drives a particularly deep and powerful type of grief…
Matt Jenko – Music to Curator Interview
3 October 2018
My name is Matt Jenko, and I live in the UK. I spend my time illustrating, animating, composing and producing music for my project Ellipsis, and I’m the first (and second!) artist to release a track through Music to…
Lonely Too – Evan Lesniak
2 October 2018
Unrequited love…
Is there anything so ruinous to the soul?
What do you do with all that emotion – all that raw feeling that you know – deep down – will never be reciprocated? Maybe you cling to hope – hope that one day they’ll see you – that they’ll learn to love you- that you’ll ultimately be together,…
If Only – Erica Lee Martin
27 September 2018
One of the hardest things about grief is how you incorporate it into your daily, “normal” life. We all know the visceral immediacy of a tragic event – a death, a breakup a loss etc – grief is expected and overwhelming and allowed – but then – when everything dies down and attention has turned away, what then?…
Soft Sunrise – Charles Szczepanek
26 September 2018
Yes I’m on a solo piano groove again – not surprising really considering the genesis of the playlist – it’s not as if I don’t have some really interesting beats and even some noise tracks lined up but – for now – it’s all about the keys…
Questions – Cinthya Garcia
19 September 2018
Music to write to is such a subjective thing – whether you’re looking for energy, distraction or pure emotional inspiration – what works for me may not work for you. As a result I tend to go for longer form tracks – tracks that you put on repeat so you don’t have a jarring “vibe” change as you move through the playlist…
Wonder – Happy Walters ft. Ruelle
19 September 2018
It’s amazing quite how much power an amazing hook has:
“Is anybody out there can you lead me to the light
Is anybody out there tell me it’ll all be alright”
Departures – No-kë
11 September 2018
Charlotte and I spent time together.
Not the type of time you spend with family, classmates or colleagues – the time we spent together was from choice.
I added it up – just for fun – turns out that over the years – we spent more than 2,000 hours talking with each other…
The Ocean – Jackson Love
4 September 2018
Music to apologize to – that’s what I’m calling this piece – The Ocean is the eponymous track from Jackson Love’s 5 track EP release this year – it’s bloody great music to write to – especially if you’re saying sorry…
I Don’t Love You – New Video
30 August 2018
If you happen to be female – between 35 and 55 – love classic pop and remember 80’s bands like Aha, Mr. Mister and enjoy a good jangly guitar – then you should definitely check this out 😉