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
Only Songs – The Wild Reeds
11 July 2018
Who is it that actually saves you?
Oh sure, the caped God can rescue you, but if I’m not much mistaken – the act of being saved starts from within…
Sober – Demi Lovato
9 July 2018
Addiction scares the shit out of me. It’s easy to look at people who succumb and wonder just how they let it happen, and yet for me it really is often “There but for the grace of God go I.”…
Himalaya by Ellipsis – Music to Track
6 July 2018
We’re stoked to announce the launch and distribution of our second home grown Music to track – Himalaya. Working once again with UK producer Matt Jenko of Ellipsis, this time we’ve gone with another Chillhop style track…
Himalaya – Ellipsis
4 July 2018
Life is a crazy ass thing – one minute you’re strolling along, minding the world’s business, acting out the role of superhero and wondering – what if this is all there is? Suddenly you’re pulled out of your body and replaced by something else – something weird – something foreign – something possibly Scottish!…
Growing Up – Igor Longhi
4 July 2018
So we’re going to be making some changes to the Music to Fly With Confidence playlist – after a year of curating we recognize that while the idea was great and that yes – soothing piano music is a great way to calm your fear of flying – we’re probably hiding our light under a bushel here…
Let Her Go – Passenger
4 July 2018
We started the Music to Grieve to list based around the idea of sad music being good for you. We researched and wrote a long article breaking down how sad music actually helps you grieve, and the original idea for the list was that it was going to be populated by sad songs. The thing is – as my countryman Robert Burns once said “The best laid plans o’ mice and men gang aft a gley!”
Jon Ewing – Music to Curator Interview
28 June 2018
“Music to Fight Evil is collection of songs by and about people whose rights – and in some cases lives – are under threat. It’s for anyone who needs inspiration to fight back against injustice…“
Let You Go – Cathal Flaherty
27 June 2018
It’s a double header this week – back to back Cathal Flaherty tracks and this one isn’t even released yet but oh my god – it’s a stunner! If we were bending the rules of the list a bit last week by having Two Hearts – we’re back with a direct examination of lost love and the agony it induces…
Baby Bluebird – Little Sailboat
26 June 2018
Amara, the artist behind Little Sailboat asked me what it was about this track that caught my ear and I remember laughing thinking – you know what – I have absolutely no idea – but if I’m going to add it to the list – I’d at least better try and explain. ;-)…
The Moon Illusion – Ben Hippen
19 June 2018
Evocative!
That’s the word of the week!
The thing about music to write to is that some times you want a general piece – something to sit in the background that you don’t really connect with – it just creates the environment where you can get your head down and get something done. Other times…
Two Hearts – Cathal Flaherty
18 June 2018
This week’s track is a little different in that it isn’t what you would typically call a sad song – but then not every track on the Music to Grieve To playlist is going to be morose or downbeat. Tracks make this list because they’re great at evoking emotion – the songs on Cathal Flaherty’s recent EP The Head & Heart are brilliant at this.
Ashlee Villaseñor – Music to Curator Interview
10 June 2018
My name is Ashlee Villaseñor. I live in the suburbs of Dallas, Texas in the US. I just graduated from college so I’m just trying to figure out my life, honestly.
2/ Is This Something You Always Wanted To Do? What Do You Enjoy About It?
I love sharing music. I love making my friends playlists. I love finding new music, so being able to be in charge of a playlist and share it to the world is awesome!