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
She’s Like the Swallow – Ian Wong
13 March 2018
A return to the playlist’s roots this week with a stunning solo piece from Canadian pianist Ian Wong. While sad songs – and by songs I mean tracks with lyrics – can tell a specific story – sometimes you just need an instrumental track to create your own narrative. Right now it’s raining outside, the sky is kinda grey and you know it’s cold – there’s a general melancholic feel to the world and this track accompanies it perfectly.
Vicky Cohn – Music to Curator Interview
8 March 2018
1/ So First Off – Tell Us your Name, City and Country and what you currently do for a living?
Vicky Cohn. That’s a hard one, as I see myself as a cosmopolitan that is constantly moving between Berlin / Germany, London / United Kingdom and Tel Aviv / Israel. However, I will be soon back to London and staying there for a while again…
2/ Is This Something You Always Wanted To Do? What Do You Enjoy About It?
Creating playlists is definitely something I already did a lot in my tender years, when tapes were still a thing. Music was always my first and obsessive love, but after I had to deal with a death case in my family, I asked myself, what I would do if I had only one year to live, so it became then very clear to me that I needed to start my new career within the music industry. Coming beforehand from a creative background of film/video making, I looked here too for something that could really fit me and my personality and I found that curating playlists sounded so me and so fun, so I just went for it.
Tommi Tikka – Facebook Live Interview!
8 March 2018
This week’s Music Curator chat is with Tommi from the Music to Celebrate Life playlist. It’s another wide ranging discussion looking at the problems associated with territory restrictions in the digital age – the challenge of how to listen to all the music that’s being submitted to a great chat on the nature of song writing and what makes a great lyric – it’s great stuff – thanks Tommi!
Man I’m Supposed to Be – American Aquarium
7 March 2018
I was writing a few weeks back about how it’s often seeing an act of human kindness that will make me cry – more so than experiencing something sad. There’s something in that – focusing on the good rather than the bad – that makes this track resonate for the grieve to list.
Lady in Red – Afrosamuraiist
7 March 2018
You know one of my favorite websites?
http://www.ismercuryinretrograde.com/
When I’m feeling like I currently am it’s a definite go to ‘cos when it says “Yes” I can relax knowing that the weird discombobulating shit that’s surrounding me is down to weird ass planetary mechanics and completely out of my control.
Matt Jenko – Facebook Live Interview!
6 March 2018
The second Facebook Live interview with our brilliant Curators – this one is with the talented Matt Jenko, producer extraordinaire and curator of the uplifting Music to Save The World playlist. We talk a wide range of topics from – what makes a good song – the nature of song recommendation – how to beat perfectionism and why perfectionism exists – complete with wine and advice for his future self. Check it out…
Sleep Tonight – Robb Murphy
1 March 2018
Listening to sad music isn’t exactly a group activity.
You don’t call your friends up and go “Hey guys, fancy coming round and spending the evening bawling your eyes out…?”
Sad music is best listened to in isolation…
In Case of Trouble – Darren Korb
28 February 2018
Still kind of discombobulated but almost getting my shit back together – it’s at times like these that I’m grateful to listen to every track submitted by the entire music to community of curators. While most aren’t suitable for the Essay Writing playlist – some are just gems!
Mert Turan – Music to Curator Interview
28 February 2018
1/ So First Off – Tell Us your Name, City and Country and what you currently do for a living?
Hi I’m Mert, I live in Ankara, study Philosophy at Middle East Technical University and work at Radio ODTU 103.1 as production manager.
2/ Is This Something You Always Wanted To Do? What Do You Enjoy About It?
I am always madly fond of creating playlists, I guess. As I heard a so damn unique tune, I want to hear more and search alike tunes. It’s like an obsession but you know, I can’t help it. What I enjoy so much is that I can be where I wanna be unconditionally, when I turn the playlist on. It helps me to get away with stuff especially when I am really fucked up. It’s beautiful…
Julia Maehner – Facebook Live Interview!
27 February 2018
This was so much fun – Julia from the brilliant Music to Conquer Mountains playlist stopped in for our first Facebook Live Interview. Julia talks about the state of music journalism in Germany, being 8 when MP3s hit the market – Andrew totally lies about his age and we end up in a great discussion on what makes a great track – enjoy…
Ada Bayramoğlu – Music to Curator Interview
22 February 2018
1/ So First Off – Tell Us your Name, City and Country and what you currently do for a living?
My name is Ada Bayramoğlu. I live in İstanbul, Turkey. I am a student.
2/ Is This Something You Always Wanted To Do? What Do You Enjoy About It?
I spend a lot of my time creating personal playlists and I am very happy to finally share them with the world. Before I joined Musicto, my playlists were just for me and my friends. But now, everyone can look up keywords on their laptop and find my playlist. I love that I can reach out to someone very far away from my own house. People trusting my taste of music is what I really enjoy about it.
The Bird & The Rifle – Lori McKenna
21 February 2018
I’ve been living with this track for weeks now – letting it creep up on me and infect my bones – I knew it would appear on the list – just didn’t know when.
Relationships…
Damn!