5 Things I’ve Learned From Being A Music Curator + One More Thing
We can learn a lot from every experience we live, sometimes from a good one, other times from a bad one, from stuff we hear or see, from old and new experiences we can understand better or simply get more confused.
This is what I have learned in my small time as a music curator…
Why Be A Music Curator?
Let’s just start by reminding you that this is just a very personal view on a topic that can embark millions of different perspectives, humans are complex and we’re all moved by different things, but having said that, I thought this was a proper moment to share why I think being a music curator is a great thing to do…
Love Thy Music Curator As Thyself
Picture this, you are a young aspiring artist and you’ve just gotten your song back from mastering. Now, it’s time to unleash your music to the world so millions can hear it and be dazzled by it. You upload your tune on Spotify and Apple Music through TuneCore, CD Baby or some other aggregator. There’s only one problem. Nobody knows it’s there…
5 Reasons Why I Love Being a Music Curator
Have you ever gotten praise for your song selections when you blast your playlist through the speakers at a barbecue or in a car full of people?
Isn’t that one of the best feelings ever?
7 Reasons to Hate Music Curators
I get it.
You have a strong dislike towards Music Curators.
But is it justified?
You notice your eyes twitch every time you check musicto.com for the Track of the Week. Have Music Curators somehow become both the kid you hate – the one who sits like a right angle in front of the class, raising their hand before the question is asked, AND the kid you hate – the one who sits like a protractor in the back of the class, talking noise with their crew about how no one uses geometry in real life?
What Do We Look For In New Playlist Curators?
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.