Currently Toronto, but I\u2019m normally between here and Kingston, Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m a freelancer, but my work can be found in a variety of publications like Dazed, The FADER, Nylon, RedBull Music Academy, Kinfolk<\/em>, and elsewhere.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Right now, I\u2019ve been listening to a lot of power soca, especially made by artists from Grenada and St. Vincent like Skinny Fabulous, Problem Child, and Lil Natty and Thunda, mostly to help me navigate and digest what\u2019s happening around the globe with protests sparked by anti-Black racism and police brutality. Of course, I\u2019m also always listening to my regular rotation of artists: Protoje, Sevana, Lila Ike (have likely single handedly ran up all the numbers for \u201cStars Align\u201d), Tessellated, Stalk Ashley, Leno Banton, iotosh\u2019s productions under his Sound Ting label, and other incredible artists from Jamaica.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I live on Twitter, Instagram and SoundCloud because that\u2019s where I find out about a lot of new artists. A lot of people I know are involved in the music industry in different capacities too, either as A&Rs, producers, directors, etc., so I get a bit of insight from everywhere when they post who they\u2019re working with or what they\u2019re doing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Streaming services just because they\u2019re the most accessible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n En route to places, or while I\u2019m cleaning or cooking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Usually from the artists directly or from publicists and labels! I\u2019m a bit anal about listening to music, espescially albums, so I dedicate time in my schedule to basically sit and focus all my attention on the project with my favourite headphone set. I do believe listening to music is an active process, so I try to give all of myself when I do so, and especially when I\u2019m listening to a project for the first time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I really do appreciate a well-mastered project or record, so that\u2019s definitely an element of listening to music digitally that I enjoy. You get to hear how textured something really is, and I feel like that heightens the experience, for me at least. The only frustration with listening to music digitally is that it\u2019s not live (though I do appreciate digitized live recordings)!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I revisit my listening history on any of the platforms that I use and make private playlists out of records I really like. When I listen to DJ mix, though, it\u2019s a little bit harder (cause they often don\u2019t come equipped with the tracklist), so I jot down a few of the lyrics, or if it\u2019s a soca or dancehall mix, I try to see if I can remember the name of the riddim, or an artist on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How do you discover new music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What formats do you usually listen to? LP, CD, Cassette, Digital, Streaming Services? Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Where do you do most of your music listening?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How do you find and listen to pre-release music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
What are your frustrations with listening to music digitally? Any benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
How do you keep track of everything you are listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n