Los Angeles, CA<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I do A&R at Third Side Music<\/a> where I\u2019m lucky enough to work with artists like BadBadNotGood, Blonde Redhead, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, SOFI TUKKER, Courtney Barnett, Beverly Glenn-Copeland, Amen Dunes, Helena Deland, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Outside of our roster I\u2019ve been loving Ana Roxanne, Drug Store Romeos, Cindy, Khotin, and Paradis Artificiel. Honestly also been on a real A.R. Kane kick recently\u2026 that \u2018Lollita\u2019 EP<\/a> is seminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n All of the usual ways but I mostly love to go down internet rabbit holes via artists I already look to for inspiration. For example, what songs is Angel Bat Dawid playing on her monthly NTS show<\/a>? Also\u2026 music lawyers are a very underrated A&R resource.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love liner notes and have a real affinity for vinyl\/cassettes, but I have never been one to \u2018collect\u2019 anything. The same goes for books, films, art, etc. Anything in excess feels like excess to me, I guess? For example, I\u2019ll give time and energy to a record but will know when it\u2019s time to physically pass it on to a friend. A lot of my favorite records feel elastic in that way, like capsules in time; something I can always seek out again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n When I was younger my mum and I would take (aimless) nighttime drives just so we could listen to Massive Attack, Bjork or Nine Inch Nails on full volume, so I still swear by listening in cars whenever possible. Otherwise I\u2019ll alternate between my AIAIAI TMA-2 HD headphones, our Sonos system or our turntable \/ Bowers & Wilkins 606 series speakers set up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It\u2019s mostly all via private links (Soundcloud, PromoJukeBox etc). Either I\u2019ll be the one reaching out to a manager, lawyer, friend (or a random info@ email) to inquire about an artist project, or vice versa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The obvious benefits to digital listening are convenience and malleability, but often at the cost of a growing, embedded impatience in listeners (i.e. \u201cskim\u201d \/ \u201cskip\u201d culture). That being said, I definitely rely on said DSP accessibility for discovering music. For unreleased material \/ submissions, streaming links are key for the sake of ever-dwindling computer storage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I have a dumb amount playlists predominantly on Spotify that I update daily. Usually they\u2019re thrown together by mood, theme, release date, whatever. I keep track of everything by using headings\/subheadings to organize by both month\/year so it\u2019s easy for me to find things later on. It\u2019s nostalgic (and often cringey) to look back and have everything almost time stamped.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n “There\u2019s always so much incredible music to go around, and I\u2019d much rather trust that whatever label, publisher, etc is meant to be involved in a project\u2026 will be involved. The artist always knows best.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n As often as I can. Sharing music \/ making mixes for people is such a great way to communicate. I don\u2019t love the territorial ethos of \u201cfinders\u2019 keepers\u201d. There\u2019s always so much incredible music to go around, and I\u2019d much rather trust that whatever label, publisher, etc is meant to be involved in a project\u2026 will be involved. The artist always knows best. As an A&R, you can only hope that your conversation resonated in a genuine and impactful way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Helena Deland\u2019s \u201cTruth Nugget\u201d<\/a>, Beverly Glenn-Copeland\u2019s \u201cRiver Dreams\u201d<\/a>, Matthew Tavares\u2019 \u2018Mississauga\u2019<\/a> & KAZU\u2019s live version of \u2018Unsure In Waves\u2019<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"template":"","tags":[],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\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
Do you tip other people off to new music? How?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Anything you want to \u201cpromote\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n