Pre-pandemic, I was between Chicago & Montreal. At the moment, I\u2019m grounded in Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I am the Head of Artist Development & Marketing at FORT Ent.<\/a>, a minority-owned & woman-led independent management company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I can\u2019t stop listening to J HUS<\/a> right now! There are some great classics that I\u2019m spinning, like M.I.A, Erykah Badu, Fleetwood Mac, Massive Attack, PJ Harvey, Sneaker Pimps. For more contemporary artists: it will be Cruel Santino, Amaarae, Elder Island<\/a>, Blood Orange, Little Simz, Jme, Wiley, Ghetts<\/a>, Tierra Whack, Denzel Curry, Duckwrth, Channel Tres. How much time you got, because it\u2019s honestly such a huge list.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everywhere and anywhere. When we were all able to venture out more: stores, restos (folks working at indie restos, that I frequent, make their own amazing playlists), airports, and underground venues. At the moment, it\u2019s recs from friends and any pockets of the internet I find myself in (NTS, IG, COLORS, Tiny Desk, Bandcamp, to name a few).<\/p>\n\n\n\n Now it is definitely, streaming audio or video — it\u2019s the most convenient and mobile way to listen. I was fortunate to be born during a fast-evolving tech boom: I have played music from a child\u2019s record player, to walkman, boom box, stereo, discman, and radio with legit antennas and all. My dad is an engineer, so there was never any shortage of tech in the house. When I was a kid, I used to sneak into my Dad\u2019s drawer to grab his bright canary yellow SONY FM\/AM Sports walkman (because the tape skipped less than my super cheap one when I walked with it). Later, I got a Sony D-FS601 S2 Sports CD Walkman, which I still use to listen to my old mixes. The design is so slick: it looks like it hopped off TLC’s \u201cNo Scrubs\u201d or Michael & Janet Jackson\u2019s \u201cScream\u201d music videos. Back at my parents, my dad has this crazy stereo set-up he got in the mid-90s: a 5-disc changer, double deck tape players, with surround sound of 6 light oak Klipsch speakers and a subwoofer — that\u2019s my absolute favorite! Whenever I was home alone, I\u2019d put in any of the NOW compilation CDs and dance all over the house. For now, my setup is super simple, I use my Macbook Pro or my iPhone 11.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I LOVE MUSIC<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I would listen to it in a boat!<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I would listen to it with a goat…<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I will listen to it in the rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And in the dark. And on a train.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And I will listen to music here and there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Say! I will listen to music ANYWHERE!<\/p>\n\n\n\n What can I say? Dr. Seuss taught me not to be picky. I seriously listen to music literally on everything and everywhere: computer, the den, kitchen, living room, bedroom, airplanes, bus, car, shower, etc. Before the pandemic, I spent 50% of the year at shows or festivals. I will say this, it\u2019s really strange for me to only listen to music in one stationary spot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “What can I say? Dr. Seuss taught me not to be picky. I seriously listen to music literally on everything and everywhere”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n I receive a lot of unreleased music from artists, friends, & PR firms.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I usually get Google Drive & Dropbox links, WeTransfers, and private Soundcloud links. A wish would be for any downloaded music to magically organize itself on my computer\u2019s hard drive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Music is saved all over the place: my brain, hard drive, emails, bookmarks, and playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n It depends on the context, but I share new music and unreleased music when I can via IG stories, Discord, emails, & text messaging.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Backxwash just won the 2020 Polaris Music Prize, so that\u2019s an exciting new adventure! In 2021, there will be a lot of new music, so I\u2019d keep my eyes out for bbymutha<\/a>, Backxwash<\/a>, Syv de Blare<\/a>, Zandoli II<\/a>, GLOR1A<\/a>, Butch Dawson<\/a>, Ryahn<\/a>, Imane<\/a>, Le Ren<\/a> and Ben Sloan. <\/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