Sleepy Hollow, NY<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I\u2019m the founder and president of Toolshed<\/a>, a digital music strategy and licensing consultancy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Gillian Welch, Run the Jewels<\/a>, Kendrick Lamar, Sufjan Stevens<\/a>, Local Natives<\/p>\n\n\n\n I read Pitchfork\u2019s emails daily. I pay attention to a number of blogs including Largehearted Boy, Stereogum, Brooklyn Vegan, and Consequence of Sound. I follow a handful of playlists, but not really any genre-based playlists. Enjoy Release Radar and Discover Weekly…and am a subscriber to a variety of artist-focused subscription programs, private ones and also on Patreon. Also subscribe to a large number of music newsletters and emailouts direct from artists. Follow a variety of labels and artists I like on social media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I regularly purchase vinyl, and listen to it as well \ud83d\ude42 Other than that, primarily streaming services.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I listen when I\u2019m cooking dinner over my Echo streaming device, and on the weekends at home on my Marantz stereo (the big guns). I am always listening to something in the car – these days, probably split 50-50 between podcasts and audio. I subscribe to a variety of services – YouTube Music, Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal. I\u2019m part of Third Man Record\u2019s vinyl subscription through Tidal. I might be one of the only people who regularly still uses a Pono player on airplanes, with noise-cancelling headphones…<\/p>\n\n\n\n “I might be one of the only people who regularly still uses a Pono player on airplanes, with noise-cancelling headphones…”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n I used to spend a lot of time looking for pre-release music. These days, with \u201cFollow\u201d buttons on streaming services, I\u2019m usually happy to wait for the music to just come out \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n\n\n\n I don\u2019t get as many links as I used to when I had a music marketing company. I do use iTunes Match, have been subscribed to it since it started. I like listening to digital music in my car and when cooking. More likely to listen to hi-res digital music if I\u2019m really listening. I listen to albums when I want to *really* listen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I \u201clike\u201d an album, and when I\u2019m in an exploratory mood, I go through and listen to music I haven\u2019t heard before. I also shazam music regularly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n Yes I do – a smaller circle than I used to. Use Twitter primarily for this.<\/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
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