{"id":2812,"date":"2021-06-30T14:29:57","date_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:29:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/?post_type=interview&#038;p=2812"},"modified":"2021-06-30T14:29:59","modified_gmt":"2021-06-30T14:29:59","slug":"domenica-simpson","status":"publish","type":"interview","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/domenica-simpson\/","title":{"rendered":"Domenica Simpson"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are you based?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>North West London<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Where do you work? What do you do?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m the Youth Engagement Officer for <a href=\"https:\/\/youthmusic.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Youth Music<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019ve been listening to a lot more RnB music recently. Not just old school (which being a 90s kid, I love!) but also the new generation of RnB singers such as SZA, Summer Walker, Kehlani, Steve Lacy, Brent Fiyaz &amp; 6LACK. I\u2019ve also been listening to a lot more RnB artists from the UK such as [K S R], Tiana Major9, Shea Universe, Pip Millett &amp; Sarah Angel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you discover new music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I\u2019m lucky with my job that I get to listen to really great music that has been made by <a href=\"https:\/\/youthmusic.org.uk\/music\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">young people from projects we fund<\/a> across the country. It\u2019s been a really nice way to discover up and coming UK talent. I\u2019ve also discovered a lot of new artists via Twitter and Tik Tok.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What formats do you usually listen to? LP, CD, Cassette, Digital, Streaming Services? Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Growing up I had so many CDs, just stacks and stacks. But these days, I just stream most of my music. I like the convenience of listening to music on the go. Obviously gigs are another great way to listen to music, and that\u2019s how I choose to support artists that I like.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Where do you do most of your music listening?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Whenever I can really! I pretty much have a playlist for every occasion; whether it\u2019s because I\u2019m in a certain mood, or the weather, or I\u2019m trying to concentrate on work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you find and listen to pre-release music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A lot of the time I\u2019ll just follow artists I like on social media, and look out for when they\u2019re about to release new music. I do sometimes get emails from young people we work with when they&#8217;re about to release music too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>&#8220;the digital age of music has slightly ruined the concept of listening to a full body of work from start to finish.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are your frustrations with listening to music digitally? Any benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>I do think the digital age of music has slightly ruined the concept of listening to a full body of work from start to finish. I do feel bad for artists because I think they feel pressured to release projects that are under an hour in order to keep people\u2019s attention. I get it, my attention span is not great at the best of times, but I think in the long term, it takes away from their creativity, in favour of getting more streams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How do you keep track of everything you are listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Playlists, playlists and playlists! I get a bit nerdy and cull and curate them every couple of months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Do you tip other people off to new music? How?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Sometimes. If I\u2019m really into something, or I think a friend would really enjoy it I\u2019ll send them a link. But I definitely don\u2019t pretend to be a music connoisseur by any means.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anything you want to \u201cpromote\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Youth Music have just launched the <a href=\"https:\/\/youthmusic.org.uk\/nextgen\/nextgen-fund\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">NextGen Fund<\/a>, a new fund for emerging young creatives aged 18-25 (or 18-30 if they identify as disabled) pursuing a career in music. Applications are open now until <strong>Friday 9 July<\/strong>. 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