Whetstone in North London but I\u2019m from Norwich originally.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I work at PRS Foundation<\/a> – 3 days a week as UK Project Manager for Keychange<\/a> and 2 days a week as Communications Coordinator. I have worked at PRS Foundation since 2016 and I feel very lucky to work with such a rad team who are both kind, smart, and totally committed to supporting diverse music creators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am obsessed with serpentwithfeet<\/a> at the moment. His new album Deacon is hooky and chill and just so right. \u2018Same Size Shoe\u2019 is an ANTHEM. My wife and I \u2018walked down the aisle\u2019 to Lesley Gore\u2019s \u2018You Don\u2019t Own Me\u2019 back in 2018 and I so wish the serpentwithfeet cover was in existence then! <\/p>\n\n\n\n The new Joviale track is another banger, so is \u2018Sink In\u2019 by Tirzah, \u2018If I Could\u2019 by Charlotte Day Wilson, \u2018enjoy the silence\u2019 by Foushe\u00e9 and WOW the Angel Olsen\/Sharon Van Etten collab is just such an important moment in music. These two absolutely genius songwriters joining together and celebrating each other in such a beautiful way with the pure DRAMA that they both bring. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I have been obsessed with Beverley Glenn Copeland<\/a> for about 2 years and loved the recent documentary – that\u2019s my dinner soundtrack every night. My running playlist is basically Cardi B, Little Simz, Flohio and Self Esteem on repeat forever. <\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve recently been revisiting Jessie Ware\u2019s albums and also Moses Sumney\u2019s gr\u00e6 too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I make the playlists at PRS Foundation – so I have direct access to the best new music in the UK and beyond which has been hand-picked by musical experts across all genres, regions and career levels. Our weekly playlist<\/a> features new releases by people who have had our funding, and I highly recommend following it! I pay particular attention to Keychange new releases of course! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Radio is really important to me – Gilles Peterson, Jamz Supernova and Amy Lame are three of my faves on 6Music. The London in Stereo : Best New Music<\/a> playlist is where I go first to find rad new releases that I might not have heard. In the last year, I have been lucky to receive some print magazines through the post – Loud & Quiet has been a really great resource and how I found out about BERWYN. DIY Magazine has helped me to get hyped about new Wolf Alice, new St Vincent and more. I regularly check out Pitchfork\u2019s Best New Music section to hear new stuff. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Finally, my friends all know that I want recommendations all the time so a lot of what I listen to is from direct personal recommendations. My wife has amazing taste but doesn\u2019t have much of an interest in \u2018new music\u2019.. But! Somehow she always stumbles across the best artists! She discovered leikeli47 and Princess Nokia waaay before I did.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I listen to digital mostly – via Spotify, Apple Music and SoundCloud<\/a> at the moment as my record player is a bit sad. I\u2019m saving up to buy a buff new record player as vinyl is definitely my preference. IMO music is best experienced in an actual room, through speakers, so I try to quickly promote anything I love from my headphones to a record player.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I listen through my (Bose) headphones when I\u2019m working from home and when I\u2019m not on Zoom calls. Mostly on Spotify. I\u2019ve had to keep it this way as my wife has been working from home in the room next to me. But my preference would be out loud – we have a Sonos system for that which I use in the evenings and at weekend. Some of my most meaningful listening moments have been while running this year – I\u2019ve really loved that full physical experience. I have digital radios in my bedroom and kitchen so basically, everywhere I am, I\u2019m listening!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I get sent quite a lot of pre-release music through my work with Keychange and PRS Foundation and it\u2019s usually via a private link<\/a>. I don\u2019t search for pre-release music but I would like to!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I love listening digitally – I have access to everything! The huge problem is feeling connected to, and compensating artists properly for that access. I have got very into buying merch. If I love something digitally, I buy as much as I can physically.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What formats do you usually listen to? LP, CD, Cassette, Digital, Streaming Services? Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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What are your frustrations with listening to music digitally? Any benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n