I do a few things. Firstly, I have a fun independent record label called Squinked Records<\/a>, where my main focus is releasing music I love, alongside artists in a collaborative manner, to empower them to be completely involved in the process which has built a beautiful little community. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Part of my work at Squinked is also artist management, I am working with powerhouse trio Neon Goblin, it’s been so much fun. My also \u2018day jobs\u2019, I guess you\u2019d call them, have been working with DRW Entertainment<\/a>, which has been such an incredible experience thus far. We are an international promoter, a merchandise company and a record label. I get to go on the road, tour manage and work with some seriously incredible artists from all over. I also work part-time with an entertainment lawyer, on projects like Vampr Academy, SXSW (US) and Dedicate.Vip. It is busy but I thrive on chaos and pressure builds diamonds!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I\u2019ve been listening to HEAPS of Full Flower Moon Band recently, after booking them to support Frankie and The Witch Fingers, LA psych rock legends for their Brisbane shows and then seeing them at Big Sound, I\u2019ve been HOOKED. They\u2019re loud, and energetic and demand your attention, perfect. I\u2019ve also been loving Heavy Amber, a three piece genre bending psych band from Melbourne. Kas and Sienna are incredible musicians and are really killing the local Melbourne scene at the moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I discover new music mostly through gigs I\u2019d say, nothing better than seeing it live and just becoming entranced. Other than live gigs, definitely Spotify, I know it’s a bit cliche but Discover Weekly playlists, Artist Radios and the playing on\u2019s are such a good way to hear new things sometimes! I also think Instagram is such a good way to hear and learn about new music, to meet people and to connect. I guess TikTok too, but I am a bit behind there – mine is pretty much just cat videos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n I do listen to a lot on streaming services as I feel like I\u2019m always driving, otherwise, I\u2019m switching between Triple R and PBS, and community radio for the win. When I\u2019m at home though it is definitely vinyl, nothing is better than being able to hold a physical and tangible copy of your favourite album or favourite artist and with vinyl, you have to be attentive and listening, you\u2019ve got to flip it over and be present with it, it doesn\u2019t often just turn into background noise. <\/p>\n\n\n\n “nothing is better than being able to hold a physical version of your favourite album or favourite artist and with vinyl, you have to be attentive and listening, you\u2019ve got to flip it over and be present with it, it doesn\u2019t often just turn into background noise.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n All the time. It’s almost weird not to have music on whilst working or at home or driving. In the office it’s always fun to go between \u2018what do you want to listen too today\u2019 and switching it up between everyone’s different tastes, which is another fun way to hear new stuff, even if it is mostly me forcing my love of psych rock, garage music onto everyone. When I am working from home I usually put my headphones on and the world is locked out but my favourite thing to do is play my records obnoxiously loud (sorry neighbours).<\/p>\n\n\n\n I am lucky to work with a lot of cool bands\/artists or have friends that make music so they tend to send me a lot of their unreleased stuff to listen to. Otherwise, I do love a premiere on blogs, radio stations etc. It is always fun to feel like you\u2019re one of the first to hear something that someone has put so much time, love and energy into creating; creating music is such a process, a process that not many of us are even able to wrap our heads around.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “It is always fun to feel like you\u2019re one of the first to hear something that someone has put so much time, love and energy into creating.”<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n One thing that does really annoy me with digital listening is the lack of connection and personal experience people tend to have with music now. We’re living in a time where there is just SO MUCH MUSIC out there, which can be both a good and bad thing. A good example of how much it has changed the way people view, experience and connect with music\/artist is the recent news of Steve Lacy and his tour, with everyone singing along to the first 30 seconds of his big song because its huge on TikTok, but then the rest of the show they\u2019ve been quiet?! Like that’s insane to me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n I know for a fact the artists I work with put blood, sweat and tears into their art and it is hard to navigate through such a busy listening space, especially when these artists are putting their money, soul, energy and life into their work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With such an oversaturated market where people can make music just on their laptops in their bedroom, it feels like there’s a lot of noise to cut through. I\u2019m sure anyone can relate to those who work in music, I get sent a lot of music, and I listen to all of it and that again is only such a tiny amount in respect to what is being put out. We\u2019ve recently hit over 100,000 songs a day being uploaded to streaming services, isn\u2019t that wild!? There’s just so much there, every artist is fighting for everyone else\u2019s attention and who deserves it the most? There’s only so much time in the day, but there’s endless music to listen to and the digital space has really amplified that. At the same time, it has allowed artists to connect with so many more fans in places they wouldn\u2019t have ever dreamed so I don\u2019t know, it’s a bit of a double-edged sword for me, love and hate relationship.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Make playlists! I honestly can\u2019t count the number of playlists I have now on my Spotify, they\u2019ve gone from having meaningful names to \u2018…\u2019 \u2018,,\u2019 to now just \u2018SEPT 2022\u2019 and then the ones I listen to the most are the put into other playlists I listen too regularly and for an extended period. Aside from that though, I am definitely an album person, I love listening through an entire album, so I tend to do that and get fixated on one for a little while and listen to that on repeat until the next one comes along.<\/p>\n\n\n\n With Byta you are in control of your music. <\/p>\n Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n YES! There is nothing better than sharing a new cool find with your friends, I love just randomly texting friends links to new great songs that make me think of them or something that I know they\u2019ll love. Then you can force them to come to the shows when that band\/artist is playing live. Win, win. Sharing new music is so important, collaborating on playlists, and sending each other a \u201csong of the day\u201d or \u201csong of the week\u201d, not only creates fun and exciting parts of relationships but damn you find some seriously cool new stuff that you might not have ever come across. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes! I\u2019m going to plug the UNREAL Melbourne garage fuzz sibling duo Bellhop<\/a> <\/strong>(made up of lead singer\/guitarist Harry Watson and drummer Bella Watson)! They released their introspective Tired Seagull<\/em> at the end of last year and it\u2019s a track for those that sometimes wish they could spread their wings and (literally) fly away. The track sees Harry take on the perspective of a Frankston beach seagull. If you\u2019ve ever shooed away a gull that was trying to steal one of your precious hot chips, this track will make you reflect on the plight of our feathered friends, it is LOUD, FUZZY and takes you into the mind of a much-maligned bird! <\/p>\n\n\n\nWhat are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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