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Where are you based?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Colombian-born living in Bushwick, Brooklyn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Where do you work? What do you do?<\/strong><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I’m the Engagement Manager at HIFI<\/a> – the financial rights organization for the music industry. I manage the relationships with our members and oversee all interactions between artists and people on their teams. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides work at HIFI, I’m also known as Boss Selektah; I collect records and spin ska\/reggae and salsa music. 
I’m the Co-founder of Urbano Street – an audiovisual music station capturing underground expressions. I volunteer as the Executive Director, producing our content and events, including the U Street Music Fest<\/a> on 4\/22\/23.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I listen to a wide variety of early Jamaican music, Latin-soul \/ boogaloo, Latin alternative and fusion, and contemporary local bands from the cumbia punky reggae scene in NYC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Right now, I\u2019m listening to bands like Combo Lulo<\/a>, and Iseo & Dodosound<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you discover new music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I have subscribed to a lot of mailing lists from independent record labels, curators, artists, promoters, and more. I read music reviews and monitor new music releases and announcements, staying up to date with the latest trends and scouting new songs and bands. Along with this, I look for perfectly curated playlists on Spotify, and since I am not a fan of the official Spotify Playlist, I mostly look for playlists done by musicians or fans. I also create playlists for my followers.

I am very active in my local music community, constantly discovering new music through my relationships with local artists. I often attend local shows and see bands on tour, staying up with all the bands and projects emerging in the neighbourhood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What formats do you usually listen to? LP, CD, Cassette, Digital, Streaming Services? Why?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I listen to a lot of records. Listening to them at home and seeing local DJs performs aid me in my sets when I DJ. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I own a lot of CDs, mainly bootlegs from the 2000s and promotional CDs I still get from DIY bands. While I don\u2019t listen to these, I still like to collect them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I also have some new cassettes but had to leave a bunch of them behind in my home country. My first experience with music was recording mixtapes from the radio back in the 2000s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

After CDs, I used to download a lot of music from blogs like the Ska Me Crazy<\/a> blog in Mexico. I used to keep all my downloads organised in iTunes, until Apple launched Sync. While uploading all my music to their cloud, I did not realize that I would no longer own the music. So when I eventually unsubscribed, and switched to Spotify, I was never able to access this music again. 
I listen to music on Spotify too. Mainly, I listen to the playlists that I create while browsing albums I already like or playlists by different curators on the platform. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“I listen to music all day, most days: On Spotify at work, vinyl at home, live shows, etc. When rehearsing for a show, cooking, or spending time with friends, I use my turntables to listen to music.<\/em>“<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Where do you do most of your music listening?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I listen to music all day, most days: On Spotify at work, vinyl at home, live shows, etc. When rehearsing for a show, cooking, or spending time with friends, I use my turntables to listen to music.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you find and listen to pre-release music?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I don’t save pre-releases online and I don’t really search for pre-released music either.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some musicians send<\/a> me access to pre-releases, looking for feedback and\/or in order to promote during my DJ set. For example, I recently got a few singles from Names Your Can Trust from bands like La Pambele and Anant Pradhan & Larry McDonald.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What are your frustrations with listening to music digitally? Any benefits?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

I love the availability and portability of streaming music, but the algorithm frustrates me. It keeps showing me the same “new” music; Music that I have been avoiding listening to because I already know and don\u2019t like it, nor want to hear it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How do you keep track of everything you are listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Besides the records I own, I use playlists and also save music to my library. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byta delivers fast and secure audio sharing<\/h3>

With Byta you are in control of your music. <\/p>\n Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Do you tip other people off to new music? How?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Yes, I tip people off to new music through the curation of our content for Urbano Street, the curation of my DJ sets, and my public playlists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anything you want to \u201cpromote\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

HIFI\u2019s Cash Flow<\/a> – that accelerates streaming payments for recording artists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The U Street Music Fest<\/a> on April 22nd 2023 on Suydam St Brooklyn – a community experience with live music, record selectors, and street art. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

My public playlists<\/a> on Spotify.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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