{"id":6216,"date":"2023-09-01T12:52:09","date_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/?post_type=interview&#038;p=6216"},"modified":"2023-09-01T12:52:10","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T12:52:10","slug":"bianca-bafitis","status":"publish","type":"interview","link":"https:\/\/byta.com\/howwelisten\/interview\/bianca-bafitis\/","title":{"rendered":"Bianca Bafitis"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where are you based?<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Brooklyn, NY.<\/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 work at <a href=\"https:\/\/cityslang.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">City Slang<\/a> as Associate US Label Manager, helping run the day-to-day office from NYC for independent label, City Slang.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What are you listening to?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Listening to a lot of Sen Morimoto, Tierra Whack, John Martyn and Allah-Las.<\/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 love discovering music through word of mouth, through friends and even just wandering around spots &#8211; I\u2019m always the person asking \u201cExcuse me who\u2019s playing right now?\u201d (for better or for worse). Online I just keep my eyes open for who keeps coming up on blogs. When I was younger, I used to be really intense about it and comb through all EOTY lists and listen to everything &#8211; I just was so hungry to find good music that was fresh.<\/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>Last time I listened to a CD was Altin G\u00fcn in my dad\u2019s car &#8211; that was a band I thought he would dig. I still buy cassettes because I think they\u2019re great mementos, especially from live shows. Last album I listened to on vinyl was Imarhan \u2018Aboogi\u2019. I like the ritual of it and prefer it, but digital is easy when you just want to have no attention span and flit around albums.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-style-large is-style-plain has-medium-font-size is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p>&#8220;My frustration with listening to music digitally is I don\u2019t want to end up in an echo chamber of my own music taste. I also think not listening to an album in it&#8217;s entirety can take away from the point of someone\u2019s release.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\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>I listen to music a lot! At home, working, on the subway, at the gym. It\u2019s a bit ridiculous. I finally invested in some really nice Marshall headphones and that\u2019s been a game-changer for me. I wish my at-home set-up was a bit flashier, but that\u2019s on top of the wish list! Maybe I should drop bigger hints around my birthday\u2026<\/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>I tend to be super nosy and ask friends\/colleagues what they\u2019re working on and get sent some pre-releases &#8211; I genuinely get excited for projects coming out and think that community-building rather than competitiveness is a much more sustainable way to exist in the music industry. Otherwise, I do love catching first listens on radio. Big indie stations like KCRW, KEXP, and even BBC Radio 6 Music offer some really brand-new gorgeous tracks that can just knock you out.<\/p>\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>My frustration with listening to music digitally is I don\u2019t want to end up in an echo chamber of my own music taste. I also think not listening to an album in its entirety can take away from the point of someone\u2019s release. But of course, that\u2019s less a digital platform\u2019s fault and more my own!<\/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, playlists. When I find a song or artist I gravitate to, I start going down a rabbit hole, creating playlists, getting vinyl, finding a live show until I feel like that itch is scratched. Creating playlists of my current mood helps me revisit music, and also will make a particular time of my life have a soundtrack, which I like. For example, if Jorge Ben is playing, I\u2019m transported to a road trip in Brazil where we just had that CD playing non-stop (yep, CD) and went swimming in rivers and camped under the stars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"byta-callout grid-cell grid--full pad-30 border-grey text-center\"><h3 class=\"blue-dark\"> Byta delivers fast and secure audio sharing<\/h3><p class=\"blue-dark p-regular set-width\">With Byta you are in control of your music. <\/p>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/byta.com\/what-is-byta?utm_source=interview-intext&#038;utm_medium=hwl&#038;utm_campaign=signup-promo\" class=\"button_wrapper\"> <span class=\"button bg-melon mar-top-30\">Read More<\/span><\/a><\/div>\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>I do! Basically by sending folks bands I think they would really like, or that I\u2019m really enjoying via email or text. I\u2019ll also invite people down to shows I think are stellar especially for bands I think are particularly incredible, that\u2019s the power of the Plus One. One day I\u2019ll be organised enough to send around a newsletter &#8211; I get them from friends and love the thoughtfulness behind them, plus it\u2019s a great way to explore new music that you might not hear otherwise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Anything you want to \u201cpromote\u201d?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Yes! Listen to everything from City Slang &#8211; it\u2019s such a special label home full of good folks with a beautiful roster of artists: KAINA, Sen Morimoto, McKinley Dixon, Softee, Zouj, Sprints, Anna B Savage, King Hannah. Also shouting out other bands I\u2019m lucky enough to work with: Caitlin Rose, Razor Braids, Sean Thompson\u2019s Weird Ears and Nicole Mercedes. 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