Edition #51 – Karin Tanabe answers 7 questions

by | Aug 9, 2023 | All, Film

1. Why are you an author? When I was nine, I sat down with a blank journal in the dark in my fourth grade class and was told to write whatever I wanted. It was magic. From that moment on it was read, write, repeat. It makes me feel alive. Sometimes it doesn’t make my...

On the blandness of pop music

by | Jul 28, 2023 | All, Music

😐 Popular music is getting blander. Here’s the proof. 🤓 Researchers examined a database of western popular music produced from 1955 to 2010. They created an algorithm that examines changes of music over time. Focused on 3 areas. 🎺Timbre – a proxy for richness &...

Turkish Hipster

by | Jul 21, 2023 | All, Liner Notes, Music

Turkish Hipster Liner Notes by Kabir Sehgal Mehmet Ali Sanlıkol is a man on a mission: He’s bringing the world together through music. This might sound grand or over-the-top. But I ardently believe it. Rarely have I seen someone so committed to exploring his ethnic...
Creative Professionals, Please ask for feedback 📝

Creative Professionals, Please ask for feedback 📝

by | Jul 10, 2023 | All, Music

💡Hot tip: If you’re a creative professional, ask for customer feedback with a survey. I’ve worked with hundreds of creators. On hundreds of projects: 🎵 songs, 💿 albums, 📺 shows, 🎥 films, 📚 books. 😮 Only once – once! – has a creator/vendor asked me to fill out a...