Andrew McCluskey
@andrewmcc
Creator / Contributor at musicto
Andrew McCluskey
andrewmccluskey.com
We have identified a convention — a pattern of behavior that a significant number of people repeatedly follow in an observable way.
What is Culture? Part Six: Defining cultural phenomena
A convention of musicto’s culture is the making of playlist - specifically the making of collaborative playlists
Good nature is, of all moral qualities, the one that the world needs most, and good nature is the result of ease and security, not of a life of arduous struggle. Modern methods of production have given us the possibility of ease and security for all; we have chosen instead to have overwork for some and starvation for others. Hitherto we have... See more
Bertrand Russell • In Praise of Idleness
A style is a convention guiding the usage and arrangement of certain perceptual attributes such as visual elements, sound, and taste.
What is Culture? Part Six: Defining cultural phenomena
our style is to create 22 track playlists with thubnail, single sentence description, featured artists and a description - typically made at least two people
Dear Beatriz and Brendan,
About twenty-five years ago, I made an offhand and somewhat uncharitable remark about the Red Hot Chili Peppers. There was no malice intended, it was just the sort of obnoxious thing I would say back then to piss people off. I was a troublemaker, a shit-stirrer, feeling most at ease in the role of a societal irritant.
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I keep thinking we’re D but we’re probably C
The A&R person is the first person to make contact with the band, and as such is the first person to promise them the moon. Who better to promise them the moon than an idealistic young turk who expects to be calling the shots in a few years, and who has had no previous experience with a big record company. Hell, he’s as naive as the band he’s... See more
The Problem with Music
From Product/Market Fit to Language/Market Fit: A New Brand Storytelling Framework
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