Maarten

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Maarten

@maarten

I operate at the intersection of music, technology, and education

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Flop rock: inside the underground floppy disk music scene

Alexis Ong theverge.com

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Floppies “force their users to confront the transience of art and information”

Midnight | Coding a More Creative and Playful Web

midnight.agency

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MUSIC x and Media

“Code isn’t destined to be serious”

Myth-Making Mechanisms in Autonomous Worlds - thejaymo

Jay thejaymo.net

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Community building

This rock bassist is remixing climate activism

Inside Climate News motherjones.com

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MUSIC x and Music & Sustainability

Steve Jobs' iTunes dance

Cory Doctorow salon.com

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From Rip, Mix, Burn to iTunes plays only on iPod

Everybody Has to Self-Promote Now. Nobody Wants To.

vox.com vox.com

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This is a great essay on the need for self-promotion in the current creator economy

Rethinking Community Design to Build Better Communities | Forefront

forefront.market

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Community building

“Safety, comfort, and trust are at the heart of a good community”

TikTok launches “Fan Club” feature - RouteNote Blog

Emily Howarth routenote.com

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MUSIC x and Fandom

The AI music problem on Spotify is worse than you think

musicbusinessworldwide.com

MUSIC x and AI music