Mark Johnson

I stick by my prediction that the anger and brutality will soon diminish. Cool will come back. People will stop shouting and start speaking again. Public leaders will be friendlier, nicer, less hostile.

It happened before—after the Civil War and World War II people welcomed peace and tranquility. Public leaders became more conciliatory. People embr... See more

The pressure to be as efficient and productive as possible has a way of sneaking into one’s mind and body, reconfiguring one’s priorities, and directing one’s creative decisions without being detected and called out for what it is.

You see all these new DSPs in the wake of Spotify's ruthless efficiency trying to rescue the artistic context that’s been lost now that Spotify has essentially become the artist. How do we approximate even the simple immersive experience of buying a CD and reading the liner notes on first playthrough?Hint: The solution is not “immersive” audio!