MP turns you onto new music while asking you to consider how you value today’s accessibility to music.

What’s the last full album you listened to? When was the last time you listened to music without distractions? And how did you produce that sound? In an interview format hosted by me, MP, these questions are answered each episode by underground artists experimenting with analog and digital machines.

How did I become fascinated with the art of listening? By listening to those who love music even more than I do.

A product designer at Skullcandy told me most people listen to music as a secondary activity, meaning they listen to music as background noise while focusing on something else. Then there’s my musician friend who sometimes won’t stream a new album he’s excited about until he can hear it first on vinyl. And a producer friend sends me music and explicitly asks me not to play it through my phone speakers.

Then there are the world’s biggest artists…

Patrick Carney of The Black Keys says he listens to a personal collection of classic, older albums and has no interest in keeping up with new music. Tyler, The Creator encouraged his fans to listen to IGOR upon its midnight release in a comfortable space with their headphones on and phones off. And in our interview, Homeshake said that the one thing he’d change about the music industry would be to remove streaming services. These ideas on our listening habits and how we consume music fascinate me and are the foundation for The Art of Listening podcast.
~ Listen here and Enjoy ~

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