The way we experience a medium impacts how we respond to it. As a musician, I like to talk about how we perceive sound as an example of this.
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Music has always been a huge part of my life. I’m the type of person to sing in the shower, listen to my favorite songs while getting ready in the morning, and occasionally dance in the middle of a store when a good song comes on.
I recently applied for an internship at Warner Music Group (WMG). I recognized the name but later realized that this is one of the largest labels in the world.
I have been the most sappy, nostalgic version of myself recently. I know it has to do with graduation quickly approaching and all of the beginning-of-the-ends starting up.
When it comes to creating art, I have found that not knowing anything can sometimes leave room for more creativity. At times when I am overcome with writer’s block or things like that, I have learned that the solution is actually abandoning what I know.
Something I love most about Stevens is the ability to find any kind of community everywhere you turn. This campus reminds me of the movies when the narrator walks the audience through each group and the silly name that is associated with them, as the camera soars through the crowds.
Music is one of the worst forms of media; it doesn’t really make any sense. It is just a big performative mess of human emotion… ew.
This past week I was privileged enough to get a ticket to the Conan Gray concert at the Prudential Center for the Wishbone World Tour.
There is something magical about playing in a live band. It only exists at a certain point when everyone is playing at once, there’s maybe a bridge or a transitional section going on in the song, and there is tension building.
As a proud Apple Music user, I am always grateful for the playlists that come out of using the app. You hear a lot of people talk about Spotify playlists and how niche they can get.