MUSIC
Raw vocals, tension, and aftermath songs for people who can't sleep.
WRITING ABOUT MUSIC
The story behind a song, what a recording taught me, and what happens when it is played out loud.
All writingWhy I'm Building Music Software While Trying to Make Music
I started building a website to share my music. Then the software became an enormous project of its own. This is how I am trying to keep both in view.
Read itMADE FOR MUSIC
Things built around live music — finding it, listing it and putting it on a map.
All thingsWhy I Built Music Kite Connect
A pass is only useful when it connects identity, place and permission without turning the whole product into a ticketing system.
Read itThe Gig Is Everywhere and Nowhere
A live event can exist on six platforms and still be hard to find. Music Kite is an attempt to make the scattered fragments agree.
Read itWhen a Map Stops Being a Map
A festival map starts as artwork and becomes a coordinate system, a data model and a promise that the thing on screen matches the ground.
Read itUpdating the Same Gig Six Times Is Ridiculous
One change to a live event should not require six manual edits. The real product problem is deciding who owns the canonical event.
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