Andrei SoraConsumer vs. creator in the age of digital distributionBack in 2006, I bought Iron Maiden’s now infamous Death On The Road. I plugged in my trusty DVD player, put the disc in, hit play, and…May 19, 2021May 19, 2021
Andrei Sora2021, the new 1984: revisionism in the age of music streamingThe past several years have seen a bizarre trend in pop culture: revisionism. Zack Snyder’s Justice League recently came out, being a…Apr 2, 2021Apr 2, 2021
Andrei SoraDo we need more music? Probably not, but why do we keep making it?There are currently over 50 million songs on Spotify. Not all are unique, of course, as some are variants of the same song (live versions…Feb 22, 2021Feb 22, 2021
Andrei SoraWhat I learned from producing over 50 songs this yearThe last 525,600 minutes have been full of contradictions for me. The still ongoing Coronavirus pandemic has seen many industries collapse…Oct 10, 2020Oct 10, 2020
Andrei SoraWhat I learned from doing a PhD in musicI thought I was done with academia after finishing my Master’s. My financial situation was dire and my disillusion with universities was…Mar 13, 2020Mar 13, 2020
Andrei SoraWhat I learned from being a Master student at the University of OxfordIt’s been a long time coming. I graduated from Oxford in July 2013, with a Master’s degree in musicology. More than six years later, I…Jan 16, 2020Jan 16, 2020
Andrei SoraHow I went from music maker to academicTransitioning from a kid who spend his days playing football and eating sunflower seeds with his friends to someone who used every waking…Nov 29, 2019Nov 29, 2019
Andrei SoraHow I went from music fan to music makerTransitioning from a guitarist with aspirations of becoming a virtuoso to a person who produces music for other artists is as far away…Nov 4, 2019Nov 4, 2019
