December 2011
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The Song That Changed My Life: Ethan Kaplan
By Ethan Kaplan (@ethank): owner of Murmurs.com and former SVP Emerging Technology At Warner Music Group. www.blackrimglasses.com/
I grew up on music. My dad is a Los Angeles born baby boomer and grew up in the Buddy Holly world we all see in Rob Reiner films and Stephen King books. Where everyone listens to “Everyday” walking down railroad tracks. My mom came of age in the early 70′s in Orange...
The Song That Changed My Life: Waynn Lue
By Waynn Lue (@waynnlue): Xoogler, Entrepreneur, Startup Advisor/Investor
The first CD I ever received was the first Backstreet Boys album. A friend of mine gave it to me as a birthday present and said, “I know you like hiphop, so I got you this album.”
From those inauspicious beginnings, I started building up the biggest collection of video game music albums I could find, from Yasunori...
The Song That Changed My Life: Jane Hu
Jane Hu is the head of Programming Strategy at YouTube’s Next Lab
Okay I have a confession to make. Somewhere on my laptop is a spreadsheet where, for the past decade, I’ve kept track of every concert I’ve attended. It’s the music geek’s equivalent to notches on the bedpost. And in true geeky form, it includes not just the name of the band and the date, but also the venue, city, genre, who...
The Song That Changed My Life: Joel Resnicow
What follows is the first post in Rexly’s new “Formative Musical Experiences” series, which will include contributions from Team Rexly, digital media peers, and anyone else who has a story to tell. All contributions welcome (send to hello@rexly.com).
It’s the emotional power that has always drawn me to music.
From my first concert (Billy Joel Storm Front tour at Yankee Stadium!), to my first...
