Table Of Contents For This Medium Page — Welcome reader! If you are scrolling through my medium page then look no further! Check out this one-stop-shop with most of my thematic content. Below you can explore my work according to theme (with a detailed blurb). I hope you find a section or piece title that strikes your fancy. …

A detailed description of my music writing background — A Team or Single Person? Despite the royal “we” I use sometimes If Ever Your Listening (IEYL) is a solo venture. All the content is original and written by me. For the longest time I was the only one who published it as well. Even though it is just me and I could have made…

A List of My Favorite Songs Released In 2022 — The long awaited lists begin! I’ll be spreading these year highlight posts out for months, so buckle up. Up bat first is the annual Song Of The Year list. These songs meant the world for me, and at any one moment each of these songs were the most precious thing…

A List of My Top Three Favorite Artists In 2022 — The annual IEYL Artist Of The Year Award is always a favorite of mind to write. There are many things to look at when choosing a yearly MVP. For IEYL, I look for these key features. First, the artist needs to perform incredibly well at the highest level. This means…

Who will win the most prestigious award in music this year? [UPDATED 2/6/23] — Hello! We are back with another Grammy prediction piece. For some of my long time listeners, I admittedly wasn’t too successful last time. I went with heart, when mind was the better alternative. Nevertheless, I learn from my experience and am ready to jump back into the prediction game tonight…

My Numerous Near-Encounters With Drake Himself — Show Postponed “The show’s postponed” “Wait, are you serious?” “Yeah, man, look” My friend, Kyle, looked over at my phone at the email notification we received. It was confirmed: The Drake concert was postponed indefinitely. We were totally bummed and really looking forward to it. We bought the tickets months before his…

Searching For New Music? Look No Further! — Happy Monday Listeners! We are back with another great installment of the Play That Back Song Playlist Series. I have been really sitting back, relaxing, and enjoying the long weekend. Work is about to pick up in an insane way, but I’m getting mentally ready for it. Also, I’ll be…

A Brief Summary of My Headliner Expectations — Hey Listeners! Happy Saturday! I want to give some of my early thoughts about the recently released Coachella Headliners. Interestingly, the line up came a little bit later than usual and the internet exploded once the names dropped. Of course, eyes naturally floated towards the biggest names on the poster…

The History and Current Dominance of The DJ — Turn On The Turntables “The best way to suppose what may come, is to remember what is past” — Jimmy Savile. Before the tidal wave that was the EDM craze in the mid-aughts, there were over 70 years of fantastic DJ history. This leads to the following questions: Where did the art of DJing…