Welcome to JamWise!
I came to a realization recently that I have missed an insane amount of music in my life.
I’m sure I’m not alone. Music fans are at a unique point in history. There’s an impossibly huge and ever-growing amount of music out there. Even though we’ve got access to nearly all of it at the press of a button, there’s just too much. We’ll never get through it all.
For the younger generations, this presents a problem. Older generations go on about the greatest music ever made, invariably the music from their generation, most of which was old long before we were born. The younger generations, our peers, spend their time trying to discover the best music of today, which is a larger task than ever before. How do we balance the respect for the music that came before with the current voice of the music world? How can we avoid the inevitable FOMO that comes with missing great music that we either weren’t around for or just couldn’t find?
It’s hard when you don’t know about music that everybody knows about. The back catalog of household names is growing every day, but there’s not a lot of sympathy on the internet for people who don’t know what they should know, because everybody knows about that.
That’s why Jamwise is a thing. I’m not here to recommend the best music - I’m here to educate myself, and to provide a roadmap for other young people to educate themselves on music, seeking a balance between old and new.
Why subscribe?
Music discovery is a communal endeavor. I’m sharing this journey in order to find out what all the fuss is about, what music I’ve been missing, and most of alll, to find great people to share that music with. The discussions I’ve had around music with other people - real people - have been more impactful than any recommendation algorithm or list of music. People love music for many reasons - discovering those reasons helps me get more in touch with my own listening tendencies and habits.
Jamwise is free! Payment in the form of comments and music recommendations is encouraged, however.
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