New Orleans & the Mississippi Delta, the genesis of the Mississippi River Streaming Platform
The Mississippi River was America’s first ‘streaming’ platform. Continuing this theme, let’s now zoom from “the river as platform” to the two servers that actually ran the code: New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta. One urban, one rural. One polyrhythmic and communal. One stripped, haunted, and inward. Together: the operating system of American music. PART […]
The Mississippi River: America’s First Music Platform
Before there was a recording industry…Before there were radio stations…Before there were charts, genres, or playlists…Even before there were streaming services… There was a river, the Mississippi River. I know that sounds poetic—maybe even a little romantic.But stick with me, because once you hear it this way, you can’t un-hear it. When you press play […]