Hello, and welcome to What's Curation?
The goal is to say goodbye to curation algorithms that keep you firmly planted in one or two genres and languages. The world has so much to offer and for you to discover. I help you ask, “What’s Curation”?
I publish twice a week, and you get a YouTube link to a song in your inbox around 9 am EST. I choose a wide range of genres and languages. I do a short write-up about why I enjoy that song, where I discovered it, or dissect the emotion behind the music video.
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I’m Nikhil. I’m a freelance copywriter (open for business and fulltime gigs in advertising!). I’ve been listening to music for over 20 years—from cassettes, audio CDs, mixtapes, analog radio stations, you name it. I have tons of music to share and interesting takes on each track I share.
If you are tired of listening to the same kinds of music, sign up and give this newsletter a try. So far I’ve shared tracks:
in English, Hindi, Tamil, Kannada, Japanese, Latin, French, Spanish, Turkish
in rock, pop, rap, emo, metal, and vocal jazz genres
Why pay?
Kate Lindsay, co-author of Embedded said it so well in her article on creating trust with readers that I’m going to quote it verbatim:
If all else fails, I’ll leave you with these two pieces of advice: Trust recommendations from humans, not algorithms, and treat your clicks like currency—give them to the kind of content you want to see more of, not less.
Paid subscribers get:
An interactive playlist with all tracks shared the previous month to enjoy again
Occasional additional posts beyond the usual 2/week
The warm fuzzy feeling of further supporting the hours I put into this publication
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Rave reviews from our paid and free subscribers! 🙌
(shared with their permission of course!)
Sara, a copywriter, listens to music every day. Yet she discovered something new.
Sarah, a music aficionado, is loving the tracks I shared so far!
Mirela, an editor from Romania, appreciates the selection!
Malavika, from India tweets:
A LinkedIn connection of a connection, Ebin writes in:
