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10/10/26 by holden
Music design is the glue that can be used to hold fragmented parts together. It’s no longer about a front cover or a defining image to create a sense of visibility. The future of music design is more about giving a tangible form to many different integrated elements, all of which make up the whole [...]
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10/10/26 by holden
We’ve come on a long journey since the first heart-stopping crackles on shellac acetate to the numb solid state of the iPod generation. For every change in technology, a sea of change opens up in the possibilities for the format to shape the product. From squeezing twelve tracks onto a 12-inch disc on to vinyl [...]
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10/10/26 by holden
It’s almost cliche that such a vast body of iconic imagery and design has become wedded to the commodification of music. Design has always served so many different roles, from expressing and artist’s identity to articulating another layer of engagement, pushing triggers that visually signified the artist intent, adding cultural context, value and intrigue in [...]
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10/10/26 by holden
The record cover is dead. Long live music. Long live whatever sound turns you on and gets you off. What ever did we do before Hitsville. Whatever did we do after Smash Hits? Most young kids have never even bought a CD. The future of music design is about flexibility. It’s about engaging with as [...]
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10/10/25 by holden
Once upon a time people created and performed music with the sole purpose of expressing themselves, raising a smile, gaining attention, hearing applause and telling a good story in the most poetic and entertaining way possible. Financial income would be an added bonus. If we’re seeing a return to that philosophy and monetary gain becomes [...]
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10/10/25 by holden
Formats and delivery methods may change but however music enters my ears and invades my heart the effect is the same. As romantically attached as I am to rituals connected with the traditional listening experience, and as much as I lament the death of vinyl as well as local record shops and specialist radio shows, [...]
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10/10/25 by holden
Same as it ever was
I refuse to be disillusioned regardless of any hugely dramatic changes or current fickle trends that affect music’s evolution. Music’s fundamental importance in people’s lives never fades. An intrinsic part of the fabric of society, universally embraced by all in it’s infinitely diverse forms, it stirs our memories, inspires our wishes and dreams, forges connections, [...]Archive
10/10/25 by holden
The future of music?
The future of music remains what it’s always been and always will be, one of the most pleasurable, entertaining emotive and easily accessible forms of communication. trevor-jackson.comArchive
10/10/22 by holden