More than music this year, web3 has been what I’ve chosen/had to immerse myself in to pay the bills, including this bill. I’ve especially fallen in love with NFTs for what they can do for music and other communities. The first NFT I ever bought was a project by Channel Tres & omgkirby and my second one is the picture above, called “The Journey” by Valfré.
Festivals have been the highlights in music for me for at least the past 10 years I’ve been in The Bay. This year especially had some really good concerts with two performers at the top of my “Music of the Year” list – Luna Li and Rema. My third top is Bill Evans, but unfortunately, he’s been dead for some time. I found him through my Late Night Jazz research and he would’ve made up half of the list if that was acceptable for a public playlist.
The hardest thing about making a playlist is what not to include. I can appreciate that Fred Wilson kept it to about a dozen, but it’s 82 this year for me. Wish there was a way to highlight my top 10 on Spotify. It’s not necessarily the first ones on the list.
What’s your favorite tune of 2022? from this list or otherwise.