1. Listen to a LOT of pop songs and break them down. 2. Keep a very open mind and suspend any judgment based on your current perception of what is quality music. 3. Divorce the questions "Is this good?" and "Do I like it?". Find ways to learn from songs you don't like. (cont.)

After debuting as a 2019 SMT presentation, my article "Formal Functions and Rotations in Top-40 EDM" is finally published! Many ideas from Top40 Theory (Asaf Peres) @alyssa_barna @drew_nobile Cara Stroud, Kyle Adams, and others esm.rochester.edu/integral/36-20…

An app that lets you listen to podcasts at x1.75 speed but automatically slows it down to x1 during the music parts

Huge kudos to Zoom for their amazing noise filter. I just taught a lesson with a super loud window AC in the background, and it was completely filtered out. I listened back to the recording of the lesson and there was zero noise.

“‘The fact that he can continuously make No.1 hits over 25+ years, when 3-5 years is considered an ‘era’ in pop, shows that he has an understanding of how the human brain interacts with music on a fundamental level…” Murray Stassen Top40 Theory (Asaf Peres) musicbusinessworldwide.com/how-max-martin…

"Unintentional" by marley ft. Pink Sweat$ . Proud to have helped write this song along with some supremely talented songwriters and producers. youtube.com/watch?v=y0QI4f…

Learn "The Prince Theory" and it's effect on modern day music. Courtesy of Top40 Theory (Asaf Peres) youtube.com/watch?v=MaF6Ph…