Through the Black Rim Glasses
Music and Technology. Sometimes R.E.M., parenting and aviation
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It has been about seven months since I started at Fender. When I started, I had a team of about nine people. Right now the team stands near…
Ethan Kaplan
Mar 25
The running list of things that I hate hearing about the music business
The running list of things that I hate hearing about the music business
I recently ventured to SF Music Tech, and ran into a familiar cast of characters, which lead me to compile a running list of things I was…
Ethan Kaplan
Nov 29, 2015
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Today on the way to work I stopped by the airport and flew a small plane around the San Fernando Valley for 30 minutes. It cost me about…
Ethan Kaplan
Apr 1
New Memories
New Memories
It happens really quickly, so quickly in fact you don’t realize that something magical just occurred.
Ethan Kaplan
Mar 17
What I Give Twitter
What I Give Twitter
I am Twitter user #615,723, and have been a member for nine years as of January 8th.
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 5
Twenty Fifteen, Go Fuck Yourself
Twenty Fifteen, Go Fuck Yourself
An honest assessment of a bad year
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 1
Have you seen death singing?
Have you seen death singing?
Note: this was originally posted on another site, I’m just putting some old content up on Medium.
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 1, 2015
The Light
The Light
Midway through a tender song Patti Smith stopped and yelled.
Ethan Kaplan
Oct 11, 2015
The last day of R.E.M.
The last day of R.E.M.
I am an R.E.M. fan. For me, driving into Athens, GA is synesthetic.
Ethan Kaplan
Aug 15, 2012
Shutting Down My Life’s Work
Shutting Down My Life’s Work
The closing of Murmurs.com
Ethan Kaplan
May 21, 2014
Apple and Its People Problem
Apple and Its People Problem
Apple is great a making products for people. They are terrible at making products with people.
Ethan Kaplan
Oct 8, 2014
Turn You Inside Out
Turn You Inside Out
There was a moment during the movie “Inside Out” — a moment during the screening that I took my son to— when the island of “family…
Ethan Kaplan
Oct 1, 2015
It’s the Stories You Tell
It’s the Stories You Tell
Not the stories you live
Ethan Kaplan
Apr 25, 2014
A Bit About My Grandpa
A Bit About My Grandpa
My Grandpa Stan (my maternal Grandfather) was born in August 1933 to second generation American’s in New York City.
Ethan Kaplan
Jun 19, 2014
The Second Cloud
The Second Cloud
I spend a lot of time thinking about the past. Too much. I don’t do this because I want to.
Ethan Kaplan
Dec 14, 2014
The Generic Article About Spotify
The Generic Article About Spotify
To be published weekly
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 5, 2015
The Thirty Year Gap
The Thirty Year Gap
There is a thirty year gap between my son and I.
Ethan Kaplan
Jan 9, 2015
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