Through the Black Rim Glasses

Music and Technology. Sometimes R.E.M., parenting and aviation

Starting Up
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Starting Up

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…
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Ethan KaplanMar 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…
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Ethan KaplanNov 29, 2015
Flying
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Flying

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…
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Ethan KaplanApr 1
New Memories

New Memories

It happens really quickly, so quickly in fact you don’t realize that something magical just occurred.
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Ethan KaplanMar 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.
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Ethan KaplanJan 5
Twenty Fifteen, Go Fuck Yourself

Twenty Fifteen, Go Fuck Yourself

An honest assessment of a bad year
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Ethan KaplanJan 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.
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Ethan KaplanDec 1, 2015
The Light

The Light

Midway through a tender song Patti Smith stopped and yelled.
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Ethan KaplanOct 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.
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Ethan KaplanAug 15, 2012
Shutting Down My Life’s Work

Shutting Down My Life’s Work

The closing of Murmurs.com
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Ethan KaplanMay 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.
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Ethan KaplanOct 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…
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Ethan KaplanOct 1, 2015
It’s the Stories You Tell

It’s the Stories You Tell

Not the stories you live
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Ethan KaplanApr 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.
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Ethan KaplanJun 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.
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Ethan KaplanDec 14, 2014
The Generic Article About Spotify

The Generic Article About Spotify

To be published weekly
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Ethan KaplanJan 5, 2015
The Thirty Year Gap

The Thirty Year Gap

There is a thirty year gap between my son and I.
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Ethan KaplanJan 9, 2015
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