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Welcome to OPE!, the newsletter by writer and music journalist Brady Gerber (me). This essay, originally published in my weekly newsletter, is free for all subscribers. Paying subscribers also gain access to an exclusive weekly curation of my favorite songs and links. All typos are intentional.
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Well, hello there. How are you?
Fun update: OPE! now has a podcast.
Welcome to OPE! Music.
It’s been a long time coming.
The OPE! Music podcast is an extension of this newsletter’s weekly OPE! mixtape. New episodes and videos go live every Monday, and I go deeper into reviewing one new (or new-ish) song that I included in the past week’s mixtape.
If this newsletter, and all my work and everything on my website, is me channeling Roger Ebert, this podcast and video series is me channeling At the Movies.
If you like the songs you hear, sign up for the mixtapes for more great tunes. Pretty simple, right?
I’ve published a few episodes already, and it’s fun to see how these episodes have already grown and how they will continue to evolve. I’ve been teaching myself Adobe Audition, and it’s also been fun learning the ins and outs of audio engineering and YouTubing.
Just to be explicit about how you can best support OPE!: Like and subscribe OPE! Music on your preferred channels, and sign up for this newsletter if you’re new here.
This week’s episode is all about Soft Play. Thanks, y’all, for listening and watching.
Listen to the latest episode on Spotify:
https://open.spotify.com/embed/episode/2cFaLmwQAWLK9a2YZij0vE
Listen on Apple Podcasts:
Watch on YouTube:
https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/EU58B-gSejM?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&enablejsapi=0
With love and all the other good things,
-b
Original OPE! logo by Claire Kuang. Words and cartoons by yours truly. My views don’t reflect my clients or the publications and brands I work with. All typos are intentional.