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"""For anyone who cares about electronic music, Shawn Reynaldo's First Floor is essential reading. (In fact, it's the only newsletter that I have a paid subscription to.) Shawn brings decades of engagement in the scene--as a journalist but also radio broadcaster, club DJ, and record label co-founder--to offer a nuanced and wide-ranging overview of the issues affecting the scene today, from the economics of independent musicianship to the structural precarity of the music media. Shawn pulls no punches - he's not afraid to be critical about topics or institutions that others fear to discuss publicly - but his tough-love approach is always undergirded by just that: love. You won't find a more passionate advocate for underground electronic music's history and future."" Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork) ""Shawn is a rare and salient thinker, and First Floor is just great reporting and great criticism. Shawn's insightful, powerful and funny voice touches on the most interesting corners of electronic music and all its tendrils, both behind the scenes and public-facing, from the underground to the mainstream."" Avalon Emerson ""Shawn is at the forefront of critical thinking and analysis of the greater electronic music industry. His thoughtful and often emotional opinions of issues within our scene are balanced by years of experience and a talent for zooming out to articulate thoughts from a wider perspective. In addition, Shawn's understanding of our scene's transition from its early DIY roots to its current status as a global juggernaut place him in an important position to help bridge the gap between generations and pose important questions that all of us should be thinking about."" Richie Hawtin ""The electronic music landscape is mutating at a pace that's sometimes hard to grasp, and First Floor is as candid a reflection on that turbulence as you could hope to read from someone who has put love and time into every corner of the field. The writing is honest and self-questioning yet leaves room for curiosity and optimism, and as such puts words to what no doubt many are quietly feeling."" Mat Dryhurst (Interdependence)"

For anyone who cares about electronic music, Shawn Reynaldo's First Floor is essential reading. (In fact, it's the only newsletter that I have a paid subscription to.) Shawn brings decades of engagement in the scene--as a journalist but also radio broadcaster, club DJ, and record label co-founder--to offer a nuanced and wide-ranging overview of the issues affecting the scene today, from the economics of independent musicianship to the structural precarity of the music media. Shawn pulls no punches - he's not afraid to be critical about topics or institutions that others fear to discuss publicly - but his tough-love approach is always undergirded by just that: love. You won't find a more passionate advocate for underground electronic music's history and future. Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork) Shawn is a rare and salient thinker, and First Floor is just great reporting and great criticism. Shawn's insightful, powerful and funny voice touches on the most interesting corners of electronic music and all its tendrils, both behind the scenes and public-facing, from the underground to the mainstream. Avalon Emerson Shawn is at the forefront of critical thinking and analysis of the greater electronic music industry. His thoughtful and often emotional opinions of issues within our scene are balanced by years of experience and a talent for zooming out to articulate thoughts from a wider perspective. In addition, Shawn's understanding of our scene's transition from its early DIY roots to its current status as a global juggernaut place him in an important position to help bridge the gap between generations and pose important questions that all of us should be thinking about. Richie Hawtin The electronic music landscape is mutating at a pace that's sometimes hard to grasp, and First Floor is as candid a reflection on that turbulence as you could hope to read from someone who has put love and time into every corner of the field. The writing is honest and self-questioning yet leaves room for curiosity and optimism, and as such puts words to what no doubt many are quietly feeling. Mat Dryhurst (Interdependence)

"""For anyone who cares about electronic music, Shawn Reynaldo's First Floor is essential reading. (In fact, it's the only newsletter that I have a paid subscription to.) Shawn brings decades of engagement in the scene--as a journalist but also radio broadcaster, club DJ, and record label co-founder--to offer a nuanced and wide-ranging overview of the issues affecting the scene today, from the economics of independent musicianship to the structural precarity of the music media. Shawn pulls no punches - he's not afraid to be critical about topics or institutions that others fear to discuss publicly - but his tough-love approach is always undergirded by just that: love. You won't find a more passionate advocate for underground electronic music's history and future."" -Philip Sherburne (Pitchfork) ""Shawn is a rare and salient thinker, and First Floor is just great reporting and great criticism. Shawn's insightful, powerful and funny voice touches on the most interesting corners of electronic music and all its tendrils, both behind the scenes and public-facing, from the underground to the mainstream."" -Avalon Emerson ""Shawn is at the forefront of critical thinking and analysis of the greater electronic music industry. His thoughtful and often emotional opinions of issues within our scene are balanced by years of experience and a talent for zooming out to articulate thoughts from a wider perspective. In addition, Shawn's understanding of our scene's transition from its early DIY roots to its current status as a global juggernaut place him in an important position to help bridge the gap between generations and pose important questions that all of us should be thinking about."" -Richie Hawtin ""The electronic music landscape is mutating at a pace that's sometimes hard to grasp, and First Floor is as candid a reflection on that turbulence as you could hope to read from someone who has put love and time into every corner of the field. The writing is honest and self-questioning yet leaves room for curiosity and optimism, and as such puts words to what no doubt many are quietly feeling."" -Mat Dryhurst (Interdependence)"

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Shawn Reynaldo is a Barcelona-based writer and editor who specializes in electronic music. First finding his way into the Bay Area rave scene during the late '90s, he's spent decades immersed in independent music culture, logging countless hours running labels, throwing parties and hosting radio shows. However, it's his work as a music journalist that's made him one of electronic music's most prominent voices. Author of the First Floor newsletter, Shawn was formerly an editor at Red Bull Music Academy and XLR8R, and has also contributed to such publications as Pitchfork, NPR, SPIN, and RA.

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