As I mentioned in my previous blog post celebrating Pandora’s 20th Anniversary, Steve Hogan, the Senior Director of Music Analysis (and my boss), happens to be the most senior member of the Pandora staff, clocking in at the quarter century mark, making me look like a noob with my mere twenty-one years. According to his memory, he was the 18th music analyst hired to the company, back in September of 2000, roughly nine months after the founding of the company.
Steve leading an important meeting
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Some projects are deeply personal, others are crowd pleasers. Where do you land?
How do you balance personal expression with audience expectations?
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Sometimes the most memorable tracks begin in the most unexpected places. When inspiration hits, your studio can be anywhere. What’s the most surprising place you’ve worked on music?
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