The Library previously partnered with Mother New York in 2018 on the award-winning Insta Novels project. Spotify users can head here to listen (listening on Spotify requires using or creating a Spotify account, including free accounts).
Missing Sounds of New York reminds us of what makes New York so special for so many people. Missing Sounds of New York, a partnership with creative agency Mother New York, is a love letter to NYC, connecting New Yorkers around the familiar sounds of urban life that they love and miss during this unprecedented time of social separation.Įach track uses a combination of sounds to create familiar, ambient canvases on which mini stories are placed: a glass breaking in a bar, a dance performance on the subway, an overly enthusiastic baseball fan. Anywhere you are can now become the city-all you need is Missing Sounds of New York, The New York Public Library’s new album.Ī new immersive experience, the album is a collection of audio landscapes that evoke some of the sounds of New York City.
Vigil calls it a “chaotic, controlled environment”-in the best possible way.The New York we know and love is one click away: cabs honking, pigeons cooing, bike messengers whizzing by, strangers gossiping, the hum of a local library. The libraries, research labs, squad rooms and collaborative spaces that pepper the interior are choice spots for its employees, plus visitors and artists, to collaborate and create. The New York City office is a prime example of a modern, agile, collaborative workspace. “We believe that we’re paving our own way.” “We tend to do things that are a bit outside the box,” says Cecilia Vigil, a Swedish, New York-based design manager at Spotify. And the look and feel of the company’s offices are evolving with it. Interviews and recording sessions are conducted in studios.īut Spotify is evolving-from a tech company to a music company and now, a media and creator company that connects people and culture worldwide.
Listening rooms provide intimate spaces for visiting artists to play new material. Of course, there’s music everywhere, including the lobby and the restrooms. Walk into Spotify’s offices on West 18th Street in New York City, and it’s clear that the two-floor space isn’t only about music.
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