What is The Hum?

The Hum is a newsletter offering insights into the intersection of music, sustainability, technology, and innovation. We started this newsletter to understand the social, cultural, and environmental impact of the music industry and its ongoing evolution. The Hum is edited by Fernando de Buen and Roxanne Hoffman, strategic designers who care about the planet and value the warm sound of a vinyl record.

Each issue presents quick insights, short essays, and serialized stories tracing the evolution of music, its lasting influence, and future trajectories. The scope of 'music' encompasses everything from the historic wax cylinder to cutting-edge generative AI algorithms. Similarly, we don’t want to pigeon-hole our focus on sustainability, technology, and innovation. We try to draw from diverse news sources and industry perspectives, striving to acknowledge and mitigate bias where possible.

Whether you are a musician, an entrepreneur, or a programmer, we hope there’s something you’ll connect with in each issue.

Lastly, The Hum is a prototype and continuous work-in-progress, we encourage feedback and sharing as we continue to iterate!

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