This week’s guest is Detroit based producer, artist, mixer, and mastering engineer Noël Jackson.  Noël has worked with various artists and labels including Warner Records, Superfreq, David Guetta, Kevin Saunderson, and Mr. C.  In addition to music, Noël also works as a computer engineer, user experience designer, and hacker.  He is best known in that realm for his work with Automattic, Gawker Media, and Jeffery Zeldman. We go deep on the early internet, the power of design, living with integrity and how building habits will push you past your goals.
In this episode, we'll dig in on...
The musical element of surprise
Working ethically
The fearlessness of youth
Web logs
Pop music as an educational resource
Allowing yourself to be flexible
Finding inspiration in design
The art and science of engineering
Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth

Learn More About Noël Jackson...
Website: https://noeljackson.com/ (https://noeljackson.com/)
Check out his music https://open.spotify.com/artist/4xRgViI3Wx8g93kA8gDHs1?si=yQU2sOrMSfe7eL3FTSgf0A (Here)!
Instagram: https://instagram.com/noeldjackson (https://instagram.com/noeldjackson)
Twitter: https://twitter.com/noel (https://twitter.com/noel)
Newsletter: https://noel.substack.com (https://noel.substack.com)
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"Operating Manual for Spaceship Earth" - https://amzn.to/3i9AplZ (Here)
Credits:
Guest: Noël Jackson
Host: Travis Ference
Editor: Travis Ference
Theme Music: inter.ference