Noël Jackson: Integrity, Detroit Techno, and the Early Internet

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/

Check out his music Here!

Instagram: https://instagram.com/noeldjackson

Twitter: https://twitter.com/noel

Newsletter: https://noel.substack.com

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Guest: Noël Jackson

Host: Travis Ference

Editor: Travis Ference

Theme Music: inter.ference