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1 month ago | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
Off the beaten path I reign…Andrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Riff·3 min read·--The Black Album released under Elektra RecordsWe’re going back in time for this one because I remember those times so vividly. It was 2007, and I was still taking guitar lessons. My teacher had the bright idea to say, “Today, we’re learning ‘Wherever I May Roam’by Metallica.”And the rest, dear readers, is now part of my history.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
So take a look at me now…Andrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Riff·3 min read·--Album published under the label V2Non-Medium partners can read the story here. If there was ever a song that managed to package nostalgia in a 4:57 package neatly, then this is the one. I can’t find a better way to describe this song. Released in 2005, I was instantly hooked on it when the guitar notes started playing after the intro.
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2 months ago | 
andrewmilnermusic.medium.com | Andrew Milner
And it’s especially true in this current content climateAndrew Milner·Follow3 min read·--Photo by Wes Hicks on UnsplashThere are very few things that make my ears hurt in this world. There’s loud music, people who can’t shut up about politics, sound effects in modern movie mixing and many more. But none are more egregious than the age-old question of: “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?”. And I’m going to give you some examples of that based on my experience.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
Oh, simple thing…where have you gone? Andrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Riff·3 min read·--Cover art courtesy of Interscope RecordsNon-Medium partners can read this piece for free here. The year was 2004, and the month was either May or June. I just returned home from school (I was in 7th grade at the time) and I did what I usually did at that time. I turned on the TV and switched to VH1.
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2 months ago | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
Finding the right partner also rings true in business, not just in loveAndrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Startup·4 min read·--Photo by Blake Wisz on UnsplashAh, collaborations. The golden ticket to branching out, finding new audiences, or just creating something amazing with someone else. You and I have probably heard this a million times before. But is it actually true? Can this golden ticket truly exist? Well, yes…but it’s terribly difficult.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
When The Song Is SpecialI know the system, but I can’t figure out the gameAndrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Riff·3 min read·--Remember 2020? Of course, you remember 2020. We can’t remember to forget that year. However, not all of it was bad, at least in terms of music. Avenged Sevenfold came out of nowhere with the (re?)release of Diamonds In The Rough, this time also featuring a song from their Hail To The King Era, named Set Me Free.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
You’re still here, and you’ll dig in again…Andrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Riff·3 min read·--Cover art courtesy of Caroline InternationalBack in 2017, I was already on the path to becoming a full-time musician; I just didn’t know it then. However, the signs were there. And as someone with an incredible connection to music, the signs usually appear as a song. I’ve always had this ability to instantly recognize a song that will stick with me forever.
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Jan 13, 2025 | 
medium.com | Andrew Milner
I know much more now than I knew then…Andrew Milner·FollowPublished inThe Startup·5 min read·--Photo by Luca Bravo on UnsplashThe year was 2019, and the month was December. People were getting ready for Christmas, we were blissfully unaware of what was going to happen about 2 months later, and there I was, knee-deep in demons, I mean Reaper, trying to figure out what a VST is and how it relates to MIDI.
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Dec 27, 2024 | 
alliancemagazine.org | Andrew Milner
Research into the international development sector and its effectiveness by the H & S Davidson Trust points to a flawed system badly in need of reform. In this series of interviews, we talk to figures in the sector in order to get their views on how we can co-create the narrative of the system we want and how we obtain it. In the latest instalment of our reforming international development series, Andrew Milner talks to Felecia Lucky, of Black Belt Community Foundation.
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Dec 13, 2024 | 
alliancemagazine.org | Andrew Milner
Research into the international development sector and its effectiveness by the H & S Davidson Trust points to a flawed system badly in need of reform. In this series of interviews, we talk to figures in the sector in order to get their views on how we can co-create the narrative of the system we want and how we obtain it. In the latest instalment of our reforming international development series, Andrew Milner talks to Tendisai Chigwedere of Hewlett Foundation.
