First Floor | Shawn Reynaldo | Substack

a.k.a. Writers struggle to make ends meet, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh slate of new track recommendations.

New Top Community

a.k.a. A look at the (fairly grim) economics of music journalism.

May 24

a.k.a. An interview with Philip Sherburne, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a fresh batch of new track recommendations.

May 19

a.k.a. An interview with one of electronic music's most respected journalists.

May 17

a.k.a. A round-up of the week's electronic music news, plus a fresh crop of new track recommendations.

May 12

a.k.a. Revisiting the First Floor archive.

May 10

a.k.a. Uncomfortable truths about the post-COVID dance music industry, plus a round-up of the week's electronic music news and a big batch of new track…

May 5

a.k.a. The pressure to constantly project success in dance music.

May 3

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