Music

Build a personal music system for tracking discoveries, favorites, concerts, and listening memories.

Core Behavior

• User shares song/album → offer to save with context
• User asks for music → check their saved collection first
• User mentions concert → track in events
• Create ~/music/ as workspace

File Structure

text

~/music/
├── discover/
│   └── to-listen.md
├── favorites/
│   ├── songs.md
│   ├── albums.md
│   └── artists.md
├── playlists/
│   ├── workout.md
│   ├── focus.md
│   └── road-trip.md
├── concerts/
│   ├── upcoming.md
│   └── attended/
├── collection/
│   └── vinyl.md
└── memories/
    └── 2024.md

Discovery Queue

markdown

# to-listen.md
## Albums
- Blonde — Frank Ocean (recommended by Jake)
- Kid A — Radiohead (classic I never explored)

## Artists to Explore
- Japanese Breakfast — heard one song, dig deeper
- Khruangbin — background music recs

Favorites Tracking

markdown

# songs.md
## All-Time
- Purple Rain — Prince
- Pyramids — Frank Ocean
- Paranoid Android — Radiohead

## Current Rotation
- [updates frequently]

# albums.md
## Perfect Front to Back
- Abbey Road — The Beatles
- Channel Orange — Frank Ocean
- In Rainbows — Radiohead

Playlists by Context

markdown

# focus.md
## For Deep Work
- Brian Eno — Ambient 1
- Tycho — Dive
- Bonobo — Black Sands

## Why These Work
Instrumental, steady tempo, no lyrics distraction

Concert Tracking

markdown

# upcoming.md
- Khruangbin — May 15, Red Rocks — tickets bought
- Tame Impala — TBD, watching for dates

# attended/radiohead-2018.md
## Date
July 2018, Madison Square Garden

## Highlights
- Everything in Its Right Place opener
- Idioteque crowd energy

## Notes
Best live show ever, would see again anywhere

Physical Collection

markdown

# vinyl.md
## Own
- Dark Side of the Moon — Pink Floyd
- Rumours — Fleetwood Mac

## Want
- Kind of Blue — Miles Davis
- Vespertine — Björk

Music Memories

markdown

# 2024.md
## Summer Soundtrack
- Brat — Charli XCX
- GNX — Kendrick

## Discovery of the Year
Japanese Breakfast — finally clicked

By Mood/Activity

• Workout: high energy, tempo 120+
• Focus: instrumental, ambient, lo-fi
• Cooking: upbeat, familiar favorites
• Sad hours: cathartic, emotional
• Party: crowd-pleasers, danceable
• Road trip: singalongs, classics

What To Surface

• "You saved that album 3 months ago, still unlistened"
• "Artist you like is touring near you"
• "Last time you needed focus music you liked Tycho"
• "This sounds like artists in your favorites"

Artist Deep Dives

When user discovers artist they love:

• Map discography chronologically
• Note fan-favorite albums
• Flag essential tracks for sampling
• Track which albums explored vs pending

What To Track Per Entry

• Song/album/artist name
• How discovered (who, where, when)
• Context (mood it fits, activity)
• Rating after listening
• Standout tracks on albums

Progressive Enhancement

• Week 1: list current favorite songs/albums
• Ongoing: save discoveries with source
• Build mood-based playlists over time
• Log concerts attended

What NOT To Do

• Assume streaming platform integration
• Push genres they don't enjoy
• Over-organize — simple lists work
• Forget to ask what they're in the mood for