Liner Notes #2: Back in the Sandbox
A place to break things, rebuild, and remember why we started.
May 10, 2025
A couple weeks ago, Sue and I played the Quincy Jones tribute at Ardmore Music Hall. First time I caught York Street Hustle too. Tight, sharp, full of heart. That room was alive. Seasoned musicians dialing in real-time soul, no click track, no safety net. The whole night reminded me how much we need the unfiltered. The ones that breathe, bend, crack, and are real. The moments that don’t snap perfectly on the grid. This is where I find my groove.
Lately, I’ve been ignoring the YouTube tutorials, muting the algorithm, and just doing. Breaking things. Rewiring them. Like I did when I was a kid. It’s wild how all these tools - AI, loopers, drum machines, samplers, code - can either amplify your voice or erase it. Depends on how we use them. With intention, they reveal something raw and human. Without it, they just spit out homogenized mediocrity.
I’m thinking about getting together a small group of people to test something out in a few weeks that I have been building. My plans are to launch it publicly in late June but I think it would helpful to get some feedback. If anyone is following along and wants to experience some new Cookie music in a way I don’t think has been done before, drop a like on this post or something… more to come
Thanks for riding through the noise.
June 20
Something New. Same-ish Cookie.
Cookie Rabinowitz