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# We Need Curators, Not Gatekeepers (or) Why You Should Stop Using Pandora
- URL: https://www.hypebot.com/we-do-need-curators-but-we-dont-need-gatekeepers-or-why-you-should-stop-using-pandora/
- Published: 2011-09-12T11:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2011-09-12T11:00:00.000Z
- Description: How do you discover new music? Michael Epstein used to listen to radio or watch MTV. Then, Pandora came along to help by analyzing what people already like. That’s great;. Continue reading [https://www.hypebot.com/hypebot/2011/09/we-do-need-curators-but-we-dont-need-gatekeepers-or-why-you-should-sto
- Author: admin
- Tags: Music Think Tank, Curator, discover, gatekeeper, Michael Epstein, MTV, music industry, Natalie Cheng, new music, Pandora, radio, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-01-21 10:55

[![PandoraGate](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201543559194d970c-200wi "PandoraGate")](http://hypebot.typepad.com/.a/6a00d83451b36c69e201543559194d970c-popup?ref=hypebot.com) **How do you discover new music?** Michael Epstein used to listen to radio or watch MTV. Then, Pandora came along to help by analyzing what people already like. That’s great; however, Pandora now serves as a gatekeeper because the service decides what music goes into the mix and what doesn’t. [](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/we-do-need-curators-but-we-dont-need-gatekeepers-or-why-you.html?ref=hypebot.com)

“I understand that Pandora wants to serve as a **curator** to provide you with music that you will like, but do they need to block music from even being considered?”

**[What are your thoughts on Pandora and the music it accepts?](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/we-do-need-curators-but-we-dont-need-gatekeepers-or-why-you.html?ref=hypebot.com)**

([Read On](http://www.musicthinktank.com/blog/we-do-need-curators-but-we-dont-need-gatekeepers-or-why-you.html?ref=hypebot.com))