Definition
Power to Spare
A creative and business philosophy of intentional restraint: never showing your full capability at once. In music, it is the silence between notes. In product design, it is the features deliberately withheld. The knowledge that you could go further — and choosing not to — signals mastery and control.
From the episode “The Algorithm Lied to You About Music”Hear it on the podcast1 episode
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Non-Exclusive Distribution LicenseA license granted to creators permitting commercial use and distribution of their work, with no ownership or publishing rights retained by the platform. Removes legal friction from the creative process — the creator owns the output entirely. Used by Overtune to keep the platform frictionless for musicians.Nouvelle vagueFrench New Wave cinema of the late 1950s and 1960s.PlateA base image or background used as the starting point for a shot.PNG cutoutAn image file with a transparent background.Production deskThe editing and publishing half of Jason's system, covering thumbnails, video editing, animations, and scheduling.ProsodyTone, rhythm, and intonation of speech, part of the 300 to 500 features Grotto scores per call.QuantizedMusic locked perfectly to a grid, which can sound robotic.Rack focusShifting focus from one subject to another within a single shot.