Episode 57: Robert Moore on Joy Punk, Music Theory, and Building What Doesn’t Exist Yet

In this episode of Stories from Everywhere, Jill talks with musician, software engineer, and Joy Punk LLC co-founder Robert Moore about creativity, technology, and the deliberate pursuit of joy. Robert shares the story behind KeyJ Music Theory, an app born from his own need to bridge the language gap between DJs using Camelot keys and musicians using traditional Western notation. The conversation moves from harmonic mixing and app development to leaving a stable tech career, building a company with longtime friends, creating electronic music with his wife through Blue Moon Rave, and finding inspiration in Long Beach’s music and arts community. It’s a thoughtful, lively conversation about making tools, making music, taking creative risks, and putting more joy back into the world.