I don't know about you but I can't work without good music.
I love Pandora because I feel I get a real variety and I think whatever algorithm they use totally works because I'm always dancing in my chair. I don't know if you have been paying attention (I haven't) but apparently they have been involved in litigation recently over their service. Apparently Copyright Royalty Board (which is apparently a board incharge of copyright royalties?). I got a nice email from the owner oif Pandora this week apoligizing for the inconvenience and stating that my listening was now limited to 40 hours a month. I could get more, however, if I opted to pay their service of $.99/month. I thought the email sent the message that they really care about their customers.
Before we get started though, you HAVE to check this song made by a guy named Dale Chase. It's called Coder Girl and it's amazing.
So, without further ado, here is what I listen to when I am coding like a mad woman. I figured I'd share with you in case you wanted to join me.
Sara Jo Radio These are my favorite artists playing some of my favorite songs. Listen at your own risk, Hanson really rules.
Summer 09 Mix I made this station and seeded it with all the awesome tunes I've been rocking out to this summer.
Donated Station A guy named Chris sent me this awesome station he made, it's called "Kanye West" but it's mostly awesome old school rap. Love it.
Ska Throwbacks Nothing says high school like some Less Then Jake or Save Ferris. I bop at my desk a little harder to these guys.
Rainy Day Radio More slow jams for when you're just in one of those rainy day moods.
Mellow Radio Some great 70s beats from Cat Stevens, Hall and Oats, Cher and more of my favorites.
Caitlyn Radio I got together with an old friend lately, and I threw this station full of the songs we used to love together. Hint: I seeded it initially with Trick Daddy
If you listen let me know what you think, if you have good ones of your own I'd love to hear them.
I bet every one of those stations starts off with Rick Astley :)
ReplyDeleteI'm digging 'SaraJo Radio'... I like the faster paced, dance songs while coding...
ReplyDeleteThat slow classical crap just doesn't hold a candle...
Awesome, I'm does this mean I'm not the only person in the world who codes to the LTJ discography!? :)
ReplyDelete+1 for the 'Ska Throwbacks' station.
ReplyDeleteToo bad they block Pandora at our workplace.
Check out Blip.FM and SomaFM.com
ReplyDeleteLove your stations, Sara. My current obsessions are stations based on Cake, Nelly Furtado, or Epoca (love!).
ReplyDeleteIt's funny though.. quite a lot of the time my poor little ADD brain tries to focus on the words too much, distracting me. So, depending on the type of development I am working with.. I will often use stations that are based in other countries' music. My two faves are either stations based on Rammstein, or on Orishas' A Lo Cubano.
I definitely can't work out without music. But I prefer a quiet environment for my work. I just can't focus when there's some song blasting in the background.
ReplyDeletefinally i find something that i want to know..
ReplyDeletethanks for this usefull informations..
NICE! I struggle to find music that keeps the bpm in the zone without being fatiguing. Just launched Sara Jo Radio and it charged my day (plus the redbull kicked in)
ReplyDeleteOnly has compared to the others early, diligently diligently, can feel the successful taste#.
ReplyDeleteUn...like the style of your writing
ReplyDeleteI often dream of that clueless closet app as well. (My first Java applet was a dress-up game.) I think it'd make a good mobile app - take pics of your clothes or draw them, catalog them, remember your favorite outfits. Bonus if it super-imposes them on you and tweets them out for ratings.
ReplyDeleteIt's funny though.. quite a lot of the time my poor little ADD brain tries to focus on the words too much, distracting me.
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