Recently I have had the idea of a melting pot in which all those who would like to be involved submit bands into a pool. Take the bands and specific songs that truly move you, the ones that you could listen to on repeat for 3 1/2 days, the ones that make you tear up. Then write them down and post them all to the page, and immediately pick one from someone else that is out of your element. . . the genre that you rarely listen to. Take it in, learn something. . like it, love it, hate it. Just try it. Analyze it with out your friend telling you that you have to listen to this dope track, or hearing a song on the radio and being too lazy to change the channel.
When devoting just 5 minutes to listen to something you are able to take it all in without feeling obligated to do so. Imagine the spider web effect that could stem from this. . . all the music that you would be introduced to in the time it takes to check your email. I grew up to classic rock, for those of you from Boulder KBCO 97.3FM, People like Tom Petty and John Hiatt... Sheryl Crow (whom I had the chance to kiss when I was 8. . shit happens, I learned my lesson.) I slowly moved into bands like Nirvana and Nine Inch Nails. I started producing and mixing Techno soon there after. Then got in Rap and Hip Hop, I still keep my pop side though... You have to credit the person that actually wrote the song that 4 billion people love. I was talking to a colleague of mine and mentioned the artist Colbie Caillat and her song Bubbly. . she thought I was talking about some type of liquor. Now granted I do drink a lot and had she been familiar with the artist. . She is WAY out of my genre. (and I would prefer that my friends not know either) Natasha Bedingfield is another, you probably don't know her as the singer/songwriter of the MTV show Laguna Beach's theme song. Well I'm feelin' her too.
Today I listen to and produce mainly hip hop, but have never lost my roots of all genres of music, you would think that my play list was the culmination of 65 ADHD kids with 3 choices each. So I implore you to expand your mind and listen to something new, Shit teach me something. . . send me your list! Sing me the song you made up in the shower. And allow people to hear what you hear without the pressure of pleasing you. So Get to thinking. . Code writers, GIVE ME A PLATFORM! Cheers Kids
