Do you like music when you work? I do.
I guess my mind is active enough that it needs the distraction of a bit of music in the background to help me keep focused on the task at hand.
Because I work on a computer all day and like to listen to music, I’ve become a connoisseur of digital music services. Here’s what I use and recommend in case anyone is interested.
- Rhapsody – If you don’t know about this service yet, get on board. For just $14.95/month I get access to pretty much all recorded popular music on demand! All commercial genres are available and you can build your own playlists or play theirs. This is less than I used to spend on one CD! They offer a 14-day free trial, too. Get a 14-Day Free Trial to Rhapsody. |
- Live 365 –This web site empowers DJ’s and music enthusiasts worldwide to host their own online radio stations. Streaming through the Internet, they offer 5,000+ different “radio” stations covering all genres of music. Their basic service is f-ree but I prefer the “VIP” membership, which is $7.95/month (or less if you commit to a longer term) that removes the commercials from the webcasts. Live365 Online Radio: 5000+ stations means something for every preference and mood! |
- Di.fm – If you like electronic music, this site offers an amazing selection of genre specific DJ sets and club-style music streams. (“Goa-Psy Trance” anyone?) Many of these beat-driven, instrumental tracks are great for getting your energy level up while working online.
-Sky.fm – I'd been listening to Di.fm for about a year before I noticed its links to sister site, Sky.fm. While Di.fm focuses on electronica, Sky.fm offers free streaming of mainstream genres like “Hit 70’s” and “Alternative Rock” but also “World”, “New Age”, “Classic Rap” and several cool jazz sub-genres like “Bossa Nova Jazz”, “Piano Jazz”, and “Uptempo Smooth Jazz”. Hard to believe that it's fr-ee!
Between the four services detailed here, I can keep my PC speakers bumping all day and night. Although the total cost of using them ALL is less than 2 CDs per month (FAR less than I used to buy…), these services are legal and licensed also, so no pirating is needed to keep current and entertained.
I’d be interested to hear from you if you have additional suggestions? Where do you get your office music?
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Great suggestions! My co-worker and I listen to Pandora. We can enter a song, genre, or artist we like and they will make suggestions based on the composition, etc. of the music. Most of the time they are spot on. After a few hours some of the songs repeat, but that's when we change "stations." They also store your preferences so you don't have to re-enter your faves.
Posted by: Bliss | April 02, 2008 at 12:37 PM