What's YOUR Photoshop Soundtrack?

[Jargonfly]

What do you listen to while you're being creative? I tend to put on:

Sun Kil Moon
Sufjan Stevens
Matmos
Calvin Johnson
Medeski, Martin & Wood
Lee Perry
Matis Yahu

and of course... "The Wiggles" are always playing somewhere in the background! :P

[cfire]

Sometimes I prefer soft ambient music like Enigma but anything hea usually works for me ie. Pink Floyd, King Crimson, etc.

[deewebgirl]

cold play mostly, calming for concentration...:P

[Seasalt]

Originally posted by deewebgirl
cold play mostly, calming for concentration...:P

coldplay does have some good music for relaxing, although they make you want to sit in a corner and slice your wrists sometimes...

[Edited on 1/16/2006 by Seasalt]

[mkeefe]

Anything fast paced or calming (yes, it is bit on both side of the meter. lol)

I like DA.fm, anything on XM and loads of dance/trance/techno/house Mp3's

Thanks to "You know who you guys are" :)

Matt

[VikingKen]

Judas Priest
Rob Zombie
Ozzy
Dokken
Posion

[Jargonfly]

I also like some talk radio sometimes... Sirius stuff like RADIO BAM or Howard Stern... I find the talk helps me get in the zone... and you all know, the zone's where it's at...

Although, a little bit of Dimmu Borgir never hurts either! My friends and I have a theory that a little bit of "EVIL MUSIC THERAPY" can help clear your mind and actually RELAX you!... after the chatter in your brain gets purged (or scared off!)

:D

[PNeal]

Originally posted by VikingKen
Judas Priest
Rob Zombie
Ozzy
Dokken
Posion
That's about my speed too. That or classical. But most of the time the TV is on:(

[forbes]

Priest, Maiden, Anthrax, Five Iron Frenzy, MXPX, Op Ivy, Velvet Revolver, BeBop thru Cool Jazz era, early alternative (Tones on Tail, Joy Division, Squeeze), early Van Halen...etc., etc.

Theres a ton more but I guess I could sum it all up by saying NO TOP 40.

Or I just watch M*A*S*H :)

[VikingKen]

Van Halen is the man!

[deewebgirl]

presently iron maiden..feeling feisty tonight!

Soldier blue on the barren wastes
Hunting and killing their game
Raping the women and wasting the men
The only good indians are tame
Selling them whisky and taking their gold
Enslaving the young and destroying the old



[Edited on 1/21/2006 by deewebgirl]

[VikingKen]

I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time
Cos at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole
The sands of time for me are running low

[wildrider56601]

For me it's Greenday or Magie Austin :lol

[Jargonfly]

... Maiden always had the BEST album art too!

[uk2usadaz]

Beats@dawDESIGN.net :lol

You don't really want me to post everything do you?
Colin would need more webspace.



Originally posted by mkeefe
Anything fast paced or calming (yes, it is bit on both side of the meter. lol)

I like DA.fm, anything on XM and loads of dance/trance/techno/house Mp3's

Thanks to "You know who you guys are" :)

Matt

[Edited on 30-1-2006 by uk2usadaz]

[tresonce223]

I love listening to the slower 311 songs. It puts me in a great mood and helps along my creativity...

[Fracture40]

Originally posted by Seasalt

Originally posted by deewebgirl
cold play mostly, calming for concentration...:P

coldplay does have some good music for relaxing, although they make you want to sit in a corner and slice your wrists sometimes...

[Edited on 1/16/2006 by Seasalt]

gotta be calm if you want you cuts to be straight

[BecomingCold216]

Anything out of the ordinary.

Mushroomhead
Faith No More
Peeping Tom
Behemoth
Dimmu Borgir
Rob Zombie
Lamb of God

[Super Stroke]

I enjoy the soft sounds of...
Disturbed
Tool
Godsmack
Alice in Chains
Stone Temple Pilots
Zepplin(Houses)

too name just a few.

SS

[deathrow]

hahah i listen to rap, rock, metal, jazz what ever comes on on my mp3 player while i got it hooked up to the stereo is what i listen to :D

[TraXter]

Pink Floyd or some great harddance/trance... it goes for the same :P

[PM]

I listen to Power Metal!!
DragonForce and Rhapsody are my favourite!

:cheers

[Davey]

The firm - startrekking :lol

[PM]

Originally posted by VikingKen
I'm waiting in my cold cell when the bell begins to chime
Reflecting on my past life and it doesn't have much time
Cos at 5 o'clock they take me to the Gallows Pole
The sands of time for me are running low

Iced Earth Rules!!!

[Trigger]

Cream
Lynyrd Skynyrd
Creedence Clearwater Revival
Anberlin

I know.. that last one doesn't fit too well.

-Trigger

[fotodog]

Anything with a good driving beat.

The Cult
Foo Fighters
Godsmack
Pearl Jam
Straight Six
Neurotic Outsiders, etc

[Hermie]

Right now I'm listening to a Van Halen tape!! (yes a music cassette) It's a live show they did here in Holland (the netherlands if you want) back in 1995. This is the first show in 1½ years and they do it with the Dutch van halen fanclub. It's for about a hour of putting the music (it's 8 o' clock in the morning) very very loud!!
Recorded at a secret place in Holland (well secret!!) it's recorded in Luxor, Arnhem on 27-01-1995 and broadcasted by Countdown Café (back then a very good radioshow, always with a live band or artists)...... YES!!!
But everything with a loud guitar in it works for me....
Six feet Under...............................
Django

[tukinu]

iTunes... with over 3500 songs... random... but mostly i have then so skip cause the songs are crap :lol

- pink floyd
- core 22
- paul van dyk
- nightwish

that are the artists i prefere

-tukinu

[TraXter]

Originally posted by tukinu

- pink floyd
- core 22
- paul van dyk
- nightwish

that are the artists i prefere

-tukinu

Quite similar with my list :)

[tukinu]

trax, like in old days we still share the same taste :cheers

new on my playlist
- archive
- mauracher
- turin brakes
- four tet


-tukinu

[TraXter]

true.. but theese tracks are unknown to me ;)

[Davey]

Originally posted by tukinu
trax, like in old days we still share the same bad taste :cheers

new on my playlist
- archive
- mauracher
- turin brakes
- four tet


-tukinu


I agree :lol

[jsdesign]

well, that will depend on the job i'm doing, but mostly

metallica
toy dolls
tenacious D
bloodhound gang
silence 4
manowar...

[vansloan]

nofx
bad religion
rancid
bob dylan
acdc
zeppelin
tool
NIN

~E

[Neelz]

Usually I'm listening to some Good Old Scott Joplin Rag Time while working with PS etc. :notworthy

[Safe in Flames]

so many bands..... wow, Metallica, hatebreed, mantis, lamb of god, avengedsevenfold, Atreyu, Behemoth, Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, The 69 Eyes, HIM, Slipknot, just something to i dont know, incourage me i guess, to finish a long project

[Hermie]

Neelz,
Are there any Scott Joplin CD?? I can't find them!! Just some "losers" that are playing his songs.....

[Hrc]

Curently in winamp:

Billy Cobham
Jeff Beck
Fila Brazillia
Keziah Jones
MC 900 ft. Jesus
Bad Brains
Faith No More...

[TechniQ]

Originally posted by PM
I listen to Power Metal!!
DragonForce and Rhapsody are my favourite!

:cheers

DRAGONFORCEEE :cheers The guitarist in that band is immense. One video I've seen is where like this guy solos for like 70% of the song, while the other dude is just drinking a beer!
Erm.. Recently I've gone pretty new old schoolish. For example, Alien Ant Farm etc. Otherwise, some choons from Yoko Kanno puts me in a photoshoppy mood. xD

[loky]

I like trance! allot. Iwork with trance allmost all the time. It makes me more creative!

[PM]

lol, yeah techni Q, actually everyone must be according that Herman is the best, no doubt, but Sam is a bit covered cos of Hermans skills, if in other band, he will give a show any time...

:cheers

[rAyVoLvEz]

my photoshop soundtrack? - love songs

westlife - all their songs :D (P.S. They are not cheesy)
Joey mcintyre(stay the same)
Akon
Daniel Powter
& many other love songs
and some chinese singers/bands

I like slow and romantic(love) songs when i work with photoshop..

[Behemuth]

I mostly listen to metal like: Static-X, Mastodon, Symphony X and Machinae Supremacy.

But sometimes I listen to The Flashbulb! The only electronic band I can stand.;)

[Dharken]

WinAmp on random, over 2000 tracks of Indie, Rock, Metal.. nice...

[rAyVoLvEz]

A new addition.. That I listened to day in night out.

Son By Four - Purest of Pain

A song that I used to like few years ago.. and now I caught on with it again :)

Photoshopping with it in my ears, pretty nice :)

[jusu]

thats funny, am i somehow weird because i dont listen anything while photoshopping:x

[padiq]

i need peace of mind when i create and general peace...i might sometimes indulge in some enya, norah jones, katie melua...or if i am feeling active--nightwish or the fray

[jusu]

Originally posted by padiq
i need peace of mind when i create and general peace...i might sometimes indulge in some enya, norah jones, katie melua...or if i am feeling active--nightwish or the fray

Katie Melua have pretty nice voice, just recently found her music:)

[therealmrbob]

haha i usualy listen to hardcore while being creative
august burns red
the devil wears prada
as cities burn
a billiion earnies (my fave right) now
etc.

[civilian_of_canadia]

bloodhound gang
bob marley
crossfade
afi
halifax
white stripes
wolfmother
and any other kickass music that gets my mind thinking ^_^

[reflect]

i just plug in my ipod & hit shuffle on my work mix when i get to the studio in the morning and let it go all day:
pink floyd
john lee hooker
311
norah jones
stevie ray vaughan
cowboy junkies
mazzie star
cream
electric flag
*aerosmith
brian setzer
hendrix
*macy gray

these are my faves

[fourtyacres]

I need something soft and easy......


Katie Malua
Nina Simone
Nora Jones
Vanessa Carton
Billie Holliday
Nana Mouskouri
Cusco
Harry belafonte
Bob Marley
Louie Armstrong

[Edited on 10/15/2007 by fourtyacres]

[mkeefe]

Whatever is on XM Radio or something from my 8000+ song library in iTunes. Party Shuffle is my friend!

Matt

[z_ivan]

i LOVE Jazz.... All that Jazz... But a lot of new staff... Norah Jones, Diana Krall.... It helps me relax and i find that with that music background I dont focus on music so much = )
But than again it depends on the project... Let me put it this way... I always have my iPod near by, and it is full of all kind of different staff!

[traerene]

in act XVII of my life, which is the part where i design, the background music is:

beastie boys
silversun pickups
johnny cash
matthew sweet
tool

just cause i like a little variety :)

[jk]

I listen to slacker.com

Radio station that lets me choose alot of stations, make my own stations, listen to stations by 'artist name' ie:
Les Claypool and I getta listen to claypool, primus and other funky metal bands with a similar taste/genre...

Best feature, I can ace an artist or song. So when Counting Crows starts to play I hit BAN and I never have to hear them again :D :D :D

I can't list specific artists 'cause one hour it's Fishbone and Primus, the next it's Leftover Salmon or the Gorrillaz, maybe the next it's just random reggea, bluegrass, funk or metal

[Edited on 1/9/2008 by jk]

[chekkie]

one word: pandora.com

[phosho]

Not sure I have a Photoshop track, usually just whatever song(s) I like best at the time, however I did get pretty classically conditioned to thinking of visual basic every time I hear Dripping by Submersed...lol damn intro to programming class!

[beautifulBYdesign]

HOUSE/ SOULFUL HOUSE / LATIN / LATIN JAZZ/ LOUNGE/ ACID JAZZ / TRIP-HOP / SMOOTH JAZZ / AFRO-CUBAN / BRAZILIAN / CHILLOUT / NEO-SOUL/ OR URSULA RUCKER (SPOKEN WORD POET)

I LISTEN TO WAY MORE DIFFERENT TYPES THAN THIS BUT THIS IS WHAT I LISTEN TO MOST WHEN I WANT TO GET INTO A CREATIVE MOOD.

[Edited on 2/5/2009 by beautifulBYdesign]

[Edited on 2/5/2009 by beautifulBYdesign]

[digfects]

Phil Colins & talk back Radio

[mkeefe]

According to Last.FM (http://www.last.fm/user/graphics2code)

* Eminem (1,151 plays)
* 2Pac (1,150 plays)
* DMX (1,074 plays)
* Akon (603 plays)
* Chamillionaire (565 plays)
* Linkin Park (553 plays)
* Rush (506 plays)
* Insane Clown Posse (435 plays)
* Rihanna (390 plays)
* Kanye West (302 plays)
* Nickelback (262 plays)
* Dane Cook (252 plays)
* T-Pain (234 plays)
* 50 Cent (232 plays)
* Britney Spears (227 plays)
* D12 (218 plays)
* Cascada (205 plays)
* Ron White (199 plays)
* Newsboys (199 plays)
* Disturbed (187 plays)
* Casting Crowns (166 plays)
* Fabolous (163 plays)
* Within Temptation (151 plays)
* Ace of Base (150 plays)
* 3 Doors Down (138 plays)
* Katy Perry (136 plays)
* BarlowGirl (133 plays)
* dc Talk (129 plays)
* Nelly (125 plays)
* Mark Knopfler (116 plays)
* Fort Minor (114 plays)
* Seether (109 plays)
* Ludacris (103 plays)
* Daughtry (103 plays)
* Jay-Z (102 plays)
* Basshunter (99 plays)
* Larry the Cable Guy (96 plays)
* Metallica (92 plays)
* Sebastian Bach (92 plays)
* Timbaland (91 plays)
* Blackmore's Night (87 plays)
* UltraMax (87 plays)
* George Carlin (84 plays)
* Dr. Dre (79 plays)
* Blank & Jones (74 plays)
* Carrie Underwood (73 plays)
* Kid Rock (70 plays)
* Shakira (70 plays)
* Young Buck (69 plays)
* Evans Blue (68 plays)
* Avril Lavigne (66 plays)
* Colby O'Donis (65 plays)
* Nirvana (64 plays)

This list is not 100% as I don't always run the LastFM client and others use my computer.. but basically this is the list.

In previous posts I mentioned XM as a source of music, well it used to be.. now it just sucks. Yes, I am fully aware I have done development for their products and once loved the company, but lately, they are just a Circuit City (http://www.circuitcity.com/closed.html) story in the making.

Matt

[Edited on 2/6/2009 by mkeefe]

[TheSecret]

I love to put on Chariots of Fire - Vangelis
very calming

Give Me The Night - George Benson
just beautiful and so inspiring/ also my favorite album of all time:)

The soundtrack to the film Hackers
this always inspires me when all else fails

three real different styles all full of inspiration

TheSecret
mellow mood always:)

[fultron89]

I'm listening to Flobots/Fight With Tools right now,
Local music FTW! (except the fray.)

[fotodog]

Depends what I'm working on but mostly old school punk rock/rock and roll

Foo Fighters
Social Distortion
Ruts
Cult
Dropkick Murphys
Bad Religion
etc