As I write this post, the end of the semester is rearing its ugly head. Final projects pile up, papers seem to appear out of nowhere (even though we've known about them for months), caffeine replaces blood in our veins, and sleep has become a thing of the past. Everyone has their own way of getting into a serious study mode, and mine is, of course, by listening to electronic music. So how do I focus when I'm listening to the same music that I hear when I am out, you might ask? When I listen to electronic music when I study, the beat affect me differently than when I am getting ready to go out. The repetitive beats almost put me in a sort of trance and also keep me up when I am working into the wee hours of the night (like tonight). Because I don't like to be constantly distracted by choosing a song to play next or have no time to make a playlist, I listen to mixtapes and radio shows made by EDM DJs. Because these are pre-made sets, it completely eliminates the worry of what song you're going to play next. My all-time favorite radio show is Tiësto's "Club Life." Tiësto is one of my favorite electronic DJs and is consistently ranked as number one DJ in the world by The DJ List. Every Saturday night he releases a new episode of Club Life, a two-hour mix of the hottest dance tracks. I just listened to this week's episode while working on some papers, and I am proud to say that the Dutch DJ did not disappoint.
You can listen to the first hour of Club Life right here on this YouTube video and also on soudcloud, but most DJs offer their radio shows on iTunes podcasts. I currently subscribe to Tiësto's Club Life Podcast, Avicii's Levels Podcast, Tommy Trash's Trashed Podcast, Hardwell's Hardwell On Air Podcast, Sebastian Ingrosso's Refune Radio, and Dada Life's Dada Life: The Podcast.
Hi, sorry I think I accidentally google plused this? Anyway, I feel like it when I first read you study to EDM I was surprised. I feel like that would be extremely hard to do cause it would make me want to go out. However, it is super interesting how you explain that the beats affect you differently in different situations. Its Really cool that you do that. also cool background
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