[ahoyluv]

I figured I'd ask what help fuels your creative spirit when you have your medium in your hand.

Do you enjoy pure silence? Or do you have the "go to playlist". Perhaps you create a genre of music to match the content your working on. Do you have headphones on, or do you have it playing from your computer/stereo.

For me personally it's mostly instrumental. Whether it be celtic, soundtrack, or dubstep/house. It all depends on the "mood" of what I'm drawing. If i get a playlist that makes me want to sing along, my mind wanders off of my work. Also I prefer to listen with my big headphones on. It's a little more personal, and gets my thoughts in the zone for working.

one song I'd recommend I discovered last night was Barcelona - Please Don't Go (Greg Cooke Remix) which can be found here http://youtu.be/1UQn-uZlNt8
If your into that genre, I recommend Mr.Scuicidesheep's channel. great artists and a wide variety of heavy to softer beats like the one above.

anyways, tell us what you listen to. If you have any song recommendations, or that one song everyone should have on their play network! Let us know!

cheers!

[nightmarejan]

a great artist said that 'try to listen to music that has minimal lyrics' or something like that. whenever doing some work, i tend to listen to anything from pink floyd to metal, to Django Reinhardt.

in my opinion, the more relaxing the music, the more focused you become haha. its the other way around when im sketching though.

[Zentrope]

Emotion play a very important role when you are working as an artist...It is a crucial factor which effects our mood while we our working!
So it totally depends on the outcome you are looking forward to as an artist or as a person!


I enjoy silence or nuetral music like mozart or Beethoven...
Mostly Instrumental which helps me to concentrate.



But before work or starting my day, I always look for songs that pumps me up or look for ads on Youtube that do the same to get me going..

Now days, there are more things to worry about than to enjoy!
So it's very important to stay motivated!

And all time must have track on my playlist is Rocky- Eye of the Tiger!

And My Get going line....


the world ain't all sunshine and rainbows.
It's a very mean and nasty place, and i don't care how tough you are ..it will beat to your knees and keep you there if you let it.
you , me or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life.
But it ain't about how hard you hit.
it's about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.How much you can take and keep moving forward.
that's how winning is done.

If you know what you're worth, go and get what you're worth..but you gotta be willing to take the hits, and not pointing fingers saying you ain't where you wanna
be because of him or her or anybody!
Cowards do that, and that ain't you!
You're better than that!



Beethoven was deaf and still created the master pieces...so why don't we!

To pump everyone else....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bPO354_ugF8

[ahoyluv]

Originally Posted by nightmarejan

a great artist said that 'try to listen to music that has minimal lyrics' or something like that. whenever doing some work, i tend to listen to anything from pink floyd to metal, to Django Reinhardt.

in my opinion, the more relaxing the music, the more focused you become haha. its the other way around when im sketching though.

haha very well said!!

Originally Posted by Zentrope

And all time must have track on my playlist is Rocky- Eye of the Tiger!

And My Get going line....

wow def a good tune to add to my mix! and your "get going line" is awesome! Something to live life by for sure, not just artistically. And that Nike commercial def helps boost up to motivation!

[LGrey]

I always try to go for something that gives me the feeling wanted for the project. For something calm it might be new age or classical, but if we have something more... intense, then industrial or goth might be the answer.

Some inspirations...

Tao for piano
Beethoven
Ray Charles
Emilie Autumn
Scary B*tches
Bach

And so on

Using Music while I work is like invoking the mood I want. It is almost impossible for me to listen to anything with words and remember what was playing. In my head i'm telling myself the story behind the picture. But even if it isn't heard it still sets the mood.

[Seoul]

The old skool blues and hiphop (90s).

[Zentrope]

A record player (turntable) playing slices of wood!

just enjoy the music of mother Nature

http://traubeck.com/years/

[Lokileong]

Jpop because I have taste in music... [/sarcasm]

Well, I mean, pop music is pretty brainless, so I don't have to pay much attention to the lyrics, and being one who's raised on anime/manga, they just feel natural to me... [/excuse]

[ahoyluv]

Originally Posted by LGrey

I always try to go for something that gives me the feeling wanted for the project. For something calm it might be new age or classical, but if we have something more... intense, then industrial or goth might be the answer.

Some inspirations...

Tao for piano
Beethoven
Ray Charles
Emilie Autumn
Scary B*tches
Bach

And so on

Using Music while I work is like invoking the mood I want. It is almost impossible for me to listen to anything with words and remember what was playing. In my head i'm telling myself the story behind the picture. But even if it isn't heard it still sets the mood.

Oh ya, most definitily.

[Tchuk]

I've always found my Infected Mushroom playlist is a pretty good go-to resource when it comes for music to calmly draw and paint to, very few lyrics and generally just quite relaxing.

Of course if I have other songs that I use for more specific moods like the medieval genre but those aren't played nearly as often :P

[Lintire]

I agree pretty much totally with Zentrope - I use a lot of metal music to really start the day but when I just want to lie back, relax and just sink hours into a painting I'll switch to smooth jazz.

Two specific kinds of music for two very different purposes, and both go a long way to altering your emotional state.

[angelnao]

Rock, mellow! haha! and some Taylor Swift songs.

[gmang]

I listen audiobooks. Used to listen the radio, but with the crisys it's too depressing.

[paulhpaulino]

Actually I'm listening Medwyn Goodall

But i like London Orchestra, Queen and Depeche Mode sometimes

[PCKStudio]

I listen to a large variety of music, but always seem to find my way to the Tragically Hip when sketching... Black Flag is great when developing more aggressive car designs.

Lately, I've been listening to commentary and DVD extra's tracks as I work, as well. Sometimes they're quite entertaining (the commentary on 'Talladega Nights', for example is outstandingly funny).