Music

99% Music Mix - Work at a Different Speed

Ready to take a break from the breakneck pace? Ambient and immersive, our latest 99% music mix will downshift your brain for productive focus.

99% Music Mix I: Inspiration Is For Amateurs

Coax out your creativity with this put-on-your-headphones-and-get-focused music mix, which glides from melodic electronica to dreamy synth-pop.

Anthony Volodkin: Why Steep Learning Curves Are Worth It

If you’re not learning something new, what’s the point? We chat with Hype Machine founder Anthony Volodkin about always upping the ante.

Moby: Quick-Change Artist

Electronic musician Moby talks about swearing off slick production values and embracing a "monastic," DIY approach for his moody new record.

MagicRockLA: Mixing Beats and Art

MagicRockLA discusses honing a craft, why celebrity DJs suck, and the all-important passion-for-your-profession factor.

Marcelo Baldin: Fighting Giants

Marcelo Baldin, a seasoned São Paulo-based creative, talks about the necessity of tuning out, turning off, and (sometimes) even quitting.

Ghostly International: Choir of Voices

Ghostly International head Sam Valenti IV calls his highly collaborative team a "choir of voices," but it's a choir devoted to brutal idea refinement.

Good Peoples: Elite Meet and Greet

Music industry maven Katie Longmeyer gets down to brass tacks about the organization and raw determination that underpins her party promoting success.

Chad Crouch: Embracing Change

Renaissance creative professional Chad Crouch talks about moving fluidly between mediums and the importance of enchantment.

Ones to Watch: Hamilton Leithauser of The Walkmen

Frontman Hamilton Leithauser talks about the blood, sweat, and focus that went into the Walkmen's warm and wistful new record, "You & Me."