When I'm out taking pictures then the nature is my music.

At my PC I usually always have something playing. Right now i'm listening to 15 Years of Metalheadz, before my Winamp was tuned to 3WK Classic Underground Radio (Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Yardbirds, Iron Butterfly, Animals, etc. etc.), before that to LoungeRadio.com and before that it was a lot of jazz .. so basically I listen to what I feel like at the moment :D

Alright, I'm feeling all serious right now so I guess I'll give this an honest and serious reply. When I'm out shooting sometimes I do listen to music. If I am working with a model or group it helps to have music. It relaxes everyone and you get better pictures. Sometimes I even start singing...well ok I don't take it that far but music does help.

In the "darkroom" I have to have some kind of music. I love using Pandora.com. I type in the type of music I want to hear and the site automatically compiles similar tunes. It's great for discovering new music that I normally wouldn't have known about or listened too.

I like to listening to a great deal of variety. From classical to world music and everything in between.

Right now I am listening to the Black Angles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvKjpGP6P5Y

I have to add Russian Circles, great band, haven't listened to them in a good 4 or 5 months and now going through all their cds again.

I'll have to add the Neville Brothers for a change of pace.

Nothing while shooting. I need to have my ears fine tuned to my environment as I find about 60% of the birds I shoot by ear alone.

When processing, I have mixmeister on my computer and usually play one of my Eurodance mixes. I'm stuck in that era. You Europeans may know what I'm talking about; Dj Bobo (older stuff), E-Type, Masterboy etc.

I saw BT last april, and Deadmau5 over the summer in Finland. My brother actually worked with BT for the better part of a year, so I have a pretty close connection to him.

Gartner is awesome, check out Wolfgang's 5th Symphony, Wild Candy, and his remix of MSTRKRFT's Heartbreaker (I really don't like MSTRKRFT, but I love that remix)

By Ma Fleur do you mean the Cinematic Orchestra album? That's a great record...I'm also a big fan of A&B, new Anjunadeep 02 comp. is coming out soon too :)

soap said:
Nothing with English or Spanish lyrics while I'm working. Any other words I wouldn't understand so they wouldn't distract me. ;)

I'd have to agree with you on this one soap, I don't need anymore distractions than what I already produce (in my head).

Chris, great list! I've seen BT & Deadmau5 locally, but I'll have to check out Wolfgang Gartner, as he is a local Texas guy and I don't live too far from Austin.

Currently on the Ipod is Ma Fleur (mellow) and then off to Above & Beyond (trance), Menno de Jong (trance) and whatever else I can mix in.

Yeah if I'm in the studio, always some nice bassy progressive house or trance.

Can't really stand psy-trance though...

trance for shooting
somekind of chill\melodic while post processing

Nothing with English or Spanish lyrics while I'm working. Any other words I wouldn't understand so they wouldn't distract me. ;)

When I'm shooting: Nothing.

When working on the computer: Classic music only. (German station Klassic Radio which you can find on the Internet)

I know, I know, that's just a joke between bmxdad and me :^)

Trust me, I try, but I guess I haven't been lucky yet :^(

alphanikonrex said:
words

I would heartily disagree, in the words of the Beatles, a D3s can't buy you love :)

Usually I pop on some Deftones, Creed, or something classic.

ChrisLange said:
Good god alpha, no wonder you don't have a girlfriend. Put your dancing shoes on for gods sakes!

LOL, bmxdad and I once discussed what good a girlfriend would do for me. This was our conclusion:

bmxdad said:
Ya you are right, a girlfriend could > relationship > marriage > child > divorce > child support > no money for that new D3s > getting a new girlfriend > rel~~~~ stop this insanity

I am with you Alpha stay single, get that D3s

Pete

I always thought I could do dark room work better with Pink Floyd. Jimi Hendrix worked well also. You might need Barry White for a model shoot...

ChrisLange said:
Usually I listen to a lot of house, trance, and drum and bass music, lots of electronic stuff, but also a lot of alt. rock and more band oriented stuff. Some favorites are BT, Deadmau5, Wolfgang Gartner, Minus The Bear, The National, Atmosphere, and Portugal. The Man. That's not even scratching the surface, but those are some frequently played ones.

I listen to the same stuff minus trance and the whole rock thing. Drum and bass, IDM, house, that kind of junk. And then some pop stuff when I feel dumb and social.

I don't listen to anything when I'm shooting, I would scare off my subjects (birds/wildlife) if I did. The main reason I go out shooting, besides liking the subject, is to get away from the noise and business of regular life.

Good god alpha, no wonder you don't have a girlfriend. Put your dancing shoes on for gods sakes!

I do listen to this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsbKCr_l7Lo

I set it to loop and just let it play in the background. I've heard it so many times I've already memorized the script perfectly so I can annoy the kids at school :^)

"Nikon was there..."

I never need a reason to play this!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yrK0rZj6pes

But seriously I listen to just about everything while I'm doing "darkroom" work.

alphanikonrex said:
Actually I'm not a big fan of listening to music so I don't listen to anything :^)

Not even music!

We had a similar thread earlier...

Here it is.

Actually I'm not a big fan of listening to music so I don't listen to anything :^)

I know I listen to music very frequently while I'm shooting (though less so while shooting on the street, because I will get audio cues from listening), and almost always in the darkroom. I have a stack of CDs for the darkroom, but occasionally have my ipod in my pocket as well...

Usually I listen to a lot of house, trance, and drum and bass music, lots of electronic stuff, but also a lot of alt. rock and more band oriented stuff. Some favorites are BT, Deadmau5, Wolfgang Gartner, Minus The Bear, The National, Atmosphere, and Portugal. The Man. That's not even scratching the surface, but those are some frequently played ones.