Pandora Radio is an online radio service provided by The Music Genome Project that will only play music you like.
New users first have to set up a free account on the site. Once you are registered, type in a favorite artist or song in order to create a new station. Pandora will then play a mix of songs by that artist and others that are similar to the original choice.
The program is designed to consider various aspects of a song as it plays new music.
�Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or “genes” into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song – everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony,� said Tim Westergren, founder of The Music Genome Project, in an article about Pandora.
The user also has the opportunity to give a new song a thumbs up or thumbs down, and the program will alter its next choices based on the feedback. If the user likes a particular song the program gives them the option of purchasing it through iTunes or Amazon.com.
Pandora is a convenient way for users to access music when away from home.
�What I like best about Pandora is that I can listen to music I like and not have to bring my iPod or computer,� said Annie Pepper, a nineteen-year old geography major.
It�s also a good way to diversify and expand your taste of music.
�It�s great because I find a lot of new music I otherwise never would have found. I also like that how feature a lot of obscure artists,� said Nick Bath, a sophomore chemical engineer.
The program is available to download onto select cell phones so users can listen to it on the go.
Don�t forget to check out other online radio sources such as CU�s own student run Radio 1190 and also www.live365.com where users can search for stations by genre.
Contact CU Independent Staff Writer Christina Donahue at [email protected]
