You caught me while I'm still writing this blog post. Should be done by Thursday. Meanwhile...
You can STILL let me know in the comments below, your thoughts on the Mix-CD and your thoughts on 2011 in music.
Enjoy the music.
- Jason
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Pratt.tv/2010cdSo a year ago I thought to myself, "I would love to give all my friends a gift for Christmas or Hanukkah (2 of you)." But...that's just too expensive. "How could I make this happen?" I tried to think of something I could make that they would: A. Like, and B. Not take forever to make. So with the fact that I am such a huge fan of music, my love for sharing these musical interests and some inspiration from my friend Patrick Garvin, this "favorite songs of the year compilation" came about.
This is the second year that I've made a compilation disc with the first one being "My Favorite Songs of 2009." That disc was so much fun to make, I knew I'd want to continue doing it. I put as many songs on the disc that would fit when burned as an "Audio CD" as apposed to a "MP3 CD" which has been 19 songs the past 2 years. A year ago, I made close to 50 copies of my "Favorite Songs of 2009" CD, handing and mailing them out to friends.
I've been looking forward to making this CD for the past 6 months, slowly adding to the list of what songs I would put on the CD. Each song on the disc is truly one of my favorites that came out in 2010. It's a song that I have given 4 or 5 stars in my iTunes library...a song that I have listened to over and over throughout the year and a song that I just can't help but to tell others about. With that said, I put the tracks in order on the disc that I think they sound the best, listening to the front and back of each song as I put them in the order. Oh, and before I tell you what songs made it on my "Favorite Songs of 2010" CD, here are the rules:
Oh, and I decided to make this compilation CD a "Happy New Years" gift, because it's awesome to still be getting a gift in the mail after January 1st, right?! This year I mailed or handed out almost 80 discs to friends. I have such a blast picking the songs on the disc each year and I look forward to doing it each year or maybe inspiring you to create your own favorite songs of 2011.
So if you received this CD and have given it a few spins, let me know what you think in the comments below!! If you haven't heard the CD because you don't have one, let me know cause I would love to send you a disc!
Lastly, I'm sure there are plenty of songs that you loved in 2010. Please let me know in the comments...I'd love to talk music with you!
Turn it up in 2011! - Jason
PS: Throughout the year, I'll be posting lots of stuff should be turned up loud at Pratt.tv/music.
I am a huge fan of music and even a bigger fan of talking about it, so I thought it'd be really cool to create a section on my website for me to do just that. Here I will post the latest artists, albums and songs that I've been listening to. I'll share my favorite music videos on YouTube or videos that I've shot from the most recent concert I went to.
One of my favorite websites is Last.fm. It's social media for music lovers. Feel free to check out my page to find out what song I last listened to or which artists I've listened to the most in the past week or month. If you have a last.fm page, please let me know in the comments...I'm always looking for a new music buddy.
I've got lots more to say...stay tuned. - Jason
Here's a recent video from my favorite band of all time:
Michael Franti & Spearhead perform "Say Hey (I Love You) as part of YouTube's streaming webcast @ Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee 6/10/10.
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March 21, 2012 at 1:20 PM