Pump Up the Dubstep!

Every since I've been in high school I walk to the sound of music in my head. Whether it was homework or a test, walking down the street, or even now writing an email to a client, I'm listening or thinking about music in one way or another. Although electronic dance music has been a recent love of mine, I've been listening to it a lot ever since hearing 'Window Licker' by Aphex Twin:

That was back in 2006/07...now my library is constantly pumping out the beats of Skrillex, Knife Party and some Cookie Monsta..just to name a few. What brought me into the whole dubstep movement really was Skrillex, and the song coupled with the music video for 'First of the Year'. You need to peep this NOW:

These songs are awesome, and even though it's electronic, it sparks such emotions from anyone listening...expect maybe parents LOL. For me it's love, anger, passion, and energy. The music video for 'First of the Year' could have gone in many different ways, it could have been a sex scene, or maybe someone winning a ton of money at a casino, or something else that is angry like the avenging little demon girl in the video. For any kind of music selection, whether it be rap, electronic, or folk, I head over to Soundcloud.com.

SoundCloud is a wonderful Pandora-esque website that allows you to search through millions of music tracks that you can stream, buy, or in some cases download for free. Something else you can do on the site is search specifically for Creative Commons licensed tracks, which you have the option to look for "free to use commercially". This is a fantastic tool for anyone making Youtube videos and monetize them. All you have to do is give credit to the artist! Also, you can post the SoundCloud player anywhere!

Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites EP by Skrillex
 
The above is an example of my most favorite thing with SoundCloud, and that is original mixes of your favorite songs and artists. Some are good, some are great, and some suck a lot! But in the end, you have to check them out if you ever want to find out...it's a musical adventure!

Enjoy the videos and music, and I'll see you soon!