Curious what other artists like to listen to while they paint away for hours?
Do you listen to radio (local AM/FM or online), records or CDs, prefer podcasts or just having the television on in the background?
Posted Feb 23, 2023, 12:18 AM UTC
Depends on what phase of the art I am at. If I am on a "thinkin' " stage, then I can only listen to instrumental stuff. Lo-Fi, Synthwave and Jazz are perennials. When I am on an "inkin' " stage, I can listen to anything. Currently it is a lot of Japanese City Pop and Elvis Costello. The Rockford Files are like ASMR for me and I can always work to that at the inkin' stage.
I do a little of everything. Sometimes I’ll put on a show/podcast. And sometimes a whole album but for the most part I’ll make playlists of songs that just vibe together. They can be pretty eclectic but it works for me. I tend to like music that sounds cinematic which actually sometimes includes songs from soundtracks.
I feel like I've been the most productive while listening to Synthwave or Dark Ambient.
whatever is on my mind. Usually just put my liked songs on shuffle. My go-to genres are folk-rock(lotte kestner/lord huron), lofi, and indie/soft metal. Background music that occasionally catches you off guard.
Depends on my mood; sometimes I focus better with lofi/chillstep, sometimes it’ll be smooth jazz and other times it’ll be rock or dubstep or pop. TV/movie is too distracting, I tend to tune in and watch but I think I’ll try some podcasts, found myself immensely enjoying a podcast lecture on a recent road trip
I have super eclectic music taste starting with all Beatles, Stones, Queen, Billy Holiday, Patsy Cline, and Latin Salsa, 80's + 90's dance, Prince, Madonna, Eurythmics, and Nine Inch Nails, Marilyn Manson, Smashing Pumpkins and current rap & pop, NOT current country, hate that! I listen to Podcasts too, mostly Art related or comedy or true crime, and also Audio Books!! I spend A LOT of time listening to something! NO SILENCE!! I need NOISE to be in the Creative Zone!
I am nothing without reggeaton
I listen to nu metal lol.
Or electronica like the Postal Service.
Maybe rain or ambient if I really need to crunch and focus hard.
Pop mostly. I like to listen to Hits 1 on SiriusXM, which is upbeat and also pretty repetitive. This combo works for me.
Otherwise, I like sitcoms I’ve seen a thousand times before (Community, The Office, HIMYM, 30 Rock, Cheers, Friends, The Big Bang Theory, Silicon Valley), procedural shows (Bones, House, Psych, CSI), or the trashiest reality TV I can find.
The trick is that it has to be predictable and fairly simple. Otherwise I get too distracted.
I mostly listen to music, the type of music depends on what I am drawing. If I am drawing a specific character or scene then music that applies to said character or scene is what I will listen to.
I either listen music that fits what I’m drawing at the moment or podcasts.
Bluegrass is a favorite but sometimes Karl Jenkins modern classicals like Adeamus can take me to places often inaccessible otherwise.
Television ( I like a narrative) or lofi / chill electronic music
I switch between Lofi, the kinda chill sounding J-Rock (idk what to call it), more intense J-Pop (vocaloid stuff mostly), and podcasts depending on my mood. But when I have podcasts I’ll sometimes have to rewind because I’ll realize I tuned out 30 whole minutes and they talked about something I was interested in.
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Ambient non-music.
I like asmr sometimes but usually nothing tbh
Usually House genre because of it doesn't have too much information to process. Just follow the beat, groove. If I wanna some boost of energy, maybe Disco with good bassline. But if I wanna do something like composition or doing study/practice I wouldn't play any music. Need to focus on the craft sometimes.
Pencils - classical music, lofi and relaxing stuff so I can concentrate and make pretty lines.
Charcoal - intense driving music so I can get into the flow and attack the paper without over thinking it.
I like mellow shit. Folky music. Lana Del Ray is my favorite for painting, but I have a bunch of stuff that I like. I'm in my 40's, I can't do the harder stuff, I think it takes over, I want music that sticks to the background instead of something thats gonna take over.