Blake Sarnowski, a sophomore majoring in biomedical sciences from California, shared some insight into the creation of his playlists.
What are your different types of playlists for?
“I have a lot of playlists for different types of activities I am doing. I have one for snowboarding, one for skating, one for just cruising around on a weekend, and one for a night playlist while I am just relaxing. I have a sleep playlist, and a study one. I have a bunch for different activities. I have maybe 15 or 20 playlists, but the ones that I actually update and listen to are maybe five or six.”
What playlists do you listen to the most?
“Right now, I call it my ‘Summer Night’ one, the relaxing one, and my skate one I listen to a lot.”
What types of artists are on your playlists?
“I have a lot of variety on my playlists. On my skate one I have older punk stuff like The Ramones and The Clash.”
How do you find new music?
“There is a website called lastfm.com. It tracks your Spotify activity, and then it will recommend you new artists based on what you listen to the most. It is actually really accurate and it helps me out a lot. I found a lot of cool music on there and I use it a lot.
How much time do you think you spend listening to music?
“Per day, it depends. If I am at school I will listen to music the whole time I am at the library, but on average at least 1-2 hours.”
Who is your favorite artist?
“All around, Radiohead.”
Do you share your playlists?
“Yeah, sometimes I will send them to people that I know if they like that kind of music. I would be like, ‘Hey you might like this. This playlist is for relaxing, this one is for blah blah…’ I don’t really post it on social media that much. I just share it with some friends.”
What is on your private playlists?
“I think some of my playlists are just all one artists. I think there is one where it is just songs I want to learn on guitar, so I just put it on private because it is all over the place and just random stuff. Just a bunch of random things.”