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I'm curious of what you Photographers play for Tunes as Backgroung Music on some of your shoots ...... I know Models , most of the time, like Music during their Sessions.. I'm not looking only for Genre , but Specific Albums .....Which brings the mood I have around 60GB in my I-Tunes , but always look for new tunes .... A DJ friend of mine want to work on some Specific Compilations for BackgroundSounds for Photo Shoots..... Would love to get some input from the Shooters side and the Models as well Thank you for Sharing!! May 21 06 02:27 am Link I let the model bring his/her own. Easier that way - and I get to hear stuff that would have slipped under my radar. May 21 06 02:29 am Link (scratches head) uh, this question, or one very, very similar, was just up ... ... but uh, yeah, i have a LOT of CDS and just as much on the computer for when i'm shooting studio type work; on-location is quite different, obviously. too, yeah, the model is always invited to bring along one or two of his/her favorite CDs. what, specifically, type music do i play? man, that depends on my many moods ... but as a musician, i have a passion for reggae, blues, and rock, then add some of the trip-notic club scene stuff too. on one rare occasion i even played some Classical. totally subjective. you seeing where i'm going? fml May 21 06 02:35 am Link My photographer usually plays older rock, Aerosmith, Eagles, its something we can both work to and can both agree. I would just say talk to the model and find some middle ground with it, something you both enjoy and can work to. May 21 06 03:40 am Link I will turn on something that the model can dance to and bob thier head to. Ofcourse though, not all models like the same music. So best to ask. In my experience most like hip hop, latin hip hop, pop, and r&b. Gets them going and having a good time. May 21 06 04:23 am Link I like to hear some good ole model music...you know Right Said Fred "I'm too Sexy"and RuPaul "Supermodel"...it just gets me in the mood...lol May 21 06 07:54 am Link Me. I usually lissen to Queen, Pink Floyd, Led Zeplin or the Beatles. In my CD player now is: Arrowsmith greatest hits Arrowsmith, big ones Queen, A night at the Operah Queen, The Game Pink Floyd, Umma Gumma Pink Floyd, The Finial Cut Zep I Zep II Zep III Zep Physical Grafitie (both cd's) Rolling Stones, Goat head soup Rolling stones, let it Bleed Beatles, Let it be Beatles, Blue Beates, Red May 21 06 08:02 am Link I normally play the soundtrack from "Debbie Does Dallas." j/k I let the models rummage through my Cd's and play what they want to play, which normally turns out to be Aaliyah's music. May 21 06 08:17 am Link I usually ask the model what she likes. The typical response is, "I like everything." (whether it's true or not) Usually, I play something upbeat, either house or hip-hop. It spurs my creativity. May 21 06 08:55 am Link Although I've never had any complaints about the music, most people have said they enjoy it, I always ask before hand. However, because I think I'm going partially deaf or at the very least find loud music distracting, and listening quietly to music that is meant to be loud is kind of a downer for everyone involved, I tend to pick more eclectic softer music. A quick list Gary Jules, Portishead, Morphone, The Smiths, Sloan, Wolfsheim, Depeche Mode, Aphex Twin, Hooverphonic, Jefferson Airplane, Fugees, Bowery Electric, Telepopmusik, Death Cab for Cute, gorillaz, etc... May 21 06 06:55 pm Link for softer/calmer moods i like american hi-fi death cab jack johnson bee gees bob dylan coldplay the fray john mayer lupe fiasco ok go vanilla sky radiohead for more upbeat moods i like fall out boy (even though it's overplayed now) all-american rejects (overplayed too) blink 182 gorillaz the bravery the darkness franz ferdinand jack's mannequin panic! at the disco the stills the von bondies daft punk the faint yeah May 21 06 09:46 pm Link Thanks Guys, I'm a music Freak for ever and shoot on , from Classical to Electronic my Favorites are the Down Tempo Kruder & Dorfmeister, Tosca, Thievery corporation , Boozoo Bajou.... anfd so on people call it Ecletic too ...Lots of Models like HIP -HOP the Pussy Cats Dolls are popular too .... not my fav's for Backgounds... but I found out Long time ago , what a difference it makes with the right tunes Matter a fact , all the Rental stages ...I worked at Coyotte....MiaHaus ...SmashBox have an IPOD connection in every stage.... and I have a portable System for location .. I'm Thankfull for any Killer Sounds Tips ....big sucker for Music Grateful for all the information you already put out there May 21 06 10:02 pm Link oh ya, and one last thing. i strongly recommend that you dont play any death metal/screamo like children of bodom or something. not the most widely accepted musical flavor out there. May 21 06 10:21 pm Link JAZZ --- MILES DAVIS May 21 06 10:28 pm Link Damn , I was just going to start a thread on this today - but I am glad you did Had a good result before and during a photo shoot yesterday when I played Damian Marleys "Welcome to Jamrock " - which - if you havent heard it ( or of it though it won 2 Grammys ) is a an interesting mixture of contemporary Reggae styles ... Even had my Chinese makeup artists groovin to the riddems May 21 06 10:31 pm Link Garry k wrote: I do love Dub ..have a bunch of it ..use to be a pot head and shot in May 22 06 12:31 am Link I can't concentrate with music going. It's fine before a shoot when makeup is being done etc, but while I'm shooting I want it off. May 22 06 12:41 am Link Ched wrote: Totally understand, I met other shooters like you .... For me Music do not distract me May 22 06 12:56 am Link Keeping it close to some of your stated preferences: Blue Note Sessions - Remixed Tricky - Angels with Dirty Faces Portishead - Dummy Femi Kuti - Fight to Win Squarepusher - Hard Normal Daddy James Brown - Live at the Apollo Sonic Youth - Goo PJ Harvey - Rid of Me Andre Bocelli - Per Amore Cody ChesnuTT - The Headphone Masterpiece Amon Tobin - Supermodified Radiohead - OK Computer Aphex Twin - Selected Works 85-92 Got to go. May 22 06 12:57 am Link megafunk wrote: Great input...Thanks May 22 06 01:29 am Link William Kious wrote: Music can be subjective. Are you trying to put the client in a certain mood? May 22 06 10:23 am Link I try to listen to Dance and house music. faster beat = more energy May 22 06 10:28 am Link Something to think about: I was working with a photographer once who had a good mix CD on of nice pop and out of no where comes this slow song... Isley Bros. I think... and if you know the Isley's, you know that's baby making music. Seemed sort of creepy. So if you play any R&B or oldies, make sure the theme isn't sex. LOL May 22 06 10:28 am Link I let the model pick what they like ---with one exception ---NO RAP of any kind . May 22 06 10:33 am Link Usually I tune in an iTunes radio station - upbeat world music or electronica - and play it through the stereo via AirPort Express. If I play a CD, seems like it always ends right when I'm just hitting a groove during a photo shoot. May 22 06 10:41 am Link I think what is missing for me is playing something that both the model and Photog can at least tolerate. Don't play country if country is going to put you or her in a bad mood. And speaking on moods the music I play also helps them "feel" the mood I want. If I want excitement, edgy, urban feel I go with Lil John (YEEEEAH) If I want a more sensual mood something slow but not too slow (you don't want the model thinking you trying to get some) Usually an upbeat Jazz tune, or some R&B or Pop song (OOOKAY) For my portrait clients, its always G rated clean music and usually classical or Top 40 (WHAT) May 22 06 10:48 am Link Once i was working with a photographer and he put some old school soft rock which i didnt like and since then i didnt bring it up with anyone.  lately all my shoots are outdoors so no music anyway. ~Kat May 22 06 10:54 am Link DeannaSB wrote: I like to toss those 2 songs into the middle of the shoot, it tends to pick up the model (me too for that matter). Otherwise, I like to use some dance / pop / and re-mixes, just not at a super loud volume just enough to keep the energy up and make it fun. I just use a playlist on my ipod so that it doesn't end to soon. Usually my music is still playing as we're wrapping up. May 22 06 11:11 am Link Maybe it is Miami, most of my models, MUA and stylists alike prefer trance/club music. Whic I like but never actually collected. Thankfully my wife was a little club-head right before we met so she has all the CD's including some from the big afterhours clubs down here so the models are always like...."I know that DJ". May 22 06 11:15 am Link vanilla ice millie vanilli was not was May 22 06 10:38 pm Link thievery corporation: faithless seal Ministryof sound May 22 06 10:48 pm Link PHOTOGRAPH by Def Leppard is a great song. I sometimes play it for inspiration. May 22 06 10:56 pm Link For a long time ..I was addict to music ...in Europe I had over 3000 Vinyls and I was mixing almost every night from one Style to the other, the transition from Classic to punk to jazz , to cool tempo .... and I was mixing tapes to work on in my Studio , sometimes making my clients crazy ... but I had the reputation to be a total nuttcase , so I was getting away with a lot ....the Wonderful eighthies!!! Anyway , try to watch a good movie without the soundtrack..... We are so in tune to associate visual and sound, and music became a great source of inspiration , even today ..a good friend of mine , that I shot at regular basis , always brought her I Pod and during one set was repeating the same song over and over ....but it was helping in the shooting process, she could relate and get in the mood .. we did good work .. a lot of talents like DJ's mix ..I do have a lot of those and they keep a high energy level.... thank you guys for some of your input ...I am curious on some of your tips and will do my home work .... May 23 06 02:03 am Link Unless the model brings their own music, they are doomed to listen to mine. Muahahahaaa! So, if it's up to me it would typically be bands like (sorry, no real specific albums as they vary): Switchblade Symphony The Pixies Lacuna Coil Faith and the Muse Collide Tristania The Sins of Thy Beloved The Shroud Mephisto Walz Type O Negative Nightwish Rasputina The Cruxshadows Bauhaus Sisters of Mercy Tapping the Vein The Smiths And others I can't recall at the moment. Also, the music selection can be dependant on what we're shooting. -P- May 23 06 02:19 am Link i like songs that are classical like classical music, except i like them even more when remixed into a techno version i LOVE techno  May 23 06 02:22 am Link uh, i shoot mostly outdoors, on-location. sigh. (*reaches for fresh batteries*) frank May 23 06 02:26 am Link I have an open ear to most types of music so I'll let the model bring a CD to their liking. You never know what good stuff you'll hear from others. Heres a thought... how about some live audio standup comedy? Although, comedians exaggerate certain topics that could be offending. Ok.. maybe not. May 23 06 11:53 am Link I'll generally put on some good, old-time gospel when shooting nudes. It adds a whole new dimension to the proceedings. Kind of takes us back to the garden, etc.. Obviously, I make sure there are no apples in the studio on those days. May 23 06 11:59 am Link A.Fox wrote: What if RansomJ is shooting you? Can he break out the Barry White? lol May 23 06 12:05 pm Link BCI Photo wrote: LMAO... well that's a lil different. May 23 06 02:59 pm Link |
