Number of songs to get started on a playlist/mix

[g_uava]

Do you need to group together a certain number of songs first before getting started on compiling a playlist/mix? Or do you start with a certain prompt, then think up 8/10/however many songs you'd like to put on your playlist/mix?

I've been on a roll with creating mixes and realise I tend to begin with grouping 3 songs together of a similar vibe or style. Then after deciding what I'd title my list, I could quite easily think up the remaining 6 or 7 songs to complete a full mix. Quite different from a decade ago when I first think up the prompt, then think hard on which songs would fit and even go out of way to find new songs just to populate the tracklist for posting on 8tracks 😂

Looking forward to hearing about everyone's mix-creating process!

Comments

[lumiosecity]

I’ll hear a song on shuffle and go “oh, this would be sick on a character mix,” then go shuffling through my music library like a cat on a mission to find the best, most shiny toys to rip to shreds. XD

So I guess I start with a root song and a theme, and I stack more songs on top in accordance with a theme. Sometimes I like to challenge myself with “only songs from x year” or “only songs from x artist”— little things to make me rack my brain.

[g_uava]

That's a cute and unexpected image for shuffling through songs >:3

Those little challenges and constraints really help to pull a satisfying playlist together!