Songs That Inspire Me

I have needed some musical inspiration these past few weeks and I have found it in these four songs.  Some days I need to be reminded that I am a firework or that this is just going to be one of those days.  These songs also help me to feel stronger and to know that I am redeemed by God.
 
I don't see my life getting any easier any time soon so I will keep these in my play list and I encourage you to find a little musical inspiration.  Enjoy! 

Katy's Perry's "Firework"

"This is the Stuff" by Francesca Battistelli




Mandisa sings Stronger in the K-LOVE Music Room

Selah plays their song "Unredeemed" live on K-LOV




What songs inspire you to greatness?

Play Your Mood with Musicovery.com

Musicovery is where I go when I want the music I'm listening to to reflect how I am feeling or how I want to feel at a certain time.  Musicovery is where you can go to "Play your mood".

You can choose from four basic moods: Dark, Positive, Calm, and Energetic.  From there you can choose decade of music and your favorite genre to further customize your experience.  Color is also used to express a mood so you can select songs that are all in the same color family if you want and know that they will go together.

New users are encouraged to sign-up for an account so you can keep track of favorites and customized moods.  There is a paid version but I haven't felt the need to try it.  I also just noticed an iPhone App and an iTunes plug-in.

So the next time you are looking for the perfect song to set your mood check out Musicovery.com.

Massive Multiplayer Online Music Experience - thesixtyone.com

"A road is a road, but sometimes it's more. Sometimes a road sings. Drive down Highway 61 and you'll find music everywhere you turn. Muddy Waters rode the 61. So did Bob Dylan, Ike Turner, and B.B. King. Elvis grew up in the housing projects along it. Highway 61 was the road by which people left to find better opportunities. And by leaving they took their music to the world."

~ The meaning behind thesixytone on the about page

Finally a massive multi-player online game that I can actually get into. I can't take credit for finding this one, that's my husband's doing and now we are both hooked. I had been complaining for awhile about how hard it was to find new music that I actually enjoyed listening to. Mainstream radio just wasn't cutting it. Thesixtyone.com has opened up my music world and I'm loving it.

Once you create an account you are allowed to customize your music experience by heart-ing songs you love and featuring favorites on your homepage. You also get the opportunity to earn reputation, collect badges for discovering and recommending good music to others and level up your influence. With thesixtyone.com building your own unique taste in music becomes fun, competitive, and trackable with quests that you complete daily. I have enjoyed several quests, including "similarity complex" and "the rack" as they encourage you to branch out and listen to music you wouldn't normally listen to. To learn more about how thesixtyone.com works, please see their FAQ page.

So, what are you waiting for? Come join us on thesixtyone and tell them elliottmusicstudio sent you.