Tadasu Naito Embodies The Whyd Spirit

The Whyd family is getting quite large, and as we saw from yesterday’s post, very global. There are people that have joined our community from nearly every country in the world. Today, we take a look at one of those people: Tadasu Naito

Tadasu has been with Whyd for a while, diligently sharing some awesome music (you have to check out his unique playlists). He is up to almost 750 tracks added, putting him in the top 5% of curators on Whyd. But more amazingly, he has amassed 928 subscribers, a truly impressive accomplishment and a warm reminder that this whole social network thing is starting to take effect!

Tadasu lives in Kawasaki, Japan, between Tokyo and Yokohama. He works in the IT department of a logistics company, and jams out to great music. His current favorites include: Tycho - “Awake" (a former Whyd track of the weekend); RC & Cohen - “Move" (ft. Madeon, Matthew Koma, Miriam Bryant & Zedd); Tei Shi - "Nevermind the End;” Fickle Friends - “Swim;” and Avec Sans - “Shiver.”

Looking forward to many, many more excellent tracks, thanks Tadasu!  

Turning Tracks into Stories: A Revolutionary Idea From Shut Up And Play The Books & La Boudonnaye

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Last week one of the most innovative artistic projects on the web was launched by Shut Up & Play The Books, a music and literature site, with a very interesting angle: anyone can suggest a track that they love, and five tracks will be selected for an ultimate playlist. From this playlist, code-named #pentatracks, 5 authors will write short novellas over the course of two months. The resulting anthology will be published in digital and print by La Boudonnaye, for the pleasure of the world’s audiences.

They are using Whyd to host the #pentatracks playlist, and you can nominate your favorite track for the next 10 days directly on Whyd by mentioning @ Shut Up & Play The Books. Your track just might make the cut to inspire a new type of literature. 

We’re excited to be a part of such a new idea, and you can learn all about the project in our video interview with Laurent Bettoni of La Boudonnaye [EN FRANÇAIS]. And click here for the official rules or participation. 

Send in your tracks now! 

Do You Like That Song? Playlist Contest Starts Friday

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Summertime is in full swing and with the fête de la musique coming up in a few weeks the team at music blog Do You Like That Song? are announcing the next playlist contest on Whyd! Take a look at the tracklist above, and start thinking about which tracks you are going to pick, since this time, the prize is something you definitely want. How do we know that? Because you will tell us what you want! When you complete your playlist entry, you send us a message telling us what you want to win if your playlist is selected as the champion by the judges.

Are you an artist? Want us to introduce you to a record label? Are you a DJ and want to promote your tracks across our entire community? Are you a blogger looking to get featured? Just a music lover? How about some new headphones? Are you just hungry? We’ll buy your dinner! 

Make sure you start thinking about it now, the playlist contest launches on Friday and will last for two weeks. The top three playlists with the most votes are the finalists from which the winner will be selected by the jury. 

Small disclaimer for the prizes: if it doesn’t cost money, we’ll do everything we can to deliver the prize you want. If it costs money, we can go up to 30 euro plus delivery.