The Paris Page Progresses

The Paris community has been rapidly expanding and the coolest music trendsetters are sharing their favorite tunes from Paris throughout the world. We’ve been very happy with the response so far, and our awesome intern Guillaume has been up to some serious rethinking of the way that we present you, our wonderful community. 

So we encourage you to check out the Paris page and click around to see what’s new, like the new cards for people, genre tags, and the idea to feature 3 playlists per day, resolving the issues of attaching too many playlists at one time with no description! The design will continue to develop, but we’ve come a long way! 

Let us know what you think! Send us your ideas for improvements to tony at whyd dot com and of course let us know which cities we should come to next! 

Whyd Spring Playlist Contest: The Finalists!

Coming to a close tomorrow, Whyd's Spring Playlist contest provided an excellent context for musical discovery and enjoyment, with 22 entries and countless awesome tracks. If these playlists are any indication, 2014 is going to be a great year for music. 

Now, without any further ado: the three finalists are,

Meven Marchand Guidevay

Mélodie Lily

Kim Jacques

Thanks to everyone who participated, the winner will be announced tomorrow! 

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!  

Les Disquaires de Paris: Whyd’s First Podcast [EN FRANCAIS]

PHOTO COURTESY: NADEGE SOQUET

In early December we met with the dudes from Les Disquaires de Paris, a new association that represents record stores from around Paris. Their mission: have record shops curate playlists and give listeners the details for where to buy physical records from their local record stores. It’s an awesome idea, a virtuous cycle, and a mission that we hope will continue. 

Listen to their interesting story, how it works, Tony’s horrible French, and what their plans are for the future in Whyd’s very first podcast! 

Say Hello to Arte’s Tracks

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PHOTO COURTESY: WYNN MILLER

If you’re in France, as a lot of us are, and you love music, as all of us do, you definitely know Tracks, the weekly cultural TV series from Arte focusing on the coolest music around. But did you know that Tracks are now on Whyd

If you’ve always wanted to keep track of the endless amount of cool music they share, now is your chance, just hit the subscribe button! 

We’re very excited to welcome them on board, and look forward to the innovative contests and trendy music that they will be sharing with us all. 

Never stop jamming!

Clement P: Winner of the Do You Like That Song? Playlist Contest

The DYLTS Playlist Contest officially ended one week ago, and our all star jury of international music tastemakers has finished voting. We tallied up the results and the winner was clear: Clement P took more than half the votes to claim his position as the winner!

Here’s what some of the jury had to say about his selection:

  • Picked this one because it made me re-discover that awesome Noir & Haze - ‘Around’ track, I had long forgotten about this classy tune. Also because it included a real damn good pick for rooftop sessions : Nicolas Jaar and the mesmerizing “Mi Mujer” anthem (at least in my books). Perfect timing when you look at the weather, the heat, the ambiance etc… “ 
  • Great selection of songs! Enjoyed every single track!”
  • "Quoi de mieux que du Nicolas Jaar pour chiller ? Quoi de mieux que la planante Symbiose de Joris Delacroix pour se laisser aller en fin de soirée à 5 heure du matin (si ce n’est peut-être Pursuit of Happiness choisie par MAOS, je l’avoue, haha) ? Et pour finir en beauté, l’incroyable remix de Solomun dont le rythme colle à la peau et les vocales charment l’ouïe. Du Nosaj Thing et du Boards of Canada en prime, c’est donc la playlist de Clément P. qui a le plus séduit mes oreilles. Parce-qu’à chaque moment sa bande-son et ce sont celles qu’à choisi Clément P. qui semble, à mon avis, convenir le plus."
  • "It’s a beautiful mix of very relaxing music and more upbeat tracks. Refreshing to see some classic tunes as well in the playlist! Discovered some songs as well, which is always a pleasure when they’re this good!"

Now comes the fun part, for the prize Mr. Clement P has requested a photo of the Whyd team in Slip Français (see photo above). Which we will certainly provide (to be honest, it’s hard to take pictures of Gilles without his slip français!!) In the meantime, take a listen to this champion playlist. Congratulations Clement!! 

Do You Like That Song? Playlist Contest Enters Second Week

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The fête de la musique came and went with a heavy amount of music, street dancing, and partying. At one point we saw our favorite crazy-ass Tusbar, and then promptly witnessed him trying to scale a barrier into a construction site. But a powerful combination of common sense and gravity (mostly gravity) kept him safely in the street.

Of course, the night would not have been complete without the revelers taking advantage of the cover of chaos to sneak a forced look around the inside of Adrien's car after his post-rock group Man Is Not A Bird's concert in the northern French city of Lille. 

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But here at Whyd, everyday is a fête de la musique, we don’t need an excuse to jam! We never stop! 

So, with the Do You Like That Song? Playlist Contest entering its second week, we’ve had the pleasure of listening to some incredible playlists and some really interesting tracks. And, since the DYLTS team made it interesting with the “If I had to pick only ONE song” category, we see how people’s taste in music really comes through (click their names to see their playlists). Here’s a sampling of some music lovers’ favorite songs:

Benjy Larcher: Coldplay - “The Scientist”

Clément P.: Noir & Haze - “Around” [Solomun Vox Mix]

Music and other shit: Daft Punk - “Around the World”

Disco Jelly: Donna Summer - “I Feel Love”

And a special shout out to best commentary on a track so far. It’s also from Music and other shit and refers to his selection of Kid Cudi - “Pursuit of Happiness” (Steve Aoki Remix) for the Partying at 5AM track: “Blablabla , I know fucking mainstream ‘n’ shit but come on , its 5 AM you are drunk as hell , You just want to party one or two last hours. THATS the song i want to hear in this moment.. ”

You can see the full list of participating playlists here under the playlist tab. And make your entry today and start sharing, still plenty of time to claim the prize! 

Do You Like That Song? Playlist Contest: The All-Star Jury

They will have final say.  

The Do You Like That Song? Playlist Contest is in full swing on Whyd, and the quality of the tracks that these playlists are comprised of is just pure brilliance. It’s going to be very hard to choose a winner, but fortunately we have brought together an official jury of judges from around the world who will each vote for their favorite from the finalists. So who are these people? Let’s take a closer look (they may or may not accept bribes)

Cover Image Contest Winners!

Since we launched brand new profiles last week, there have been a bevy of interesting, shocking, and glorious images that people have used to present their musical tastes to the world. We previewed a few interesting ones last week, and now it’s time to announce the winners! 

First, before we get to our top selection of the top three cover images (who will receive limited edition vinyls from Because Music) there are some honorable mentions that we need to point out: 

Nice biche - via Kelly Scall

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The animated Daft Punk GIF avatar via Guillaume Le Strat

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The hilarious use of the Whyd team, with lulcatz photobomb via STRFNNC

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The stunning bridge prospective via Radar!

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And the hilarious creeping cat via JeanPaulTarte

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Now, without further delay! The winners of the cover image contest are (in no particular order):

Howard Og — we looked at a lot of images, from perfectly formatted HD images to instagramed gems and everything in between. We considered things like composition, originality, beauty, and style. Howard Og's image was remarkable, fun, and fitting: 

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Thomas Vimare — as we all know, after the big update you can also change the cover images for your playlists. Designer and music elephant Thomas Vimare created his own customized images for his playlists, taking his page to a whole new level. Well done man! 

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Sabrina — if a picture is worth a thousand words, how much is a GIF worth? Sabrina's cover GIF is inspiring and thrilling, and will hopefully open the door to more and more creative ways to express yourself via your Whyd page. 

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Winners will receive limited edition vinyls from some of Whyd’s most popular artists like Metronomy, Para One, and Electric Guest. If you find an amazing way to personalize your profile, tell us about it, we will be promoting the coolest pages that we can find! 

Never stop jamming!