Whyd London: Launching September 3

Amidst the rows of brick houses bending like waves out from the winding Thames; under the drizzling clouds that mist a population clad in peacoats; a sound resonates. From the east side squatters to Bond street chauffeurs, from the Camden tunnels to the heights of the Shard, music can be heard, in all its glorious forms. For there are few cities in the world more steeped in the brew of music than London. 

So it is with nothing but excitement that we announce our next innovative city community page in the UK’s capitol, launching officially on September 3rd featuring the best of the Whyd community in London: curators, influencers, music lovers, and the music that’s making London move. 

Are you in London? Get in touch so you can be one of the official contributors! 

Share the teaser page on Facebook! http://www.whyd.com/london

Welcome to Madrid

On any given evening, Plaza del Sol might be one of the world’s most buzzing places. It’s a square in every sense of the word, filled with people strolling, eating ice cream, or sitting to drink Jager (at least when we are there). But it only represents a fraction of the pulse that beats like a drum all through the night, because in the Spanish capitol, energy is everywhere. And that energy is fueled by music. 

Music from the Spanish-speaking world spans the globe, from the barrios of Mexico City down to the Chilean desert over to the white villages of Andalusia and back across to the palm-and-Bentley-lined suburbs of Los Angeles. It is impossible to categorize as a genre, impossible to capture in one summary, but it begs to be shared and listened to, and with the launch of the next city community, we at Whyd are trying to centralize and diffuse the spirit that this type of music represents, for our listening pleasure. This is the goal of Whyd Madrid, which we are proud to announce today. 

Just like Whyd Paris, we have grouped together a collection of key curators who embody this spirit, to present you a Madrid Stream, their profiles, and three new playlists everyday inspired by those Madrileos. 

So as you switch on your air conditioning, add a couple extra ice cubes to your beverage, and sit back to enjoy the summertime, tune your ears to Whyd Madrid, and enjoy a new taste of Spanish music from those who know it best. 

And (there is always an and) of course we are looking for more and more curators to join the Whyd Madrid community and contribute their discoveries, so if you are in Madrid, or know someone who would be perfect for it, please get in touch: tony at whyd dot com. 

Never stop jamming! 

Recommendation Is Here!

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We’ve all been waiting for improvements in the way that we connect to each other on Whyd. Whyd is building the filter for the best of the newest music on the web, and to do that we need to properly connect each music lover to their appropriate place in the fabric of our community.

The first step of those improvements comes today, with the launch of the first iteration of our Discovery section, which is broken down into four different parts:

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1. Similar to you: matching other Whyd music lovers depending on how similar their profile is to you based upon the bands you’ve added and other actions.

The more similar a person is, the better chance you will like the music they post, but you can also try to check out people’s pages who are not good matches, if you are in the mood to find something really unusual and new! 

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2. Featured: these are the Whyd community members who gives us some of their time to talk about their musical projects. All of them spend dangerous amounts of time seeking out the best of the newest music.

Featured music lovers include bloggers, DJs, curators, music collectives, webradio hosts, and much much more! 

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2. World Whyd Ranking: Your quick view to see who exactly is the most influential music lover on Whyd right now based upon recent activity and how well the Whyd community responds to the music they post. 

The ranking system is not meant to be definitive, but rather for the community to see exactly who is having the biggest impact on Whyd at the moment, so that they can connect and find great new music. If you are active enough on Whyd and share great tracks that people love, you should check back to see if you make it to the top! 

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4. Your Friends: An easy way to connect with Facebook to see your friends who are already on Whyd so you can check out their music too! Warning: Whyd does judge your friends by similarity, so follow at your own risk!  

As always, we need your extensive feedback to make sure that it works and that people are finding other cool music lovers! Please send us all of your thoughts and ideas. hello(at)whyd.com

And you can read about it on TechCrunch!!!