Ideal hostel music
The Ideal Hostel
We have music through the communal areas for 3 hours each morning and again for about 4 hours each evening. We try to theme the morning music; a Beatles morning, an African morning, a NZ dub morning, a jazz morning, Sundays are always classical music.
In the evenings the music can take any direction; and people can choose what we play. However, I have found that heavy metal, hip-hop and rap are not popular.
What do you play?
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15 years
In the evenings the music can take any direction; and people can choose what we play. However, I have found that heavy metal, hip-hop and rap are not popular.
Good! ;)
15 years
depends who's on, both in the bar and reception. we tend to get a lot of rock in the bar - unless we're making our own music - and more electronic at reception. when the bar is closed, the music is softer and then for breakfast and the afternoon its jazz or soft house music.
personally, i love places where i can tell who's working by what music is playing; i think staff need to have their little stamp on the place at any point in time.
15 years
Its nice to have the staff's stamp, but you can't ignore the customer...too much loud hard rock is really annoying to some people. I also know if the bar is open and I try to play too much Jazz I start getting upset customers. Luckily I've got an ipod and can listen to all the Jazz I want when I'm not working.
15 years
we have a free jukebox during the day in our bar which is quite fun, and its a free for all in the common room. we have a huge collection of EP's from the bands that come through our band room, so people can find new music that they havn't discovered before. we also have free bands every wednesday night to boogie down to.
15 years
When I worked the 8 to 5 shift, I used play mostly jazz, Brazilian music, and flamenco at the front desk. It was fairly quiet (volume) -- there was louder music at the bar in the evenings.
15 years
We do not have a bar, so they just listen to what I listen! jejeje
here´s a site that can help you decide wheter you may like Electronic tango or not.
http://www.electrotango.net/Grupos.html
I definetely go to the Narcotango side...Carlos Libedinsky is Amazing...
Mainly, electronic tango players are Piazzolla followers.
Astor Piazzolla (please google) mixed Tango Jazz and classical music, so the sound is refined, soft and pleasant.
I hope you like it!!!
Lu
15 years
Its nice to have the staff's stamp, but you can't ignore the customer...too much loud hard rock is really annoying to some people. I also know if the bar is open and I try to play too much Jazz I start getting upset customers. Luckily I've got an ipod and can listen to all the Jazz I want when I'm not working.
agreed - and we dont have the problems with poor tastes in music that we once did. the 'stamp' is important, but it can certainly backfire.
15 years
With regard to background music which everyone is forced to listen to, many stores get this wrong. If their music gives me the feeling that I want to finish what I'm doing and get out as quickly as possible, as it often does, it's no good to anybody. In my view such music should be not loud, not extreme, and instrumental only, so either easy listening, or light rock, or light classical, or gentle folk, or modest jazz. It should be chosen on the basis of what will make the guest more comfortable, not on the personal tastes of the duty staff.
This does not necessarily go for music in a bar, or the common room if it is played for entertainment or special interest. You are often there to be at leisure or entertained, so it does no harm to be introduced to different musical styles, and you can go elsewhere if it is not to your taste.
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