The Music Genome Project

When it comes to music, people have all sorts of reasons behind listening to it.

David listens to music to get pumped up before working out. Monica listens to music to relax herself while she does homework. Rebecca listens to music so that she can sing, dance, and get all her frustrations of the day out. People are always listening to music as if it were some sort of outlet. People use music to help them get through different aspects of their lives, and since there are so many different aspects to life, it requires a variety of music. Everyone is unique, so it is not hard to understand that people need variety; music fulfills any individual person’s need to be able to express who he or she is.

Music shapes your personality. When you’re young, music is a huge building block. Part of your identity is finding something you really love and can hold on to. It’s not only that it’s a sound track, it’s an exposition of who you are. (McBride par.4) Radio stations only play songs that pertain to the general mass, but what if there could be stations that were made to fit someone’s persona? That is where the Music

Genome Project comes into play, aka Pandora. Tim Westergren fought day and night for this brilliant idea, and now it is one of the most popular technologies used today among society by a landslide because of its personalization and intimate connection with its listeners. Tim’s interesting story has inspired many other entrepreneurs to pursue their ideas regardless of how many times it is turned down. Even though the beginning of

Pandora was not an easy trip, Tim’s persistence and positive attitude made Pandora a success. Many people now can understand why Pandora is awesome by reading how it works in choosing music that suits what t...

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...ing. Like I say, “Where there are great men, there are great stories,” and Mr.

Westergren’s story says it all. He went from being a nobody playing keyboard musician on the YellowWood Junction and kicking a bucket, to being a great conglomerate, and an

Internet success. His genome will forever be in the history book of music.

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