I don’t know many people in this world that don’t have a favorite musical artist or a particular style of music because music is good for the soul isn’t it? I know it soothes the savage beast but that’s a topic for another day! Personally I like everything from Classical to Oldies and find it relaxing to listen to music while I’m working on the computer.

What’s your favorite?  Something that helps you fondly reminisce about your youth or maybe it’s a new artist that you’ve seen spring to fame from American Idol.  Whatever your preference, you could be listening to it on Pandora right now just as I’m listening to the Doobie Brothers – “Listen To The Music” while writing this post.  (I am not kidding, that was the current song.)

Pandora Radio is a very unique Internet radio station that that helps you find new music based on your old and current favorites.  They also provide service for your Windows Mobile Smartphone or iPhone so you can use Pandora in the car, on a jog, at the grocery store or whenever you feel like listening to great music.

Pandora Radio was born out of “The Music Genome Project®” founded by Tim Westergren.  In early 2000, Tim along with a group of musicians embarked on the task of analyzing music at its most basic level.  They identified hundreds of musical attributes (genes) like rhythm, melody, instrumentation, lyrics, etc.  Over the years they’ve listened to tens of thousands different artists categorizing the music attributes to help you find new music based on you individual preferences.

You need to register for the service to access the free ad based subscription.  There is also a paid subscription that will eliminate the advertisements.   After you’re registered, just plug in a song title or an artist’s name and it will find other songs with a similar genetic structure to add to your personal station.

Give it a try and let me know how you like this innovative approach to finding new music.