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New Week, New You! Profile from Cycling Fusion
Cycling Fusion Master Trainer Zack Hawthorne has published a new class profile: New Week, New You! We have been hitting you guys with some higher rate rides. Well this is what I would consider a "fun" ride around town. We are getting a lot of base miles. Base miles are always important year round, why not do them outside? There are two sharp spikes on the graph. These are meant to be fun, hopefully the music makes you feel the same. This is supposed to be ridden as a day in the life sound track. So settle in get ready to rip around for a quick ride. Remember to allow your students to come up and stretch as needed. Download the PDF for New Week, New You! Subscribers to Cycling Fusion's weekly ride service receive access to both Spotify and iTunes Music playlists 🙂
Where did Spotify's Playlist Timer Go?
What the @#$%^& was Spotify thinking by removing the total playlist time in the latest update? The number of followers has zero value to me when I'm building a playlist. Last week my Spotify displayed this message offering to update, which I regrettably did. Now I...
Showtime, ain't no time to be trying something new!
I started to share this over at pedal-on.com and quickly realized that this is another Best Practice for Indoor Cycling Instructors. Suggestion to anyone reading this who is planning to use Spotify in class. A cycling coach / friend of mine taught me that race day is...
Spotify Refresh Tips + How full is my iPhone?
ICI/PRO member Dr. Marc Schlosberg is one of those Early Adopters you've no doubt heard discussed in the media. This group is quick to experiment with and embrace new technology. Marc was one of the first Instructors to use Spotify in his classes and he joined me on...
Tech Tuesday – Member Questions Answered
Comments: Hi John- I have scoured the entire ICI website and can't find anything to help me with the following: 1. It doesn't look like Spotify is syncing in some way with my droid2 phone. I have the app open on my phone before I open the software on my iMac. I...
One of three missing pieces has been added to Spotify
I love Spotify Premium. I play my class music in every class using my iPhone and a Bluetooth receiver. But there's something wrong with everything and what I feel is wrong with Spotify is: It isn't available everywhere on the planet Playlists don't show an accurate...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0021 – 2018 Holiday Ride Podcast
This week features the 2018 Holiday ride from Joey. The ride is primarily focused towards strength, but there is a fair mix of cadence work. Good luck and have fun. Joey Get all of the ride details HERE. Get all of the ride details HERE. Joey's "2018 Holiday...
First Live Spotify Training is Today
We're kicking off our Fall Spotify online training calls this afternoon @ 5:00 Central time. More of these training sessions to come - join the notification list here. I'll be covering: Spotify basic setup on your desk top Phone settings - iPhone or Android Importing...
Tech Tuesday – Spotify Legal Issues?
I love answering questions from Instructors 🙂 Hi John, Since you are a Spotify guru, I thought you might know the answer to this question: Spotify says their music is for non-commercial use and that you can't use it to play at even a school. I haven't found anything...
The Art of Finding New Music In Spotify
When I first upgraded to Spotify Premium back in August, I was excited to try something new, but a little disappointed and apprehensive because it wasn”™t as easy as I thought it was going to be. Change is never easy. But I kept at it and now I think...
Having Problems Downloading the Massive Amount of Free Media On ICI/PRO?
Have you been having a hard time figuring out how to download media from the ICI/Pro website? Try following these directions and let me know if it helps: To download media to a Mac: Right Click on the blue underlined link Select "Download Linked File As"...
That's not what they're singing dad…
Can I see a show of hands here? How many of you have sung along to a favorite tune for years, in the safety of your car/shower or (God forbid) over the Instructor Mic, only to learn that you have some of the lyrics completely wrong? Or looked at from...
Tech Tuesday – Shazam Encore is worth $5.00 to me
I'm a big Shazamer (not sure if that's a real word) cause I'm constantly Shazaming music I hear throughout my day. Watching TV, in the car, during other Instructor's class - pretty much anywhere. I've even looked into finding a way to create a "hot button" on my...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0018 – 100818 Drills And Skills Ride Delivered by Amy
“This weeks ride is from Amy! - This is a copy of one of the rides that Amy does during the Cycling Fusion Certifications to show the new instructors a sampling of various drills that they can use to build their rider”™s skills.” Joey Short version of...
The Great Spotify Enigma Survey
e·nig·ma [uh-nig-muh] noun, a puzzling or inexplicable occurrence or situation: Spotify is such an awesome service for Indoor Cycling Instructors, it's an enigma to me... why so few Instructors are actually using it. Or maybe it just looks that way. I'm basing my...
Using Spotify Off Line
Click the title for full post: Another question about Spotify: I was off to teach a class on Friday and always listen to my playlist on the drive over and all the songs were skipping. I tried rebooting my iPhone and still no luck. Luckily I had my iTunes playlist on...
Why Try Spotify?
As an indoor cycling instructor, you already know that music plays an important part in creating an exceptionally motivating class. But sometimes, searching for new music and developing playlists can be time consuming and costly. Since iTunes came out with its...
Tech Tuesday – Free Trial From Spotify
I love Spotify! It's hands down the most convenient service on earth for discovering, sampling and sharing music. I use Spotify every day and enthusiasticly promote it to anyone who will listen. If you're privileged to live in an area where it's available, you can try...
Spotify Troubles?
"The trouble with becoming dependent on technology... we're then completely at the mercy of something we have near zero little control over." Anonymous I learned a valuable lesson this past Thursday night > check your device to ensure your...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0015 – 082018 70s Endurance Ride Delivered
This weeks ride is from me, Joey! - “In all honesty, I was dreading putting together this week”™s ride. My classes have been after me to put together a few theme rides, which I almost never do. This weeks ride is focused on music from the 1970s. I am in the...
Teaching In a world where nothing is permitted
A member called to my attention that per their Terms and Conditions, Spotify is only permitted for personal use. Meaning that you agree not to use it in commercial applications. "That's not good" I thought and I immediately went to read what he was referring to....
ICI/PRO Podcast 0011 – 071618 Increasing Tension Ride Delivered
This ride is from Joey!! - “This was a fun ride to create. This is one of my favorite types of classes. I love the increasing tension class because it builds endurance, builds strength, and teaches the riders how to manage their tension Short version of the...
Doing the Spotify Shuffle – but only when you want it
There was a question over on a Facebook page asking about Spotify and a mysterious shuffling of the playlist - when it appears that the shuffle is turned off. Chrispins beat me to the answer, but I wanted to add some screen shots to make it easier for you to...
Just relax and do what you normally do… Cycle Sculpt Profile #3
With 40°f and rain scheduled for this past Sunday, I agreed to sub the 9:00am Cycle Sculpt class at the Life Time Fitness where I have scheduled classes. This was my third chance to teach this LTF branded format that combines Indoor Cycling and Resistance...
How do I add a Soundcloud track into Spotify or Deezer?
I'm still getting asked (and see questions on Facebook) about integrating music MP3's from multiple sources (Soundcloud's the most popular) into a Spotify or Deezer playlist. We'll use Spotify for this tutorial as Deezer is nearly identical and Spotify is more popular...
Favorite Track(s) of The Week!
Happy Christmas! Due to the holiday I'm a bit late with the post this week, but I hope you find something here you can file away and use next Christmas season. First of all, I couldn't be more excited about the fact the The Beatles are now streaming on nine different...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0020 – 120718 2017 Holiday Ride Podcast
This weeks ride is from Joey. It is a recording of the 2017 Holiday ride as a warmup to this year's 2018 Holiday ride. Good luck and have fun. Joey Get all of the ride details HERE. Get all of the ride details HERE. Joey's "121817 Holiday 60" Playlist 1: "Linus...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0019 – 111218 High Hopes Ride Delivered by Dave Norfleet
This weeks ride is from Dave Norfleet, the creator of My Fitness DJ! - This is Dave”™s first ride with us, but we hope there will be many more on the way. Good luck and have fun. Joey Full version of the ride PDF is available HERE. Get all of the ride details...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0017 – 100118 80s Endurance Ride Delivered
This weeks ride is from Joey! - “This ride was fun to put together. You will recognize all of the music, and be tempted to sing along with most of it. This is a really hard ride. Normally, we structure endurance rides to begin with a higher cadence so that it...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0014 – 080618 Boombayah Ride Delivered
This ride is from Gene!! - “PLEASE: Listen to the podcast of Gene delivering this ride at www.indoorcycleinstructor.com (ICI/Pro). This class is a mixed class that was pretty hard. I hope you enjoy this ride as much as I enjoyed riding and recording it.” Joey...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0013 – 073018 Explosive Strength Ride Delivered
This ride is from Joey!! - “PLEASE: Listen to the podcast of Joey (me) delivering this ride at www.indoorcycleinstructor.com (ICI/Pro). This class is focused on explosive power with some seated and standing strength that is primarily used to pre-exhaust the...
ICI/PRO Podcast 0012 – 072318 Interval Heaven Ride Delivered
This ride is from Gene Nacey!! - “This week”™s episode of The Weekly Ride was an amazing pleasure for me; I was able to take, and record, Gene Nacey delivering this weeks ride, which he authored. As an instructor, I find that I have very little time to get out...
Free Music Friday – Down Dirty
This week's ride focused on cadence work.....I absolutely love cadence work. While I think the hardest work we do is speed work (that is next week), I find cadence work to be the most satisfying. I love working on the control and building the leg's ability to...
Using Music – An Instructional Series
This is post one in a multi-post series that will explain how to use and select music to compliment your class. As the series progresses, I will be sure to include the links to the previous posts so that the entire series can be found in the latest post. As an...
The Loud Ones – Class Work Set Profile using the Stages Sprint Shift
Ride Name: The Loud Ones Work Set Length: 13:44 + 7:17 recovery [21 minutes] The Sprint Shift on the new Stages SC3 bike is your interval training solution. Left position for easy, Center position for medium, Right position for hard. Make micro-adjustments with the...
The Great Spotify Debate: Renting Vs. Buying
I get a lot of questions about Spotify, but the one question that I get over and over from people that are interested switching from iTunes is: "Do you own the music?", or “Can I sync music from Spotify to my iPod or burn it to CD? “ And my answer is always the...
Class Builder now using Spotify Music Playlists!
Chrispins sent me a note earlier this week about how the iPhone/iPad Class Builder App will now work with Spotify playlists. Fantastic! I've been waiting for someone to create an Instructor App that uses Spotify. I have a sort of love-hate relationship with the...
This could be trouble
I was greeted by another Spotify update this morning and see they've added a new way to accidentally screw up your class 🙁 Forgive me if you have already experienced this Spotify update. I might be a few days late reporting the change - I've been using the new...
What new with iTunes 11?
Not much of anything. Really. There's no changes that I can see that would be of any value to you, as a Fitness Instructor. The preferences section is exactly the same - OK, not exactly; they've removed the option for gap-less playback, but kept the cross-fade....
Tech Tuesday – Spotify Now On Your iPad = Bigger Numbers
I don't own an iPad (my birthday is soon Amy - in case you need an idea) but if I did I would want to use it in my class now that Spotify has an official iPad App! The biggest reason I would prefer it, over my iPhone, is the font size. The "Time Remaining" is nearly...
ICI Podcast 364 Chrispins on New Spotify Music Discovery Tools
Chris Hawthorne, AKA Chrispins, joins me to discuss a few new music discovery tools she's using in Spotify. As these Podcasts are only audio, I've included screenshots of where you'll find the Discovery Weekly, Daily Mix and Recommended Songs for a specific playlist....
Power of 3 Mix – Future Looks Good, Kids, Heaven
The Power of 3 Mix. 3 songs, by OneRepublic, harmonically mixed for your listening and riding pleasure. Future Looks Good - OneRepublic Kids - OneRepublic Heaven - OneRepublic Non-Members can listen to this mix by clicking on the "Play" icon below or...
Power of 3 Mix – Papa Was A Rolling Stone, I Wish, The Letter
The Power of 3 Mix. 3 songs, harmonically mixed for your listening and riding pleasure. Papa Was a Rolling Stone - Was (Not Was) I Wish - Stevie Wonder The Letter (Live) - Joe Cocker Non-Members can listen to this mix by clicking on the "Play" icon below or purchase...
Power of 3 Mix – La La La, No Diggity, Cheap Thrills
The Power of 3 Mix. 3 songs, harmonically mixed for your listening and riding pleasure. La La La (feat. Sam Smith) - Naughty Boy No Diggity - Blackstreet Cheap Thrills - Sia Non-Members can listen to this mix by clicking on the "Play" icon below or purchase it...
Power of 3 Mix – All of Me, Bird Set Free, Touch Me
The Power of 3 Mix. All of Me by John Legend Bird Set Free by Sia Touch Me by Avicii Get more Dennis Mellon remixes at Legitmix Premium Members can download this mix for free by following the links below: [wlm_private...
Power of 3 Mix – Cleopatra, Dark Necessities, Live Life
The Power of 3 Mix. Cleopatra by The Lumineers Dark Necessities by Red Hot Chili Peppers Live Life by Zayde Wolfe Get more Dennis Mellon remixes at Legitmix Premium Members can download this mix for free by following the links below: [wlm_private...
Play it and Forget it! 65 minutes of Harmonically Mixed Music for June 26th 2016
Attached to this post is a 65 minute harmonically mixed music set. All you need to do is "Play It and Forget It." I have also provided an iTunes playlist so you can listen to each song individually. Premium Members can listen and download this new...
Play it and Forget it! 60 min of Harmonically Music Featuring U2
This question was asked, "Help! You're leading a 50 minute concert ride and play only 1 artist. Who is it?", in the Indoor Cycling Instructors Facebook Group. So, of course, my answer was U2! Below is the playlist and mix I would use. Get more Dennis...
Play it and Forget it! 60 min of Harmonically Music for February 25th, 2016
Attached to this post is a harmonically mixed indoor cycling music set I put together with some of the best music from the last few months. All you need to do is "Play It and Forget It." Below are a Spotify and iTunes playlist of some of the songs in this mix....
Favorite Track of The Week
This week I'm featuring a song that's been on repeat for me all week. It's starting to get more mainstream air time and it's playing like crazy on one of my favorite SiriusXM stations, The Pulse (channel 15). I've loved using Elle King's Ex's and Oh's from her album...
Simple and Progress Profile Week 4
Numerous studies have proven that if we can keep our New Year's resolutioners on an exercise program from New Year's Day until Valentines Day they will have been successful in making exercise a part of their life. Keep up the motivation and support of these new...
Favorite Track(s) of The Week
Happy New Year!! It's been a great year for music and I always like to start my new year with two special playlists. One being a "Best of" playlist and the other a "New Year" themed playlist. I'll be sharing both of these playlists later today on my blog. In the...
Favorite Track of The Week
Take a listen to this new one that dropped last Friday by American Authors. While it may not be destined to be as popular as " Best Day of My Life" and "Believer", it's still pretty catchy and makes a great fast flat road. I'll also be using it as a warm up. Here...
This might be the start of trouble in IC music land
The music industry is figuring out that a great Indoor Cycling class is built on a fabulous playlist. Now they're making noises that they feel they should be charging fitness studios a higher rate for their commercial performance licenses... SoulCycle IPO Highlights...
Free Music Friday – My Last LTF BIG FINISH Track
I taught my final class for LifeTime Fitness yesterday and thought I would use my very last track as this week's free music Friday.[wlm_private 'PRO-Platinum|PRO-Monthly|PRO-Gratis|PRO-Seasonal|Platinum-trial|Monthly-trial|PRO-Military|30-Days-of-PRO|90 Day...
What's Next In Spotify?
Has this ever happened to you and really messed up the energy of your class? You switch from the Now Playing screen on your iPhone, back to the Playlist Screen to check what song is coming up next. Except you're a ways into the class and to see the current song that's...
Free Music Friday – The Cars Mashups & Remixes
I've been a Cars fan forever - they were the soundtrack of my senior year in highschool. Yes I know that dates me, but these we cassettes - not 8 tracks 🙁 Turns out I have a bunch of Cars fans in my Thursday class (we're all of similar vintage) so I thought it would...
Are you paying too much for Spotify? How do I stop Apple Music payments?
Both of these questions have pretty much the same solution... Spotify is jumping in Apple's face with this and I find it kind of funny 🙂 Turns out that if you're paying your monthly Spotify subscription through iTunes, you are paying an extra $3.00 a month. Why?...
ICI Podcast 345 – Profile Out-Takes with Christine Hawthorne AKA Chrispins
It's common to have a little "chit-chat" warmup with Podcast guests. This time is for catching up with past contributors (or to calm first timers) before we record the actual Audio Profile or dive into the episode's topic. I'll occasionally have the recorder running...
Does ClassBuilder and Schwinn's Class Tamer iPhone Apps work with Apple Music?
Do ClassBuilder and Schwinn's Class Tamer iPhone Apps work with Apple Music? This person on Facebook said they both do... which would be very cool. So I renewed my efforts, fought through the confusion and she's right! I was able to open an Apple Music playlist that...
Apple Music – First Experiences Aren't Good
7/1 9:40am - could this be anymore confusing? Trying to save a streamed track to a playlist named 7/1 Test Playlist I created this morning. After exhausting all obvious methods, I tried first adding it to MY Music = success. Turns out that to add an Apple Music track...
Free Music Friday – from Spotify's New Music Tuesday Playlist
I'm getting into the habit of creating my new playlists on Tuesday. Why? I can't help myself, listening to the latest new music playlist from Spotify has me feeling very... how would I say it? Hip? Cool? In the know? [wlm_private...
Well, that didn't work 🙁
So that I didn't lose the track timer in Spotify, I purposely set my iPhone to not auto update... but it did anyway #$%^&*! When I fired up Spotify this morning I was taken to a "this is new" screen and I knew I was hosed. Played a track and sure enough the track...
The New Apple Music – Streaming Service
OK, I was wrong when I said last week that Apple doesn't do "Me Too!" products and services. I just sat through the live presentation and didn't see anything that would persuade me to switch from Spotify. They made a bunch of noise about "connecting" with artists, but...
Will Apple Change How We Teach, Tomorrow?
Apple's big announcement is supposed to be tomorrow - when they launch the iTunes (or whatever they decide to call it) streaming service! I can't wait to see what they're offering and learn if I'll be switching away from Spotify anytime soon. There's a bunch of...
Free Music Friday – How about something free, easy and fun?
Now that it's summer, I like to transition from serious > to fun classes. Not sure exactly why... maybe because when it's cold and dark in the morning, I tend to think if we can't be outdoors we might as well be training with focus. Summer, on the other hand,...
Don't lose your track length timer – wait on updating Spotify
Two steps forward... three steps back. I've been waiting to see the new Spotify iPhone App upgrade this month. Now I'm glad I haven't. Word is that the track length timer fades out after a few seconds - leaving you with no understanding of the time remaining 🙁 This...
Free Music Friday – Tune Mapped Sprint Track
I love a great track that can be tune-mapped with some very clear bursts of energy, that signal GO!!! The image above is the actual sound print of today's free track. I've added the √ at the start of each sprint and an X at the end. You'll notice the segment...
How do I submit my Podcast to the new podcast offering from Spotify?
Spotify had a big announcement yesterday > sounds like they're going directly after iTunes with a confidence that really surprises me. After all, we're talking about Apple here - the company with the largest market value of any company on earth. Kind of like my...
Sampling New Music Tuesdays – from Spotify
This has become an almost regular habit for me. I'll cue up the New Music Tuesday playlist published by Spotify and then drag promising tracks into my Future To Use folder. Some weeks are near complete washouts. This week has what could be a complete class of songs......
Free Music Friday – a jazzy, fun, hip-hoppy flat road
There's plenty of times when a fun, lighthearted flat is exactly what your participants (and maybe you) need between a pair of threshold efforts. You'll give everyone permission to recover and lighten up, by offering up a noticeable change in the music, from really...
Free Music Friday – New Band I'm Digging
I need to preface this with; I'm not thinking Amy will be crazy about this new "discovery" of mine. I had Spotify playing through a recommended playlist Indie Electronica and this track got my attention > alt-J — Every Other Freckle. It's an awesome, powerful (and...
Free Music Monday
Too much sun and spirits in Mexico and the next thing you know you've forgotten to post the Friday free track 🙁 Don't despair. We've got a very special treat for all of our ICI/PRO members! I'm on a local band email list and was alerted to a special promotional...
Spotify App Shows Where You Yell GO!!
This Where's the Drama app for Spotify gives you a visual representation of the changes in loudness of any track in Spotify's library = changes that many of us will use as cues. http://youtu.be/D_ctniiyOcI NOTE: for an unknown reason there's no sound for the...
Free Music Friday the 13th!
Do you find yourself using the same kind/ genre of music for specific work? For example, does most of your 'climb' music sound much the same, and your 'flat road' music has a tell tale sound as well? Mine does! When my daughters hear my playlist they'll say, "Oh,...
Free Music Friday – Is this your best effort?
I love hearing comments like; "I'm giving it everything I've got!" when I'm off the bike, working the room. I asked for their Best Effort and they are delivering. The only thing left is handing out their ribbons 🙂 So what makes for a great Best Effort track? My...
Schwinn Wins Award for Their Class Tamer iPhone App
Merrill Richmond with StairMaster | Schwinn send me a press release about how the Schwinn Class Tamer iPhone App had won an Outstanding Achievement Award. Pretty cool:) Schwinn developed this as their gift to Instructors - and an expensive gift at that. I don't know...
Free Music Friday 1/9
At this moment, I'm sitting with one of my dearest friends and fellow cycle instructor. We've been listening to music together and we found this great 7 minute flat. She will use it for an opener- I most likely will too. It's 102 rpm's- great for warming up our legs...
Spotify Tips and Tricks For 2015
Spotify is continuously updating both their computer software and iPhone/Android Apps. To keep you up-to-speed with changes and improvements, here are a few new tricks you might not be aware of - a few of these are courtesy of PC Magazine: Recover Deleted Playlists Oh...
Top Indoor Cycling Songs of 2014
2014 was another great year for music. Many of the songs that made my list this year dropped in the second half of the year and a few actually came out in 2013 with remixes that dropped in 2014. And I may have cheated here or there with songs that came out in late...
Hating Spotify Today 🙁
This morning at about 5:30, as is my normal routine, I check to see that my playlist is ready for my 6:00 AM class. The frustrating notice above appeared when I clicked one of the local tracks in my playlist. I've seen this before Amy has been having this same problem...
bop.fm – combines multiple music sources into one playlist
Quick question: what do you feel is missing with (or should be added to) Spotify or Deezer, that would make it the complete music delivery package we need as Instructors? From where I'm sitting, having the option to include non-Spotify/Deezer tracks in playlists I...
Three months of Spotify for just a buck
Here's a great deal for anyone who's been dragging their feet on subscribing to Spotify. Sign up now and get three months for $0.99 - this is for USA customers, you'll need to check to see if the offer is available in your country. If you're concerned about learning...
HELP! The Stereo Cord Won't Plug Into My New iPhone 5s or 6
I never expected this problem Amy and I both updated our iPhones last week. She got a new iPhone 6 and I went with a 5s. Both are lighter and thinner than the iPhone 4s' we replaced. Thin is great, until you add a case to them. Now the club's connection cord to the...
Free Music Friday – Time to Kick Some Tail
Saw this post today on Facebook from Instructor Michael Philip Masters: I recognize that there are a lot of people in my classes who, while not actually want to be "beat", do want music that will give that general feel 🙂 Track 1. wasn't familiar to me - but a quick...
How do I get the new U2 album's tracks into a Spotify or Deezer playlist?
The music wars are starting to heat up between Apple/iTunes and Spotify. Last week Apple added (without your permission) the new album Songs of Innocence to every iTunes account in the world. Some people weren't happy with either the free music... or the part about...
Free Music Friday – What I Secretly Swiped from IDEA
As I was bouncing between Indoor Cycling sessions at IDEA, I kept Shazam qued up on my iPhone. It came in handy for when I heard something fun... and there was a lot of great music at the conference! During Nothing But the HIITS! (a Schwinn Cycling presentation from...
New YouTube Streaming Music Video Service?
The word out is that YouTube is planning to launch a streaming service, similar to Spotify and Deezer, for music videos. The premium version would be advertisment free which would be very cool. I realise that in the past we (and others) have pointed out that playing...
Free Music Friday 8/8
Turning the tables a little bit this week. The owners of the cycle studio where I teach on Monday's and Friday's: http://cyclequeststudio.com/ are awesome! Patti (Joe's wife) pops into my class whenever she can and loves rock music. In an effort to 'keep the boss...
Spotify's New Equalizer – I like It 🙂
Spotify has added an Equalizer to their iPhone App in the latest update. NOTE: Spotify triggers software upgrades progressively, to groups of users over time. If you're not seeing the notification (pictured above) - you will soon. This morning I saw the new notice,...
Will Apple Jump Into the Streaming Music Game?
I find it fascinating to watch all the posturing going on in the digital music delivery business. It all started with iTunes - who ruled the legal, digital download space for years. Multiple services (ZUNE, Rhapsody, Napster, etc...) have tried, and failed to take...
Free Music – Lazify Discoveries
I've been having fun with the Lazify music discovery App for Spotify. Here's a few of my recent favorites including a resource for free, hour long DJ mixes: This track Nothing Matters from the artist Tricky makes for a powerful tempo/FTP efforts @ 95RPM. Tricky was an...
Lazify Music Discovery Tool for Spotify
Are you as particular about the songs you play as I am? Now I know that sometimes my choice in music may not appeal to you... or everyone in my class for that matter. I like the music... that I like 🙂 Do you have this same problem? How can I easily find music that I...
How do I convert my Spotify playlists over to Deezer?
I'm hearing from Instructors outside of the USA who are switching from Spotify, over to Deezer. Hi, I have had Spotify for a long time now and have created lots of different playlists. I have recently just converted into using Deezer, however, it would be much easier...
Great Class Intro Track
So I'm sitting here putting together my class for tomorrow and I stumbled on this great track that I'm going to use as my playlist's intro-track. I wasn't looking for one, it just kinda jumped out and hit me between the ears saying; "lead with this one!" What got my...
Spotify is coming to Canada!
The Internet is all a chatter about some pretty substantial rumors; our neighbors to the north will finally get access to Spotify! From www.thestar.com Spotify plans Canadian launch The online music streaming service Spotify is hinting that it will be coming to Canada...
Deezer to add Crossfade and an Equalizer to iPhone and Android Music Players
In a comparison of Deezer's and Spotify's iPhone Apps, I would always choose Spotify - their App includes adjustable crossfade playback. Once you have crossfade you won't want to go without it. Beyond that the IOS Apps are very similar. A little bird notified me today...
Free Music Friday – Remixed Funk
New ICI/PRO member Katy from Juneau, Alaska reminded of a track from the Dazz Band that I've always enjoyed... ... getting ready for another Spin class... found a great oldie song: Let it WHIP..Dazz Band in iTunes. We're going to do lifts with this one...timed. 🙂 ...
2014 Firefly Music Festival Best Workout Tracks
Amy and I aren't big on camping > actually we refuse to camp unless there's a hot shower in the tent. But this music festival in Dover, Delaware sounds like a blast. You know Coachella and Bonnaroo, but you may not have heard of Firefly. This musical camping...
Amazon Prime Streaming Music Review
I love my Amazon Prime membership and our family easily recoups the annual fees with the free two day shipping they offer. So when I saw that they are now offering a free music streaming service as part of Prime, I figured I needed to see if this service...
Did your iPhone just bonk?
Does Spotify seem to take forever to load on your iPhone? Did it close abruptly (crash) when you hit 'play', act sluggish or is just not as responsive as when it was new? It may have bonked. Here's how to nurse your prized device back to life... Wikipedia describes...