Heart Beats

"Come for the beats, stay for the heart" - Dustin Dybvig This weeks playlist takes a dive into compelling and unique beat driven tracks. We have a deep roster of free-thinking producers who are constantly working to create new and interesting music and with so many tracks...

General Assembly

On March 23rd Needle Drop Co. held it's first curated art and music event at Holocene here in Portland. The idea was to facilitate real-time collaborations between Needle Drop Co. musicians and local artists, writers, poets, dancers and filmmakers all under one roof, sharing the stage...

2015: Highlights

2015 was a banner year for us at Needle Drop Co. After a year of scheming, rallying musicians, building databases, and refining we launched NDC in January of 2015. We tried a lot of our ideas, some are still on the drawing board, we saw some...

This Will Be Our Year: A playlist for the holidays

Well, it's November. That means a lot of people are gearing up for travel, big meals, spending sprees, more travel, and ultimately -  time well spent with friends and loved ones. With the holidays just around the corner we thought we'd put together a little...

More Colors: A playlist of innovative pop

Fall is in full effect here in the Pacific Northwest. With the darkening of the days, early nights and long winter ahead, we thought we'd settle into things with a playlist of life affirming, thoughtful and innovative pop. From the sugary to the sublime, you'll...

Desert Masks: A Playlist

July was a busy month here at Needle Drop Co. We managed to catalog nearly 500 new songs from around 2o new artists into our library of pre-cleared music for film & video. Among those artists are familiar names like Copy (aka Marius Libman), whose one man IDM...

Walkin’ Around with Joe Bowden

Writing a great story lies somewhere in the balance of having a lot of ideas and taking the time to edit them into a cohesive narrative. For filmmaker Joseph Bowden he calls the process "turning it over in your head". You can often find Joe walking the...

The New Sound of Summer

For this weeks playlist we turned to our newest contributors to create a road trip ready collection of music to inspire your summer adventures. Check it out! [cue id="24104"]...

Bring the Heat

Bring The Heat The days are getting long, the sun is out and we are ready to hit the great outdoors. "Bring the Heat" focuses on melody and arrangement to create a fun and upbeat soundtrack.  This collection of tunes is perfectly suited for a summer...

Crowdfunding Playlist

It's officially Spring and that means new beginnings, new directions and new ideas. To celebrate, we put together a collection of unique and inspiring songs to help you launch your next crowdsourcing campaign. #crowdfunding #startups #smallbusiness #indiebusiness #newbeginnings #indiemusic #productionmusic #musicforvideo ...

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