Variety is the spice of life...

The music of The Muckrakers is about as different from music2work2 as it can possibly be. The Muckrakers are one of our MySpace friends. They are a band of 5 members from Louisville, Kentucky who compose and play Rock/Acoustic/Pop music. Their music is melodic; their voices combine harmoniously. In a word, their music is "fun." It's almost impossible to listen to it and not move to the music.

All four songs on their MySpace page are enjoyable to listen to. I particularly like Through My Door but liked the others also.

music2work2 sessions are music to have playing when you are involved in a task or concentrating, as background that doesn't distract you from what you are doing but makes it more pleasant. The music of The Muckrakers is music "to" distract you, to make you feel good, to move and to dance.

Traci Toguchi

Our MySpace friend, Traci Toguchi, has a lot of talents to her credit in addition to singer/songwriter. She is an actress, speaker, publisher, model, humanitarian, and entrepreneur. According to her MySpace information, "her mission is to help people live their potential through her music, words, and actions." Traci's music is melodic; her voice is clear and pleasant. There is a message in each of the four songs available to listen to on her MySpace page. Her music is classified as Healing & EasyListening/Pop/Hawaiian. Traci Toguchi is from Honolulu, Hawaii and won the title of Miss Hawaii in 1995.

My favorite of the samples of her music is Feel the Breeze. It is an upbeat, feel-good song with an inspirational message and a touch of the Hawaiian music influence.

Seth Bedford Music

music2work2's  MySpace friends are an interesting mixture of individuals, some artists, some not. Among the artists are musicians who play music from all genres and musical instruments of all types. Seth Bedford Music/Seth Bedford is a violist, composer, singer/songwriter, and arranger. He has his own band, Huxley Vertical, and has performed with other artists and bands. He lives in New York City.

His music is classified as Other/Classical/Jazz. The four selections available to hear on his MySpace page are an interesting assortment. I particularly like Anticipacion, which looks like it may be by The Elastic Wasteband, one of the bands with which he performed. It is a lively, feel good kind of piece. The other piece I especially like is Two Girls Mall Scene, a fast tempo, piano and strings piece; I just wish there was more of it - the 49 seconds available leaves you wanting to hear more.