Moodagent wants to be where the music lovers are and with our new app for Windows Phone, we’re adding a new family member to our line of mobile apps. Windows Phone is rapidly gaining new fans due to it’s slick user interface and innovative interaction design. Moodagent is optimized for the new Windows user experience, and will instantly serve you those special playlists to match your mood of the moment.
When we launched our app for Spotify recently, we introduced the Quick Mood icons that give you playlists based on a specific accentuated mood. The Quick Moods have also been included in our new version for Windows Phone, but unlike in Spotify, the results will now be based on the music you have available locally on your phone. Naturally you can also use our trademark mood sliders or base a new playlist on a starting track from your library.
So load up your Windows based phone with all your favorite tunes and let’s go playlist your mood.
Ready to get close’n'comfy?
Moodagent users can now share their playlists by simply holdning two phones close to each other. Getting music recommendations from the friends you trust has just entered a new dimension. The system works via NFC (Near Field Communication) and is currently available for NFC enabled Nokia phones. To share your Moodagent playlist simply hold your phone real close to another NFC enabled phone running Moodagent, and you’ll instantly transfer your soundtrack of the moment. Tracks can be pre-listened and subsequently bought in Nokia Music. If your Nokia phone supports NFC, go get it and start sharing your mood with your friends.
We’re proud that Moodagent is among the first and few selected apps that adds a new layer of music exploration to Spotify’s great music streaming service. During the beta-period in the last couple of weeks, the response to Moodagent in Spotify has been overwhelming. Twitter has been flowing with outbursts of enthusiasm, and we’d like to share a number of these tweets with you:
Moodagent for Spotify is the best thing that has happened to music since, well… Spotify!
Kenneth Arntsen
Moodagent works wonders! This is music heaven.
Tomb Svalborg
Moodagent makes Spotify the ultimate music discovery service.
Socialtvx
The Moodagent app on the new Spotify beta is absolutely incredible. Seriously… Wow!
Dan Herd
The Moodagent app on Spotify is, no hyperbole, life changing.
Dieter Kurtenbach
The moodagent app in the new Spotify is the coolest thing EVER! Making playlists of songs I didn’t even know I would love!
Marcy Jo
Holy crap this is a game changer. Awesome. Moodagent is WAY cool.
Eddie Y
OMG! Moodagent is exactly what I’ve been looking for in Spotify!
Luca Spiller
I do declare that the Moodagent app for Spotify is the best way of discovering new music I have ever seen. Ever.
Niall Kelly
It’s cool, Moodagent. You already helped me find a new band I’m loving.
Mark Cambonez
Moodagent where have you been my entire Spotify career?
Mark Malta
Okay, the Moodagent app for Spotify is brilliant! I’ve not had a “wow” moment with a piece of software in ages!
David Shutter
Thanks to all you great tweeters who shared your experiences with Moodagent. Keep ‘em coming! We hope that you too are ready to surf the masses of music in Spotify through Moodagent. Just add Moodagent from the App Finder, select a Quick Mood or search for a starting track and Moodagent creates a list of matching tunes. Now let’s go soundtrack your mood.
It’s official. Moodagent for Spotify is here. As just announced by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek at a press conference in NYC, the next generation of Spotify has a full integration of specially selected apps -and Moodagent is right at the core. Apply the Moodagent magic to the millions of tracks in Spotify and get ready to soundtrack your mood.
Check out Moodagent for Spotify by downloading the preview version here.
Or read more about the great new world of music exploration that comes when you add Moodagent to Spotify.
This is for the most part a task that we’re able to do, but sometimes you find artists that have such a varied output that they’re unclassifiable. These artists are to me a great challenge in my daily work, but they are also a great reminder that music is not a static thing and the walls between genres are full of holes where inspiration can flow.
Take the example of Beck – how would you categorize him? He is indie, but also mainstream. He is a singer/songwriter, but also disco/dance artist and much, much more. Even if you look at some of his recordings, the tracklist is an eclectic collection of many different styles and inspirations.
Beck: Already Dead
Beck: Mixed Bizness
Another example could be Tom Waits. He has a unique sound and sounds (more or less) the same on his albums, but what does he sound like? Is it Rock? Jazz? Folk? Blues? It’s extremely hard to describe, but one thing is for sure: He sounds exactly like Tom Waits!
Tom Waits: Satisfied
There are tons of others like these two and to me they pose one of the most interesting challenges in our quest to help our users navigate all music in the world!
