Travi$ Scott: Skyfall (feat. Young Thug)

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

Kiel Mead of AmDC: “We put on ‘The Breaks’ by Kurtis Blow in the afternoon when we all need a good vibes pick-me-up. Some break for a coffee, we at the AmDC break for a two-step!” (Listen)

Wham!: Everything She Wants

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

New York is a city steeped in music history—from salsa to hip-hop to punk, several genres were born here from bands that found artistic inspiration in the mix of disparate cultures and intense urban landscape. In turn, music itself prompts creative thinking. With that in mind, when Sonos Studio asked us to create a playlist about NYC, we looked to a few of our favorite …

Daft Punk: Alive 1997

The tunes that inspire 12 of our favorite Big Apple creatives

Snarkitecture: “We listen to a lot of music in the studio, this is just one of the more recent songs that gets turned up when it comes on. Both of these guys are making some of the most innovative music right now—shouts out to La Flame and Thugga for going in on this one.” (Listen)