Music is one of those universal things in life, much like love, where it impacts everyone. People can reasonably expect others to listen to music, whether those people are casual listeners who only listen in the car or the music lovers who listen passionately in order to keep up with their favorite artists. With such prevalence, a question that frequently pops up in conversations is What kind of music do you listen to? This question offers insights into someone’s personality, values, and vibe as well as offering a point of connection to further a potential friendship.
What kind of music do you listen to?
Some dread that question while others revel in talking about music. It’s such a broad question — how exactly does one encompass their music tastes in a few sentences? Our multi-genre libraries span hundreds, if not thousands, of songs and artists that span the spectrum of our musical evolution through the years. Comparing music often comes down to a painstakingly manual back-and-forth which results in a tiresome ordeal no one wants to go through. To solve this, enter our new online platform SameTunes.com.
SameTunes is an online music compatibility platform where you can learn about yourself and your friends through music. Find out what you and your friend have in common from songs, artists, albums to how you compare in music attributes like energy levels, danceability, and moods.
How does it work?
SameTunes performs a multitude of calculations for each song, artist, and album in your music library to calculate your compatibility score. We compare not only what you have in common but also where that music exists in your libraries, such as in liked songs or in followed playlists.
Using SameTunes is a simple process:
- Log into SameTunes with your favorite music streaming service. No additional account required!
- Check out your own data on your top songs, artists, genres, and more!
- Compare with a friend and find out what you have in common.
- Download a playlist of your top common songs and jam out!
You might be asking — why now?
- Digital Libraries
- For the first time in human history, almost everyone uses music streaming services such as Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, and more. With the ubiquity of digitized music libraries, they become so large that it’s even more difficult to compare music.
2. Timing
- The majority of Americans are working from home nowadays and are looking for ways to creatively connect with one another.
3. Music API
- Streaming music services have increasingly robust APIs for use.
4. Ease of Computing
- Cheaper and increased accessibility of data storage and processing power.
5. Data Hungry
- People are increasingly interested in their own data, for example, Spotify Wrapped offers unique insights into music listening habits.
6. Community
- Humans are social creatures who love to share something they enjoy together, such as music.
Why does this matter?
In order to get a better understanding of this question, we first have to examine why people listen to music. According to interactionist theories, people listen to music because its an outlet to express and reinforce their personalities, attitudes, and emotions (Rentfrow, 2012). There exist countless studies that show how humans crave social interactions that play into our dispositions towards gatherings as well as the relative difficulty keeping people socially distanced during the COVID-19 quarantine. In the end, people want to feel connected. SameTunes is another option in people’s growing toolkits to form and to reinforce connections.
We conducted research on over 100 individuals about their motivations surrounding music use as well as their own music tastes and habits.
- 70% of people said that music had some sort of importance when it came to dating.
- Over 80% of people share music in some way or another, especially using Spotify or Youtube links.
- 74% of respondents said they are interested in other people’s music tastes for many reasons such as understanding a person better or being another talking point.
But it’s not just us. There are several studies about the power of music.
- People believe music preferences show a person’s values as well as an increased social attraction (Boer, 2011).
- Music listening in friend groups leads to the strengthening of social bonds (Boer, 2014).
- According to OkCupid, the majority of people prefer their ideal match to be into music.
Every human culture possesses some sort of unique music style. These musical tastes become an inherent part of our social identity. It makes sense why people want to share that with each other as music serves as an extension of one’s values. Humans are gregarious in nature and music only furthers common bonds that serve as the backbone of fruitful relationships.
SameTunes eliminates the barrier that is the manual back-and-forth people face by asking the same trite questions about music taste. We allow you to instantly compare your music tastes and discover what you have in common!
1We hope you’ve enjoyed reading this article and we look forward to seeing you on SameTunes. Compare, compete, and connect today!
Best,
The SameTunes Team
