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Pandora HolidaysDecember 22 2008

Mistletoe

For those of you already in the Holiday spirit, and for those who are still trying to get there, a friendly reminder of how easy it is to enjoy Christmas music on Pandora:

To make your own holiday station, just start with an artist you like, and type the word "holiday" after the name.

Duke Ellington Holiday
Frank Sinatra Holiday
Ella Fitzgerald Holiday
Mariah Carey Holiday
Vienna Boys Choir Holiday

Or, you can create a station from a specific holiday song by typing in the name of that song (for example, 'Winter Wonderland'). Pick which version of the song you want, and a station will be created for you that showcases similar holiday music.

A few to try:

Pandora on Windows MobileDecember 18 2008

It's been well over a year since I first talked publicly about Pandora for Windows Mobile. After a number of false starts and broken promises on my part, I'm happy to report that we've now released our first Windows Mobile implementations of Pandora.

Today we're rolling out Pandora for the HTC XV6900 on Verizon, the HTC Touch on Sprint, and the Motorola Q9C on both Sprint and Verizon. These are free to download and are supported solely through advertising. The entire Pandora experience you've come to expect on the web is available on your Windows Mobile phone: create stations, listen, give feedback, QuickMix, etc.

In cooperation with AT&T we are also launching Pandora support for three additional Windows Mobile phones: the Samsung Epix, the LG Incite, and HTC Fuze. AT&T has decided to make these versions of Pandora available on a monthly subscription basis.

To get started with Pandora on your HTC Touch, HTC XV6900, Motorola Q9C, LG Incite, HTC Fuze, or Samsung Epix simply visit http://www.pandora.com using Mobile Internet Explorer on your smartphone and follow the installation instructions.

We're continuing the work required to bring Pandora to a broader range of Windows Mobile handsets. Keep your eye on this blog and this page f

2,000,000 Pandora iPhone users!!!December 3 2008

At 10:04am this morning we hit 2,000,000 registered iPhone Pandora users!

We're hearing all sorts of wonderful feedback from listeners who are using it on their commute, jogging with it, plugging it into home audio systems...you name it. And as usual, offering all sorts of great feedback and suggestions. It's thrilling for us to see the broader vision for Pandora take shape. Our hearty thanks for your continued support and input.

It also makes us very happy to know that the 60,000+ artists in our collection are now getting played on car radios all across the country. Times they are a changin' ...

Thanks also to the iPhone and iTunes teams at Apple who have been, and continue to be, so helpful and supportive.

Cheers. Tim (Founder)

Pandora Goes To Hollywood: Making Music For MoviesNovember 20 2008

Think about your favorite movies.

Star Wars.

Edward Scissorhands.

Citizen Kane.

The Incredibles.

What would those movies be without the music that John Williams, Danny Elfman, Bernard Herrmann and Michael Giacchino composed for them?

Here's a video we made about the craft of composing for film.

Tim Westergren's whole concept for the Music Genome Project came out of the years he spent as a film composer, actually. The challenges he faced while getting directors to articulate their musical requests led him to think about a better way to make recommendations...
hence Pandora. But he can talk more about that.

Since we're on the topic, what is your favorite film score? Mine is Ennio Morricone's score for The Mission.

Thanks for watching,
Kevin

Apple Store Meetups - LA, Boston, ChicagoNovember 11 2008

We're fast approaching 2 million registered iPhone users... Crazy! To celebrate this entry to the world of free mobile radio, Apple has generously allowed us to host some show-and-tells at their stores around the country. I'll be sharing some Pandora history, new developments, and a deep dive into the iPhone, which we love so much...

Hope you'll join me for an informative and hopefully interactive get together at one of these beautiful store, uh.. I mean museum, locations:

Santa Monica, Thursday November 13th, 7pm
1248 Third Street Promenade (310) 576 1011

Boston, Monday November 17th, 12 Noon
815 Boylston Street (617) 385 9400

Chicago, Tuesday December 9th, 7pm
679 North Michigan Ave., (312) 981 4104

Cheers. Tim (Founder)