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There’s really not a deep meaning to the playlist prior to the first game of the night other than just riffing on the life of being a DJ.

Das ist alles! 🙂

Even though there’s no way I could use “The Nightfly” during the warm-ups, it was very definitely the inspiration for this playlist.

One interesting factoid is that the track “I.G.Y.” from “The Nightfly” album is the gold standard for sound engineers setting up the speakers for a professional concert as that one track will exercise every one of the speakers in just about any setup you can imagine. If you ever show up for a concert whilst they’re doing the speaker sound checks, it is a near certainty you’ll be hearing that track on a loop as they tighten down the mixer board settings! 🙂

Game 1 Warm-Ups

Zamboni and Game 2 Warm-Ups

“Rise” was likely chosen during the intermission between the games because it is a long track and offered a chance for a bit of relief until the impending puck drop for the second game.