Fitness Music Companies - and my opinions

Ok...so you think you want to purchase your own music, but not sure of where all you can go for appropriate music. Here's some links to companies i have used in the past along with my own opinions of each company.

power music - they were one of the first - i have stuff from power music from when i first started teaching - in cassette format! not original artists, and for a while, i couldn't handle their music because it wasn't even close, but they're getting better in making the music sound more like the original. i'm not especially fond of how they compile their music - i haven't found much lately that really draw me in, but that could just be me!

dynamix music - another first - i think they've gotten better quicker at making sound more real and have a better variety of all types of music. i am especially liking their top ten (at 45 now). we have 41 and 42 in our library and i LOVE them. i like how they usually come out with 2 at a time and one might be more top 100/pop and the other is more dance/club. - and they're promoting that in the near future, you will be able to pick your own favorite songs and have them turned into a fitness CD, so we'll see how quickly that comes about!

multitrax - one of my absolute faves. they're out of the UK and have original artists. there was some issue with them selling in the US, and I used to have to go through all kinds of loops to acquire them, but now it's a lot easier with an online system. my personal fave is to wait until they come out at the end of the year with a 3-CD Annual for either Step or Hi/Lo. That way, I get 3 CDs for the price of 2 - and the 3 CDs are organized where one is more "club", another is more "chart" and the other is more "pop" (i think that's how they categorize them!).

yes fitness - a newer company - also promoting that in the near future, you will be able to pick your own favorite songs and have them turned into a fitness CD, so we'll see how quickly that comes about! they have free music downloads - i've downloaded them and have them in our library. not my favorite company so far, but will keep my eyes and ears open to see what they keep producing. I have purchased a mashup mania 4 that i think is pretty fun and it's in our library for you as well.

move-ya - out of germany, with original artists - this site will sometimes rock my socks off, but it's very european, and doesn't always have a lot of what our audience will enjoy. it's more dance/club and most of the music is compiled and promoted by master presenters from around the world. checking out this site helped me discover that step was trying to progress into 3/4 step, which hasn't seemed to win over many people, but it's progressive. i tend to find one or two songs i really really like and try to find them elsewhere to use on cycle playlists.