Music Sounds Better With Weed: A Series, by Brice Birdsall
My name is Brice and I’m the founder of In Between Agencies, an online magazine that focuses on emerging artists with an emphasis on musicians based in the UK. Prior to writing about music, I was in the process of opening a dispensary in my hometown Portland, Oregon. When that endeavor ended up being something that I needed to walk away from (more on this another time), I turned to my other passions to carry me forward.
By focusing on emerging artists, I am able to catch them in their purest forms as creative beings. In this stage, they are still figuring out who they are, what works, and what doesn’t. It’s at this specific moment we are able to learn from each artist’s processes and see exactly how they find their way amidst the noise surrounding them.
In this column, we’ll focus on my two endeavors - music and weed, pairing strains with songs to compliment your smoking sessions. Music is a tool the same way that weed is. Both can enhance an experience and when used together there’s a moment where the listening experience transcends the realms it was previously bound to.
An excerpt from an article written by Justin Chandler from the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation sums up the subtleties of this experience from a scientific perspective, “According to Daniel Levitin, a professor of neuroscience at McGill University, "music combined with weed tends to produce feelings of euphoria and connectedness to the music and the musicians." That said, music — with or without the influence of cannabis — enhances activity in the mesolimbic dopamine system.
Occasionally referred to as the nervous system's reward pathway, this system in the brain releases dopamine to chemically reinforce gratifying behavior.” It’s no wonder that something that has such a profound effect on our brains is amplified when weed is introduced.
This week - we’ll be smoking Sour Diesel and listening to a few of my favorite songs. Sour Diesel is known for its uplifting effects. It’s an energizing Sativa that helps to ease anxiety, depression, and the effects of stress, much like the below songs.
