{"id":3853,"date":"2009-12-28T18:17:14","date_gmt":"2009-12-28T22:17:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/?p=3853"},"modified":"2009-12-28T18:17:14","modified_gmt":"2009-12-28T22:17:14","slug":"cakewalks-top-5-singles-of-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2009\/12\/28\/cakewalks-top-5-singles-of-2009\/","title":{"rendered":"Cakewalk&#039;s Top 5 Singles of 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/kings-of-leon.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-3856\" title=\"kings of leon\" src=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/kings-of-leon-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"kings of leon\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>More than half of Cakewalk&#8217;s employees are musicians, many of which record and perform on the side. They&#8217;ve come to Cakewalk from different musical backgrounds, sharing their experiences and tricks of the trade as they go. It&#8217;s no surprise that\u00a0those behind the scenes at\u00a0Cakewalk have a wide range of musical tastes from electronica to hip hop,\u00a0punk to country.<\/p>\n<p>We thought we&#8217;d share with you our choices for the &#8216;Top\u00a05 of 2009&#8217;. In no particular order, here are our picks for the &#8216;Top 5 Singles&#8217;\u00a0 released this year:<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Anthony Conte (VP of Sales)<span style=\"color: #000000;\">: <\/span><\/span>Fireflies \u2013 Owl City, Meet Me At The Equinox \u2013 Death Cab for Cutie, I\u2019m Throwing My Arms Around Paris \u2013 Morrissey, Empire State of Mind (feat. Alicia Keys) \u2013 Jay-Z, 1901 \u2013 Phoenix<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Carl Jacobson (VP of Marketing)<\/span>: <strong>1901<\/strong> \u2013 Phoenix, Ancestor\u2019s Call &#8211; Huun-Huur Tu \/ Carmen Rizzo, Scars (Featuring Kelis) &#8211; Basement Jaxx, Scumbag Blues \u2013 Them Crooked Vultures, Money (Feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge &amp; Z-Trip) \u2013 N.A.S.A.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Keith Albright (Software Engineer)<\/span>: Heaven Is The Face \u2013 Steven Curtis Chapman, Until The Whole World Hears \u2013 Casting Crowns, He Is \u2013 Mark Schultz, Lo How A Rose E\u2019er Blooming \u2013 Sting, Magnificent \u2013 U2<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Tara Zanett (Event Coordinator)<\/span>: Love Story \u2013 Taylor Swift, That\u2019s Not My Name \u2013 Ting Tings, Already Gone \u2013 Kelly Clarkson, Use Somebody \u2013 Kings of Leon, I Know You Want Me &#8211; Pitbull<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Matt Koelsch (MI Accounts Manager \u2013 Worldwide)<\/span>: <strong>Use Somebody<\/strong> \u2013 Kings of Leon, Kids &#8211; MGMT, 1901 &#8211; Phoenix, Sleepyhead \u2013 Passion Pit, Hometown Glory &#8211; Adele<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dave Malaguti (QA Engineer)<\/span>: Zero &#8211; Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Nothing to Worry About &#8211; Peter Bjorn and John, The Wanting Comes in Waves &#8211; The Decemberists, While You Wait for the Others &#8211; Grizzly Bear, Oh No \u2013 Andrew Bird<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Zyler Vega (Product Manager)<\/span>: Solo Electronic Bass &#8211; Squarepusher, Totems Flare &#8211; Clark<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Steve Cox (Technical Support)<\/span>: Uprising \u2013 Muse, Single Ladies \u2013 Beyonce, Girl (If You\u2019re Wondering If I Want To) \u2013 Weezer, <strong>Already Gone<\/strong> \u2013 Kelly Clarkson, Wheels \u2013 Foo Fighters<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Josh Langberg (QA Engineer)<\/span>: Electronic Germany &#8211; DJ Hell, Bell 47 \u2013 Download, Mind Dimension \u2013 Tiga, Kontact Me \u2013 Boys Noize, Feedback Loop \u2013 Motor<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Zac Kenney (MI Accounts Manager)<\/span>: Marvelous Slut \u2013 Every Time I Die, Wanderlust &#8211; Every Time I Die, The Resistance &#8211; Muse, 21 guns \u2013 Green Day<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Brian Desmond (Product Manager)<\/span>: That Girl \u2013 Two Fingers, Rising 5 &#8211; Hudson Mohawke, We Hear You \u2013 Luke Vibert, Reality Check \u2013 J Dilla, Fragile Tension \u2013 Depeche Mode, Nu Wu \u2013 Raekwon<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Stephanie Livermore (Localization Manager)<\/span>: I Gotta\u00a0Feeling &#8211; Black Eyed Peas, Meet Me Halfway &#8211; Black Eyed Peas, <strong>Empire State of Mind<\/strong> (feat. Alicia Keys) \u2013 Jay-Z, Run This Town \u2013 Jay-Z, Rihanna &amp; Kanye West<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Marcus Dandurand (Direct Marketing Manager)<\/span>: Little Secrets &#8211; Passion Pit, 1901 \u2013 Phoenix, Daylight \u2013 Matt &amp; Kim, Party In The USA \u2013 Miley Cyrus, I\u2019m On A Boat \u2013 The Lonely Island (ft. T-Pain)<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Kate Watt (Online PR)<\/span>: <strong>I Gotta Feeling<\/strong> \u2013 The Black Eyed Peas, Use Somebody \u2013 Kings of Leon, Hot n\u2019 Cold \u2013 Katy Perry, Chicken Fried \u2013 Zac Brown Band, 21 Guns \u2013 Green Day<\/p>\n<p>What are your favorite singles? Leave us a comment!<br \/>\nYou can learn more about <a href=\"http:\/\/www.cakewalk.com\/products\/musicians\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cakewalk&#8217;s Musicians<\/a>\u00a0here.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than half of Cakewalk&#8217;s employees are musicians, many of which record and perform on the side. They&#8217;ve come to Cakewalk from different musical backgrounds, sharing their experiences and tricks of the trade as they go. It&#8217;s no surprise that\u00a0those behind the scenes at\u00a0Cakewalk have a wide range of musical tastes from electronica to hip &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/2009\/12\/28\/cakewalks-top-5-singles-of-2009\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Cakewalk&#039;s Top 5 Singles of 2009&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[990],"tags":[1234,532,12,1179,1235,871,1236,148,1237,1238,1239,93,87,733,94,124,1240,1241],"class_list":["post-3853","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-top-5-of-2009","tag-alternative","tag-cakewalk","tag-company","tag-country","tag-folk","tag-green-day","tag-hip-hop","tag-jay-z","tag-kelly-clarkson","tag-kings-of-leon","tag-music-production","tag-musicians","tag-phoenix","tag-recording","tag-rock","tag-singles","tag-the-black-eyed-peas"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3853"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3853\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3853"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3853"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/noelborthwick.com\/cakewalk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3853"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}