What do you listen to while you work?
Typically it’s something fairly mellow and very eclectic, but always something that I can also sing along with — for example, “Best of” albums from Sade, Steely Dan, the Eagles, and Queen.

How do you listen?
I’m usually at my desktop, so I’m using my computer speaker system. It’s a nice DELL setup with a large sub-woofer.

Do you have any favorite music websites/providers?
I will go to Amazon.com and search their music section for singles. I haven’t been buying many albums lately.

Does music influence your work?
To quote Goethe, “Architecture is frozen music.”  Good architecture is about rhythm, scale, proportion, and composition — and so is good music.

Where do you find music recommendations? Who influences your musical taste?
Much of what I listen to is music from my youth or from a past era. I am also a fan of jazz, smooth jazz, and big band music. If I’m out and about today and hear something that peaks my interest, I’ll look it up online and listen to it.

What song or artist best represents the work you create?
I really enjoy enjoy Paul Hardcastle. His music is smooth and free-flowing and you can listen to it all day long. It’s comforting in a sense. Imagine being immersed in a building/space the same way.

Ideal place to sit and listen to your playlist:
A white leather Eames Soft Pad Lounge Chair with Ottoman – classic and timeless like my playlist.

Kathy Dixon’s Playlist:
1. Someone to Love, Queen
2. Smooth Operator, Sade
3. Never as Good as the First Time, Sade
4. Hotel California, Eagles
5. Desperado, Eagles
6. At Last, Etta James
7. Let’s Make Tonight the Night, Luter Vandross
8. Do It Again, Steely Dan
9. Somewhere in the World, Swing Out Sister
10. Lost Summer, Paul Hardcastle
11. Faithfully, Journey

Photos: Kathy Dixon