The Lofi Girl YouTube channel has over 14 millions subscribers, and at any given time, tens of thousands of people are listening together. Created by a mysterious French producer named Dimitri, the channel features a 24/7 livestream of an anime girl studying in her room, listening to lofi hip hop. In this episode, we dive into the Lofi Girl lore, chart the explosion of the Lofi Multiverse, and hear from a music therapist about how lofi affects our brains and behavior. This story was adapted from the Endless Thread podcast. RSVP to meet Dallas at the informal audio hangout at All Season in LA, on Thursday, September 26th. Join Dallas at the Sound for Film & TV event at Sony Pictures Studios on Saturday, September 28th. If you know what this week's mystery sound is, tell us at mystery.20k.org. Follow Dallas on Instagram, TikTok and LinkedIn. Watch our video shorts on YouTube, and join the discussion on Facebook. Subscribe to Endless Thread in your favorite podcast player. Find the right doctor, right now at zocdoc.com/20k. Sign up for a one-dollar-per-month trial at shopify.com/20k. Take a free test drive of OCI at oracle.com/20k Episode transcript, music, and credits can be found here: www.20k.org/episodes/lofi-girl Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Youre listening to 20,000 hz.
Im Dallas Taylor.
In an average week theres one type of music that I spend more time listening to than any other, and thats lo fi hip hop at work.
Unless im sound designing or reviewing audio, I have lo fi on pretty much all the time.
The music is peaceful and inviting and it puts me in this zen like state where I can get things done without feeling stressed.
I also put it on when theres something on my mind that I want to think through, whether its about family, my business, or just life in general.
So lo fi is this super useful thing in my personal and professional life, but ive never really known much about it.
Why does lo fi work so well?
Is it actually doing anything to my body or my brain?
Who even makes this music?
And whats the lo fi community like?
This story was adapted from the Endless Thread podcast.
Here's co host Ben Brock Johnson.
Let producer Nora Sacks and I introduce.
You to Kevin I had really kind.
Of atypical path through school.
I was a high school dropout and I kicked out over and over again.
You know, as a kid I got all these diagnosis really young about why what was wrong with me?
And that kind of just pursued me through my life, right?
And it was always this thing, well, what's wrong with you?