KeanPlaylist: Kean’s Newest Music Club

Justin McDaniel | Published September 29, 2022

As the Fall semester starts and new and returning students look for new groups, the KeanPlaylist club has emerged as a new wave for students on campus. 

The KeanPlaylist club, founded by Lilliana Carredo, a junior,  majoring in communication media and film is a brand new student group at Kean created for all music listeners and appreciators.  

“It’s a safe space for people to share their hot takes on music, a way for artists and producers to collaborate with one another and share their work, a place to meet new people who have similar music tastes, and a place to learn about new music,” Carredo said. 

Carredo was inspired in creating KeanPlaylist after reflecting on her own love and appreciation for music.  

“Music has brought a lot of important people into my life,” Carredo said. 

She thought that by creating an organization that connects individuals through their love for music while creating a sense of community that is comfortable and safe they could all share their love and passion for the craft. Here they can learn about different types of music from each other’s perspectives. 

 “No matter what, I can always talk about music to someone who shares similar music interests, and I wanted Playlist to simply be a platform where members can do just so with one another,” Carredo said.

The club has been gathering members throughout the first few weeks of the semester. They have hosted a  few meetings and they’re still going through the process of getting fully settled in. While they don’t have any major events planned just yet, they hope to host an Open Mic Night for their members to show off their musical talents. 

The club has also been active on its Instagram page, @KeanPlaylist, getting students engaged on campus by going around asking students about their music taste, what they listen to, and why they listen to it. 

Some of the creative ideas include describing the first day of school with a song and randomly asking students around campus what song they are currently listening to at that moment. The club meets every Monday at 3:30 p.m. in the  Center for Academic Success room 245 and is still looking for new members.

“Anyone from any background and with any music taste can join our club,” Alex Pinckney, a junior and Secretary of KeanPlaylist said. “Having different tastes help us learn more about music and that’s what we’re trying to do.”

 KeanPlaylist has shown a real commitment to becoming the next big program on music at Kean and is still taking on new members. If interested, email Liliana Carredo, the President of the club if you wish to join.  @carredol@kean.edu 

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