Business Conference Music Playlist

I helped host a business conference for entrepreneurs in Austin, Texas for Gobundance.

It was in a big conference room downtown. We needed a good playlist to raise the energy for attendees to get them excited in the morning. And also some songs for the breaks and the writing sessions.

Here are the tracks for a conference music playlist that I submitted.

Related link – Tony Robbins Music: Motivational Songs Used at UPW

Opening Start & Morning

Morning hype music that is upbeat and happy.

1. Can’t Hold Us – Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
2. Whatever It Takes – Imagine Dragons
3. Feel So Close – Calvin Harris
4. High Hopes – Panic! At The Disco
5. Good Feeling – Flo Rida
6. CAN’T STOP THE FEELING! – Justin Timberlake
7. Let’s Go Crazy – Prince

Breaks

Mid‑tempo feel‑good songs for 5–10 min hallway chats.

1. Adventure of a Lifetime – Coldplay
2. Walking on Sunshine – Katrina & The Waves
3. Treasure – Bruno Mars
4. Good as Hell – Lizzo
5. Happy – Pharrell Williams
6. Lovely Day – Bill Withers
7. Counting Stars – OneRepublic

Thinking and Writing

Instrumental / lyric‑free tracks for focused work.

1. Time – Hans Zimmer
2. Weightless – Marconi Union
3. Electra – Airstream
4. Clair de Lune – Claude Debussy
5. Bloom – ODESZA (Instrumental)
6. Sunset Lover – Petit Biscuit
7. La Femme d’Argent – Air

End of Day

High‑energy send‑off to keep attendees buzzing.

1. Don’t Stop Me Now – Queen
2. Uptown Funk – Mark Ronson ft. Bruno Mars
3. Thunderstruck – AC/DC
4. Sandstorm – Darude
5. 24K Magic – Bruno Mars
6. Levitating – Dua Lipa
7. I’m Good (Blue) – David Guetta & Bebe Rexha

More Conference Hype Songs

The best conference hype music that I’ve ever seen is what Tony Robbins uses at his events.

They are Jock Jams-inspired tunes to create energy in the audience, get people dancing, welcome them back from breaks, etc. When I attended his Unleash the Power Within event, I wrote down all the tracks that he used in this article.

Here are some of my favorites:

• “Tonight’s The Night” by Black Eyed Peas
• “Sandstorm” by Darude
• “Top Gun Anthem” by Harold Faltermeyer and Steve Stevens
• “Gangam Style” by Psy
• “Get Up Offa That Thing” by James Brown
• “Raise Your Glass” by Pink
• “Hey Ya!” by Outkast
• “Y.M.C.A.” by Village People
• “Party Rock Anthem” by LMFAO

Do you have any songs that I should add to this list? Let me know in the comments, or send me an email. Also check out my other article, Tony Robbins Music: Motivational Songs Used at UPW.

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