Keith Mansfield

NYC pop is a contemporary, hook-forward strain of alternative pop centered on artists living and working in New York City.

Abstract IDM is a cerebral, texture‑driven branch of Intelligent Dance Music that prioritizes sound design, timbral detail, and asymmetrical rhythm over traditional dancefloor functionality.

Exotica is a mid‑century style of mood music that blends jazz harmony, easy‑listening orchestration, and a collage of global percussion and timbral signifiers meant to evoke imaginary tropical, Polynesian, Asian, African, and Latin locales.

Easy listening is a lush, melodic, and unobtrusive style of popular orchestral music designed to be pleasant in the foreground and effortless in the background. It favors smooth textures, lyrical melodies, and gentle rhythms over virtuosic display or dense complexity.

Pop is a broad, hook-driven style of popular music designed for wide appeal. It emphasizes memorable melodies, concise song structures, polished vocals, and production intended for radio, charts, and mass media.

Production music (also called library or stock music) is music created specifically for licensing in film, television, radio, advertising, games, and online media rather than for retail release. It is organized in catalogues by mood, style, tempo, and usage, making it quick for editors and…