If being put on hold isn’t annoying enough, having to be a captive audience to easy listening or classical cliches ad nauseam is. But a new program from the city may be music to some ears.
Seattle is replacing Muzak with homegrown bands playing everything from soothing original piano compositions to hip-shaking Latin arrangements.
Hoping to promote the city’s musical heritage and make those waits more tolerable, Seattle today debuted OnHold, a program that plays a rotation of tunes by local musicians during the 56 seconds the average caller must kill while trying to reach a real live person at the Seattle Public Utilities Call Center.
–> more: http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/259305…05_music13.html
— > OnHold Music Podcasts (yes, podcasts based on the music you hear on the phone while holding) http://www.seattle.gov/onhold/