Business! (full album)

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a library of retro corporate music, commisioned by Brian David Gilbert for his new, super interesting video on health insurance terms: • A terrible guide to th...
0:00 Welcome To Business!
1:57 Nostalgic Vision!
3:49 Sounds & Graphics!
5:55 Consider The Market!
8:00 Computer Lounge!
10:31 Groovy Graphs! (A)
12:35 Groovy Graphs! (B)
13:30 Calcutron 8000!
15:26 Visualize It!
17:46 Here's The Plan!
20:00 The Big Conference!
21:56 Close The Deal!

[@goldfishyearbook]

Side effects of listening to "Business!" include: Spontaneously generated LinkedIn profiles, Your closet suddenly filling with ties, And more!

[@jamesmiller2521]

I feel urgent need to have a meeting on our future sales

[@Mikescool444]

With extra benefits!

[@sophiaschier-hanson4163]

*keeps listening* I HATE updating my dang LinkedIn page so here’s hoping it updates itself =P

[@Sgt_Glory]

Leaving the likes at 101, because business is room 101.

[@connorlohse4097]

When the corporate training video becomes sentient and digitizes your body into an excel sheet for eternity:

[@7bitscience]

that would be so cool 😁

[@skelly-mations]

Thats all thanks to Dorian smiles!

[@RobotsEverywhereVideos]

if that's the new Tron sequel I'm in for it

[@ArmyofOneandaHalf]

Ah yes, this delivers unparalleled value to the consumer

[@kyle-silver]

If you look at this graph you can clearly see that FUNK is up 75% year over year, and TIGHT GROOVES are showing strong performance going into Q4

[@jamesmiller2521]

Quarter over quarter! Compared to competitors!

[@aiza9052]

OK, you're a genius. This comment is top level, and totally got me. xD

[@magnusvn]

The album is free so isn't it technically dividing by zero? Infinite value!

[@lions_mane_jellyfish]

The product's quality is paramount to our business.

[@dumplechan]

This makes me feel like Creating Shareholder Value by Leveraging our Core Competencies...SYNERGISTICALLY!

[@Isaac-we2ks]

😂😂😂

[@KingSandvich1]

Uncompromising vision. Bold innovation. Expert communication. Bloopy synths. All this and more as you start your journey as a family member of Business! Our founder, Louie Zong, decided long ago that we would be devoted to quality, happiness, and customer satisfaction! Just hear from one of our satisfied customers now! "It really sounds like I'm devoting the rest of my life to a corporate hellhole!" - KingSandvich Thanks, Mr. King! Let's now talk a little bit about your role in your new family...

[@oogaboogapigs]

😂🤣😭 I LOVE THIS COMMENG SKAKDBWIJS

[@KingSandvich1]

@@oogaboogapigs Thanks, lol

[@naplockblubba5369]

Ubeba

[@pixiehellpup1579]

After brian david guilbert uploaded a video on the healthcare system I was preparing to grind on getting my art out there so I could make the big bucks, Thank you Louie!

[@Creepyslandofdreams]

guilbert. He has much more guile than normal BDG.

[@NZsaltz]

@@Creepyslandofdreams how is that possible when BDG already has infinite guile?

[@Creepyslandofdreams]

@@NZsaltz top 10 things science can't explain.

[@e1221]

This is the perfect album to draw to. Good luck with your art!

[@baeguevara354]

And Louie did the music for that BDG video too!

[@UserUnavailable714]

You've got no *business* making an album this good

[@alaric1189]

*applause*

[@harmtyl2033]

What is this a joke or something? Taking me to joke city with that joke? you fool. Buffoon buisness is serious buisness, and I will not have it's name tarnished!

[@UserUnavailable714]

@@harmtyl2033 Yess harmtyl, sorry harmtyl

[@nimgetwereter3873]

I attended a virtual interview for a job I really want today. Said I'd hear back in a couple weeks. This only reaffirms my belief that nothing is real. Thanks Louie, Reality has never been more purposefully contrived for my specific experience than right now

[@calebcantu7480]

You got this bro, keep applying and praying ❤️❤️

[@vextormull]

You're gonna get it after this one! *Promise*

[@Ivanhoenn]

Not to belittle your grief, but this is one of the better comments I've ever read, so you've got that going for you.

[@Rev_Erser]

Any reply?

[@Rosietea]

if you got a job you wanted, congrats! if you are still looking for a good match, you can do this!

[@nia3279]

as a business major I can attest this is all I listen to

[@gameloveer]

unironically real

[@Harry_Fullick]

It's so cool how well your albums fit their themes. I can mostly only go by vibe, but I'm sure someone with more mumbo jumbo than me could put it into words.

[@Harry_Fullick]

Also, the lady in the calculatron 8000 cover looks like a pink among us

[@user-gh6zh6dx7m]

@@Harry_Fullick what where she looks like a Mii

[@Harry_Fullick]

@@user-gh6zh6dx7m the glasses looks like the visor and the ear looks like the backpack.

[@Mcbuzzerr]

You have amogus brainrot, but ur not entirely wrong 😂

[@sporkyone]

@@Harry_Fullick GETOUTOFMYHEAD GETOUTOFMYHEADGETOUTOFMYHEAD GETOUTOFMYHEAD

[@BovineDesigns]

5:55 feels like I'm playing a medieval educational game aimed at 4th-5th graders.

[@Octy_in_Boots]

Or maybe 7:42?

[@IllusionSector]

Feels to me like an old Apple commercial. I can almost hear the voice say _If you wondered what you could do with 200 kB of memory, wait 'till Macintosh brings you 250 kb!_

[@GoulashJosh]

“another instant louis zong classic!” -well informed consumer

[@scavengersix2161]

-Bold generalized sentiment -Bulleted talking points -Synergize with department -Quarterly meeting - you MUST bring a quarter! -Coffee available in breakroom -Standardize communication format -Expectation orientation plan -Overall growth projection Whoa, look at that! It's only 9am but my schedule is already full.

[@kook8473]

Cooperate music with more than an ounce of human passion present in it lmao

[@Apoc2K]

If Microsoft Excel ever had a movie, this'd be the OST.

[@ArmyofOneandaHalf]

I can feel Shareholder value steadily climbing!

[@Platitudinous9000]

The transition between Groovy Graphs A and B felt like going from Fourside to Moonside

[@kakyoindonut3213]

this is album makes a corporate hellscape into a cooperative working paradise

[@spicetea4060]

Our median funk quotient is at record capacity!

[@thebig_steel]

Innovative sounds to synergize dynamic planning!

[@madisockz428]

Cool! Now I have a theme song for when my boyfriend goes shopping with me. I can't go down a single isle without him grabbing just about anything and saying "This is what you want! So you can look like a 90s business lady!" and I have to restrain from smacking him 🤣🤣🤣

[@maxcampbellmusic]

You and Brian are two of my favorite content creators, I love seeing you working together so often!

[@hendrix24]

This is absolutely incredible. I died laughing when I realized what this was. I love this so much. Calcutron 8000! is an absolute BANGER. The Big Conference has me laughing hysterically. Excellent work.

[@_Twinkles]

Louie zong never disappoints

[@ConflictingJumps]

The use of narrative music alongside with the story telling, encompassing atmosphere, backgrounds/titles, and the use of vocals tied everything in the album together, stellar work! A understatement really. The entire album is start to end replayable with those electronic beats always ready to hook you in 💼

[@ConflictingJumps]

coming back after a month, this whole album is still groovy especially Calcutron 8000! or The Big Conference as the progressions and zeal of it all still lives even after about a month

[@kirrychan]

Agreed with everything you said here!! I've loved this album so much since it came out, especially "Close the Deal!" that sax just fucking slaps. super underrated album.

[@ConflictingJumps]

@@kirrychan True, I just enjoy analyzing music albums that feel atmospherically different like neo-folk or "corporate" for this album.

[@abigailr3250]

this sounds like something for business man with a business plan

[@jmv333]

This really puts the 'SIN' in Business! I love it!

[@redpepper74]

Holy shit wait

[@iterfacile5481]

It seems like every time I blink you have a new album out!! Your productivity and creativity are as refreshing as always.

[@drustanstabat1025]

Business time baby! New album to start my day giving me life 🤩

[@Apoc2K]

This has a wall to wall carpet kind of energy.

[@CYON4D]

Visuals add a completely new dimension to the experience! Awesome work.

[@joegoodart6241]

You pop these albums out of your Zongussy faster than my brain can handle

[@eggo9402]

I hate the word zongussy and for this you must receive my like

[@disappearingartists8893]

No

[@k1zm3t]

ZONGUSSY???????

[@sploof3776]

Best in da bidness

[@sploof3776]

Go away bot lemme enjoy the bidness

[@a_man_of_many_screams]

This effectively and efficiently works with the target audience, providing a synergy between consumer and creator; Good work, you may be considered for a raise.

[@BenMarriott]

Never gotten so much business done in my life listening to this!

[@jellykid1193]

After stopping by the career fair, I am going to my business ethics and general management classes! Oh boy these tracks have me excited for my passion of ✨business✨

[@foozzy8288]

I'm so glad that you two are collaborating more! Your styles mach so well!

[@RossLlewallyn]

Love hearing these sick bass lines mirror my charts' movements in Excel 97.

[@Sconni_Pirenjeski]

I can feel the synergy!

[@UTF8Youtube]

This is great! "Corporate background music" should become the hottest new genre

[@fiachrahackett]

After I listened to this my quarterly reports showed MAXIMUM BUSINESS!

[@bbbbbb223]

Computer Lounge sounds like if the Mediterranean Coast froze over and a bunch of sexy people jogged across in 90's bathing suits.

[@ryanwood7525]

Truly and completely business

[@meowcino]

This business pleases my ears, thank you. I am a satisfied consumer.

[@oryza_citrus]

I just started a new job and this is perfect

[@JackieRompana]

This is again such a different style than all previous works, but it still has a distinct Louie Zong style. I am amazed again :)

[@thebedroomshow9010]

the vibe of this project is what little me thought all jobs were in the early 2000s. that every adult worked in a cubicle and that the work culture looked like this everywhere

[@cinnabard955]

Thank you BDG for this art masterpiece, and also the art masterpiece on his own channel

[@MicahBuzanANIMATION]

This got me pumped up for my the business I have to do today!

[@philiptraum7432]

Thanks Louie, you don't know it but several of your mini albums have accompanied me in long study sessions, the wakefulness feels less heavy and I even enjoy doing homework, so thank you very much 💖

[@businessbridges4942]

dude this shit SLAPS

[@danielaberson9838]

Just left the office after doing some business! Great soundtrack for the experience.

[@OUCHquestionmark]

Computer lounge jumpscared me with the plantasia sounds and brought me back to freshman year and filled me with nostalgia so thanks for that. Amazing album.

[@someoldcliche]

lo fi beats to do business to

[@amsleeper1731]

The whole album gives me 식료품groceries' album 'Ascension' vibes. This whole album is nice to have in the background. Thanks for another treat, Louie.

[@goosieschmoo8239]

Oh 90s nostalgic music my beloved.

[@IkeDesign]

This really satisfied my customer needs. I enjoyed consuming this product. Consider me converted.

[@BlockheadJiujitsu]

I'm gonna need more saxophone next quarter, Louie, these numbers won't make our investors happy but I'll see if i can pitch them our fantastic range of synthesisers

[@blkbeltsoprano]

i have been smiling non stop since i put this on and ive listened to it 10 times so far

[@Dell88music]

Not the rainbow motivational poster. Oh god. Perfection.

[@Mikescool444]

What I listen to when I’m researching wether medieval knights would defeat modern soldiers in a sword fight:

[@nicorhaaa42]

If you watched "a starstruck odyssey" on college humor's Dropout, This is Margaret Encino music

[@oddmott7653]

Just when i was in the mood for some new upbeat synthwave music, along came my ol' pal Louie Zong who says "Grab some coffee & listen to this!"

[@benjisolis5574]

absolutely algebraic and stupendous!!!! Your music never fails to bring a smile and get a good shmoov on🥰

[@windmaze8735]

Really cool, Vaporwave-esque stuff in here! "Computer Lounge" especially reminds me of Windows 96.

[@humanbeing9946]

found the perfect thing to listen to whilst revising for commerce

[@12DAMDO]

the album cover fits the theme of this perfectly

[@samsturtevant4107]

Okay, that Zelda shop riff elevated my consciousness

[@gaymegayng3792]

I am going to ace this interview... thank you louie

[@xris671]

i can imagine this as a soundtrack to a 80s themed office game which i think is because of market crashers from streetpass mii plaza

[@strawberrycow1390]

ok this is amazing. period. I also want to say the first song, welcome to business, reminds me of the Doogie Howser MD theme and I love it

[@mrlucius57]

makes me want to grind my entire existence into putting on a suit and just getting the work done day after day

[@deathbypuppermixes]

This album gives me vibes somewhere between Chrono Trigger year 2300 and the American Psycho Huey Lewis Rant, but I'm in love with all of it.

[@sokkyu]

You like Louie Zong? His early work was a little too animation wave for my taste. But when Beats Ep came out in '17, I think he really came into his own, commercially and artistically. The whole album has a clear, crisp sound, and a new sheen of consummate synths that really gives the songs a big vibe. He's been compared to khai dreams and Ginger Root, but I think Louie has a far more saccharine, hopeful sense of humor. In '22, Louie released this; Business, his most corporate album. I think his undisputed masterpiece is "Groovy Graphs! (A)". A song so catchy, most people probably don't listen to the follow up Groovy Graphs! (B). But they should, because it's not just about the pleasures of data and the importance of trends. It's also a personal statement about the artist himself.

[@deathbypuppermixes]

@@sokkyu 💯

[@Canderson_Beats]

Can confirm. Listened to Buisness! And got reservations at Dorsias directly afterwards.

[@alaric1189]

This whole album has excellent energy

[@feathersoffancy8988]

Boy oh boy am I ready to do business now!!

[@DistortedSemance]

More albums should begin with a friendly welcome

[@k1zm3t]

the big conference goes hard 🕺💃🕺💃

[@supermegaultraguy900]

default matplotlib colors in 'here's the plan', we love to see it lol

[@rustern4681]

That first part made me feel like the business beings were taking my soul away. Anyway, I'm off to collect my free car from that neat hiring scheme!

[@chloecam101]

Lowkey I feel like horror short ad with a song from this about an actually evil corporation

[@curlyparmesan]

Wow, this is really getting me in the mood to business. Nice

[@PogieJoe]

Perfect for my plane ride yesterday. Thank you, Louie!

[@206unknown]

Thank you again for another masterpiece Louie! 😊

[@ariyelfeasey5966]

I'd love an album of space station music - with occasional announcements kinda like you'd hear in Portal/other sci-fi games. There's something eerie but comforting about that stuff

[@ophelia6866]

I am obsessed with Mr. Zong's music

[@arbormatos832]

A very helpful album for decluttering before a move, actually. Montage time!

[@ariadne6683]

First! Also another bop of music that I can listen while drawing, I love you Louie!

[@saltedmutton7269]

sorry to ruin your fun, but you're actually sixth

[@ariadne6683]

@@saltedmutton7269 oh well, at least I was early :)

[@saltedmutton7269]

@@ariadne6683 yeah

[@nekokonata]

It has an ethereal, Windows 95 VHS video guide feel to it.

[@wege8409]

This is amazing Louie! I think this is my favorite album of yours so far. I feel like your sound has matured a lot. I'm not usually one to compare one artist to another because I feel like it takes away from the fact that it's your sound and nobody else's, but it reminds me of how I feel listening to Mort Garson. Not that you sound like Mort Garson, it just makes me feel a similar way, like the level of magic and freedom that I feel in it is similar. I'm blown away.

[@WispyWoodsman]

I'm a fan of Utopian Virtual. This ticks a lot of my boxes.

[@desktorp]

you're hired!

[@deftcoleman0552]

BUSINESS NUMBERS MONEY PEOPLE

[@eliricheysax]

This is perfect study music. Many thanks!

[@choicevoiceproductions]

A truly wrapturous anthem inspired by corporate America and consumerism, huzzah!

[@tenta9876]

Hear that? It sounds like the brand spanking new innovative product the customers are raving about!

[@b00psn00t]

Dude you are so talented! I’m amazed every time

[@o4_]

10:31 funky Masayoshi Takanaka vibes in this

[@oceanman6915]

I really like your job ! it feels like a mix between mother's ost , vaporwave and funk but with nice and sharp sounds . Really cool ! and i'm not even talking about the visuals .

[@tistoublomberg]

I can't stop listening

[@lotus0kid]

Great tunes! I really love "Visualize It!"