Three Steps to make a Good Music Compilation

• Have a theme; it can be a music genre, a specific subset of artists. However make sure you are original in your theme. There are just too many love song compilations in the world today. Get inspired by a movie that just came out, a football game that just played out.
• Make sure the tempo of the compilation varies. All slow songs are boring, but everything uptempo tires you out quicker than you can say huh. If all songs are rock loud, your ears start ringing after just three tracks... however make sure the songs don't switch gears from track to track. Make it flow naturally.
• Anchor the compilation with the strongest tracks at the start, at the end and in the middle. (I usually pick my strongest track as the eighth.) When you put tracks at the start, the track needs to start strong. The track you put at the end must end well, either with feeling or with a climactic finish, which all depends on your intentions.