Weedsday Playlist: The Clio Awards' Michele Castellon Shares 5 Songs For Your Next Smoke Sesh

Michele Castellon is the Senior Manager of the Music, Sports, and Cannabis programs at the Clio Awards, the premier competition for the creative business. Founded in 1959 to honor excellence in advertising, the Clio Awards today celebrate bold work that propels the advertising industry forward, inspires a competitive marketplace of ideas and fosters meaningful connections within the creative community.

What Are The Clio Awards?

Annually, The Clio Awards brings together leading creative talent for an exclusive and collaborative judging experience to select the entries that will win the coveted Grand, Gold, Silver and Bronze Clio statues in various programs. Clio Music honors creativity in advertising and marketing for artist promotion and brand collaborations, as well as the use of music in ads, trailers, and film and video. Clio Sports highlights the best in sports advertising and marketing around the world. Clio Cannabis celebrates the creative work and creators at the forefront of cannabis marketing and communications.

What Did Michele Castellon Do Before Joining The Clio Awards?

Prior to joining Clio, Castellon supported the brand development and sales team at Green C Advisors, a cannabis capital and M&A advisory firm, and held administrative roles at Multi Packaging Solutions/Westrock, where she worked on the development of high-end special packaging for Universal, Sony, ESPN, Showtime, and other top entertainment properties. She began her career at Universal Music Group in the production/creative department spearheading printing and manufacturing initiatives for the company’s roster of artists.

Michele Castellon, Senior Manager of The Clio Awards (C) Tia Nanjappan / The Clio Awards @tiananjappan

Michele Castellon's Happy Weedsday Playlist

Drawing on her twin passions for music and cannabis, Michele Castellon chose joy for her Weedsday Playlist. She admits, “It’s pretty hard to pick only 5 songs for a playlist. I chose these tunes because they keep me moving and just make me happy.”

A Tribe Called Quest - "Check The Rhime"

I love this band and I love this song. It’s usually the first track I play on my walk to the train. It’s the perfect song to kick off the day and get it going!

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*Editor's Note: Did you know? Photographer Neesha Torres chose A Tribe Called Quest's "The Hop" for her Weedsday Playlist. Check it out now!

Vulfpeck - "Back Pocket"

There is nothing better than doing chores stoned. Saturday mornings, after my wake and bake, I put this tune on to ease me into the day.

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Disclosure Featuring Elko Roosevelt - "Tondo"

This song was introduced to me by one of the employees at my local grocery store. The manager said he always sees me bopping around in the aisles and quickly a music discussion followed. I complimented him on the music they played and he proudly told me he makes the playlists. While we shared what music we listen to, he told me about this track that he’s been listening to on repeat. After I listened to the track for the first few seconds, I was hooked. It’s got a great beat and you can’t help but move when you hear it.

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MGMT - "Electric Feel"

This song just puts me in a great space.

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Leon Bridges - "If It Feels Good (Then It Must Be)"

This is another song that’s impossible to sit still with. It’s groovy, it’s fun and most importantly, it makes me happy. The song will absolutely get stuck in your head and you won’t be mad about it.

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For more about Michele Castellon and the Clio Awards, visit clios.com.

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