Big Green Beats: Inside the Beats With Florida's Caroline Chesterman

You've always wondered what the players on the big stages in lacrosse listen to — well wonder no more. Former Dartmouth and Duke middie Jon Livadas and his crew at Big Green Beats are pumping out exclusive interviews with the players and the music playlists that they are listening to right before they gear up and head out to the field.

This week's "Inside the Beats" features Florida attacker Caroline Chesterman, whose Gators face Northwestern in a huge ALC matchup on Saturday.

1) What are three songs on your iPod before a big game?
Drake-Up All Night
Nicki Minaj-Did it on em
Jay Z-Bring em out

2) If all else fails, what is your all time favorite go to pump up jam?
You can never go wrong with Bodies by Drowning Pool. It may be death metal, but it definitely gets me amped. With a big set of head phones on and listening to that song, I’m ready to go on the field.

3) What are the top 10 songs in your iTunes most played? Be honest.
When I’m just hanging around the house I mostly listen to country music, so they take up a big chunk of my top 10.
Good Direction-Billy Currington
Amarillo Sky- Jason Aldean
Wagon Wheel-Old Crow Medicine Show
Feeling This-Blink 182

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4) Who are your five favorite artists of all time?
Sublime, Blink 182, Red Hot Chili Peppers, 50 Cent, and Jason Aldean

I would definitely be in the biggest rock band. People went crazy back in the 80s and 90s and it would be a lot of fun. Rock bands are more well-known with the general population than DJ’s too. It would just be sick jamming out with band members on stage and being a good singer because I can’t hold a tune.

6) What are your favorite genres? How has your music taste developed over your lacrosse career?
Right now country is my favorite genre. I didn’t start liking it until I got to college, but now I listen to it nonstop. Sam Farrell was the one that got me hooked on it because country would always be playing in her car. Growing up in New York, I was more into rap and hip hop. I used to be a huge Kanye West and Kid Cudi fan. You will still here me playing them every once in a while. Kid Cudi radio on Pandora always has great jams playing.

7) If one song could come on when you entered a room what would it be?
I would pick "Everyday I’m Hustling" by Rick Ross. It is a pretty boss song and would be pretty epic to enter a room to it.

8) If you could mash up 3 songs into one what would you choose?
Kid Cudi-Soundtrack to my life
Jason Aldean-Dirt Road Anthem
B.O.B-Past My Shades

It’s a random selection of songs, but all of these songs are great. Putting them all into one would just make one crazy mix. I would take the beat of the Cudi song and the verses from Jason Aldean. Jason Aldean does some rapping in this song, so it would be able to work. Then I would have Past My Shades as the chorus.

“Boyfriend” by Justin Bieber is currently blasting in the locker room. About each week a new CD is playing. Rachel Smith usually is coming in with the CDs full of oldies and the new hits. The funny thing is we actually call her DJ Smittles! We have also been playing a lot of the old 50 cent songs. Mikey Meagher is always yelling for us to put them on repeat.

My roommate Kitty listens to some interesting music. Her favorite songs are all from musicals. You can hear the soundtrack of Hairspray often blasting from her room. Jamie Reeg has the best taste in music. She listens to everything and it is the kind of music that is usually away from the mainstream. Jamie is always coming up with new songs that are catchy and fun.

For our pregame warm-up mix everybody had an input. We wanted to make a CD that had songs everybody loved so we all threw in suggestions and have come out with a solid mix.

Danza Kuduro is a team favorite right now. It’s a Spanish song that makes everyone super happy and start dancing. We are an easy going team and like to dance in warm ups. This song gets us going.If you have not heard it yet, you are going to get hooked. 

I went to a Kenny Chesney concert last summer with a bunch of friends which was an awesome experience. Just some feel good music and good times. There is not much that beats jamming to country in the summertime. This summer some teammates and I are going to the music festival Bonnaroo. It’s a 4 day concert where you camp out and listen to every single kind of music there is. There is going to be everything there from The Beach Boys, to Red Hot Chili Peppers, to Ludacris

14) How or where do you find new music? (you don’t have to say BGB but if that’s the truth than run with it)
I usually get my new songs from my teammates. When somebody hears a new song they tell everyone or put it on the locker room CD.