Big Green Beats: Inside the Beats with Virginia's Colin Briggs



Into the Beats steps Virginia midfielder Colin Briggs. The No. 1 Virginia Cavaliers take on No. 2 Johns Hopkins Saturday at 2 p.m. in Charlottesville in the weekend's headlining matchup that'll air live on ESPNU.

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Now, onto the Rhode Island Rocket, Big Game Briggs or whatever else you want to call him.

What are three songs on your iPod before a big game?

Maino – All the Above 

What are the top 10 songs in your iTunes most played? Be honest.
I got a new computer a little while ago, so this is not totally accurate.

  1. Adele - Someone Like You
  2. Brenton Duvall - Against a Mad World
  3. Led Zepplin - Good Times Bad Times
  4. Strange Talk - Eskimo Boys Lightwaves Remix
  5. Avicii - Levels
  6. Billy Joel - Downeaster Alexa
  7. Bruno Mars - Grenade
  8. Grateful Dead - Touch of Grey
  9. Lupe Fiasco - Stereo Sun
  10. The Fray ft. Kanye West, Lil Wayne - Look After You/Barry Bonds (Mother Earth Remixes)

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Who are your five favorite artists of all time?

  1. Jay-Z
  2. Led Zepplin
  3. Grateful Dead
  4. Biggie
  5. Beastie Boys


An 80’s/90’s lead singer. People who know me can tell you that I am always singing and love to do a Creed impersonation.


I like some House, Indie, Rap, Rock. I think I have just started to appreciate so much more music from so many different genres as I have gotten older. 

Tough question — maybe Talking Heads. I would say that rock would describe my style.

R-Kelly – I Believe I Can Fly

If you could mash up three songs into one, what would you choose?
Rick Springfield - Jesse’s Girl, Sisqo - Thong Song, Josh Groban - You Raise Me Up

Avicci-Levels (backwards) is pretty popular right now. Ryan Benincasa is the team DJ or, as we call, him DJ Don’t Miss.

Who has the worst taste in music taste on the team?
Chris Clements has the worst, maybe not the worst, but overplays songs so much it drives me crazy. Ryan Benincasa, might have the best taste in music. He is always bringing new songs into the locker room.


As a senior class we try and make the warm up mix for the season. It has worked like that since I have been at UVA. 

Die Atzen Frauenarzt & Manny Marc - Disco Pogo


I went to a Pretty Lights show recently that was awesome and also Ratatat was awesome live too. If I could attend any show or music event it would be Tomorrowland.

How or where do you find new music? 
I try and remember songs I hear on the radio or through friends and I also use different websites like