One of my all time favorite stations to listen to while I work is The Album Leaf Radio that I created, largely based on their soft harmonal tones. Check it out:
http://www.pandora.com/?sc=sh213971121776605725

I've been tweaking my Ambient station for over a year now. It's not all true ambient music, but more a variety of subdued electronica that I enjoy both as background and as music to actually listen to. Currently it has about 40 song seeds and 560 songs rejected.

http://www.pandora.com/stations/c8ed7e14d4723b0c2a3eac4376ab682d8431ac386469d6d1

I've noticed that there are no hip-hop instrumentals on Pandora! I've been trying to make a station like this for a long time...

Thanks for the stations!

And Mic-B, I'll look into that... If you're thinking of specific songs or artists, please let us know at suggest-music@pandora.com. Thanks!

Here's a list of producers that usually release instrumental versions of their songs... this is by no means a complete list... I also sent this via e-mail as well...

Rob The Viking (swollen members/battle ax crew)
DJ Premier
Dr.Dre
9th Wonder
Marley Marl
The Bomb Squad
Rick Rubin
Timbaland
The Neptunes
RZA
Prince Paul
Easy Moe Bee
Grandmaster Flash
Pete Rock
Organized Noize
Scott La Rock
DJ Quik
Eric B.
Puff Daddy
Erick Sermon
Swizz Beatz
Mannie Fresh
Jermaine Dupri
Wyclef Jean
The Hitmen
Howie Tee
Herbie "Luv Bug" Azor
Dan the Automator
Da Beatminerz
Missy Elliott
The 45 King
D-Nice
DJ Jazzy Jeff
Kanye West
Jam Master Jay
?uestlove
Afrika Bambaataa
Just Blaze
Diamond D
Madlib
The Alchemist
Large Professor
Andre 3000
Eminem
Jay Biz
Scott Storch
J-Rawls
Warren G.
El-P
Jay-Dee (Jay Dilla)

like i said, i could name a bunch more... but this is all i can come up with ATM

Thanks Mic-B! I'll share that list with our hip-hop music buyers and see if we can't get some instrumental hip-hop. Also, I'll let you know if they have any tips on instr. hip-hop that's already in our collection.

I love your Album Leaf station Jillian. Thanks for sharing!

I've been working on an a capella station called Only Voice. Starting with Take 6 as a seed band, it hasn't taken much tuning.

http://www.pandora.com/stations/b2014fda216fc867e5baa1f764f078393a1b964518022e6c

If you want instrumental hip-hop, I recommend some RJD2 Radio. Mine is peppered with a bit of DJ Shadow, too:

http://www.pandora.com/?search=rjd2

I created a surfing station, completely instrumental as far as i know, as of yet..
http://www.pandora.com/stations/df66b81006d9502a0646de361b38614d65a0e38f2e7a0c70#

and an instrumental piano station
http://www.pandora.com/stations/68d7b816719c754b0c72717b9781d29c3e77e7f774003ae0#

R2D2, didn't hear of him until i read this post, creates a very sw33t station. I created a station based on his intrumental album, but a little bit of lyrics show up from time to time.. kind of hard to scratch a record without some vocals..

I have been listening to the instrumental jazz station you created for the last few days. I am REALLY enjoying it and I've never really listened to music while I worked before. It's lovely. :)

This is another great addition. Thank you!

Thanks for the input, everybody!

And here's some instrumental hip-hop songs from which you can start a station:

* RJD2.....songs: Here and Now, Solomon Jones, Cornbread Eddie and Me, Fire

* Fat Jon.....songs: Romantic Misery, Your Purpose

* Fat Jon The Ample Soul Physician......songs: Day, Beyond Love

* J Dilla.....Any song from the album "The Shining (Instrumental)"

Enjoy!

thanksfor the thread Lucia...

one disappointing find was while I was adding to my ambient station was that there were no results found for one of the BEST ambient albums out there:

Dreams Of Freedom_ Ambient Translations Of Bob Marley In Dub

Some other cool/non-elevator versions of tunes have been done by the String Quartet Tribute... to Tool, Maiden, Perfect Circle, Nirvana to name a few by Mark Rubenstein out on Vitamin Records...

http://www.tmrpro.com/

@Lucia... thanks for your reply via email! I've added a few of your seed suggestions and i'm pretty pleased with the results. I added them to my favorite station, "I Dont Have A Radio", and come across quite a few new instrumental albums! Its great to know there are passionate people behind this project!

@Kevin Seal, Joe Wilson... I dont know why RJD2 wasnt on my list! He's one of my favorite producers, I just spaced him I suppose... Also, aside from the instrumentals, the new Pharoahe Monch album just dropped (desire), and "FREE" (Track 2) IS THE DOPENESS!!! check it!

Peace

so i have a few of those fantastic stations myself, check out my Buckethead station for a rock and metal instramental station. i totally vote anyting with lyrics. and for a classical, spanish, folk, finger pickin guitar station i have Bjorn Olsson.

I LOVE PANDORA!!

I came to Pandora because it was the first place I found that allowed me to create my own radio. First thing I did was look into creating an instrumental station I could listen to while writing. It hasn't really let me down yet, and that's a major reason I've stuck around.

Thanks for all the tips and feedback, fellow listeners!

Great tips! I love instrumental of all types and have several stations. Different kinds of jazz, funk, surf, "new agey". Anything of mine tagged with an "I" code toward the beginning of the station name will be most/all instrumental.

This was great idea! I spend most of time with Pandora at work. In fact, my boss as a joke revised my job description and through in listens to Pandora. Because she noticed that my productivity increased. I love my Blue Grass Station, and my Ragtime is great back ground music when hwhen interviewing applicants and going through my inbox and reading all those boring emails from people inquiring for jobs. The Flamenco music make a little hyper mixed with Starbucks but it has its place too.
This is why keep you guys around, because you're one of kind internet station. I cant wait when you've conquered the classical market.

Yep, I can't code without my instrumental stations. Here are a couple of my favorites:

Eclectic Instrumental Ambiance
http://www.pandora.com/stations/201f406323d5cb26b75b391770e03e51336bc76d4b0139da
Seeded with Explosions in the Sky, Mogwai, Friends of Dean Martinez, Daniel Lanois, etc.

Roots Dub Radio
http://www.pandora.com/stations/61bd90efc3cb7e8b0d54269755b5be18336bc76d4b0139da
I tweaked this for a few weeks prior to a trip to Amsterdam.

Enjoy.

is there any good "elevator music" stations that anyone knows of? Elevator music rocks.

I too am a coder and find myself needing something (whether elevator type music, hip hop, jazz, etc) that doesnt have lyrics or at least a minimal amount.

I just stumbled onto Pandora and already it is my favorite site. As an avid jazz lover, it has a great selection of both old and new jazz, both vocal and instrumental. It is great to keep on whether at home or at work. I have told all my friends about it. You are a gem of a find. Keep the great music coming.

This is a wonderful Spanish/Latin guitar station I've worked on that is entirely instrumental (well, 99% probably) and quite beautiful. Not to mention having some very impressive playing.

http://www.pandora.com/stations/bc64059e02f92f24c99a5b7953ce4c425c337534626e2dd6

how about music by John P. Sousa? I would love to hear that kind of music on Pandora.

I've started a Quantic radio station. There's a lot of stuff in there that I've taken out and started other separate stations but this one was my first station that I constantly came back to. Lots of groove in it. Let me know what you think!

http://www.pandora.com/stations/cd48533d162c6a1309894b5f81f7e01407cec78ba76736aa

I just read back through the comments and saw a lot of RJD2 comments. He's great. Here are some artist you may want to try.
Quantic, Bonobo, Mo' Horizons, prefuse 73 and Nicola Conte.
Hope it helps someone.

I'd like to chime in with a few stations I've made:

New Age Piano - http://pandora.com/stations/c1841367bed5b9f8f12814500b3e95f8097373da80590865 (Great for rainy days and background music for studying/reading)

Meditation - http://pandora.com/stations/37267f6347a29169466f64cb40ae795c57d5e439c5c55d83 (I like to put this on as I go to sleep. Lots of tracks with nature sounds on this one.)

World Folk - http://pandora.com/stations/664eab8dd7ae05c1735253788ffeb1e8fb0c2cad41b899d3 (I created this one recently. Has a lot of Celtic influences. I was going for a station with a heavy French accordion influence. Actually turned out pretty well.)

Enjoy!

Thanks for all the stations everyone. Eman, that new age piano is kind of what I've been looking for. It's the best I've heard yet other than Classical for when I settle down w/a good book. Can't wait until classical is thrown into the mayhem.

Quantic looks to be another excellent one as well.

Here's one I created from the band Tortoise. It's very helpful in getting me through the workday.
http://www.pandora.com/stations/ee04436bfd5443dfc525816271a737c9c956d23642d3594b

Thanx for sharing your Instrumental stations input, I love to use instrumental music while I read or study!
Bill

My comment is very short,but say much:
"Guys i love you"

Well, here is a link to my surf station. It is up tempo and not too many words.

Surf it up!
http://www.pandora.com/stations/d33d4dc6827558b1627be217315c1a41c083d46737a7e8a7

Classical, easy listening, cuban for a start. . .!

Wanted to give thanks to 'jillian' for sharing The Album Leaf Radio, just started it and it's great.

One of my favorite instrumental stations that I have made is Nobuo Uematsu Radio. Here's the link if anyone is interested:
http://www.pandora.com/stations7578c3ec3b7f1be22191a29e7c9b0f5c2b072dc776f9e624

If the link isn't good let me know, first time posting anything, not sure if I did it right.

This is great! I'll definitely check out some of these other stations. Here are two that I've started.

New Instrumentalism:

http://www.pandora.com/stations/42f4f8206414df6c1d357ea1353576792024179d9bdf3892

Ambient Electronica:

http://www.pandora.com/stations/ef15169b8701509b5e6cfb80fc526bd4c956d23642d3594b

please repost, that link is not working.

Thanks for all of the tips on instrumental stations. I love the Latin Guitar station. Here are a few I have been listening to extensively . . .

Minuet in G Radio http://www.pandora.com/stations/fe9da158fa98819e707bcef3f6eff372d301cdb6952b04ca# (lots of piedmont-style blues and other similar guitar instrumentals)

Minor Swing Radio http://www.pandora.com/stations/0d9ac18ed39530bfb7c88208848b8e47d77f841a33b02f68# (Django Reinhardt-style swing jazz with lots of swinging guitar and violin).

The dub station is awesome.

Thanks Jason!

I had a bit of co-worker help on that one. ;) Lucia