by Marisa Ruiz (@MarisaVictoria)

Curious to know what the Chicago music scene sounds like these days? Like the idea of a highly curated playlist that reflects some of the best bands playing the local Chicago scene? If so, then you will love this free download of The 24 Seven Chicago Mixtape. But you best get to clickin’ because it’s only available through January 2, 2012.

For those of you who don’t already know about the Chicago Mixtape, it’s a weekly email blast of free high-quality music reflecting songs coming out of our fair city. For those who don’t already know about 24 Seven Chicago, it’s a fairly new creative and digital staffing resource for advertising and marketing clients in Chicago. (The company has been around more than 10 years, but the Chicago branch opened a year ago.) They rep graphic designers, web developers, copywriters, project managers and pretty much anything related to creative production. This is where I reveal I actually work as a recruiter at 24 Seven – and because there is so much overlapping of music and creativity, I wanted to bring both my music and marketing worlds together in an exclusive mixtape. This was created for 24 Seven clients and candidates but  because I know you guys heart your free music - I want to share with you guys too! It features songs from Gemini Club, Blah Blah Blah, Louis & The Hunt and more. A peek at the full track list is below. Enjoy!