Two Playlists Playing Simultaneously on separate remote speakers

Have two Airport Express Units, each connected to remote speakers, communicating via AirPort Extreme. Would like to have music beamed from one iTunes playlist to one airport express, and another playlist beamed to the other airport express. I thought that having two versions of iTunes running might be a workaround, but can't figure out a cunning plan to make this happen. Any ideas?

Hi, Yes you can.... What I found was if you crate a second user you can stream a separate source to a second express. I have managed to stream to four different receivers.
You will also need to share your iT library......
Good luck
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