Techno Blog

Techno music making made easy

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:47:17 GMT

Techno music making and you...it really is easy to do.

Daft Punk

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:10:57 GMT

Alive. Becuz it is one the best albums around. Daft Punk one of the best techno groups in Europe. Daft Punk Technologic is pretty funky as well.

supersoundloops.com

Wed, 28 Sep 2011 14:05:25 GMT

There is a lot of free techno loops covering different styles . All loops are hand crafted by one crazy individual.

Pro Beat Making For People With Completely No Experience

Sun, 17 Jul 2011 18:10:35 GMT

How To Start Beat Making Today.

Beat Making Software Tutorial...For Free.

Wed, 29 Jun 2011 16:25:22 GMT

The tutorial: Online beat making software.

OH My...

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 19:19:51 GMT

You may be thinking where has Dominic been...no site update wtf?!? Same issues, same complaints. It is a wonder how some people remember how to breathe through the day. I have been going through the hundreds of comments that are all over this site. There are a few problems in that: 1- No web address to their site, to their music etc 2- Some people are soooo picky. I mean, do something constructive. Save the earth, help orphans...do something with your time! 3- Having your name as tae423bdkjasdc and then expect a reply is never going to cut it, also using reduced-web-address-accounts never helps. 4- "I like music", is never a reason of why your song should be listed. 5- Ripping off another artist and then stating that it is your music is a no go. 6- Copyright material is copyright for a reason- make up your own stuff without being sued! Many more to come I am sure.

Yo

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:36:43 GMT

how about Omnisphere? ------------ good call. Again, an expensive one which can be found here: http://www.spectrasonics.net/products/omnisphere.php

Video And Music Epic An Combination

Wed, 22 Jun 2011 18:28:14 GMT

Sometimes music doesn't sell because you do not have anything to get you "pumped up" initially. Graphics and video really do help. Then people love your music. Add graphics or better still, video to your tunes and see what happens, add it to your arsenal and see which is the best puller of downloads. Here is an excellent video:

Beat Selling?

Mon, 25 Apr 2011 17:25:49 GMT

I like looking around Clickbank etc. And I notice that there are many websites dedicated to selling beats. Why? Sure they can be quicker- i.e. if you have a tune in your head, an all-in-one beat can be great to quickly put down your thought. But in all essence you can create beats as easily as someone creates them for you. Another problems is- how many people have actually downloaded and used that same beat? In the olden days, Future Music magazine gave away sound samples on the cover of their magazine. one was an "astronaut" speaking "31 seconds..." That sample was copied everywhere, to a point where the reviewers started to deduct marks on demo reviews. A bought sample is great but, you must disguise it because most of the other buyers will not. Also make sure that the samples can be played in your music and not "personal use"- the rights have been given to you- this is a biggy.

YouTube Comments And Your Music

Wed, 20 Apr 2011 14:03:58 GMT

I like the Sugababes song "Stronger". It is a great basic song that is really replayable. Every now and then I go through the comments...and this is something you should do as well. Why? Because people will tell you what is right and wrong with your music. Take it on the chin and warn about abuse and nasty comments. But what you must do is weed out the obvious "off-topic" comments. One of the "Stronger" video comments was talking about where humans come from?!?! Which in turn turned into a "shouting match" and the music comments got sidelined. This does nothing for 1. Your credibility, 2. You bothering to check comments and 3. To keep people in line. It then distracts away from comments that are meant to help you and to a point distribute your tunes. I have deleted comments and thanked people for their comments. Its all part and parcel of your marketing and listener care.

Large Labels And Your Music

Tue, 19 Apr 2011 18:17:36 GMT

A newspaper column in the UK noted that 4 stars, who won the X-Factor in the UK, have been dropped by Simon Cowell: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-1378554/Shayne-Ward-fourth-X-Factor-winner-dropped-Simon-Cowell.html A short post this, but please note what they say about Shane Ward...he didn't get into the Top 10 charts...he only made Number 12. Nice... What a waste of talent...and I hope they did well. And related to previous posts...he got to Number 1 for the Christmas charts and can now not touch the top 10. Where did his audience go? If they did leave. Too many acts, too similar sounding acts...same audience? Just something to think about.

Twilight And Your Music

Fri, 15 Apr 2011 18:03:01 GMT

Now. I really like Muse. Fantastic band. But when they put this tune into Twilight then there was an uproar. Some people said they sold out and there was a "word war" about people liking the movie and the song etc. Now at the end of the day, Muse needs fans and the more they can get to listen to them, and then to their back catalog- all the best to them. Twilight was crap, only because it is not my movie, but it did very well because it was aimed at a particular audience. Muse see that as well. They understand that. Check out the comments (for the official video)- 13 million views and 53 thousand positives. Are they all going to be fans? No, but a large percentage will search for other Muse tracks and a percentage of those will buy and become fans. Cher did as well. She changed her style a bit but kept with her roots, obtaining a new crowd while not alienating the old. She did rather well.

Spotify And Your Music

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 23:15:45 GMT

I have gone on and on about advertisements and Youtube. I went on recently to watch some music vids. All I see now is users complaining about people complaining about the adverts. Now in the olden days of the dotcom boom and bust, companies didn't know how to make money online and many didn't, and they still don't (Amazon was in the red for many years at the start). Youtube is a great service, but it is free. They only figured out how to pay for the considerable costs late, and that is through adverts. Problem is not the ads but how they are shown. Intrusive ads are bad and always will be. Google style ads are good as they are not intrusive...get the idea? If you have to wait 30 secs before a video because of an advert then that is intrusive. Now Spotify is trying to figure out how to make more money to pay for the free stuff. Free music is expensive and sounds really cool initially but when you become dependent upon a few paid subscribers then things go iffy for your company. Giving away free music is a great idea, but when do you stop? Does a free tune automatically get people to buy your album or a single track? I don't think that it does. Something else pushes people to buy from a single track. For me I try to find it online through YouTube, save the bookmark and then play in the background. Then youTube finds me similar tracks or ones that i never heard and I listen to more. If they all come from the same album and are pretty good then I will buy. Nowadays music has to be a bit more than 1 great track surrounded by 10 crap ones (step forward American Idol winner albums).

American Idol & Your Music

Thu, 14 Apr 2011 18:54:22 GMT

Saw that Pia got kicked off...everyone was upset. Feel sorry for the runner up- he's probably thinking "how about me guys?!" I do like the false tears of the judges. Anyway. This "shocker" now cranks up viewer phone calls which in turn puts more profit into American Idol. Is there any surprise in these shows, no. But that is not the idea. American Idol knows their audience, they are very clever at it. Just remember there are roughly the same amount of people watching the show each week. And by now favorites have been decided. So people go backwards and forwards, swapping their "Idol". At the end there are only 2...but still a large amount of callers. What I am trying to get through is that people swap very quickly when they forget you. So keeping up with them, keeping them entertained with what brought them to you in the first place is key- one hit wonders please take note. Their music was none "remakeable". Success is also very funny. Millions get caught up in the moment...when that moment goes, then so does the excitement. I like to call it the Truman Show Effect. Take a look at the very end of the movie. People are falling off their seat to see what happens to Truman. And when it does...they turn over to another channel. Now you cant make hit after hit realistically, but you can make fan faves. See what people are downloading in your song list. If you have 5000 listeners to one song and 10 listeners to another then apart from a bad link, they do not like that song.

Charlie Sheen Live And Your Music.

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 20:07:51 GMT

I knew there was something else to talk about here. Charlie Sheen's Live tour first date has just bombed with fans. And I had to laugh...at the fans. What were you thinking in the first place when you bought the tickets for $150? A possibly addicted comedy actor talking. We had plenty of TV clips that this was not going to be funny- just by saying "winning" and "tiger blood" is not funny and is painfully sad to watch someone grabbing at everything. If you noticed all the "funny" parts on TV was with Sheen and someone else and they were only for 5 mins long- not 1:30 hours. 5-10 mins Youtube footages would have done so much more for Charlie. But they just got carried away. Kevin Smith is the same, darn boring tour shows and questionmarkable hilarity in movies. Also, Charlie Sheen is a comedy actor, not a comedian - big difference. The writers are comedians- all the "Friends" actors please stand up. Musicians get caught up in the fame machine too. They see spotlights on them and because they have nothing to offer (remember it is the music people like) then their life gets plugged into overdrive trying to find different ways to get on TV, to get publicity so that they will be liked and people won't forget them. Stick with the music. Stick with what you know. Stick with making your music the best. You come later.

The Tourist And Your Music

Sun, 03 Apr 2011 19:50:59 GMT

Now I watched The Tourist last night. Got to say it was really crap- predicable, pointless and tons stupid pointless Jolie shots. It was like a student film- and it got green lit?! The problems come in 2 ways. 1- With the amount of talent(?) that tagged along with the film- why was it so poor- why didn't they bail? 2- The Golden Globes lost all of their credibility with every single nomination- so why did they do it- missing true, proper movies that should have got nominated (Inception was an awesome movie). When you get a remix album with loads of "talent" contributing and the album is crap- same thing- they all lose. They all know it, yet money and fame is a duel force never to be reckoned with. Sometimes it is best to start again if you know that it stinks or just not what it is supposed to be. Lord Of The Rings and The Last of The Mohicans music had to be re-done because the music/ composer was not what the director wanted. Takes guts. Secondly. When an award is given, these should have principles. Just giving an award out to get stars to recognise you or to be controversial is not a good award. Placing your music into an award category knowing that you will win is never a good idea. Have some guts and place it into a competition when everything is meaningful- fans will love it and so to the critics.

Grammys 2011

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 02:08:19 GMT

Have to admit, bit late this post, but did anyone really see the Dance music award given on TV? I didn't. I saw a fantastic trio with Bruno Mars...and Muse which are always awesome and then it was littered with Country music. Best "x" single- award given. Then full stop. No more of the same artist. I find award shows very bizarre. They usually cater for the masses and very little else....yet they always want to attract the younger audience...well how about having great tunes on from Dance musicians, a DJ session- all on TV. And while you are at it, put in every artist in that genre that ever recorded a single/ album in that year then get people to vote. Having 5 artists that could win is just stupid. I don't know, it could be my age or the time of night it is now, but I find award shows highlight the wrong people who get more reception and money from massive radio play and album sales the next day. It is not fair for anyone trying to get in. As another side issue- take off all the Idol/ X factor shows.

Lady Gaga- Born This Way

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:49:36 GMT

Bit late I know, but I really have to get this off my chest. Sorry to say but apart from a rip off of Madonna's song, Lady Gagas new one- "Born This Way" is crap. Madonnas song should have influenced Born but not use similar notes. Song structure is fine, but song notes is not. Now it begs the question why change your style? If you hatched from an egg in a rebirth thing then you have been born without the creativeness that you started with. See, egg births are quite tricky. When you listen to Poker Face etc they are very very different from Born This Way. Which is in fact a straight up pop song. It is nice also to note that Lady GaGa didn't write Poker Face etc, but did Born This Way (so who was the genius to start with?). Also a note to anyone going down Ladys route. There is a point where dressing like a weirdo (even if it is your character) becomes so yesterday. And also when you did a risky stunt last time, you have to match it or go one better each and every time. You can not win publicity that way. Hence why some models/ actresses etc keep on getting photographed topless "accidentally" and people just do not care. They did it yesterday and it has been done before. Weirdness/ quirk got Ladys character into the media and her talent kept her there. Which is the best balance. But when you start messing with talent people will start to lose interest because you weren't what they liked. The road of music is paved with those types of artists. Keep your talent and just evolve it. Have core/ base values that you can always return to. Hey, at their base, Elton John and Billy Joel just used a piano playing to a core audience. If you lose sight of what your talent is then you will not succeed.

HMV

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:29:27 GMT

HMV is as we all know a CD selling store that diversified with selling other musical bits...then diversified again and sold comics etc... Now in the UK they are closing stores down. Big uproar with people blaming the economy and some, quite rightly, stating the clear obvious. Why didn't they diversify their music section to downloads? CDs are for nostalgia and my idea later on. Downloads are great and it was clearly obvious that if your store is selling technology it had better keep up. CDs are technology so why didn't anyone see this coming? Now the Playstation store gives you downloadable rental movies. Great, however there is no extra content. You get the movie but that is about it. Now for $5 a rental movie is great...but now I get stiffed... New technology only works if it gives a clear advantage over old technology. Simple. But if you tweak the new technology in your profit favour, then someone else will come in and get win by offering something better. A CD will always be better than a downloadable as long as it offers something better. Being cheaper is not the best because someone will come in and offer something for free. So you add content (and not paid content) to your CD. Musicians have not learnt this. Offer downloads of your tunes. But then direct people to your CD. Why not stuff the living daylights out of your CD. Make it a clear bargain- offering above and beyond (video clips of you practising, you talking about the various songs, an accompanying pdf document etc). Downloads are simple, but in the long run, they will become just like CDs- everyone does the same and thus makes it terrible for everyone.

Many Small Bloglets

Sat, 02 Apr 2011 01:17:19 GMT

Missed out on a few updates so here are going to be a few bloglets to share my rants and raves...So here are the bloglets

Pimp Your Concert

Sun, 13 Mar 2011 19:38:06 GMT

When you go to a concert as a "laptop" musician you better have something good to show to people. Prodigy knew this so they had dancers on stage. Jarre knew this as well...because it is uttermost boring to see someone on their computer or at their keyboard. Here is something that demonstrates a cool concert performance:

Soundcloud...Your Free Music PR Agent

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 16:40:07 GMT

Soundcloud...you need it. Thats all.

An Awesome, Extreamly Cheap iPad Synth.

Fri, 28 Jan 2011 15:24:44 GMT

The only iPad synth you need...ever (maybe)

Dogs and music

Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:14:08 GMT

Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2 is hitting our video stores. They will have to be disinfected for days. Now, why does that get made and James Bond is in movie limbo? No justice. But the movie company saw that it grossed $149 million worldwide. Walt Disney pictures made it, as well as Bolt and Enchanted. So they already had come "critical successes". So do you think they were targeting money or critical success? Money for one, but cleverly, they were targeting their audience, young kids with the golden rule "doesn't matter how you get them, get them to see you and your brand". Disney made a good profit on that crap movie but they also made long term believers. Ultimately they knew their audience, and knew what they wanted. Music is no different. If you got $5 million for a typical drum machine churn out, would you push it to one side? No, neither would I. But I would create an artist to become the face of that type of music and then keep on churning them out with merchandise. Step forward Spice Girls (75 million records worldwide). Heard of Andrew Lloyd Webber? The great composer of Cats, Evita etc? He is also called Doctor Spin, who made the Tetris song. It got to number 6 in the charts and a bit of extra cash. Here is the tune:

Technology and music

Sun, 23 Jan 2011 00:38:39 GMT

The iPad was released only a little bit of time ago and now there are loads of those hand-held-flat-screen-things around. Has anyone thought of this: How come they all came out so quick? I mean, there is development time, research, money, testing. Yet it almost seems that once the iPad came out and then loads of others followed pretty darn quickly. Begs the question, who thought of it first, but we know who was the quickest. Music is the same. If someone comes out with a great effect, line, bass that people really get behind, you have to have it in your tunes. Better still come up with something of your own, a quirk, a variation of a popular theme...if people like it, then it spreads. If people do not like it, it doesn't. Liked stuff spreads if it is based on a popular theme/ principle/ rule.

Ricky Gervais and music

Tue, 18 Jan 2011 21:44:24 GMT

There was a bit of a storm about Ricky and the content of his jokes at the Golden Globes (this is related to music, eventually). I enjoyed it, I only watched it because of him and I waited to see what he was going to do next. I didn't really care about actors loving each other up "oh you look lovely, oh they were perfect" As a side note. No piece of overpriced clothing is breathtaking...ever. For a musician this brings up a dilemma. Do you do your thing or do you tone it down for your audience...so that you can fit in? I vote for doing your thing. If you already have people enjoying your work, that's good...obviously. First you will stick out...in a sea of musicians this is very favorable. Dance music is so samey it is boring. Social networking sites are boring now, because there are too many. But one thing is for sure, the person to do it first wins...always. Second, stick to your guns. People will buy your music on your reputation. If you radically change you will offend your core audience and second, you too will be bored. When you are not yourself, you do not produce your best. When Ricky did the Golden Globes or Oscars last year, can't remember which, he basically promoted his book and didn't have any caustic humor...and ultimately he was rubbish...and panned (again) by the media. Rightly so that time around.

Happy New Year

Wed, 05 Jan 2011 00:56:57 GMT

Nothing changes does it? I have not taken any resolutions because I break them in 5 mins or less. I look forward to next Christmas or the next time I have a holiday. I see the same old crap and the same old stuff hanging around online. Sometimes I think if Jigsaw was present would we all change our lives. I noticed on Youtube that 7.5 million people have seen a cat walking over an iPad. Now two things: 1. Once the cat did it once, it would never have done it again...fact. 2. Why does a cat walking over an iPad get so many views while deserving music artists get 100,000 views and much lower? Is it because people want to listen to music accompanied with a funny movie? Is it the music can only be played through a different medium- like radio? Does the masses need training into liking something- if everyone else enjoys it then it has to be good? Or is it, the 100,000 views some artists get actually convert into something. Compared to 7 million iPad cat views to watch something, then click over to some other piece of crap, and not looking back? So do you make something for the masses or do you make something for the true listeners? After a period of time, the masses fade...you can not replicate the iPad cat again, unless you have a Guinea Pig...maybe. Where is Ask The Ninja? What will Facebook do? Where is RSS?

Shatter

Mon, 27 Dec 2010 21:20:02 GMT

Hope everyones Christmas and holidays went well. Just a quick message. Shatter, the PS3 game with a kick ass music track (that costs more than the game) is totally computer. But I have to add, if you want some of those sounds, Module, the musician uses an Access Virus TI2 Desktop Integrated Modeling Synthesizer...with Ableton. The Virus costs $2k. Nice for some people. However many, cheaper, VSTs will give you the same result if tinkered with properly.

Tell Me Why This Tunes Is Great?

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 17:34:08 GMT

Jose Feliciano - Feliz Navidad is a Christmas hit...but why? When I first heard it, it was like...why...same lyrics, same chorus. But after a while, the songs grows on you...and it is fun. As a side note, check out all of the YouTube comments- all positive. Have a listen: This one tune, for me, underlines why people like a song. Making a song that is not boring or repetitive but keeps people interested is a very hard thing to do and is one thing that you must overcome to get any song...replayed.

Ads...again

Sun, 28 Nov 2010 21:13:58 GMT

You know that I love Youtube (sorry any other video sharing website- YouTube was first, do something niche and I might find you). I just wondered about the adverts for music artists. Many actually state the artist and their new song coming up but nothing else. Going off that I would like to know the following: - does it highlight awareness - does it increase clickthrough even if the advert and video aren't similar (Rhianna was on a rock video upload) - would adding a click incentive help downloads - would supporting the Rhianna videos be a better use of marketing dollars? - does anyone buy from these type of banner ads? When you look at it and break it down, sometime you can see your money trickle down the drain and you have nothing to show for it. As a small hint, just because you advertise on a highly popular medium doesnt necessarily mean you will have success. Figure out why people travel to the site in the first place and then leverage what is already there....simple but rarely done.

1 song, many plays

Mon, 22 Nov 2010 01:22:36 GMT

I have been listening to a Detroit radio station, 100.3 FM, and they are playing Christmas songs all the time...how cool (this in itself has got people talking increasing listeners). What I did notice is that some of the songs get repeated, and they were repeated last year as well. Trans Siberian Orchestra (TSO)- Carol Of The Bells is a prime example. Now TSO is clever. They released a seasonal album of songs with their mix of music, great success...and gets played a lot. One song gets played all the time, they get royalties every time, people search for other pieces by them and their sales/ audience increases. By the time they have another album to release they already have a hungry crowd to buy it straight away...yet you rarely hear about them on music shows/ charts. Do you have any music that could be attached to a specific season or festival? Next time you see compilation Christmas CDs check the artists...very similar on each CD. If you remember, check next year...they will be similar...each one getting paid...and if they are on radio- more cash. (you notice that all this has been free advertisements- radio airplay, YouTube tracks)

Why Should It Concern Anyone?

Sun, 07 Nov 2010 20:43:26 GMT

I get and see comments that people have left on my site and I wonder why? I got an email many months ago from someone who wrote a lengthy email asking about why do I state "techno" and then write about dance/ hiphop/ trance etc. At the end...and I kid you not, he said "I would like a full explanation of why". Today I found another comment. In the "best techno songs" area, someone has written about why some songs are lounge, dance but not really techno. In a slight explanation I stated that all in all music has crossed so many boundaries that there is very little pure genre tracks left. When it comes down to it you write what you like and most of the time it is a combination of many genres. On the other hand, why should someone care?It is someone complaining about what pigeon hole to put you in that makes your music suppressed. If you want to create dance rock...go for it, who cares about what it will be like. If that was the case, Nirvana would never have been born- that was the vision of Kurt, he was well ahead of his time. Listen and play what you want. This site was created to show you how easy it is to make techno/ dance etc...in the big scheme of things I hope to introduce and show you different styles so that your music can be better. As a side note. Pharrell Williams, of Neptunes and N.E.R.D fame, has experimented with Pop, Rock, Hip-Hop & RnB...not just one style.

THE Best Remixes

Wed, 27 Oct 2010 02:01:05 GMT

Some of the best remixes ever...in my opinion.

A HUGE Youtube Secret

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:50:26 GMT

Youtube, you know the thing that you should be on, is very powerful. But only if you do it right. 10 seconds. 10 seconds is the amount of time that an average YouTube user will watch a video before they think - should I stay or should I go. However, here are a few points: - that's average time- it might be less or more. - you will listen to something a little bit more if you know what to expect/ based on something you like - if you know what to expect you can jump to that part, missing most of the song - even if you like the genre/ artist if the video is boring then you will quit. - a lot of people listen to music in the background without looking at the screen - they will only look at the screen constantly if it has something to look at that changes (lyrics, pictures, info)

Talk Talk No Do

Sun, 24 Oct 2010 17:40:10 GMT

I have been reading in the past week or so many different marketing blogs (reading marketing stuff is a hobby rather than an educational thing) and there are so many wannabes out there it is amazing. Read through the comments and there are people with suits and dark glasses and people in business chairs all saying...yes all of them "wow, thanks for the great advice". The advice is simple- beginner stuff- but these wannabes are there hoovering it all in and do you know what- they have links in their text that states "click to earn thousands a month". My BS detector goes off. I click through the links, only to find crap affiliate copy and pasted info. There are too many people doing nothing about what they want to do. At the end of the day there are only a certain amount of ways to do things. There is no real easy way to do anything...only the way that you enjoy. The difference between the crap one hit wonder dance tune and most of the dance tune wannabes is that they have done it, and the others still keep on tweaking, checking and reading. It took me a long time to work that one out. That's it.

The Mp3 Finder

Thu, 14 Oct 2010 01:03:56 GMT

The search is on: the MP3 finder

Hip Hop beat maker - tips and tricks.

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 20:05:07 GMT

Hip Hop beat making software

Rap beats - tips and tricks.

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 19:43:24 GMT

Tips and tricks of rap beats

Increase fans and downloads with no label,

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 17:45:31 GMT

Got to say...I have found one of the best music-promotions-without-a-record-label-info-product-around today. Why do I like Greg and this product? Because he is following what I believe in...doing it yourself....with some "I've already done it" help. Beats other products on the subject hands down.

Ares - Free music downloads.

Mon, 11 Oct 2010 16:14:08 GMT

Music downloads with Ares music software

Obvious? History Repeats Itself- Fact.

Thu, 07 Oct 2010 00:37:43 GMT

I love watching YouTube videos of chart/ movie/ game musics. But my faves are being removed or shortened. YouTube has seen in its wisdom that these are illegal because of copyright etc. So its not all YouTube- its the copyright holders having limited sight. In the olden days, radio had the same problem...then the copyright holders found out that their audience and listening figures were increasing. Copied music is actually a sign of spreading and fan base- when have you actively looked for a crap thing? I now wipe out my bookmarks with "removed" videos , maybe I will look again but it is a waste of my time. If you want people to spread your music you really need to move out of the way and let them...quite simple really. If they have to sign-up, go through a crap player/ download speed/ hunt for it/ unable to pass it on... doesn't really mean spreadable does it? Ferry Corstens site is a good example. Great music plays when you get there, and you can listen to others. Now where can I share this with my friends? Where can I play these tunes on my phone to my friends or email them the tune? Nowhere... May have a flash site, may have all the social links...but the music itself isn't spreadable.

Ads = A Distraction

Thu, 30 Sep 2010 14:10:26 GMT

I love Youtube, it is one, if not the best, video sharing websites. However I have found that adverts (and copyright, which is another totally annoying issue) have really taken over the spirit of what Youtube is. The unfortunate thing about it is that advertisers think that this is a great thing. I have tried to play music videos only to find an annoying advert taking up the whole screen for about 5 seconds. Now who's bright idea is this? Do you know what happened? I found another video. I watch the adverts in the cinema because they are there- but really I hate them- I don't care that they support the cinema- that model is wrong then. Adverts, intrusive ones, are digital brick walls to people who want what they came for. Adsense works because, when done right, are not intrusive and are relevant. If you are not getting the amount of plays needed or if you want to make cash before making a name, then see if you have digital brick walls blocking your users view. I would also like to add, that if you have adverts on your music page then why are you helping people to get away from your page?

Sonic Producer Tutorial And Review- The Retorial

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 00:55:23 GMT

Sonic Producer - The Tutorial And Review.

Social Networks -The Definitive Music Article.

Mon, 20 Sep 2010 00:42:57 GMT

How to interact, in music marketing terms, in the social networks era

Music Animation

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:35:43 GMT

The music animation that was shown in the previous bloglet post was from a site called "music animation", the link is at the bottom of this post. Another, more "famous" one: Much respect.

Surf Time

Sun, 19 Sep 2010 23:22:15 GMT

Sometimes it is what you see that is better than what you hear. Run DMC vs Jason Nevins "Its Like That" is a really great tune, but much better when something is going on- i.e. the video is really cool. I can only listen for so long and then it gets boring, but I can watch it for much longer. Now the great techno/ electronic musicians have known this for ages, but many do not. So when unknowns play infront of people it is just them and a computer- how boring. This is what you are going to have to overcome at some point in your musical career. So what do you do? You could AudioSurf (link at the bottom). A great little game that you put your music to. Its something to watch, is new and is totally cool: This next one is just beautiful. I can listen to it all day and I can watch as the music is made up- simply a joy to watch:

RTFQ

Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:51:13 GMT

I have just gone through about 30 new artist profiles on this site which aims to promote unsigned artists. Out of 30 I have deleted 20-25 of them. Why? - none promoted themselves, all just said a name and that is it - some wrote, and I quote "because I am good" - many never gave out the link to where their music could be found - many stated "i like Tiesto" and that was it. Unfortunately it seems like some musicians do not want to do anything for themselves and then wonder why they have only 10 people who have checked out their music. Music promotion is not there for you to do nothing, it only allows you to get noticed better or quicker. Bu first you have to shout out in the first place. This will not be the first bloglet on this subject.

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Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:19:18 GMT

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Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:18:24 GMT

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Sun, 12 Sep 2010 20:18:01 GMT

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