Clubbing Now Has a Playlist
Jul 27, 2009 Interactive Media, Music
If you are like me and you enjoy music and occasionally enjoy the clubbing scene from time to time, then you will dig this. It has been a while since I have been out to a club but, I will go out on occasion with some friends for as great time. There have been times where the set was just unbelievable and I really had wished that I could remember two or more of the songs, hoping to hear them again sometime, or making my way to the DJ booth to ask what the tracks were.
Well, Twitter has done it again. While many skeptics doubt the life-span of such a useful tool, another use case in practical application surfaces in the DJ world. Richie Hawtin, an English-Canadian electronic musician and international DJ, has launched a Twitter application that integrates with a DJ tool by the name of Traktor.
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Tags: Music, social networking, software, Twitter
Fittest Tweeter – The Soundtrack
Jun 4, 2009 Interactive Media, Music
For those of my friends and visitors on Twitter, I have recently become involved with a bit of a fitness support group, if you will. I thought that it would be a fun and motivating way to be sure that I made it to the gym. You can learn more about it and its participants at the Fittest Tweeter website created by Twitter All-Star @DigitalRoyalty.
We all have music that motivates us. Charlene Kingston of Crow Information Design wrote a great post on how everyone needs an Anthem/ Theme Song. I thought that I would share some of the songs that help to motivate me at the gym.
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Tags: fitness, fittesttweeter, health, Music, Twitter
Do Flash Memory Music Albums Have Legs?
Jan 11, 2009 Music
The easy answer to that question is no but I am not speaking about bodily limbs here. As the music industry continues to evolve there have been many arguments about licensing digital music from the days of Napster to the current times of iTunes. While artists are diligently working to get the most return on the publishing of their talent, the digital music format has made it easier for piracy and copyright infringement. One would argue that it would be a massive undertaking for the community to monitor and police the legal use of digital media published by these artists. In perspective, it seems that the industry agrees and is taking steps towards alternative approaches to helping the artists to get the income they deserve.
I know that it may sound like a broken record. I also realize that a ton of us are tired of hearing this same old story but, anyone that has tried to make a song would agree that there is no easy way to create music. Being able to create sounds and beats that are pleasing to the ear and that move you involve a substantial amount of talent. In order to recuperate some of the lost opportunities for income, artists have tried things such as distribution of music on flash USB drives, as promotional items. Although the drives did not quite catch on, they have migrated to the use of SlotMusic.
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Tags: Advertising, digital multimedia, flash memory, Music
Creative Music Video
Sep 30, 2008 Music
I heard this song on the radio the other day and I immediately loved it. The video is not so bad either. Quite a blend of sound a visualizations. It’s nice to hear something new on the radio and even nicer to see what the artists come up with for their music videos. Take a peek.
Kraak & Smaak – Squeeze me
Tags: creative, Kraak & Smaak, Music, Squeeze Me, video
