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It's Not All About The Sound

You know the phenomenon, everytime you hear music playing in the background you think about the clip associated to the song.Many years ago, music was just about sounds. Skilled people with beautiful, at times selfmade, instruments entertained other people. Back then, music was a gift.But with the. . .

See the Music

It's not all about the soundYou know the phenomenon, everytime you hear music playing in the background you think about the clip associated to the song.Many years ago, music was just about sounds. Skilled people with beautiful, at times selfmade, instruments entertained other people. Back then, m. . .

The Art of Music

Music is the art of arranging sounds in periodic time so as to produce a continuous, unified, and evocative composition, as through melody, harmony, rhythm, and timbre. It is also the vocal or instrumental sounds possessing a degree of melody, harmony, or rhythm. Music can also be when an ae. . .

Learning Styles Of Music

What genres (music types) are important?Learning styles of music can help you get work, don’t get me wrong; but you need to consider the time and expense involved in knowing a lot of music genre’s, having the goods to do them, and if your locality really wants the specific genre.DJs invariably en. . .

Who Is the Greatest Composer Ever?

There was a short, pocked-faced, plain-looking man walking the streets of Vienna in the early 19th century. No wonder all women he proposed to rejected him and so he remained single all his life. The poor thing! As a boy, much to the chagrin of his father, he showed no signs of being a child p. . .

Hints On Booking Live Music For Your Wedding

Part 1 - Types of musicCeremonyThere are a myriad of ideas for music during the ceremony, from string quartet to bagpipes! Singers -from solo to a choir, organist, trumpet, brass ensemble and harpist are just some of the many other options. Reception Drinks and / or Wedding BreakfastFor backgroun. . .

MP3 - a Brief Overview!

Internet did not only change the daily habits but also the way people do their shop. And more than that: Internet has also increased the space to commit piracy. Music is a good example of how Internet can contribute to piracy. With all this revolution regarding in the means of communication, more. . .

Music of the 70's

Reliving The Music Of The SeventiesWe all associate songs and music with events in our life. Many songs hold special memories for us. We fondly remember the songs that were playing when we went to our first dance, the songs the school band attempted to play during half time at the high school foo. . .

Musicians: How To Find Band Members

Looking for band members is never an easy task. You may first want to ask yourself what exactly you’re looking for – whether it is to join an existing band or find individual members to start your own band. Obviously, both have their differences and this should be answered first before you start . . .

Kanye West Music: What's the deal behind Late Registration?

Ka-ha-hanye! The latest Kanye West music release, Late Registration, follow-up to the oppositely titled, The College Dropout, has Kanye going in exactly that, an opposite direction in everything, except credibility. That part's intact. It's getting tougher and tougher, as opposed to the 90's a. . .

How To Improve Your Employment Prospects as a Musician

How do you expand your opportunities to work in the music business? How do you improve your employment prospects? The key to doing that is developing your versatility. There are many ways of expanding what you already know how to do as a musician. It's all about using the skills that you already . . .

Sound Heals!

Music Medicine Soothes the Soul and the BodyResearchers throughout the world are reporting intriguing new ways about how sound vibration heals the body, mind, spirit and the environment. The words people choose to speak and the music people listen to have profound power to decrease pain, draw peo. . .

The Magic of the Slide Guitar

The Origins and Magic of Slide Guitar It's a hot sultry night on the Mississippi delta. The full moon casts it's translucent light on the fields and swamp oak trees. The lingering smell of barbecue and wisteria mix with honeysuckle and tobacco smoke. Folks are sitting on the front porch trying to. . .

International Music Convention, Helsinki Film Festival, San Francisco Blues Festival, H...

At the September 3 Alameda Writers Group Meeting in Glendale, producer/writer Julie Marsh and author/screenwriter Steven-Elliot Altman discuss how writers can succeed in books, film, TV, comics, and other media. For the 9th Annual Los Angeles International Short Film Festival, over 450 films from. . .

Spectral Muses Revisited: The Channeled Melodies of Rosemary Brown

Rosemary Brown (1916-2001) was a middle-aged South London widow, making ends meet as a grade school kitchen assistant, who rocketed to international fame in 1968 through a BBC broadcast recounting her purported collaborations with long-dead composers. These included Liszt, J.S. Bach, Handel, Beet. . .

Deeyah & Young Maylay A Deadly Combo!

Deadly Combo! In one corner you have Deeyah the sultry and sassy princess of the East also dubbed the Muslim Madonna by the UK media. In the other corner is Young Maylay hard edged from the merciless streets of LA also the actor/voice in GTA San Andreas game. Both talented artists in their own r. . .

Why Play Guitar?

As a full-time guitar instructor, I am constantly faced with people in all walks of life who, for all different kinds of reasons, believe that playing the guitar will add something to their lives. Most people that are just starting the guitar for the first time are young (pre-university) although. . .

Make Music with your Computer: An Introduction

IntroWell guys, I’ve decided to write a short article on how to make music with your computer. When I started out, I couldn’t find anything to help me. I didn't know what to buy, or where to start. Hopefully this short article will help you in your quest to making music a fun and productive hobby. . .

Thalisha, La Princesa of Reggaeton N'B Remakes Mary J. Blige's Real Love

Remaking a classic song that was originally recorded by the Queen of hip-hop and soul takes a great deal of confidence. But to remake the classic in Reggaeton N' B, a new genre of music, requires great talent. This summer, Thalisha, La Princesa of Reggaeton N' B, delivers and shines the spotlight. . .

How Many Chords Are There, Anyway?

Since chords (the main component of harmony) are one of the three most vital elements of music – the others being melody and rhythm – it would be useful to know how many chords there are. And it doesn’t matter whether you play piano or guitar or some other instrument – chords are chords.It’s cert. . .

Online Recording Studios - A New Player in the Music Industry

The World of Drum RecordingMany people today, especially in home studios where you often have only two inputs to record at once, record their songs one track at a time. Most people starting a home studio can easily acquire the basic engineering skills needed to record vocals, guitars, keyboards a. . .

Guitar Greats

No two guitar aficionados will be able to agree on the list of guitar greats, but like so many lists, it can be fun to try to make. What each considers greatness will vary too - is it technical ability or some hard-to-define quality like 'soul'? The blues guitarist Robert Johnson features on many. . .

Hammered Dulcimer: An American Tradition

A Little About Hammered Dulcimers The hammered dulcimer in America is a traditional stringed instrument that been in revival over the last 30 years. It can now be heard in contemporary music, seen at folk festivals, and bought over the Internet. For those new to the instrument, it is typically tr. . .

Record Your Own Radio Show from Anywhere

You're On The Air! Have you ever wanted to be on the radio? Produce your own radio talkshow? Ever since I was a kid I have been recording my voice, or my music on to various formats of tape recorders and most recently computers. (Check my music website at www.colinarthur.com) I am excited ab. . .

The Twelve Songs of Christmas: Surprising Secrets of the Season's Most Popular Tunes

The holidays are filled with joyful emotions and honored traditions, including the playing of songs about snowmen, St. Nick, evergreen trees, and presents wrapped up with big pretty bows. No matter how you celebrate the season, you'll hear these songs on the radio, on TV, at the mall, in the offi. . .

The Guitar: Its History and Construction

The guitar is one of the most familiar and common instruments the world over. It is descended from other stringed instruments that were common in Greece, in India, in Mexico and in Africa - in fact, throughout the known world. It's descended from such instruments as the sitar, said to be sacred t. . .

What Is Producing?

I deal with a lot of bands who simply aren't sure what producing is. Some have no idea what it can do to their songs. Some are under the impression that some guy (who also owns a strip club) who has a limo and pony tail is going to call them "baby" and turn them into New Kids on the Block with gu. . .

Movies on the Internet

You're watching TV 1 evening scanning through the reruns thinking it's pathetic how little there exists to watch anymore when a incredible movie trailer comes on. It's every single thing you love - the right actors, the wit, the action - and your heart beats a little faster in anticipation - if o. . .

Tyra Banks Is Turning On Satellite Radio

"The Tyra Banks Show" debuts on September 12.Targeting women, XM Satellite Radio, with more than 4.4 million subscribers, the nation's leading satellite radio service announced that it would launch a new talk and lifestyle channel, Take Five. This new women's channel will feature daily satellite. . .

Canada – Here comes Satellite Radio!

Cabinet has upheld a CRTC decision to issue two satellite radio licences after the applicants agreed to increase Canadian content and French-language service.The applicants are Sirius Canada and Canadian Satellite Radio, each of which has a U.S. partner. Details of the new Canadian content comm. . .

1973 Interview with Paul McCartney - Forming Wings

July 6, 1973 Birmingham England Steven: Has it been difficult for you putting together a new band? There would seem to be an extraordinary amount of pressure on you to come up with a group of musicians that could compete with the Beatles. Paul: It was a bit touch and go at the beginning because i. . .

Reality TV Still Going Strong With Survivor

Survivor the show that started the reality TV craze is back with its latest installment, Survivor Season 11 the Maya Empire. CBS will be keeping with its tested and proven formula of abandoning contestants in remote locations where they will live, work, and compete together for 39 days to win the. . .

"Elvis on my Mind" & Free Autobiography Book Download

The more I study the life of Elvis Presley for my website research, the more I learn about what an amazing and generous man he was. This article is just one example of his charitable Christmas spirit. It was Christmas time, and in the local paper there was a short article about an old woman in No. . .

Right Hand Guitar Playing Tip

This lesson can open for you a secret of high-speed guitar playing. If take the given technique for 2-3 weeks you'll feel progress in high-speed playing of complex passages. The given principle of development of techniques "was tested" not by one generation of guitarists and not only guitarists... . .

Green Day: Punk Rock Masters Taming Mainstream Radio Their Way

Before they got together as Green Day, Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tre Cool were merely three extraordinary hopefuls hoping and looking for their big break. The trio has no formal training and got their ‘practice’ from playing for free at punk clubs on Gilman Street in Berkeley, Californ. . .

Make a Game of Your Guitar Practice and Surprise Yourself

So you want to be improve your guitar playing?Well, like any thing, guitar skill progress takes time and practice, but many of us have much difficulty practicing regularly because it is so easy to let other things take priority over our guitar lessons.First, you need to absolutely make up your mi. . .

GROUND ZERO REVISITED – ”Answering The Call” Reveals New Images Of 9/11

We are fast approaching the 4th anniversary of the event that shook the world, the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, I still cannot erase those horrific images that were seared into my mind. Like most Americans my memory of that fateful day is one of standing frozen mouthed, staring a. . .

School Disco Classics - Reliving Your Youth With Retro Concerts

Looking back school disco’s were the epitome of uncool. People tended to fall into two different categories; those who were clearly very geeky and those who were delusional to the point of thinking they were at the cutting edge of popular culture with their suspect haircuts and jerky dance moves. . .

Guitar Tuning Guide: How To Tune a Guitar

Many beginning guitarists struggle when it comes to tuning the guitar. It's a major stumbling block for them. Some end up quitting altogether because every time they start to play what comes out doesn't sound right. A beginner should understand that guitar tuning is something you get better at wi. . .

DVD's Delivered

1st there was the remote control...you do not even have to leave the comforts of your couch to change the channel. Currently you are able to have movies delivered right to your mailbox. You no lengthier want to even leave your home to rent DVDs! A select few would say “How cool is that?” Others m. . .

The Red Cross and XM Team up for Hurricane Victims

XM satellite radio and the American Red Cross teamed up to give the workers and relief help for Hurricane Katrina a source for national radio coverage. Red Cross staff and volunteers along the Gulf Coast now have access to the channel, which is a 24-hour, nationwide XM channel to provide help a. . .

Zest For Action Driving The Animation Market

Nasscom in India puts the animation marketsize at over Rs 2000 crore, the industry is getting bigger, craving for high-quality animation - now even the Indian film makers are following the Hollywood footstepsWith – Hollywood blockbusters like Lord of the Rings, the Matrix reload, Finding Nemo, pr. . .

Filmmaking - What Is A Pro?

The word “Professional” is often bandied about by indy filmmakers, and I’ve heard and read many things I just wouldn’t expect a “Pro” to say, though the person writing or saying them claims to be one. Time for a definition of terms. Question: What qualifies a person to be a Pro? Answer: Paycheck.. . .

Filmmaking - Five Good Producer Skills

You may believe a thorough knowledge of filmmaking and the entertainment industry is enough to make you a good movie producer. While it certainly helps to know the nuts and bolts of movie production, and even the details of financing and marketing a movie, that knowledge is not enough to create a. . .

An Interview with Angus Young of ACDC

Discusses his Gibson SG and other Gear. SR: Maybe more than any other guitarist ever, you’re inextricably linked to the Gibson SG? What was the evolution that brought you to this particular instrument? AY I started playing on banjos and re-strung them up with six strings. [But] an acoustic guit. . .

Les Paul Vintage Gibson Guitars- A History

Les Paul vintage Gibson guitars were first produced in 1952. These guitars were the first solid body electric that Gibson had made. The 1952 version of the Les Paul vintage guitar has a gold top nitro-cellulose lacquer finish, and no serial number. This Gibson was designed by Les and included Klu. . .

Hearing Is Believing- Hiring Your Disc Jockey

Many "How To Hire A Disc Jockey" articles overlook one of the most important criteria for choosing entertainment. Your ears.Forget checking for a business license (anyone can get one), or endorsement by some distant, "official" DJ association. How the DJ's system sounds is critical. Most DJs are. . .

What Movies Can Teach You About Meaningful Coincidences (And How To Use Them To Get Wha...

When you have your dream clear in your mind and you go after it in the right way, the universe will send you miraculous help through meaningful coincidences. Sometimes you may have only one opportunity to receive such help. That’s why you must be ready. Coincidences are unexpected, unforced, and. . .

Moe, Larry And Curly

Moe, Larry and Curly, do the names ring a bell? If you ever watched Saturday morning television, you probably know who I am talking about. I owe these guys big time. If it wasn't for them, I never would have had such a good time when I went to those cheap movies in Brooklyn as a kid. They always . . .

Filmmaking - What To Do Until The Money Arrives

If you are not busy making your movie, you should get busy making your movie. “How can I start,” you whine, “when I don’t have any financing?” I know it seems you can’t roll film or tape until you have some money, but your lack of funding isn’t permanent, is it? You will have money at some futu. . .

Types of Actors

All humans are actors to some extent. This sounds Shakespearean but it is very true. Many times we have done what we do not like and many times we begin to like what we are doing. We represent those very feelings on stage or before the camera in the form of characters. The person's who enact thos. . .

Bruce Springsteen: The Notion Deep Inside

The magical moments of a Bruce Springsteen concert begin seconds after the lights in the arena, club or theatre go out, you're staring at the stage knowing that in the next few seconds Bruce will arrive ready to pour out his heart, sharing his soul night after night, city after city, concert afte. . .

Canadian Satellite Radio: Finally

In June, the CRTC granted satellite radio licenses to two groups - the CBC, which is partnered with New York-based Sirius, and CSR, which is partnered with Washington-based XM.The federal cabinet has upheld the CRTC's decision to issue two new satellite radio licenses. As part of the deal, all a. . .

Finding Out What Movie Posters Are Worth

Any movie fan with a personal link to a film should get the poster. One can even master the art of buying and selling posters as a business if not hobby. The sky’s the limit for the kinds of posters to collect. Follow your heart. It could be a specific genre or the kind of titles that you prefer.. . .

7 Reasons Why You Should Be Listening To Old Time Radio Shows

Are you sick of reality TV shows and the rest of the garbage that makes up the TV schedule these days? Oh yes, there are still a few classics around such as CSI, but many people would agree that ninety per cent of what's on these days is hardly worth watching.There is an alternative and it's one . . .

Filmmaking - Don't Pay Rate Card!

If you want to broadcast across Hollywood that you are an amateur, pay the rental company’s published rate card amounts for your production equipment. No professional pays rate card!I don’t even know why they bother to print rate cards, except to give you an idea of the top of the price range, h. . .

When Can Being Killed by a Bus be a Good Thing?

Albert Brooks plays Daniel Miller, a man hit by a bus. The fatal accident lands him in Judgement City. There he is put on trial to see if he is worthy to advance to the next level or if he must return to earth for another incarnation. While there he meets the wonderful Julia (Meryl Streep) who is. . .