How To Get A MySpace Music Account And Upload Your Music

Setting up a MySpace music account is a great tool for your music career. Through MySpace, your music can be heard by anyone around the world.

However, getting your music onto MySpace is sometimes easier said than done. Here's what you need to do to get your music onto MySpace.

1. Go to Myspace.com: If you already have a MySpace account, you still need a music account. These two are NOT the same thing. (This is a common misunderstanding that causes a lot of musicians to miss out on getting a MySpace Music account.)

2. Go to 'Music': To start the music account proces, you have to first go to the MySpace music page. Do this by clicking on 'music' on the menu bar located at the top of the MySpace homepage. (It is located just under the 'Powered by Google' sign.)

3. Artists Signup: Now that you are in the MySpace music page, go to the Music Menu bar (it should be colored red and be located just under the regular menu bar) and click on 'Artist Signup'. This is located on the far right side of the menu bar.

4. Set up Your Account: Once you have entered the artist signup screen, you'll need to fill out all the required information so you can start a music page. Make sure you read through everything and fill everything out correctly. Once you finish the process, you will be able to create your own MySpace Music page.

5. Upload Your Music: WIth a Music page, you can uplaod up to 4 of your songs onto the MySpace MP3 player. These songs have to be in MP3 format. To upload them, finish your sign-up and confirm your account through the e-mail MySpace sends you. Then take the following steps:

• Log into your Music account and go to 'Manage Profile'. You will see a screen with several tabs on top.


• Choose the 'Manage Songs'. The first screen you will see after this will give you several options you can choose. Select whatever options you wish.


• Click on 'Update Settings'.


• The settings screen will reappear. Above the same settings options you just selected, you will see a sentence that says 'ADD your first song'. Cick on the word 'ADD. (You can skip straight to this point if you like, as you don't really need to adjust your settings first.)


• A new screen will appear with several areas you can fill out, like Song Name, Album, etc. Fill out everything to the best of your ability. You can also select either a rank or download option.


• Cllick 'Update'.


• You will now be in a new window that will ask you to upload your MP3. A new MP3 uplaod box will appear (it can take some time to do this, so if you don't see it at first, just wait.)


• Click on 'Browse'. This will take you to your computer's desktop. Select the folder where you keep the MP3 file, then select it.


• Click on 'Upload'.


• Once you upload the file, a progress bar will appear that shows you the progress of the upload process. Once it is done loading, you will be taken to a new menu screen where you can upload an image.


• Select an image to upload the same way you did the music.


• Once this is uploaded, you will get a message that says your music will be listed within 24 hours.


• Check your MySpace music profile periodically to see when your music is loaded. Once it is, you will get a music player box that will allow people to listen to your music. At any one time, you can have up to 4 songs on your music player.

And that's it! Now everyone can listen to your original creations. Upgrade your site by adding a layout and maybe uploading your video so more people will come listen to your music.

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How the Electric Guitar Changed Music

In days gone by the guitar was a quiet, well behaved little instrument. In the nineteen thirties in America, you could barely here it in swing bands trying not to be drowned out by drums and horns. Sadly, it was fighting a losing battle. The guitar in acoustic form simply lacked the design dynamics to make it an instrument that was loud enough to be prominent in a full band situation.

All this was to change in Los Angeles, where it is said that George Beauchamp invented the first crude electric guitar. Hawaiian music, which he performed, is credited as the inspiration for the electric guitar. This is due to the fact that in Hawaiian music, the guitar is primarily responsible for melody. The sound of this humble instrument needed to be amplified.

The first electric guitar, as with most groundbreaking innovations, was met with some criticism. It quickly became apparent however that a new domain was created that allowed for guitarists to express their own unique abilities and style. The selling point of those early, crude guitars was simple... volume. Guitarist were now empowered to choose creative melodic lines as opposed to only strumming rhythm. Suddenly music was heard that showcased a new featured voice. The guitar was no longer satisfied with its obscure place in the band.

The design of the guitar was forced to evolve over time. The hollow sound chamber was prone to feedback. With the invention of guitar pickups, the next natural step in the electric guitars evolutionary process was the creation of the solid body electric. The progression was swift. The first mass produced solid body electric (the Telecaster) was birthed in 1950, courtesy of Leo Fender. It was called the broadcaster at first, but the company was forced to change the name because it was already in use by another. The popular Les Paul appeared in 1952 due to a collaboration between the Gibson company and guitarist, Les Paul. In 1954, Fender introduced the legendary Stratocaster, and the rest as they say...was history. These instruments started finding their way into the hands skillful artists who would amaze the world with their technical proficiency. The age of the guitar hero and the mind-blowing guitar solo had dawned.

The emergence of players like Chuck Berry, Jimmy Page, Jimmy Hendrix, Eric Clapton and Van Halen would revolutionise the world of music forever. These and other iconic guitarists would inspire generations of young musicians who would change the face of popular music as they themselves had done. With electric guitars being affordable and easily accessible, most every boy (or girl) could mimic the techniques of their idols and propel this musical revolution into the future. The electric guitar had burst onto the scene, and it was clear that it would not be leaving any time soon.

Tracey Roper is a freelance writer and webmaster. Find out more about DVD duplication and custom band merchandise.

The Early History of Broadway Musicals

Broadway as a symbol

Broadway is the street in New York that has come to symbolize live theater entertainment and musicals throughout the world. Today the area, known to tourists and theater-goers, stretches from W.41st Street, where the Netherlander Theater is located, up to W. 53rd Street's Broadway Theater. Only four theaters are located physically on Broadway, the Marquis at 46th Street, the Palace at 47th Street, the Winter Garden at 50th Street and the Broadway at 53rd. All the other legitimate houses are located east or west of this twelve block stretch.

Broadway Stars.

By the 1830's America was exporting stars to Europe. The first notable American actor to make a successful tour was Edwin Forrest, who at nineteen, had played Iago to Edmond Kean's Othello. Forrest's second tour of Great Britain, in the following decade didn't fare as well. He was hissed off stage. Though the disruption of his tour was a personal feud with a British actor, its results were well publicized in the American Press and his return to the American stage was received with populist fervor. This "personal feud" became an international incident and demonstration of class struggle in 1849, when the British actor in question was scheduled to perform at the Astor Place Opera House in New York. A riot ensued on the night of May 10th which was put down with troops and cannon.

Broadways first marquis.

In 1891, the first electric marquis was lit on Broadway. The theater was on Madison Square at the intersection of Broadway and Fifth Avenue at W. 23rd Street. The Flatiron Building now occupies the site. By midway through the following decade, the street blazed with electric signs as each theater announced its shows and stars in white lights. By the turn of the 20th Century the street had an entirely different look, with as many as sixteen theaters on Broadway itself and many others located on the side streets or other avenues. Broadway was much more than a mere twelve blocks. It started at 13th Street and wound its way a mile and a half up the Avenue to 45th Street, ending in the heart of Long acre Square. This first decade of the century also saw the construction of many theaters, most notably the New Amsterdam on 42nd Street in 1903, along with four others in that same year, that are still standing today.

Our Broadway.

The first decade of the 20th Century was both boring and transformational in the history of our Broadway Musicals. The seeds of that transformation go back to 1882, and the construction of The Madison Square Theater at 24th Street. The Mallory's, who had built the theater, had employed a young actor-manager from San Francisco along with two brothers from the lower Eastside to help manage the theater. David Belasco, who had the distinction of appearing on stage with another unknown child, Maude Adams, in San Francisco in 1877, was soon to become a playwright, theater owner and builder. The two brothers from the lower Eastside were, of course, Charles and Daniel Frohman. The first sign of the transformation occurred when producer Rudolf Aronson decided to build a theatre of his own. At the time, theatres were concentrated between Union Square and 24th Street.

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New Music, New Rap Style: Meet PonyPak

With ten years of street battles and night club gigs behind him, Chicago rapper and hip-hop artist PonyPak is now a veteran in his field. His new CD release, Words Are Power: Volume 1, is trailblazing a unique style of Rap music

PonyPak started DJ-ing and mixing house music tapes when he was in the eighth grade. That early start helped him develop a style that is pure PonyPak: thought-provoking, non-violent and perceptive lyrics set to the hottest beats coming out of Chi-Town. Fans won't find any profanity in PonyPak's words. It is not his style. Urban Intelligence is the message he wants to convey to his large following, both young and old. A recent Channel 19 Access performance in Chicago attracted a record number of viewers ranging from college students to 30-somethnig professionals.

The 12 original tracks that make up Words Are Power: Volume 1 are filled with raw honesty sheathed in hope. The opening track, This is Chicago, pays homage to PonyPak's hometown and its deep-rooted people. By calling out street names and neighborhoods and using slang like "land of the ballers and champagne callers," he gives a nod to the local scene. The use of 'mafia sound' and Spanish guitar is also a tribute to Chi's rich history and diversity.

Slang-A-Ball is a fact- based, slamming urban narrative about growing up in the shadow of hustling - the lure of selling dope tempered by knowing the consequences. Meanwhile, Mack Please fuses classic jazz with today's sound. The cut features different tracks; each blended with a verbal back scratch. The jazz version offers a mellow vibe against a smooth rap while the second half starts with a verbal back scratch that leads to the iconic "diamond in the back, sun roof top, digging the scene with a gangster lean" vibe.

On Don't Hurt 'Em, PonyPak puts the bass in your face, replicating a heavy car thumping beat with 'electronika' toys in the background. They are paired with cocksure lyrics like as "My verbal neurotoxins destroy your body language, and rip apart paragraphs with lyrical anguish." At the other end of the spectrum, Splash proves a showcase for deep house music from the underground sounds of Chicago, featuring urban rhyming with syncopated sounds of old school.

The Real Mc Coy has a deep soul R&B sound merged with deep blues and a rap style that is smooth and engaging. On Splash II Remix, a thumping dance track merges with hot urban rhyming lyrics and metaphorical language and takes house music to another level with a cool motif synthesizer and an organic keyboard dance sound.

Headz Up spotlights PonyPak as MC producer with a rock-influenced lead guitar and heavy drum dynamics with an A Capella ending that adds to the song's uniqueness. Self-Control takes the listener deep into PonyPak's philosophical lyrics heard over a west coast R&B sound. Meanwhile, Mack 2 swings the mood to a Latin reggae dance vibe while Eternity maintains that reggae vibe using a cool flow and a fine use of rhyme and alliteration with a killer baseline.

No More offers thought provoking words about the war in Iraq and the anguish of the American people, particularly the wives, husbands, parents and children of dead soldiers. PonyPak parallels the war with the violence, death, injustice and inequality in America ("Killings,killings,killings troops and civilians" and "One billion dollars to rebuild another place"). It is perhaps the most powerful track of the album. The final cut, fittingly emphasizes the CD's title and message: "Words Are Power."

PonyPak is both humbled by and grateful for the opportunity to have his music heard and his message spread. His goal is to be part of the world's music community that comes together to make music about love, hope, compassion and respect for human life. "There is a lot of pain and suffering in the world," he comments. "Music can take people to another level of conscious existence." He is adamant about his duty as an artist as reflected in his four-point manifesto:

1. PonyPak is about love, peace, and happiness.
2. The measure of a man is how God sees him.
3. Words are power. Be careful of what you say.
4. There's life and death in the power of the tongue

For more information, contact:

PonyPak @aol.com

Discover New Music at Summer Festivals

The summer season is synonymous with festivals for many music lovers, who could find themselves spoiled for choice with the quality and quantity of sonic events taking place in fields and arenas across Europe over the next few months.

While some of the most well-known events such as Glastonbury can always be expected to sell out far in advance, there are plenty of other options that are every bit as exhilarating for fans of all genres. From loud rock festivals to event mixing music with other mediums, the festival calendar of 2010 has something to satisfy even the most discerning music connoisseur.

You don't always have to travel far to hear eclectic sounds from other cultures, with events such as Tempo Latino bringing the best of South American salsa to France in July. With world class performers and classes for enthusiasts of all ages, this is one of many events that aims to raise awareness of traditional musical styles that are still going strong today - even if you wouldn't know it from looking at the charts.

On the subject of traditional music, classical music lovers can look beyond the BBC's Last Night of the Proms to find excellent orchestral performances in some of Europe's most majestic locations, including the St Magnus Festival on the Scottish island of Orkney, which is also a chance for new talent to shine. Folk lovers will be similarly blessed with opportunities to hear the music they enjoy, from the Cambridge Folk Festival to the lesser-known World Fleadh, celebrating the best of traditional Irish music in August.

Keeping the controversial spirit of rock alive, one festival that has been generating more headlines for its supposed blasphemy than its bands is France's annual Hellfest. Being dropped by its sponsors last year after protests from religious groups, and being publicly condemned by French president nominee Philippe de Villiers prior to elections earlier this year, in truth the festival is just another great opportunity for rock and metal fans to see some of the world's loudest bands if they still weren't satiated after Download and other European metal festivals.

Music festivals are a great way to experience music, and to discover new songs that could be playing on your MP3 player for the foreseeable future. Heading out to see the latest music in person and downloading it from a subscription service will help the industry to flourish.

Learn more about discovering new songs and music online. Adam Singleton writes for a digital marketing agency. This article has been commissioned by a client of said agency. This article is not designed to promote, but should be considered professional content.

Passion of Indie Music - The New Way of Independent Musicians

With the advent of internet technology, there are many changes in several industries. There are many indie musicians are on the knife edge of changes in the music industry, the first to benefit and the first to get cut. Over the last, musicians have struggled to get paid fairly and seen great venues close down. And of course the recording industry continues to decline, with annual revenues dropping 4.5 billions from 1999 to 2008. On the other hand, bands now have the means to develop an audience or release a record without corporate control. A storm of promotion, distribution and communication tools are available to them, many of which were unimaginable 15-year age. Last, musicians and fans alike enjoy at your fingertip access to practically every recording that exists on the planet.

Putting musicians aside for a moment, clearly certain corporations have benefited in the last decade. Most of the music companies make money serious money off music players like the iPod. The changes in media consolidation rules allowed every channel to strengthen its hold on commercial radio to dominate the live music business. Even some of the major record companies are recovering somewhat, by pushing and slowing adoption online strategies that have already proven as successful for Indie musicians.

However, as a result, it is not clear whether musicians themselves will be able to improve on their previous, already precarious, position. Many talented, hard working indie artists are finding it harder than ever to make a living. All the time and financial costs of band development, booking, promotion, fan outreach and recording are taken on by the Indie Musicians.

If you are making significant money from recording is difficult and revenue from touring is down, where does that leave working musicians? Finally, there are some well established and experienced websites in internet are providing indie music from the best professional musicians to their clients. For more information and details, please do not hesitate to visit their valuable website.

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The New Nokia Touch Screen Phone - Nokia 5530 XpressMusic

The technological improvements in the sector of mobile phone industry have brought a major change in the functions and types of phones used nowadays. Earlier the phones were used only as a medium for communication but now there are music phones, business phones, multimedia phone and many others which cater to the needs of specific sectors and groups of society.

Among various mobile companies Nokia has created a special place for itself with its wide variety and high quality of mobile phones. Nokia has introduced various mobiles phones with some special features from time to time. The latest addition by the company is the 5530 XpressMusic phone which is a mass market music phone with exciting no physical keys feature.

Display and physical dimensions:
The Nokia 5530 is a smart and sleek phone with physical dimension of 104 X 49 X 13 mm with weight of only 107g. You can comfortably carry this 5530 in your purse and pocket. This stainless steel finish phone has no physical keys which makes it look even more stylish and stunning. It has 2.9 inches of TFT resistive touch screen with resolution of 360 X 640 pixels. Its onboard accelerometer automatically orients the display as per your holding position. The phone is available in 5 different colors which gives a wide choice to the users.

Great music experience:
Nokia 5530 is introduced on the success of the famous Nokia 5800 express music. For music lovers this phone is a real treat as it has 27 hours of music playback time and memory of 4GB where you can store all your favorite tracks. The excellent music player of the phone supports multiple audio formats including MP3, WMA, WAV, M4A and others. It also has pop up media bar for photos, videos and music. Online sharing applications like Flickers, Ovi share and VOX can be easily accessed through this phone so that you can share your stuff with your loved ones. The 3.5 mm of audio port in the phone is interestingly positioned at the bottom.

Other multimedia features:
Besides wonderful music player the phone has wide array of other multimedia features as well. It has camera of 3.15MP with resolution of 2048 X 1536 pixels. Other features that enhance the quality of image include auto focus and LED Flash. Besides capturing your precious moments in still images the camera of the phone is also capable of video recording at the speed of 15fps.For enhancing your entertainment level there are preloaded games in the phone and if you want you can even download the ones of your choice.

Besides great music and multimedia features, the list of the functional features in the phone is almost endless. It has an innovative feature of people carousal where thumbnail images your 20 friends can be accessed along with their communication history like phone calls, emails, pictures and others. The connectivity and network feature are also good and has facility for Bluetooth and USB as well.
In short, if you want a phone with special music functions along with other functional features then Nokia 5530 is an ideal choice.

The Nokia 5530 and joins the recently launched Nokia E55 from the manufacturers product portfolio for 2009, for further details please refer to our website - Phones Limited.

Writing A Music Business Plan For Your Business Growth

For those interested in the music business, few things are as exciting or as challenging as opening their own music business. There are many facets to the music business, from acting as agent to the hot new music group to running a successful outlet selling new and used musical instruments.

==The Music Industry==

The music industry offers some unique challenges and some great opportunities, and the savvy businessperson can take advantage of those challenges and opportunities to create a thriving business even in the most difficult of climates.

Before opening the doors of your great music store, or taking the new band to the top, however, it will be necessary to create a solid business plan in order to attract financing, partners and investors.

No businessperson will invest in a new music business without a thorough understanding of that business's prospects for success. A business plan is a way to communicate the goals of the business and to quantify its financial needs and prospects.

== What Should You Include In Your Business plan ==

Many new business owners are unsure how to write a business plan, or what that business plan should include. Every business plan will be different, and the business plan for a new music business may look quite different from that of a new accounting business.

That having been said, however, there are certain elements that all business plans have in common, and certain things that they all must include.

Some of the required elements of every business plan include:

What the business does. Any potential investors will of course want to have a thorough understanding of the purpose of the business, and, most importantly, how it plans to make a profit.

The mission statement of the business, a mission statement is most commonly a simple one page document which details the purpose of the business and the business philosophy of its owners and management.

Information on the experience and qualifications of the management team, this is one of the most important parts of any business plan, and it is particularly important for those opening a business in the music industry.

The management team is a key to the success of any business, and it is important that the team be able to guide the business to profitability.

== The Challenges Facing The Music Industry In General==

A discussion of the challenges facing the music industry in general and the business in particular; it is important that the business plan include a discussion of the ever changing nature of the music industry, both the challenges created and the opportunities provided.

It is important to detail how the nature of the music industry will affect the prospects of the company as well.

Starting a music business is not easy, and it will require perseverance, hard work and of course long hours and substantial capital investment. The rewards of a successful music business are great, however, and well worth the risk and the time invested.

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Is Nokia X3 As the New Xpressmusic Generation the Best Music Phone?

With the presence of Nokia X3, the manufacturer has turned over their music phone (XpressMusic) that was well known and successful until recently. Designed with the slider sport, X3 is featured with 3.2 megapixel camera and 2.2 inch screen. It allows you to still takes snaps and impressive video clips, upload and share them to your social network like Facebook and Flickr.

With 2.2 inch display and 240x320 pixel, the Nokia X3 provides not too sharp images that look warn out and thin especially under the direct sunlight. However, you can still easily read on the monochromic screen.

If you take a look at this phone closely, you immediately notice that it is an XpressMusic successor with the change and additional features. You will find built in radio with RDS, stereo speakers, bluetooth or standard 3.5 mm headphone jack a long with dedicated music button, micro USB port and the one for Nokia's previous generation chargers.

When the phone is slide out, you will experience the soft keypad that is enjoyable to use and clearly felt when pressed. You may think that it was made of metal but actually it was made of plastic. You will know soon after touching the keys.

Finally, with this price, Nokia X3 is designed for the middle end users especially for the music lovers who want to spend their money especially for music mobile phone. Therefore, the enhanced features like on the smartphone of course, are not available. Yes, it is of course equal with the price you spend.

Zammax is an electronic product reviewer, especially for New Mobile Phones. You can find more insights and groundbreaking review of any types of mobile phones and basic guide before you buy them including Nokia X3.

Nokia X2 - The Musical Experience

Nokia X2 is the new music phone released by the Nokia, a leading mobile manufacturing company. This is a budget music phone and is the cheaper version of Nokia X6.

The X2 is aimed at music lovers and comes in a candy-bar shape. The phone features dedicated hardware buttons for music playback down the slim phone's edge. Powered with Bluetooth 2.1 to support wireless music enjoyment, the phone offers a 3.5mm headphone jack for die-hard music fans. Equipped with full speed USB 2.0 to make music transfer quick and easy, Nokia X2 provides a real musical experience to the users. Users can also manage their music via the Ovi Player PC client or Windows Media Player 11.

The Nokia X2 handset has no 3G connection and is empowered with a 5 megapixel camera, a video recorder and a 2.2-inch QVGA screen. Other key features of Nokia X2 include dual speakers, dedicated music keys, FM stereo and support for up to 16GB of storage via microSD card. It uses a lithium ion battery which provides upto 13.5 hours of talk time and 26 hours standby time.

The 13mm thin handset, weighing just 81g, Nokia X2 is ideal for the socially active people since it provides direct access to social networking sites such as Facebook from the homescreen. The Nokia X2 phones come preloaded with Nokia Messaging for email and Instant Messaging features.

Nokia X2 phone uses Series 40 software that helps run various applications such as Flickr, two converters, a world clock, and share on Ovi.

The Nokia X2 is a highly desirable phone for all music freaks who do not want to spend much on their mobile handsets. To make these phones more affordable, a wide range of phone deals are being offered by mobile phone retailers. These offers are available on all major networks such as O2, Vodafone, Orange, T mobile, Virgin and Three. The phone can be purchased along with pay monthly contract deals or cheap Nokia X2 pay as you go offers. Mostly these deals come along with various free gifts and incentives.

You can find all the latest and best mobile phone deals on Nokia X2 at online phone shops. You can compare all the details of the offers available. With online phone shops, it has become easier to compare features and specifications of different mobile phones. You just have to log on to these portals to find your dream handset in quickest way.

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The New iPod Nano With Video Camera, Voice Recorder and Pedometer

The new fifth generation iPod nano is an electronics marvel! It packs so many powerful things is such an incredibly small and slick body that it is unbelievable.

All these years I shied away from acquiring an iPod for the simple reason that it may take up so much of my time that my writing and other interests may suffer for want of time. But when I read that the new iPod nano could record and play video clips besides recording voice and music, I sort of began looking at it more inquisitively. I began to read its specifications and its features. When I found that it had world clock which could show me the time in 4 cities around the Globe at the same time, stopwatch, alarms, calendar, memo notes, contacts and games it perked up my ears. But the final feature which broke my resistance was that it worked as a pedometer as well! That did it! I fell for it and bought it promptly.

But it was my first iPod and first Apple device at that. I had no clue how to work it. I read the skimpy instruction booklet which was made for persons well acquainted with Apple devices and not for a first timer like me. When I switched on the device, I could not run up and down the menu as I tried in vain to press the arrow keys which I was used to on TV remote. I was frustrated beyond words. After an hour or so I discovered the secret of scrolling up and down the menu just by an accident. You have to brush your finger in a circular motion around the wheel! Clockwise to go down and anticlockwise to go up the menu! Eureka! I felt elated. The button at the top of the iPod which I presumed was the ON-OFF button did no such thing. It was a sliding switch to reset the iPod in the unlikely event when it did hang and stopped working. Soon I became an expert. Press menu to go back one screen at a time, and draw ring with the thumb on the wheel to select the menu and press the central button to move to the next screen.

I downloaded and installed iTunes on my computer. The program pulled out the music on my hard disc and converted it for the iPod. I connected the iPod and it soon finished syncing with the iTunes. Although iTunes did pick up 2 .mov movie clips from my desk and put them on the iTunes screen they did not sync with the iPod and a message showed up that it was not a format which could be played on the iPod nano. Similarly I found that movies which I had shot using my Panasonic camera could not be synced onto the iPod. You need to convert movies to MP4 format to load on to the iPod. Later I searched the net and downloaded the software to convert movies for iPod. You can find it at www.e-zsoft.com. However the movies which I shot with the iPod could be downloaded on my computer and they did play well. The iPod camera is pretty good at taking movie clips, though the position of the lens is something one has to get used to.

I was not expecting the iPod to play the music without plugging in the earphones, and was pleasantly surprised when it did. The sound is good quality but the volume is barely audible through my shirt pocket. But you could hold the back of the iPod to your ear and enjoy the music properly without the earphones. The feature is welcome when listening to voice notes. With the earphones, the quality of the sound is excellent.

I was pleased to see that the audio out socket is a full sized one (3.5 mm) and not a mini. I could plug in my music system in and play the iPod music. It sounded great! However I did not get any success playing the video clip through the AV cable which I bought separately. It did not show up on my Panasonic home theater projector. I took it back to the shop who tried it and said that although its black carton says iPod nano, it doesn't seem to work on the newest version. He would give it me as and when he received the new AV cable compatible with the new Nano. But this is undoubtedly a blotch on Apple, Inc. Why do they not make the accessories common to all? It just adds to inventory, makes the older accessories obsolete and adds to the costs.

I switched on the iPod pedometer put it in my right-side trouser pocket and walked in my garden and began counting the steps. I stopped after a couple of rounds when I had counted 485 steps and looked at the iPod. It had recorded 487 steps! The pedometer actually works. I then held it in my hand trying to keep it as steady as possible as I walked watching the screen. The iPod faithfully recorded my every step. I wonder how Apple did this gimmick as I do not know of any pedometer which can do that.

I plugged in the iPod in my inMotion im5 Altech speaker dock and it played some wonderful music. But the radio did not work on the dock. I put in the earphones and the radio worked. It probably uses the earphone wires as some kind of an aerial. I then tried it out plugging the iPod in the speaker through the aux. input with a cord which could serve as an aerial, but the radio still did not work.

I then plugged in my iTrip FM transmitter onto the iPod and set the frequency at 100 MH. This worked well when my radio was switched on to the same frequency. I switched on the FM radio in my car and played from the iPod Louis Armstrong's 'When the Saints go Marching By' as a salute to Apple Inc. for the iPod marvel.

On the whole I am happy that I bought the iPod Nano. It will be my companion in my pocket wherever I go. I have shed my fear and the little aversion I had for the Apple product. Kudos to Apple Inc. for coming up with a fantastic practical and useful product for beyond the music-lover consumers!

Dilip Dahanukar is an IIT Powai alumnus. He is an experienced author having written 2 science fiction books 'eMaya' and 'Alien Man' which are available on Amazon and Borders. He has written articles on the net, which are widely read. Married to an artist, he is an avid gardener and enjoys nature. Visit the webpage of the author: Dilip Dahanukar.

Music Producers - Why Not Sell Your Beats Online?

As a music producer in the New York City area I have seen a lot of artists as well as labels and big time studio's come and go. For some people they were just done with the music business and decided to do something new while others were pushed out. I am one of the lucky ones I have been producing since the age of 15 and I am now 31 years young. Things are different from the times when albums sold 8 million copies without even trying, so what happen? I feel that the fans and the artists and in some cases the producers have been neglected.

Major record labels have been getting greedier finding new ways to rape artists and producers. How can you blame the Internet for record sales being down? As of today there are 500 million people on Facebook if only 50 million of them brought albums that is still good money. Major labels do not know how to connect with the people anymore. Let's face it the music on the radio sucks and the labels have lost control and they do not know what to do next.

That is why as a music producer you have to be up on your game right now. Since 2001 I have seen so many producers, be it know or unknown make the transition to selling beats online. For some major producers they looked at it as a smack in the face and this showed me they know nothing about making money they only know how to make beats. It's not their fault the labels kept them busy so they would not figure out how the system works. Now you have these once hot producers stuck with nowhere to go sitting on millions of dollars worth of beats. These once hot music producers, have no idea how much money is online so some choose to bash the whole Internet.

The one thing I have learned in my life is you cannot let pride keep you broke. Some producers feel they have to come online and sell beats for crack head prices. That is up to you and how you want to brand your product online it's all in your marketing. The myths about selling beats online are started by people who never even tried to sell beats at all. This is the best time to get beat sales online and offline like never before. Recording artist, out number music producers online 500 to 1 so you always have new clients. You just have to know how to communicate with them and build trust. The Internet allows you to be everywhere every time twenty-four seven three sixty-five days out the year. Now tell me wouldn't you like to be apart of that?

I have been in the presents of billion dollar Internet marketers from around the world and they say the same thing before you decide to sell any products online have a plan. I agree with that 100% as a music producer that has seen 16 year olds sell beats online and make any where from $8,000 to $15,000 a month they all had one thing in common they had a plan.

In conclusion, like it or not the Internet has changed the music business as we know it. This has to be the best time ever to be a music producer no more working on other people terms and being told what you can and can't create. Remember life is about taking risk and daring to be different nobody remembers the gimmick they remember where the gimmick came from.

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MySpace Music Ignores Independent Music

Independent music has been a driving force during the development of MySpace, and now the social network has ignored its core when it launched the new MySpace Music. The new deal with Amazon.com makes them a new competitor against iTunes and Napster.

After signing a deal with the 4 major labels (Sony BMG Music Entertainment, Universal Music Group, EMI Music, and Warner Music Group, Inc.) MySpace and its business partners could benefit from the indie artists, but will they return the benefits?

You can always say that yes, an indie artist being featured next to a signed artist could help their exposure. But does the artist gain the same amount of benefits as the major label?

1. The independent artist doesn't see a fixed amount of money coming in from the on-site advertising deals that MySpace creates, because of MySpace Music.

2. The indie artist has to count on, whoever checks out their page, actually listens to their music, instead of it being forced into their ears by consistent radio airplay.

3. Ever since the News Corp. buy-out, the social network has been geared toward mainstream music. As of today, I only see 1 independent artist featured next to a whole page of mainstream artists.

Is that really helping independent music out?

MySpace is not an artist's, or band's website. News Corp. can one day say, "Let's get rid of these pages." The page is owned by them, not the artist who put so much work into maintaining the page.

This type of deal should really send a message to an indie band, or artist, which is, "I should have my own website." The artist is free to post/sell their music, merchandise, and what ever they have to market themselves, and it can not be taken away.

Yes, MySpace is a free outlet, but there is a price to pay if you do not go by their standards. It is a great marketing tool, but that is it. All the friends, music, and layouts that an indie artist has worked to get can all be gone one day.

Noe Pacheco
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Pixie Lott Uses New Car Model in Her New Music Pop Video!

For pop music lovers everywhere, you are in for a real treat. We all know about the celebrity endorsements from Volvos interaction with the teen based Twilight Saga and even the fashion worlds' involvements with and on the new Mini Countryman and more and more car manufacturers are jumping on the music- marketing- bandwagon.

Pop sensation and English singer/ song writer, Pixie Lott tunes into the new Citroen DS3 as part of her video promoting her newest single 'Broken Arrow'. Citroen's DS3 appears in the music video in a roll of romantic scenes, both past and present. The single (out now) is a brand new track from the re-released version of Pixie Lott's multi-platinum 2009 debut album, Turn it Up which pushed Pixie into a global Pop sensation who has sold over 600,000 copies in the UK alone.

Citroen's Communications director has stated that Pixie Lott is one of the most talented and successful performers of our time and that the car manufacturers are thrilled that the DS3 was chosen to appear in her new video. He also commented that the vehicle was 'happening' and 'upcoming', just like the artist.

The 19 year old singer/ song writer from London has won many awards for her contribution to music and rose to fame with her debut single 'Mama Do'. The single hit number one in the UK charts and she went on to produce another 5 top 20 singles. Pixie has recently also appeared as a guest judge on X Factor, sitting with the cream of the music business Simon Cowell.

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Sara Wright is working within marketing and is currently researching car servicing kent

Did Chopin's Piano Hold Any Secrets About His Romantic Piano Music?

The music of Frederic Chopin is widely studied even over 200 years after it has been composed. Elegant and brilliant melodies are sought after by aspiring piano students worldwide, who work hours on end to master the capabilities needed to play the composer's 24 Etude's, for example, and perhaps formulate their own interpretation. Many of the works, in fact, were created on versions of the piano that were just being invented during the industrial revolution, and many people at the time were mystified by the sounds that could be created.

In the early 19th century, there were many scientific discoveries and new products being developed. The general public didn't know what to make of many things, and the birth of new music from instruments never before built was included in the realm of new possibilities at the time. As a teenager, Chopin taught himself the piano on an early version invented by the English. Different models were invented by various companies in Vienna, London, and Paris, where the composer ended up in 1832 to give a recital.

The piano settled on by the composer was a state-of-the-art instrument that had a range of over six and a half octaves. The soundboard and cast-iron frame were design to tolerate high tension from the steel strings, and a right pedal was included to prolong sound and notes, while a left-hand, or una corda pedal made for more gentle sounds. The new design of the hammer allowed rapid repetition of notes that made the piano more versatile in the range of sounds it could produce.

The new capabilities of the piano during that time could have led people to believe there were secrets to his romantic music. The sounds coming out of the instrument were likely never heard by anybody at the time, making Chopin seem like even more of a master, not to play down the composer as the genius that he was.

The composer's piano allowed a player to utilize the full range of the instrument and use both hands to create unprecedented sounds and melodies. The difficulty in getting more advanced pianos delivered didn't deter him from composing, however. In Valldemosa, a piano that the romanticist referred to as a tin pot still allowed him to work on Well-Tempered Clavier by Bach. An upright piano was supposed to have been delivered from Paris at the time, but there were many delays, so it is thought that he composed a few major Romantic pieces on the small piano.

Despite situations where more advanced piano designs were not available, Chopin still composed innovative and to this day, well-known and respected, pieces of music. Somebody with such phenomenal talent can create music on any instrument that is available; expressing their talent and emotions on whatever there is to communicate their musical virtuosity. The composer's ability to play and harmonize by ear at a young age and also master the piano so quickly is also proof of his capacity for talent.

The question as to whether the piano held any secrets about the Romantic piano music of Chopin is debatable. New technology at the time allowed for things people then never heard before. With the rapid changes in technology today, the public is more accustomed to seeing new inventions on a regular basis. Whether he played on a more contemporary design such as an aeolopantaleon or an instrument more like the modern piano, the composer was able to create and play astonishingly elegant and diverse music, so perhaps the only secret was the gift of genius the man possessed that bypassed the cultural trends of the time.

Andy West is a writer on subjects relating to instrumental music. One of the greatest composers of our time, Chopin, is still inspiring young pianists to develop their talent.

Crank Dat Roy - New Dance Phenomenon From the South

Have you heard about crank dat roy yet? If you haven't then you must be living under a rock. This new dance is not like one of those usual 'crank dat' songs that have been getting extreme popularity recently. This is a dance started out of Orangeburg, South Carolina.

A young guy named JQ is responsible for this new craze and now it is hitting radio airways everywhere. JQ has opened up shows for many hip hop as well as rhythm and blues artists and definitely has a promising future in the music business.

So what's with the crank dat roy dance? Is it hard to do? Well when I personally gave it a try I found it to be much harder than it looks. The spinning, the stepping and various other routines in this dance are quite unique.

Just go to any social networking site like YouTube, MySpace or Facebook and you're bound to see video footage of tons of teens and even a few adults doing this new dance. The elroy is getting a lot of play in South Carolina clubs and is even being played in places like Wisconsin.

Just to show you how up on things our teenagers are, I asked my son about 'The Elroy'. Being the parent that I am I wondered if he knew the dance and the song. To my surprise he did and told me that it's been around for a while now. He even knew the steps like a pro.

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Samsung F210 and F200 New Music Phones

Music phones are becoming a popular option for consumers not wishing to carry with them more than one device whilst out and about, with mobile phones offering ever increasing memory and updated music software there is now storage space on a par with top standalone MP3 Players such as the iPods to save enough tracks and playlists to keep most music enthusiasts satisfied.

Samsung Mobile released a new music phone that took this one step further with the Samsung X830, the phone was designed very much with an MP3 player in mind and because of its size and dimensions was able to be worn around the neck on a lanyard making it easier to wear earphones rather than hidden in an inside pocket.

Following on from the X830, the manufacturer has now released two upgraded versions with a better camera resolution, updated music software and an expanded feature set, these new devices are part of the new F-Series of Samsung phones and share the same compact design as the X830 in that they too can be worn around the neck.

The two new handsets are the Samsung F200 and Samsung F210 music phones.

Both models feature the unique swivel actions of the X830, whereas the user simply slides the underneath of the phone around 180 degrees to reveal the keypad and effectively doubles the length of the phone so the distance between the speaker and the microphone are a perfect fit to the face.

The F200 is the budget version not offering a camera and with a smaller internal memory it concentrates purely on music, calls and text.
The Samsung F210 is a far more interesting device that offers a 2.0 megapixel camera compared to the 1.3 megapixel of the X830 as well as a very healthy internal memory of 1GB that can be expanded further with the use of MicroSD memory cards.
The F210 is very slightly larger than the original X830 simply to accommodate the extra features and specification but only weighs 2g more at just 76g so will not be uncomfortable when worn around the neck.

The exterior of the phone is finished in a light grey graphite colour and offers a metallic jog dial that gives access to the music player, phonebook and menu functions when the handset is closed.

Other F210 features include TriBand frequency for global roaming, Bluetooth technology for wireless connections to compatible devices for data transfer and hands-free conversation, integrated music player with the option to create playlists and an FM radio for keeping updated with local and national news and weather reports as well as enjoying a new tune.

The built-in camera has zoom function and flash and is capable of video recording and playback all of which can be stored on the ample internal memory before sharing via Bluetooth or sending via text message or even downloaded to a PC using a cable.

The F210 also offers a large TFT 1.5 inch display screen, ideal for viewing photos and video clips captured with the camera.

Users of the X830 will welcome these new F-Series additions to Samsung's product portfolio especially with the larger memory, better camera and upgraded features of the F210.

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The Brand New Ford Fiesta - Music to Everyone's Ears

There has been an advert recently broadcast on television which depicts a disassembled Ford Focus reassembled as a small orchestra of musical instruments. This particular idea got me thinking about the sort of music other cars might represent. Apparently the Focus produces stately sounding classical music, with very elegant tones and understated beauty. I disagree with this entirely; to me the Ford Focus represents the car for the everyman and as you are no doubt aware, classical music isn't everyone's cup of tea. In my humble opinion, the Ford Focus would sound like pop music for the middle aged; U2, Mike & The Mechanics and all those bands that everyone over 35 has on cassette and is waiting to transfer to MP3 ("whatever that means!"). Cars like the BMW Z4 would probably sound like whatever smarmy estate agents listen to...Coldplay, I guess...and would generally leave people feeling a little bit less inclined to get out of bed in the mornings.

As I created a list in my head of all these cars and their respective soundtracks I repeatedly came up against the same conundrum over and over again; what music accurately represents the brand new Ford Fiesta?
 
The difficulty here is that the new Ford Fiesta is a chameleon amongst the automotive industry. It changes its character completely dependent on who is sat behind the steering wheel. If you put a 17 year old in the driving seat, the Fiesta could easily represent the cutting edge of dance/electronic, with all the stylish bodywork and eye-catching colour options. You could also feasibly stick a bearded 50 year old man in it and all of a sudden it would sound like a Charlie Mingus Jazz opus, all angular, improvised and free. I just couldn't pin the Fiesta down to one particular target demographic. That's when it hit me; the engineers and designers who created the new Ford Fiesta must be absolute geniuses.
 
There are very few cars available that aren't particularly targeted to one consumer type. BMW's are designed for executives, the VW Golf GTi is tailored for twenty something men trying to impress women with growling engines and the Fiat 500 is designed for women who have no taste. The Brand New Ford Fiesta has successfully defied market generalisation and will therefore enjoy a considerably larger market share as a result. The question is; how on Earth have Ford managed to achieve this?
 
In my opinion they either conducted one of the largest market research projects in history, or they have some clever people in their workshops who have a pretty good idea of how to please everyone. The Ford Fiesta combines understated but stylish looks, excellent handling, high performance engines, great safety ratings and unrivalled reliability. Who could ask for more in a car that is available on the road for less than £8,000?
 
To me, the Brand New Ford Fiesta represents the perfect automotive choice for anyone, regardless of age, sex, or any other attribute you care to combat it with. Ford has done the impossible and has manufactured a car that anyone would look respectable whilst driving.
 
So what of the Fiesta's soundtrack? Well if you ask me it would sound like a screaming Jimi Hendrix solo that burst into life every time you turned the key in the ignition. But that's just my opinion...

Pete J Ridgard is a writer and a car enthusiast. He currently writes for the automotive industry. Here he discusses the Brand New Ford Fiesta.

5 Classic House Music Tracks That Defined the Genre

By the time that house music began to make its way out of Chicago and filter into the dance scenes of other major cities like New York and London, there were already several names that were associated with what would come to be known as classic house music. To be sure, Frankie Knuckles, the DJ and producer who was most directly responsible for creating the house genre had more than a few titles under his belt. However, there are some other artists whose names are inextricably linked with the commercial growth of house. Let's take a look at some of the classic house tracks that helped define a generation of club goers.

1. Frankie Knuckles - The Whistle Song. Released in 1991, and helping to lead the surge of house music that was knocking on the door of mainstream chart success, this flute-based track was mellow, had a deep groove and was eminently danceable. All of the ingredients that would come to define house in the 90's were there - the bass line, the simple drum beat - providing the foundation for hundreds of house tracks to follow.

2. Mr. Fingers - Washing Machine. In 1986, Washing Machine was a revolutionary track that was one of the first to explore the possibilities of the 'acid' baseline, a twisting sound that would worm its way into the brains of partiers. The rhythm track was based off of an 808 drum machine, providing the groundwork for a lot of the experimental acid house that would become more prominent as time went on.

3. M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up The Volume. A list of classic house music wouldn't be complete without this entry from the production team of A R Kane and Colourbox. 'Pump Up The Volume' is most notable for its heavy use of sampling, and it was a pioneer in this respect. Cut onto vinyl in 1987, the track crossed over onto the mainstream charts and became one of the most recognizable classic house music tunes. It was also the only release from this one-off collaboration.

4. Technotronic - Pump Up The Jam. Completely unrelated to its namesake above, 'Pump Up The Jam' smashed through barriers in 1989 to become a huge pop hit. Combining a searing vocal with hard-hitting synth lines and an unbeatable bass track, Technotronic scored a number two spot on British charts and a Platinum record for the accompanying album in the United States. This was a huge accomplishment for house music and helped to legitimize the genre heading into the 1990's.

5. Madonna - Vogue. Ever the chameleon, pop star Madonna hitched her wagon to the rising house star and secured an enormous hit that further mainstreamed dance music. The song contained many of the drum and rhythm elements found in early classic house music, but it combined them with a more pop-oriented song structure and a dynamic, changing vocal. Interestingly, 'Vogue' was a soundtrack release meant to accompany the film 'Dick Tracy' in 1990.

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Discovering New (And Old) Music

When I began to seriously study music (at the tender age of 17) I met an eclectic mix of people. There were the long haired leather clad metal heads, the peace loving flower power hippies, gangster/hip-hop r&b rappers, bubble gum popsters and mods complete with Beatle haircuts. All had varied tastes, but with one thing in common - we were all undeniably in love with music.

It was during these years of studying, I discovered how narrow my music taste was. In my extreme ignorance, I thought listening to The Beatles and Jimi Hendrix was enough (of course they are amazing), I didn't think I needed to listen to any other bands/artists. A good friend of mine recommended I listen to Led Zeppelin, yes I'd heard the name before I said, but didn't think I would enjoy them. HOW WRONG I WAS!

After listening to Communication Breakdown and Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, I was hooked. I bought every single Led Zeppelin album and played them religiously. My ears had opened musically and my ignorance began to fade away. Curiosity struck and I found myself wondering where Led Zeppelin's inspiration had come from.

Much research later and I had discovered several artists, previously unbeknownst to me. They included Robert Johnson, Willie Dixon, Otis Rush, Howlin Wolf and Bo Diddley. Tantalizing my musical taste-buds, my research stumbled across Jazz (I knew Blues and Jazz were related) and I soon became a fan of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday and Louis Armstrong.

Looking back, what's amazed me is how opened minded I became once I gave other bands/artists a chance. Had I been reluctant to listen to Led Zeppelin (or any other artist/band), I wouldn't have discovered such other wonderful music.

Since becoming musically liberated, I have discovered many songs/compositions that I really enjoy (some which I never would have dreamt of listening to before). Of course, it is not just classic rock, blues and jazz I listen to now, I will always give any piece of music a chance.

So my point in writing this article is to say don't just sit there and listen to Red Hot Chili Peppers (although they are pretty funky) find out who they are inspired by and give them a listen. Expand yourself musically, go to your local music store and buy a CD from a completely different genre that you normally listen to. Actively listen to the songs, if you enjoy them great, if not at least you gave them a chance.

Don't limit yourself when you could be discovering much new (and old) brilliant music.

The History of Rap and Hip Hop Music

The origin of hip-hop can be traced back as far as the ancient tribes in Africa. Rap has been compared with the chants, drumbeats and foot-stomping African tribes performed before wars, the births of babies, and the deaths of kings and elders. Historians have reached further back than the accepted origins of hip-hop. It was born as we know it today in the Bronx, cradled and nurtured by the youth in the low-income areas of New York City.

Fast-forward from the tribes of Africa to the ghettos of Kingston, Jamaica in the late sixties. The impoverished of Kingston gathered together in groups to form DJ conglomerates. They spun roots and culture records and communicated with the audience over the music. At the time, the DJ's comments weren't as important as the quality of the sound system and its ability to get the crowd moving. Kool Herc grew up in this community before he moved to the Bronx.

During the late sixties, reggae wasn't popular with New Yorkers. As a DJ, Kool Herc spun rhythm and blues records to please his party crowd. But, he had to add his personal touch. During the breaks, Herc began to speak to his audience as he had learned to do in Jamaica. He called out, the audience responded, and then he pumped the volume back up on the record. This call and response technique was nothing new to this community who'd been reared in Baptist and Methodist churches where call and response was a technique used by the speakers to get the congregation involved. Historians compare it to the call and response performed by Jazz musicians and was very much a part of the culture of Jazz music during the renaissance in Harlem.

Herc's DJ style caught on. His party's grew in popularity. He began to buy multiple copies of the same albums. When he performed his duties as a DJ, he extended the breaks by using multiple copies of the same records. He chatted, as it is called in dance hall, with his audience for longer and longer periods.

Others copied Herc's style. Soon a friendly battle ensued between New York DJs. They all learned the technique of using break beats. Herc stepped up the game by giving shout-outs to people who were in attendance at the parties and coming up with his signature call and response. Other DJs responded by rhyming with their words when they spoke to the audience. More and more DJs used two and four line rhymes and anecdotes to get their audiences involved and hyped at these parties.

One day, Herc passed the microphone over to two of his friends. He took care of the turn table and allowed his buddies to keep the crowd hyped with chants, rhymes and anecdotes while he extended the breaks of different songs indefinitely. This was the birth of rap as we know it.

Hip-hop has evolved from the days of the basement showdowns to big business in the music industry. In the seventies and eighties, the pioneers and innovators of the rap record was the DJ. He was the guy who used his turntable to create fresh sounds with old records. Then, he became the guy who mixed these familiar breaks with synthesizers to produce completely new beats. Not much has changed in that aspect of hip-hop. The guy who creates the beat is still the heart of the track. Now, we call him the producer. Even though some DJs work as producers as well as DJs (quite a few start out as DJs before they become producers), today's title "DJ" doesn't carry the same connotative meaning it did in the eighties. Today's hip-hop producer performs the same tasks as the eighty's DJ.

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New Yo Gotti Mixtapes 2010

There are plenty of new Yo Gotti mixtapes that people like to have in their collection of underground rap music. The latest mixtape that came out in 2010 has created quite a stir both on the internet and in the streets across the United States. He has done a series of tapes called "CM" which is an acronym for the subject matter on the tapes. The first CM tape came out back in the early 2000's and is considered a collector's item by many fans. Although he put a lot of time, effort, and hard work into the creation of his project, he did not expect people to like it as much as they did.

Eventually, most of his CM mixtapes were re-released as albums instead of just tapes. Even though they retained the deejay shout outs, they still sounded better than the majority of music that was coming out at the time. He has continued the series and done work with hip hop moguls like DJ Drama, DJ Smallz, and more. When he first released these, there were other artists in his home state of Tennessee already experiencing success and fame. The group Triple 6 Mafia, also known as Three 6 Mafia, was making a lot of music for the streets at the time and their sound was well received due to the rawness in their lyrics and production from DJ Paul.

The community of Northern Memphis though, was hungry for a new sound as well. This is how Yo Gotti got promoted to the next level. In fact, he put out mixed tapes whenever he was not busy working on his next album. Some of his legendary material included the tapes entitled "I Told U So" and "Pyrex King." Each of these projects was available at designated distributors on the internet, and within a matter of a couple years, they went on to be downloaded thousands of times. Far before the internet was used to promote him as an artist, he promoted himself independently.

He sold hard copies of his mixtapes and albums to anyone that wanted one. People that he frequently saw and talked to promoted their friend and Yo Gotti because they wanted to see him succeed. These days, he still goes back to the neighborhood from which he grew up to encourage the youth that they can do anything if they put their mind to it. He had to overcome a lot of personally challenging situations to increase his fan base. It seems as though whenever more new Yo Gotti mixtapes come out, they further increase his popularity. For this artist, all of the success he has experienced is very well deserved; he earned it.

If you are interested in Yo Gotti mixtapes then chances are that you will also like to watch some Yo Gotti freestyles.

Free Piano Sheet Music in the New Age Style

So, you're looking for free piano sheet music. But not just any kind. You want New Age piano sheet music. But it's sadly lacking in both online and offline locations. Until now. You see, I love New Age piano music. Spent most of my adult life creating and playing it.

And to tell you the truth, I'm disappointed in the complete lack of resources for this genre. The classical music world has literally millions of pieces of sheet music. And jazz? You can find thousands of lead sheets, written sheets, and complete pieces for piano available. And New Age? Forget about it.

Of course there is sheet music for New Age piano. Hal Leonard has some as do other music publishers. But it was mostly published back in the 1980's when New Age piano hit it's peak of popularity. Where can you find the new stuff? Unfortunately, there isn't much being produced.

My search of the internet revealed a few artists who create New Age piano sheet music but most of them charge for it. Nothing wrong with that. They're trying to make money doing what they love and they should get paid. But what about the beginning pianist who loves New Age piano music and just wants to play a few beginners pieces? Where should they go?

Now you can find free piano sheet music in the New Age style. I've created a blog where I'll post fresh sheet music regularly. And best of all...it's free! Why am I doing this? Because I love the genre and I want more people to get interested in it. I know many of you enjoy this style of music but are a little ashamed to say you like New Age piano. I understand. No one I know likes the term "new age" but we're stuck with it. At least it lets us know the kind of music we're playing.

Edward Weiss is a pianist/composer and webmaster of Quiescence Music's online piano lessons. He has been helping students learn how to play piano in the New Age style for over 14 years and works with students in private, in groups, and now over the internet. Visit www.quiescencemusic.com now and get a FREE piano lesson!

The Advantages Of Music Video Codes

First of all, a definition for music video codes is needed in order to know what this article is about : music video codes is a service which provides absolutely free HTML codes of music videos to embed on websites, community member's profiles ( Hi5, Friendster and others ) and also for blogs.

Music video codes is by far the most widely HTML tool used by MySpace members. Thanks to this tool, the success among the MySpace audience is huge, their popularity is rapidly growing. The success of music video codes combined with MySpace started in 2005 when people started using this tool to personalize their profiles, giving them a special look with music videos that say a word about their personality. Some of the websites that offer free music video codes grant the possibility to search lyrics for your favorite music videos which you can easily add to your website or personal profile on a website like Hi-5 or others.

Many of you may not know what MySpace is and also the reasons why this website has become so popular: MySpace is a social networking website which offers an exciting and interactive user submitted network of friends, groups, photos, blogs, personal profiles and of course, music and videos. Statistically speaking, MySpace is nowadays the world's sixth most popular website in any language which is an incredible thing if you take in consideration that in the present, there are about 10 billion websites on the Internet.

Websites which offer free music video codes are becoming very popular due to the fact that more and more people use these codes in order to change their profile on a site like MySpace for example, all this for free. Of course not all these sites are the same, some are better than others. The best sites are the ones that offer a huge amount of video codes ( some unique, in other words, video codes that you won't find on other websites ).

A great feature that some websites offer is the possibility to create your own playlist, in other words, you can add your favorite videos one after another, become a real video jockey. You can customize this playlist, select the order in which the music videos will be played, the possibilities are endless with this powerful tool. This tool is easy to use so users won't have problems creating their own playlists which will surely give their personal profile a very special look.

Some websites which deal with music video codes offer the advantage of customizing your music video codes and lyrics. For example, when you click the " generate codes" button, most websites won't allow you to modify this code but there are some websites which have the option of modifying these codes in order to make them match better with the layout of the user's website.

All in all, the invention of music video codes gave the social networking websites a new look, greatly improving their traffic because it offers lots of possibilities like inserting music videos along with the lyrics, creating video playlists, all this for free. What more could you want?

Jeff White has been dealing with free music video codes for years. He is the owner of http://www.bestvideocodes.com where you can find all the MySpace music video codes you will need to truly give your profile a special look.

Napster Vs eMusic- My Search For The Best Music Download Service

With the number of U.S. music fans downloading music online increasing by double digits yearly it's become obvious that downloading is the new way to do music.

For sure there have been, and in fact continues to be issues with legal-vs-illegal but follow this very simple guideline and you don't have to be concerned about the feds showing up at your door.

The bottom line here is just like in the real world DO NOT copy your music and sell or give those copies away to anyone. That's where the file sharers go wrong.

It's that simple.

With that often misunderstood bit of information cleared up I'm now going to contrast and compare a couple of the better and yes, perfectly legal online music download services.

Two of the best music download services I've had the opportunity to try out are eMusic and Napster.

What are the best features of each service?

Napster: Despite it's rocky past the new Napster is a perfectly legal music download site and their full library of digital music, [over 2 million songs] is completely free to listen to. You only pay if you decide to download a song or two to your computer, iPod or other MP3 Player. And Napster has a variety of subscription options to choose from which means you're sure to find a plan that's right for you. Most users will be impressed with the overall depth and breadth of the Napster catalog. Very few searches turn up no results.

eMusic: All the tunes available through eMusic are legitimately licensed from record labels and artists, so you don't have to worry about a midnight visit from the authorities here either. eMusic is now advertising that they have over 1,000,000 high quality MP3 files from 1,200 independent music labels. The collection is mostly filled out in the rock genre, but they also have an outstanding assortment of jazz and blues, as well as a surprisingly large selection of world music. I found the MP3 music downloads available through eMusic were of the highest quality.

What are the performance highlights of each service?

Both Napster and eMusic seem to be built for use by those with broadband connections. Neither one of them says so explicitly but it's pretty clear. Besides, downloading files as large as even small music files is best done with a high speed internet connection.

How easy are these services to use?

Again both, Napster and eMusic offers a freely downloadable application for use in conjunction with their service. Both are just a few mouse clicks to download and could not be simpler to install. Each user interface is of course completely different from the other but both can be easily learned upon spending a few minutes playing with it.

What about value for the money, which is better?

Napster: Offers three levels of membership and service. At the minimal, free level, members can stream almost any track in the Napster catalog up to 5 times each. If you're interested in downloading and having unlimited listening capability you'll pay $9.95 per month. With either of these levels you'll also have the option of purchasing a song outright for .99 each. If you use your music in conjunction with an iPod or other portable device it's $14.95 per month to fill your device with unlimited downloads.

Throughout the Napster site at all levels of membership you have the ability to freely listen to :30 second samples of songs.

eMusic: Has three levels of membership as well. For $9.99 per month you get up to 40 downloads, for $14.99 you get 65, and for $19.99 per month you get 90 downloads. These are high quality MP3 downloads and are on a per month basis, and do not rollover. To borrow a term from the cell phone industry.

So which is better?

The million dollar question. I have to say it really depends on how you use and listen to music. With Napster your music is tied to your computer unless you purchase the track or entire CD outright at .99 per song. This differs greatly form eMusic where with either service level you actually download MP3 files so you do have the option of burning CD's more freely.

I really like several things about each service but mainly with Napster the sheer size of their catalog is very enticing, and with eMusic being able to download burnable MP3's is certainly a desirable feature.

Like I said, I guess it just comes down to what's important to you in determining which service is right and will work best for you.

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The Contribution of Parachute Band to Christian Music

Christian music helped to spread the Gospel to all continents of the world. In the present context, it helps fill the hearts of the believers with joy, hope and salvation. Christian music bands exist all over the world, but some have made their mark both as stage performers and producers of impeccable music albums. The name of Parachute band of New Zealand rushes into our mind when we think of Christian Music.

Parachute Band got its name from the annual Parachute Festival of New Zealand. The band came into existence in 1995 when Parachute Music, a Christian organization of New Zealand, brought together five leading musicians of that time to lead the worship services during the festivities. It is diversified from just a stage-performing group and started collecting and composing Christian songs and making albums out of them.

The original members left in 2006 making way for a youthful group of musicians. The band has reached unprecedented growth levels during the post 2006 period. But I do not mean that the first stage was inferior in any way. In fact, the pre-2006 musicians made the it famous across all the continents. The new bunch is building upon what the older members did.

The band has become famous through their mind blowing but meaningful songs. These songs are not only good to be played at churches, but can be listened to in the privacy of your bedroom, car or anywhere you like. After all, faith is a matter that is close to everyone's heart. Listening to Parachute music can instill love for god, faith, charity and peace.

Parachute Band has stuck to gospels and scriptures while composing songs while many other bands have strayed for making easy money. Money is only a secondary thing here. The most important self-professed duty of the band is to spread the message of joy and harmony. This is the reason why the band is being invited all over the world to do stage performances and lead worship services at the most prominent churches of US and Europe.

The group has so far produced eleven albums and I am sure that more are on the anvil. The present set of musicians has brought out three albums, Technicolor, Roadmaps and Revelations and Losing Sleep. It has the expertise and infrastructure to play before huge crowds. Youngsters and old timers equally enjoy the guitar-based songs of the band for both its musical quality as well as the content.

The efforts of Parachute Band to promote the Gospel through its songs have not gone unnoticed. The number of awards and positions won by the band testifies this fact. Some of its songs remained at the top echelons of US music charts for long periods. It has been awarded Peoples Choice award of 2008 and three New Zealand Music Awards. There are many more to mention, but the band is not resting on its laurels.

The band toured Africa, Asia, Europe and Americas in 2007 spreading the word of god and proclaiming His love. Parachute Band's genre of music was liked wherever they went and new invitations are pouring in. But the band still stands on its moorings, which are, among other things, soulful music and Word of God.

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Southern Gospel Music

Gospel music is generally believed to have come from African American slaves. It was a way of expressing faith and praises through joyful music so very much distinctive of them. Most gospel music contains some downtrodden themes that can stir different emotions among its listeners; it has a passion that can be traced back to the slave's willful creation of their own worship hymns in spite of hard times. If you listen to gospel music carefully, you'll understand the genius in it.

But the whites have also created a gospel music style of their own; the southern gospel music or simply "white gospel." Southern gospel music is believed to have originated in the late 19th century from the white evangelical Americans. Its style, on the other hand, was believed to come from hymns. Typically, southern gospel music includes sparse instrumentation or none at all.

Contemporary Christian music is a fusion genre of southern gospel music and the bluegrass gospel is its subgenre. The latter's mainstream popularity is attributed to its secular artists, including Elvis Presley, and evangelists, like Billy Graham and Jimmy Swaggart. But history has it that southern gospel music has been developed from the Holiness churches that arose in the first decade of the 20th century throughout the south. This phenomenon created new kind of music for this new forms of worship--in addition to those traditional hymns that were created in the 18th and 19th century.

Southern gospel music is called such so as to distinguish it from black gospel. Mostly, southern gospel and its roots are attributed to the published works and "normal schools" of Aldine S. Kieffer as well as Ephraim Ruebush. And like black gospel, southern gospel also has numerous notable artists and performers.

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The Twilight Saga - New Moon Review

If you're looking for a review of the New Moon soundtrack, I'm glad you came by.

The thoughts that might be running through your head are probably similar to the thoughts that I had when I first saw the lineup of bands that contributed original music to this soundtrack.

Why would indie bands be willing to contribute to the soundtrack of a teen vampire movie series? I was really surprised to see this, as there's no way in the world I'd ever be interested in watching these movies.

Usually, the list of bands contributing to a soundtrack will match up well with the type of audience a movie draws in. In this case, it seems completely different. I'd more likely expect a lineup that contributed to a show like Gilmore Girls here.

Nonetheless, some of the finest names in indie rock are present on this soundtrack, and we should be grateful for it. While there's absolutely no need to see this movie if New Moon isn't your cup of tea, there's every reason to check this album out if indie rock is your thing.

With big names like Grizzly Bear, Bon Iver, Thom Yorke, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and others, this is the best compilation CD I've heard since Dark Was the Night came out earlier this year.

There are some truly original compositions on this CD, and many of them would be standout tracks on any of these artists' original albums. That says enough about the quality of this release.

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The New Teen Culture - Emo

The newest trend amongst teens, "emo", is quickly increasing in popularity... buy why?

The new trend is all about emotional music and expressing yourself in an individual way, without fear of what others think. It's interesting taking a look at a cultural trend which likes to avoid labels and just be themselves (while being posers). In fact, if you talk to any emo kid they will give you a million-and-one reasons that they are in fact not an emo kid. But don't worry, these kids aren't afraid of labels. They want to be labeled, but they are scared to label themselves. They need the assurance that they look emo, and that you think they are emo.

Emo fashion is exploding. A walk around your average mall will reveal the new, and sometimes disturbing, fashion trend that is sweeping the world. These kids wear tight pants, eyeliner, and colorful shirts with thrift shop accessories. They listen to bands such as Fall out Boy and Dashboard Confessional. Not that their music matters, what matters is this new fashion trend is exploding. But why?

No one knows why guys are so eager to join this trend as it's staple is wearing your sisters pants and make up, while kissing your best guy friend. The girls, I'm sure, like seeing the guys who are not afraid to be labeled (as long as you label them as emo first!) and are not afraid of protecting their sexuality. Guys are just evolving and letting down their sexuality guards to impress the girls.

Regardless of what it is that really attracts them, they are here in big numbers.

If your looking to join this new culture, I would recommend you grab a pair of your sisters jeans, steal some of her makeup, and swing by the nearest thrift shop to pick up your new emo accessories. Than say good buy to your manliness.

The truth about this new culture is that like most all other new music trends, it's never really been about the music. It's all about the look, the fashion, and getting as many friends on MySpace as possible so that you look popular!

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Why Mixtapes Should Be Mandatory For New Music Artists

Too many times, I log into iTunes to find the latest "pop" song which tops the general chart in the music store. These songs have a good beat, a good tune, an attractive singer, or some other shallow cue which triggers the general public to click the "Buy" button. When this happens for just one song, it is not so bad. People spend a dollar for a "fun" tune, a tune they will most likely only listen to for a couple of weeks.

What happens when music listeners make the mistake of buying the entire album based on the [supposed] merits of the hit single? Disappointment, for one. When new artists use one song to sell twelve songs, people are bound to be short-changed. The solution: mixtapes. Mixtapes, which are often associated with the hip-hop and rap genre, should be used music-industry wide. This would be good for both artist and consumer.

If the music is quality material, the artist will have shown its new base what they're made of; this will also get talented artists recognized by record labels. Since a decent mixtape can be made for thousands (rather than hundreds of thousands or even millions) of dollars, this could be a viable to alternative to the current cycle. There are plenty of independent labels which serve as the "mixtape makers" of all industries other than rap and hip-hop. But this trend should be more broadly applied (and more often). That way, next time I get sucked into the vortex of a good beat or pretty face, I will be able to pull myself back, realizing all at once how angry I would have been had I spent the ten bucks to get the entire album.

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How to Transfer Music to an iPod

With all the new technology today, it can often be difficult keeping up with what is new and how to take advantage of all the functions each new piece of technology brings with it. iPods are one of those "new gadgets" with lots of perks, but they are not much good to you if you can't figure out how to use them.

The best option with the iPod is the ability to upload music. The iPod has a relatively easy to follow options menu that will assist you in achieving your goal of transferring your play lists from your computer to your iPod. The following steps should help you easily get the music transfer done.

First you will need to have music saved to your computer that you are going to want on your iPod. Make sure the music you have on your computer has been downloaded from a trusted site. Once you have your selected music you will need to get access to iTunes.

ITunes is a free download from the Apple website and is, of course, compatible with your iPod. Once iTunes has been downloaded to your home computer or laptop you will need to decide which songs you want to have on your iPod. Once the songs have been selected, make a collection of them on iTunes by the "click and drag" function of each selection from the computer to iTunes.

Now, you will need the USB cord for your iPod and connect it from your iPod into your computer's USB terminal. Your computer and iPod will automatically synchronize the music files into your iPod.

If you have a great CD collection but do not want to have to download all of the music to your computer that is on the CD to your iPod, there is a quick and easy way to choose the songs you want. Just place the music CD into your computer's CD dive and transfer the desired music to iTunes directly and from there. It works the same as the downloaded music. You just need a simple plugged in USB cord to connect the two machines and the rest is done automatically for you.

If you are not a fan of "click and drag" then just click on "File" and select "Add to Library." Each time you wish to add new music to your iPod, just follow the same procedure and the iTunes program will coordinate with your iPod to keep all your music files updated.

With all that new music sitting there on your iPod waiting to be listened to, it seems that you are ready for the day, but what happens when you hit the maximum capacity on your iPod? Fortunately, iTunes is clever enough to have an "Auto Fill" feature which allows it to select the proper number of songs or other downloaded materials that will fit on the iPod. Your iPod can even be configured to be seen as part of your computers hard drive and an icon placed on your desktop. This allows you to manually drag files and drop them into the iPod.

As simple as this task can be, it is sometimes easy to get confused, but hopefully the instructions have been helpful and you are now well on your way to enjoying your tunes and your iPod!

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