I had the opportunity to film Matthew Ebel playing live at AS220 in Providence at NewBCamp this past Saturday. After some uphill learning curves, I got the hang of the tricks I needed in order to make this video, and here’s the final result.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1LqUUv2cC8

Enjoy it!
Please leave all comments on the video itself, and rate it [...]

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For those who didn’t head out to PodCamp Toronto this weekend, another UnConference launched in New England - NewBCamp. Very closely aligned in concept (though no connection) to PodCamp Pittsburgh’s BootCamp PGH, NewBCamp was created by Sara Streeter, a student at Johnson & Wales University, to achieve the dual goals of introducing new people to [...]

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I got a promotional email from Big Machine Media today cc’ed to a list of 340 podcasters and bloggers, promoting their musicians.
Good try, gang.
Look, a lot has already been said about blogger outreach by better minds than mine.
Here’s where this campaign really fell flat.
First, please, please, please if you’re going to do outreach, at least [...]

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Hat tip to Erik Carlsson for the link to this insanely cool idea.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ziIdjrR_MRs

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Dear music industry,
Please make it easier to be legally compliant.
Thanks.
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I had an unpleasant experience this morning in the iTunes Store. I mentioned on Twitter to my friend, Bronwen Clune, that Josh Groban’s new album, Noel, had a very good version of Little Drummer Boy on it. I figured, heck, it’s only 99 cents, I’d send [...]

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If you’ve never seen this before, it’s worth 5 minutes and 14 seconds of entertainment.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JdxkVQy7QLM

Does anyone know WHY Pachelbel’s Canon in D recurs so much in pop music?
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Binary Star Music Debuts the Future of the Record Label : Record Label 2.0I’m not a fan of record labels, especially mainstream, RIAA-supporting labels. They’ve done more to inhibit the economic growth of musicians than all the music pirates in the world combined, and I honestly believe the music industry would be better off without [...]

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Crosspost: Student Loan Radio 44: Becca Loebe at the Lizard Lounge
Becca Loebe played a great concert at the Lizard Lounge on September 16, 2007. Recent events, like PodCamp Boston, conferences, etc. have kept me so busy that I didn’t get around to publishing it until now, but here it is for your listening enjoyment.
Enjoy, and [...]

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Everybody Needs A Ninja
I have the good fortune in life to have access to lots of very, very talented people. It’s my pleasure to be able to bring their works together and present them as best as I can. In this case, I present the music of podsafe music superstar Matthew Ebel and the martial [...]

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There was a great discussion on Twitter today about cover songs and the Podsafe Music Network. Disclosure: I am not a lawyer. My understanding of copyright and intellectual property law is based solely on all the stuff I’ve read to be in compliance with the law and what ASCAP/BMI sent me when I applied for [...]

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