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The Julia Dream - CD Release Party Intro Video
The Julia Dream - CD Release Party Intro Video5 min 21 sec - Jan 1, 1970 The ‘movie clip’ portion of the video played at The Julia Dream’s CD Release party for “Above From Beneath” in Atlanta on 4/21/07.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST
The Working Title
I wanted to take a second and mention another band that is going to be playing at our CD release show Sept. 29: The Working Title. www. myspace….So, when we were thinking of bands to get on our CD release show, they immediately came to mind….

Thu, 23 Aug 2007 20:10:03 EDT

I decided to shoot the entire video handheld, and used my Sony DV camcorder on a homemade stabilizer, which consisted of the center section of my ancient Safe-Lock Flip Lok tripod, with a 3-pound barbell weight on the bottom of the tube section. These tripods are no longer made, but the removable center column made it ideal for my purposes. You can easily create your own “Steadicam”; search online for “DIY steadicam” for inspiration.

I borrowed a Toshiba Qosmio for editing and DVD creation; I figured the best multimedia notebook would be a good choice, and it was. The 17-inch screen gave me plenty of room for editing and gorgeous video quality, built-in FireWire made transfers from the camera easy, and the RAID disk drives were fast and roomy. I backed up everything on a 500GB Western Digital MyBook USB drive.

I loaded the Qosmio with Pinnacle Studio Plus 10.5 Titanium Edition for editing. I’d used earlier versions of Pinnacle, and this new one looked promising. When I got to editing, however, everything took too long—and, of course, I was doing the edit the day before the goodbye dinner. When I loaded Sony Vegas Studio Platinum, everything went faster. I’d say that Pinnacle is easier for the easy stuff and Vegas is easier for the hard stuff, but both are highly capable. Vegas, however, exposes more handles for envelope editing and has more special cursors for simple edits and effects. It’s much easier to pluck out a piece of a clip and insert it into the timeline. It’s also more convenient to “drive,” as you can control it with a combination of keyboard shortcuts and the mouse. I was also disappointed that Pinnacle wouldn’t use the full screen of the Qosmio’s magnificent 16:9 display.

Here are some discoveries and observations that I’d like to share:

I’m a lousy videographer. Even with the DIY stabilizer and in-camera image stabilization, my shooting wasn’t smooth enough. Practice!

SAMEACH PODCAST # 38: 8TH DAY, NAFSHENU ORCHESTRA, LENNY SOLOMON, AZRIAL GANZ, GAD ELBAZ AND MORE ….
Dov and Sruly are back with another exciting episode of the Sameach Music Podcast. As the Summer winds down we present you with some new songs from albums that have either just been released or about to be released. There won’t be show notes for this episode so here are the songs that were played on episode # 38. Azrial Ganz’s new CD featuring Aaron Razel, Shlomo Katz and Chaim Dovid “K’Shoshana” was played, the song was “Borei Olam.” A new song from Lenny Solomon’s new CD, Osher V’Osher.Two new songs from 8th Day’s brand new CD “Brooklyn.” New music from Gad Elbaz’s newest CD “Between the Drops”, a beautiful song titled “Yeladim.” We interview Jonathan Rimberg, Aaron Appelbaum and Yossi Bayles of Nafshenu Orchestra. They discuss the new wedding CD “A Heimshe Wedding” and fill us in on the secrets behind this CD and what you can expect not just on this CD but from the NY based Jewish Orchestra. There is also a new release segment, upcoming concert information, a major announcement about a new concert DVD that is almost done and news on some other concert DVD’s. Please send us your feedback, we love hearing from you. If you are a song writer looking to get your big break then please e-mail us at SameachMusic@gmail.com, please note that our email address has changed from AOL to GMAIL. You can download the show directly by right clicking here. For instructions on how to download the show or install this show on your MP3 player or iPod, click here. Once again, if you would like to send us any feedback, questions, comments or suggestions please email Sruly at SameachMusic@gmail.com

Mon, 20 Aug 2007 20:28:00 EDT
She Turned Us Into Trees! - CD Release Part 1
She Turned Us Into Trees! - CD Release Part 18 min 9 sec - Jan 1, 1970 Trees Cd Release Fest Feb 07

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST

pandora.com
Part of the Music ­Genome Project, ­Pandora is a good way to discover new music. You create a station by typing in a song or artist you like. Then it scans its music library for songs with similar attributes. As you listen, just vote thumbs-up or thumbs-down to narrow down the results.

You can create your own professional tunes, review the music of others (and read reviews from thousands of contributors like you), and listen to streams programmed by individuals instead of faceless commercial interests. Here are two services and one product that put the power back where it belongs—with you.

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In this roundup:

GarageBand.com
GarageBand.com demands a lot of work, in the form of music reviews, from participants. But this community of half a million artists and listeners may just be the Web’s best source of indie music.

M-Audio Session
M-Audio Session is utterly dedicated to helping you make good music. It’s almost foolproof and has great audio quality and surprisingly rich features for an entry-level product.

Mercora Radio 2.0 Alpha
What’s not to like? You open your Web browser and start listening to music programmed by people like you.

Want more reviews on all kinds of audio software services, and recording tools? Go to our Digital Audio Product Guide.

Optek Fretlight
This USB guitar looks like a typical Stratocaster-clone electric guitar, but it has more than 100 LEDs concealed in the fretboard to show you where to put your fingers for simple chords, progressions, arpeggios, and every kind of scale imaginable. Just make sure you don’t crash your computer trying to play the solo from “Stairway to Heaven.”
$499.95 direct
www.fretlight.com

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Konami Karaoke Revolution Party
Take a break from crashing cars and maiming people in the virtual world and have some good, clean fun on your Xbox, PlayStation II, or Nintendo GameCube with Konami’s Karaoke Revolution Party. KRP comes with 50 songs, multiplayer and party modes, and support for the EyeToy USB camera. You can customize your character’s head, body shape, clothes, and accessories.
For PlayStation 2 or Xbox, $29.99 direct; for Nintendo GameCube, $49.99.direct
www.konamistyle.com

RedOctane Guitar Hero
Guitar Hero for the Sony PlayStation 2 lets you live the dream of being a rock ‘n’ roll star. The set includes a game guitar so you can play along with over 30 songs from Boston, David Bowie, Ozzy Osbourne, Red Hot Chili Peppers, and more. There’s also a story mode in which you play different venues and work your way up to a giant stadium. And Guitar Hero 2 is due out this fall.
$70 street
www.redoctane.com

b2 mi Jam Stage Mic
Want to sing along to your own tunes, instead of “Candle in the Wind”? Just plug this headset with mic (reminiscent of Britney Spears—the singer, not the klutzy mom) into your iPod, laptop, or any external speaker and pick a song from your music collection. Now you’re singing with the band! The sound quality isn’t perfect, but for karaoke freaks, not being limited to the songs in the laminated book is quite a bonus.
$19.99 list
www.b2stuf.com

Jasmine Trias CD release
Jasmine Trias CD release6 min 58 sec - Jan 1, 1970 This is a report Jan and I did covering the release of Jasmine’s CD, June 2005.

Wed, 31 Dec 1969 16:00:00 PST

The player measures 3.8 by 0.6 by 0.6 inches and weighs just under 1 ounce, with a small OLED screen that can be oriented for righties or lefties. A built-in motion sensor recognizes variations in speed, enabling a Music Pacer feature that chooses playlists based on how fast you’re moving. Other workout features include a pedometer, a calorie counter, a workout timer, and a stopwatch. You can also record the step count, distance, and calories burned on your last seven workouts. The most interesting feature is called Shuffle Shake; you can put the player into shuffle mode (or back into normal mode) by shaking the player with three quick flicks of the wrist.

Natural Search Engine Optimization or Pay-Per-Click
The internet is literally like having the world at ones fingertips. Not only does it provide families a cheap way to stay in touch (e-mail and instant messaging), it allows students to cram fo…

Sat, 28 Jul 2007 11:27:58 EDT

Hunter Gibson CD release party
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - When: 8 p.m. today and Friday. Where: Fitzgerald’s, Hilton Jackson, 1001 E. County Line Road, Jackson. Admission: Free. Phone: (601)957-2800. Top line: Jackson piano man Hunter Gibson celebrates 25 years of solo playing today and Friday with the …

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