The Friday Five - 27th July 2012

It's almost here! The Olympic Games in London starts in just a few hours, the buzz here is pretty intense and the City seems to of gone mad. And amongst all that we have still managed to get out of the pub, and bring you 5 Olympic nuggets for you to peruse at your leisure.  See you at the finishing line! And in no particular order....

 

1. How To Make A wikipedia Page For Your Music

Excellent set of guidlines and rules for crafting your own wikipedia page. you got to make sure you create  something that doesnt automatically gets removed. Thats happened to several people i know.

http://musformation.com/making-a-wikipedia-page-for-your-music/

 

2. Utilising Fan-created Content In Your Next Music Video.

Useful examples of getting your fans in to help create your next viral video!

http://musicgoat.com/build-a-kickass-fan-community-with-crowd-sourced-content

 

3. Top 5 Mistakes Musicians Make with Their Live Show

This is real solid advice, all musicians should read this one.

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/2012/07/top-5-mistakes-musicians-make-with-their-live-show/

 

4. The Totally Colourblind Man Hears Colours As Music

There are times I wish i could do that!  Just Watch.....

http://www.alancross.ca/a-journal-of-musical-things/2012/7/27/the-totally-colourblind-man-hear-colours-as-music.html

 

5. More Free Samples! This Time Some Out Of This World Weirdness

Sometimes, you're looking for a beat, chord or riff that you can use as the basis for a track, but on other occasions, what you need is a bit of other-worldly weirdness to add atmosphere.

http://www.musicradar.com/news/tech/sampleradar-13154-free-sample-downloads-217833/114

 

Enjoy the sports fest! See you next week....

 

Steve

The Friday Five - 6th July 2012

Another week over! Here's a bunch of thing we liked this week across the musical web.

 

1. Why are verse lyrics so hard to write?

So you have the hook, now you gotta get the story right. Some top tips on getting the verse lyrics sorted on your next song.

http://garyewer.wordpress.com/2012/07/03/why-are-verse-lyrics-so-hard-to-write/

 

2. Lego step sequencer

This is not a trick is actually works. Built at a Hackathon in the States, a webcam detects the colours of the bricks and plays the appropriate sound. Cool!

https://vimeo.com/45026119#

 

3. Using QR codes to promote.

QR codes are great, they are the funny looking square patterns that are popping up everywhere.

But what are they for? What you need is a QR reader in your smart phone. It scans the square which then opens the phones browser and takes you directly to the content. Check out how this band used them on a poster for ideas.

http://www.independentrockstar.com/2040/qr-codes-posters-matt-moran-band/

 

4. Complete Guide to Sync Licensing

After our article on our main site about Cover Songs, I found this great video article all about Sync Licensing from DIY musician

http://diymusician.cdbaby.com/the-diy-musicians-complete-guide-to-sync-licensing/

 

5. Beatsurfing - The Organic MIDI Controller Builder

This is an awesome new programmable midi controller for the iPad.  Especially if you like your music glitchy. Check out a few of the videos and demos to get an idea of what this is truly capable of.

http://beatsurfing.net/

Don't forget to check our latest post on our main website  Do you need a license for a Cover Song?

Have a good weekend!   Steve  :)