Indie Artists on the Internet: Broadcast Your Music to the World

By Camelia Danicio

In the last few years, Indie music has been gaining a wider recognition and audience base thanks to the internet. No longer do musicians have to spend big dollars on getting their music out. Instead, the internet allows absolutely anyone to distribute their own music to millions of people worldwide.

When You are uploading your music to the internet it can be as simple as recording a song or two either in audio or video format, and transferring it to a website.

When you upload your music online, millions of people can potentially access your music. If your songs prove popular, you could see yourself becoming a successful musician without spending a cent.

Indie music videos are a great way to get yourself out there. Now, like never before, music fans are consuming videos by musicians they have never heard of with the hope of finding the next great thing.

Now there are complete indie music community sites now exist in order to assist artists to gain an audience. Forums, chat rooms and download centers provide budding young bands and solo artists to gain an instant audience.

It is exciting to know that in the future, more and more artists will find themself wining recording contracts simply through the power of internet music distribution. Word of mouth is a powerful factor in the scene and once you have a popular song it will soon be shared throughout the indie community.

Indie music websites provide an opportunity of a scale never before seen. Whether you have just recorded your first song on a tape recorder, or want to get a professional CD out there in the hope of securing a contract, indie music websites give you the platform to reach a massive audience of potential fans. - 18424

About the Author:

Camelia Danicio is a Freelance Writer for YouMusic.com, The Social Networking Site for Musicians. YouMusic.com Music Community has Music Chat Rooms, Real-Time Music Forums, Blogs, Instant Messaging, Music Groups and More.

The Unforgettable Legacy Of Frank Sinatra And Nelson Riddle

By Ross Everett

Frank Sinatra is rightful known today as an entertainment icon, but many forget that there was a time when he was just another washed up teen idol trying to reinvent himself artistically and revive his career. After his teen idol stardom ended, Sinatra went through a rough period that he described as 'all Monday's' when his personal life was in shambles, his professional prospects non-existent and his financial status in ruin.

Not only was Sinatra's career in shambles, but the A&R people at Columbia Records had no clue what to do about it. The low point of their efforts was an attempt to reinvent the greatest popular singer in history as a 'novelty act' by pairing him with producer Mitch Miller. The most wretched by-product for their brief working relationship was a song called 'Mama Will Bark', on which Sinatra shared the mic with a busty singer named Dagmar while some clown barked like a dog and howled in the background. After these dismal recordings failed to jumpstart his career Sinatra was dropped by Columbia records in 1952.

In 1953, June Hutton and Jo Stafford brought him to the attention of Capitol Records A&R man Dave Dexter, Jr. This led to a deal with the label, which began an era that many 'Sinatra-philes' consider his best work. Frank worked with Axel Stordahl (June Hutton's husband, with whom he had worked at Columbia) and these sessions produced some decent recordings, including "I'm Walking Behind You" and "Lean Baby", but nothing incredibly significant. Dexter wanted Frank to try something different, and with Stordahl leaving to accept a job with Eddie Fisher in New York, he agreed reluctantly to a pairing with Nelson Riddle.

To say that the pairing 'clicked' from the start is a severe understatement. The first Sinatra/Riddle session produced 'I've Got The World On A String'. Riddle's arrangement gave the Ted Kohler/Harold Arlen chestnut a new life and complimented Sinatra's more mature vocal styling perfectly. It wasn't a huge hit at the time, reaching only #14 on the charts, but has since become a classic. Sinatra himself loved the song and would continue to perform it live for the rest of his life--frequently using it to open his performances.

Put into a modern context, Frank Sinatra's career is even more remarkable. It's difficult to envision one of today's popular acts among the adolescent set like the Jonas Brothers being able to even transition into a career where they're taken serious as an adult artist. Sinatra far exceeded that goal, leaving an imprint on popular music that may never be equaled. His ascendancy to his status as 'Chairman of the Board' and one of the most important artists of the 20th Century all began with his union with Nelson Riddle. - 18424

About the Author:

David Glisan is a journalist covering MMA and boxing. He is also the heavy metal editor for The Savage Science, a website covering both MMA and music, and is a noted authority on both heavy metal and jazz. He contributes to many MMA news websites and provides UFC news for the broadcast and online sports media. He's also a published expert on boxing, pro wrestling and falconry.

Beat Maker Software - Make Your Own Hip Hop Beats

By Dana Goldberg

Hip hop has been popular for over 20 years, now. The music industry has never before and never since encountered any other music styling as catchy. Hip hop music is one of the top music styles in the country. Not only is it popular in the United States of America, it is growing more popular in other countries, as well. People often find a common ground in music and when they make hip hop beats,they are joining more people all the time.

If you want to get your muscles toned and your tummy fit, hip hop beats can send you on the right path! Today we are a very appearance motivated society. We need to seem sleek and sexy. Young people get the best jobs and have the most fun! Going to your gym is dull. Take a new class and feel the energy by learning hip hop dances!

Hip hop classes are breaking out all over the place. You can find hip hop classes in YMCA's and health clubs everywhere. When you need a good, heart healthy work out, you can turn to hip hop beats to get you going. Local youth organizations are teaching hip hop lessons, too.

We're a creative society. People want to be successful at everything they attempt. I don't blame them, I'm the same way! You can facilitate your need to be creative by laying down tracks of your own. If you have a pc or mac, you're set. Jump on your favorite search engine and find ways to make your own hip hop beats!

Hip hop music has many parts. If you want to make your own hip hop music, you will need to get some equipment, first. You will need to know about the elements of hip hop beats and music, too. There are four elements of hip hop that most artists use to describe the music. They are drum patterns, a bass line, supporting orchestration and dubs and snips. You may not understand what all of this means, but in time, you'll find it is simple.

When you are sampling, you are making it all complete. Giving kudos to the others in your musical genre, this is how to make them smile. This is how you show others you are fond of their musical stylings. If you're going to take part in this, get the OK from the original artist first! You don't want to end up getting sued!

There are a whole bunch of different things you can do and use in the making of such a great style of music. You can get instruments or you can use synths to do it all for you. There are computers that will do most of the work, too. If you're really into it, you'll want to buy some real stuff to help you make it snap together.

If you want to lay down great hip hop beats, learn from past experiences. Research the roots of the music and the first artists. You will know if this is right for you or not. You'll love hip hop and it will always be a part of your life once you start! - 18424

About the Author:

If the field of making music interests you at all, then I urge you to read some reviews on programs that allow you to make your own beats. You can find more info about the topic at Free Music Making

Elton John and Billy Joel: Blasting the Yellow Brick Road

By James G. Pynn

What can you say about Elton John that has not been said over the past four decades? Indeed, what can you say about his close rival for best piano man ever, Billy Joel? Both men have been performing longer than most people have been alive; never mind combining their total years in music entertainment. If it's entertainment you want, there are only two men touring today that can stand, while pounding out a boogie-woogie beat, and deliver.

These fine gents are on their tour buses, bands in tow, looking to rock your local stadium. As the summer of 2009 looms, these powerhouses are roaming the continent, bringing with them all the thunderous power of the rock gods. Yes, to be sure, these men have not faded softly into that hazy classic rock night that enshrouds acts like Deep Purple or Fog Hat.

Not since chocolate and peanut butter has there been a better combining of forces. Not only are you guaranteed to have the tuna salad rocked out of you, but never forget these giants bring with them a formidable pyrotechnics display. Is it the Fourth of July? No, it's better -- it's Elton and Billy blasting the roof off of Wrigley Field. That's the kind of combined firepower legendary concerts are made of.

Buy your tickets, like the decent, law-abiding citizen you are. Get tickets now before you are left scrambling up to complete strangers outside the venue, hoping they are not undercover cops. Take a cue from MC hammer and go too legit to quit. That little mouse contraption you are holding is the key to the best tickets. Do you think Sir Elton and Mister Joel are worth it? You bet your sweet buns they are.

The Rocket Man and the Piano Man are on the loose and who knows when anyone will have the opportunity to catch them both, on the same ticket no less any time in the foreseeable future. All the major cities are on the slate for these rock and roll generals as they bring in the noise to North America. This is truly a once-in-a-lifetime event. Don't disappoint your grandchildren, instead give them a great story and book your tickets now. - 18424

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Step right up and start rocking out. The place to get your Elton John and Billy Joel tickets is online. Bypass the crush and purchase your Elton John and Billy Joel tickets before they are all gone.

What You Need To Know About Virtual Surround Sound Systems

By Dave Heebs

These days, home theaters are making an appearance into more and more homes. What most people love about home theaters is the fact that in one area they can enjoy their movies and television shows as well as jam to their tunes on their stereo. Most people who are seeking to buy home theater components look to purchase the biggest speakers they can find in order to reproduce the enveloping wall of sound that accompanies it. However, with the larger size comes the larger price and that tends to be the first limiting factor in the quest to purchase home theater components. However, virtual surround sound systems are here to the rescue!

Besides the financial considerations, you will need to consider the home in which the speakers and the rest of the home theater will be placed. If you are placing the home theater into a small room, you may not want to go with an extremely loud system or large television. You may not even have room for the standard speaker setup for a home theater system. The standard setup is five speakers, but with a small space, you just might not have the room.

You can still get a quality system even if your available space is small. With the advance of technology, speakers have gotten smaller and also with the advent of wireless technology, the days of running cables and speaker wire are over.

And yet another technology has emerged which is virtual surround sound. This technology, as its name implies, copies the sound quality of standard surround system. It can be found as either the digital sound projection system or labelled as a 2.1 surround sound system.

In a true surround sound system, you will have the center speaker directly in front of the audience and the other four speakers will be positioned at the diagonal corners of the audience. This is done with what is known as the 5.1 or 7.1 sound systems. With the virtual systems, most of these speakers are replaced. For example, the 2.1 system places its speakers in front of the audience and adds a subwoofer in the room to help with the bass. This eliminates two speakers of the standard five speaker setup. With the digital sound projectors, the speakers are small and arranged in a line in front of the audience.

The virtual surround system is designed to take advantage of our knowledge of how humans process auditory stimuli. When the human ear is processing the sound waves internally, these new systems fool the auditory process into thinking that more speakers are in use than actually are.

With the invention of virtual surround sound, those people living in small apartments in major cities can also enjoy the same type of entertainment as those who live in single family homes in the suburbs. - 18424

About the Author:

Dave writes articles about wireless outdoor speakers and accessories for wireless outdoor speakers