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George Shepherd sent me the musical card he wrote for Rob ...and told me I should 'sign' it too... so I crooned around in it - just to make it a more 'hallmark' moment - and
the latest song post is the result.

Thanks George ! ( for "Picking" out the card _G_ )

Just finished a song. This one is called "Chill", and is some relaxing (hopefully) music for his recovery. The last collab I did was with Rob, on a song called "Break through". I was so honoured that he asked me, and the piece he wrote really brought out of a lot of emotion in me. Thanks Rob for involving me with your music - this one is for you.

Wishing you a smooth a peaceful recovery.

Take care

Rob

I would like to welcome and thank my good friend Ray Whitlock (www.raywhitlock.com) for his help in the vocal department. Ray is a real pro, great vocalist and a super guy. Do yourself a favor and check him out!

I would also like to thank all the fine folks who've taken the time to listen to my cra...I mean music. My day job keeps me very busy so I don't get here as often as I like. I'm also a little atypical for this day and age, because I'm not super into divulging by life into a blog.

I've been remiss in the reviewing department, but I will catch up as best as I can!

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JUST WANTED TO WISH ALL OF YOU A HAPPY EASTER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

ALL THE BEST.

PEACE,
DICARLO

Hello singers out there!

I compose music with female singers via Internet and would like to make some remixes with your existing tracks or make new electronica tracks from the scratch.
I have composed music since 1990.

<a href="http://www.imusicscene.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=39&t=11747&start=0&st=0&sk=t&sd=a">Read more on the forums</a>

I chose Rob`s own music to sing HIS song to, have titled it ROBS SONG although his music is titled Suspicious Acts 1...I`ve done a couple of remixes and think now that the vocals are more audible, I guess I rushed too much to get it posted... :devil:

http://www.imusicscene.com/bands/818/audio.php

Peace n Love Mags xx

Recording Industry Calls for “Monetization Without Representation”

Posted at 10:13 AM PT on March 13, 2008

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The concept is simple: The music industry forms a collecting society, which then offers file-sharing music fans the opportunity to ‘get legit’ in exchange for a reasonable regular payment, say $5 per month. So long as they pay, the fans are free to keep doing what they are going to do anyway–share the music they love using whatever software they like on whatever computer platform they prefer–without fear of lawsuits. The money collected gets divided among rights-holders based on the popularity of their music. In exchange, file-sharing music fans will be free to download whatever they like, using whatever software works best for them. The more people share, the more money goes to rights-holders. The more competition in applications, the more rapid the innovation and improvement. The more freedom to fans to publish what they care about, the deeper the catalog.”

–Excerpt from “A Better Way Forward: Voluntary Collective Licensing of Music File Sharing,” Electronic Frontier Foundation, April, 2004

Turns out that the Electronic Frontier Foundation was simply ahead of its time when it suggested that the recording industry adopt a voluntary collective-licensing model for music. Because the record labels are finally warming to the idea.

During tomorrow’s South by Southwest “Mobility, Ubiquity and Monetizing Music” panel, Jim Griffin, managing director of OneHouse–a digital entertainment consultancy that works with three of the four major labels–will argue the case for a file-sharing surcharge.

Like the “File-sharing Monetization” proposal recently pitched by the Songwriters Association of Canada and the EFF plan that the industry dismissed back in 2004, Griffin’s proposal would have Internet Service Providers add a flat-rate fee to their monthly charges to underwrite the cost of unlimited music downloads. The resulting funds would be divvied up among songwriters, performers, publishers and music labels.

“It’s monetizing the anarchy,” says Peter Jenner, head of the International Music Manager’s Forum, who will join Griffin on the panel. “The labels are beginning to like the idea of an access-to-music charge, because they’re increasingly aware that their current model is broken.”


EVEN STREET MUSICIANS ARE AFFECTED BY FREE DOWNLOADS!!!!!!!!! :D LOL
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<p>Not every feature on iMS has to be music related! So when you get bored, in the footer is a <a href="/index.php?t=games">Games</a> link. From here you can waste some time playing a few. </p><p>I will be adding a few new ones down the road </p><p>Dazed</p>

<p>These songs are some of my current mixes, a few are close to final. Any comments on mix or balance are welcomed.</p>
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<p>As some of you are finding out, there are a lot of features at iMusicScene. With a lot of features, it can become confusing not to mention missed! So I thought I would try and post some of the features here in case you may have missed them. </p><p>The first entry is called File Slurp! </p><p>At the very bottom of your Admin Control Panel under &quot;Extra&quot;, you will see: Slurp Your File. &quot;Slurping&quot; a file is just a way to Import a file that is already on the Internet. It is extremely fast and is great if you have to upload several songs. Click the Slurp Your File button. On the right you will see two fields. In the File Name field, add the Song Name. The other field is the &quot;File URL&quot;. It is best if you cut and paste the URL here ex. http://www.iMusicScene.com/my.mp3. **REMINDER**The file <strong>MUST BE AN MP3</strong> meaning it has to end in MP3 as shown in the example. So if you are trying to pull from soundsclick, it will not work. </p><p>Now when you go back to &quot;Create Song&quot; you will notice that the Import File Is enabled. Just select your song from the drop down list and click Add New Song. You have just Slurped your file!</p>