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Newspaper article featuring Mixposure


By Fender Bender, 2014-04-19
Newspaper article featuring Mixposure

 

Article about Mixposure appearing in my hometown newspaper, the Defiance Crescent-News:

 

 

Talking about change of time with local musician

 

Perhaps one of the best things         

 

about writing and recording

 

music is the ability to capture a

 

sign of the times, immortalizing

 

it forever within a snapshot of

 

creative effort

 

and release.

 

But what makes

 

it even better is a

 

situation where

 

carefully-crafted

 

lyrics tell a tale

 

of prophecy that

 

only grows more

 

poignant with

 

age.

 

Take Bob

 

Dylan, for example.

 

When he ever so epically

 

announced to the world “The

 

Times They Are a-Changin’”

 

back in the mid-1960s, the rambling

 

king of cultural observation

 

captured the flow of an entire

 

generation hinged on the cusp of

 

eminent change.

 

Fifty years later, while illuminating

 

an entirely different

 

societal climate, the ebb and flow

 

of the world is still so perfectly

 

depicted by the words etched

 

into history five decades ago

 

at Studio A in New York City.

 

And since musical messages

 

ultimately find their final resting

 

place within the perception of

 

the listener, they can apply to an

 

endless array of situations.

 

Which brings me to the context

 

of this week’s column.

 

There was a time in a not

 

so distant past when the only

 

method of preserving music for

 

eternity was to hit the studio

 

and make it happen. Solo, with

 

a band, collaborations — it all

 

went to tape and was typically,

 

take by arduous take, hammered

 

out in the same room.

 

But, oh, how times have

 

changed again in ways I doubt

 

even Bob Dylan could have seen

 

coming, especially when it comes

 

to recording with like-minded

 

individuals who may never even

 

meet each other in person.

 

With the inception of the

 

technological explosion, musical

 

community sites such as

 

Mixposure (www.mixposure.

 

com) have opened a worldwide

 

door for musicians to connect

 

with one another, also offering

 

a promotional smorgasbord of

 

management, labels, comedians,

 

listeners and DJs.

 

Or as longtime local bass and

 

guitar instructor Dave Coonrod

 

explained it, “A one-stop site

 

for pretty much everything you

 

could want out of music resources.”

 

While Mixposure is just one

 

of countless sites of its kind on

 

the musical webscape, it is one

 

Coonrod has certainly made the

 

most of. A frequent collaborator

 

with renowned keyboardist

 

and area psychologist Dr. David

 

C. Deal — notably in the live

 

Christmas season project Siberian

 

Solstice — Mixposure has provided

 

a convenient opportunity

 

for both to compose with other

 

musicians from around the

 

globe.

 

And it’s all done from the comfort

 

of home, or wherever comfort

 

happens to find you.

 

“The main advantage of a collaboration

 

site such as this is the

 

availability of musicians and

 

genres that extend the local talent

 

pool,” said Coonrod, who

 

splits time teaching bass and

 

guitar between Tri State Music

 

in Bryan and Defiance College.

 

“I have done recordings online

 

with people that I have never

 

met face-to-face from as far away

 

as England and as close as south

 

Defiance. I’m currently working

 

on a project from a guy from

 

Montana.”

 

How can this be possible? It’s

 

actually remarkably simple … at

 

least, the sharing process is.

 

A recorded riff or idea can

 

be uploaded to file sharing

 

sites such as Dropbox (www.

 

dropbox.com), where another

 

awaiting musician can access it,

 

add another element and fire it

 

right back. This can be bounced

 

around to an unlimited number

 

of players on any given project.

 

When all the pieces are in place

 

and the final mix is applied,

 

the song or project can be

 

uploaded for review, sale or a

 

mere listen to the entire world

 

via Mixposure’s host of Internet

 

radio connections in addition to

 

the site itself.

 

The best part for aspiring talent

 

is that all you need is a computer,

 

an interface and the proper

 

recording software to have endless

 

creative possibilities literally

 

at your fingertips.

 

“I don’t always record at home,

 

either,” Coonrod explained.

 

“When I am away on vacation

 

all I need is my laptop, a pair of

 

headphones and my guitar. All

 

of this made possible by building

 

upon contacts made on the

 

Mixposure website.”

 

For a smooth taste of what

 

it’s really all about, search

 

Mixposure for Coonrod’s musical

 

work under his “Fender Bender”

 

profile, and also open your ears

 

to his rich bass tone complimenting

 

Deal’s heady keys on the

 

David C. Deal profile.

 

And as always, support our

 

vast community of immensely

 

talented local musicians.

 

Stay in tune.

 

(Contact Kevin Eis by email: keis@

 

crescent-news.com; or on Twitter: @

cnKevinEis

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Here Comes Peter Cotttontail...


By truevulgarian, 2014-04-18
Here Comes Peter Cotttontail...

Just wanted to extend a Happy Easter greeting to all my friends and fans here at Mixposure!  Hope everyone finds their Easter basket!   

thrill seeker


By jvtuttle, 2014-04-17
thrill seeker

it's funk...with maybe some iinteresting guitar work doin it...cuss

next time maybe..ha ha

THRILL SEEKER

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Trevor Sewell - Mixposure.com Song of the Week!

Congrats to Trevor Sewell for having the Mixposure.com Song of the Week! Amazing musician! Please check out the tune below!!

 

Bio:

Breaking News: Feb 7th 2014 Lovitz Theatre Universal Walk, Hollywood - Trevor Sewell wins The Best Blues Artist Award in the Artists In Music Awards for the second year running and also gains honourable mention in the Producer Of The Year category.  

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Winner in the Hollywood Music in Media Awards 2011, Runner up in the British Blues Awards 2012 and winner of The Artists in Music Award for Best Blues Artist 2013 in Los Angeles. November 2013 saw Trevor return to America for a string of live shows, radio sessions and on the very day that his second album ‘Independence’ was released once again pick up the ‘Best Blues’ award at the highly prestigious Hollywood Music In Media Awards held in the lavish Henry Fonda Theatre on Hollywood Boulevard with his song ‘The Train’. The past two years have seen Sewell continue to go from strength to strength as his fan base continues to grow particularly in America where his debut album 'Calling Your Name' spent a staggering 7 weeks at number one on the American Blues Scene Chart. 

A recent return to his roots has seen him widely recognised as one of the great emerging British guitar talents currently riding the wave of New British Blues gaining popularity

in the U.S.A. (source Artists In Music Official Programme).

Legendary Producer/Engineer Stuart Epps (Led Zep, Elton John, Bill Wyman) had this to say:

"I've only just met this brilliant musician but I can tell you he is the real thing. Heart felt, passionate and truly excellent rock/blues guitar playing and singing. Comparable with some of the greats I've had the pleasure to work with. Two of them called Lee, Albert Lee and Alvin Lee.

"Trevor is in my opinion from the same mould he gives rock/blues a new boost. You've just got to love it!!!"

The Trevor Sewell Band are:

Trevor Sewell - Lead Guitar and Lead Vocals

Brian Emerson - Bass Guitar

Steve Vine – Drums

Trevor was recently inducted to the American Heritage Blues Hall of Fame in the very same category as some rather better known artists such as Tommy Castro and Joe Bonammassa.

STOP PRESS: Trevor has once again been shortlisted for the Artists In Music 2014 ceremony where he is in the final 5 nominees (Best Blues)  – The ceremony will take place at The John Lovitz Theatre at Universal in N. Hollywood on Feb 7th 2014 where he has also received an honorable mention in the category ‘Producer of the year’.

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hi fi from the sie fi


By elektronz, 2014-04-13
hi fi from the sie fi

hello all ive not blogged here for a long long time ,,,my medication has blog blocker qualities of an extreme so ive had to ease up on them to break through and vent my spleen ...the fact im not sure about venting an organ thats encased in my inner sanctum really does feel like a good way to start this little tome ....anyhoo im here and just want to say hello to everyone who knows me .....hi ....  :) ... and to those who dont know me but are curious about how i rumble around these dark halls and passageways of mix mansion ... hi .. :) ... before i burst open and sally forth into my otherworldly natterings ...a bit about me ...ok im from a small archepelago of the coast of europe called the uk ...i reside in a small encompassment namely man of chester ...and i am an entity unbeknown to the masses of mix mansion who dabbles in the dark arts called electronica ...oh yes ...an art of such severe darkness it can induce loss of balance and basic imobilisation to such an extent that even as an avid exponent of such ongoings even i have trouble maintaining an x-y stance ....!!!   i dabble mostly on man made machinery of mulitplicital sonicary and texturisationoral output ....(waits .....waits ......waits )    and always vow that i produce and not perform .... in the past ive spoken of utter admiration for the guys and gals on here who simply rock the airwaves of mixland and to be part of that clique is honourable and (slides out of elegant mode for a sec) bloody awesome !!!! (slides back up to elegant chat and conversational confidence) continuing on ....to all the newcomers here ...a warm and hearty welcome from an old timer who has etched out his place in the mix as overtly weird and out on his own ...i do my thing and i do it well ...it maybe not central city or user friendly but its my centralica and my friendly userness .. hmmm ...anyway  this is simply a nod to the masses to say that i nod well and massivley too ...hmmm where am i going with this ..?   what im saying is dont be afraid to branch out from the huned sound of the guitar ,bass and drums that echo throuought these hallowed archways and that door that always bloody squeaks (has nobody sorted it out yet ,,so dam annoying ,and its next to the toilets as well ..scary shit when your taking one and that door goes )  ...i digress ....be brave and bold in your charge to forge a name and character whence you pass through the main gate and take residence in your room of sound and light ...oh can someone get me a spare key for my room ..cant find mine and ive left one of me hard drives switched on ..you know the one that overheats and then splutters then dies ...yeh that one ..and hurry up ive got some samples i need to copy over to the new one ive just bought .....i digress once more ....to end i shall say this only once .....this only once !!!!   

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Just Some Updates


By Admin, 2014-04-12

Well I hate to be back and forth on stuff but I think I have finally ditched the old forum and went back to the integrated forum . The login issues were just too much. While I hate to lose over 100k posts, I would rather start over than deal with users not being able to access the forum. The old forum is still up and can be accessed by going to  http://www.mixposure.com/forum/  . I removed all of the code that linked it to Mixposure so you can reset your password in the forum if you ever want to go in there. 

You will also notice on the main page, I moved the premium blogs out to the forefront. While that does make the main page a bit longer, since you guys are supporting the site I wanted to give you more visability. As a reminder, please remain respectful with what you post. While I know there are many similar sites like Mixposure, I can guarantee you they will not let you advertise Mixposure on their main page. We kind of have the same thinking Laughing . If you want to link to MusiciansFriend I am all for it, Just please refrain from Visit me at thisnewsite.com. I thank you in advance,

Todd

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NEW SONG Featuring Pete Tebar


By Lyrical Princess, 2014-04-09

PETE TEBAR & I just finished our Newest song Collaboration Titled "CANT FIND THE WORD'S", And we'd love for you to stop by and check it out. Maybe leave a few words letting us know what you think of it.  Pete put a lot of Heart & time into it. We hope you like it. Thank you so much for listening.

All The Best,

LP, Linda

"The Man Inside of Me" by the TrueVulgarians


By truevulgarian, 2014-04-05

The TrueVulgarians are pleased to announce the release of their latest song, "The Man Inside of Me".  It's an introspective journey by a singer/songwriter who's just tryin' to figure it all out.  (Good luck with that!)   Hope you guys all enjoy it!

 

Scotswolfe - Mixposure.com Artist of the Month

Big congrats to Scotswolfe for being the Mixposure.com Artist of the month! Stop by his page and have a listen!

 

Bio:

Scotswolfe being my recording persona,my real name being Jim McMurtrey.I answer to Jim or Mac.

Started picking out one finger melodies on the piano  by ear around age six.Still play by ear as I never seemed to had the patience to learn to read music.Many times I wished that I had forced myself to learn.Maybe someday yet...heh.

Began playing in bar blues/rock bands around Fort Worth in the late sixties.Moved to East Texas in the eighties where I played for several years with country/rock bands.Spent a few years in Oklahoma,then moved back to my hometown and settled here.

Finally I have the time to do what I enjoy most,composing ,creating and recording my music.

I only play keyboards,piano,organ,synths.Started using analog synths in the eighties.Now my studio consists of the bare necessities...a Casio WK-1800 as a standalone keyboard and midi controller,Computer and Mixcraft6,a very affordable and versatile recording program with virtual instruments to expand my virtual orchestra.

Stumbled across Mixposure a month back and now it feels like a second home.Friendly folks and awesome musicians here.I've posted my music on a couple of other sites,but none of them compare to Mixposure,not even close.Plan to be here for a long while .

 

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