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HI FRIENDS & FANS,

I POSTED A BLOG ASKING FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT A FEW DAYS AGO.

WELL, IT`S THE 2ND TIME IN 4 MONTHS THAT I`VE BEEN IN THE SEMI-FINALS AT OURSTAGE.COM, AND LOST, (NOT BECAUSE OF THE SONG) BECAUSE OF NOT HAVING ENOUGH VOTES FROM MY FRIENDS AND FANS.

I WAS BEATEN BY A GIRL THAT LOOKED LIKE A PROM QUEEN, THAT OBVIOUSLY HAD 100`S OF FRIENDS VOTING FOR HER. LOL

THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN AND AGAIN, IF I DON`T GET MORE SUPPORT.

MY SONGS ARE GOOD ENOUGH TO GET INTO THE SEMI-FINALS, BUT THEN IT BECOMES A POPULARITY CONTEST, AND THE ARTIST WITH THE MOST FRIENDS AND FANS VOTING FOR THEM WINS.

ANYWAY, I APPRECIATE THOSE OF YOU THAT TOOK THE TIME, AND DID VOTE, AND I HOPE MORE OF YOU WILL JOIN IN AND HELP OUT THE NEXT TIME, BECAUSE IT WILL HAPPEN AGAIN. MY SONGS ARE VERY POPULAR ON OURSTAGE.COM., AND IT COULD HAPPEN THAT I`LL BE IN THE SEMI-FINALS AGAIN AT THE END OF APRIL, OR MAY. BUT I NEED YOUR SUPPORT TO WIN.

ONCE AGAIN, A BIG THANKS TO ALL THAT SUPPORTED ME AND VOTED.



PEACE,

DICARLO

Hey friends & fans,

It’s Semi-Finals time at OurStage.com, America’s great independent music and video discovery destination, and I..m shooting for top act of the month. There’s quite a bit at stake here, such as gigs at festivals and other career-making goodies.

And this means, of the thousands of bands competing to be 1, DICARLO stands a decent chance of taking it. If you already voted me into the Semi-Finals, I hope you’ll come back and support me again. If not,I hope you’ll vote for me now.

So thanks for your vote, if you did – it means a lot. And please vote for me again. If you’re not yet an OurStage member, you can easily become one right now, right here. It’s fast, easy and free.

Here..s the link to my page;



The song is called "HURTS SO GOOD", and please join my Fan Club while you..re there.
<a href="http://www.ourstage.com/banner/1/NOCRQJGDJUCH"><img src="http://www.ourstage.com/banner/image/1/NOCRQJGDJUCH.jpg" alt="HURTS SO GOOD, by DICARLO on OurStage" style="width:280px;height:300px;border:none;"/></a>

I need 20 more fans by March 31st. That..s tomorrow!!!!

Thank you.

Peace,
DICARLO

THERE SEEMS TO BE SOME PRETTY TWISTED DISCUSSIONS AND THINGS GOING ON HERE LATELY, SO I THOUGHT THIS WOULD BE THE PERFECT TIME TO UPLOAD "HURTS SO GOOD"!!!!!!!!!! :D


ANOTHER TRACK FROM MY "CYBER DRUMS" CD.
GOOD DANCE TRACK, OR VIDEO GAME SOUNDTRACK!!!

THIS ONE IS PRETTY TWISTED, AND COMPLICATED, AND TOOK ABOUT A MONTH OR TWO TO CREATE!!!!!
DID IT ALL WITH MY YAMAHA RM 1 X SEQUENCER SOME YEARS AGO!!!!

ENJOY. :D

PEACE,
D

IT`S VALENTINES DAY 2008 :D

SO I DECIDED TO UPLOAD "LOVE POWER", ONE OF MY ELECTRONIC-DANCE TRACKS FROM MY "CYBER DRUMS" CD.

"LOVE POWER" WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN FOR THE LOVE PARADE 2004, WHICH UNFORTUNATELY NEVER HAPPENED. BECAUSE THE LOVE PARADE WAS CANCELED, AND DIDN`T HAPPEN AGAIN UNTIL 2007, WITH MAJOR CHANGES IN THE STAFF THAT RUN IT. ANYWAY, THIS COULD HAVE BEEN A MAJOR BREAKTHROUGH FOR ME IN THE ELECTRONIC MUSIC WORLD.
"LOVE POWER IS A VERY POWERFUL ELECTRONIC TRACK WITH A SWEET MELODY.

THE BASIC THEME OF THE SONG IS "LOVE POWER", THE STRONGEST POWER IN THE WORLD.
WE NEED MORE "LOVE POWER", AND LESS HATE POWER, AND THE WORLD WOULD BE A BETTER PLACE.

CREDITS,

DICARLO; EVERYTHING

ADDED; THIS TRACK WAS COMPOSED ON AN ALESIS QS-8 MASTER KEYBOARD, AND A YAMAHA RM 1X SEQUENCER, AND WAS MIXED IN THOSE TWO MACHINES, TOTALLY ANALOG, AND RECORDED ON A STAND ALONE CD RECORDER.
JUST AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH VERY BASIC EQUIPMENT, IF YOU KNOW WHAT YOU`RE DOING. :D

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
<a href="http://s10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/DICARLO1/?action=view&current=cartoon1.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://i10.photobucket.com/albums/a109/DICARLO1/cartoon1.jpg" border="0" alt="EVEN THE STREET MUSICIANS ARE FEELING THE DOWNLOAD CRUNCH"></a> :D

THIS IS A MESSAGE I RECEIVED RECENTLY ON MY MY SPACE PAGE FROM "DOT ON SHAFT GUITARS"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


HEY DiCarlo! how the heck are you?
Thank You so much for writing me!
These guitars were named after my dear Mom. She made a statement that I was paying too much attention to the Carparelli name ( my dads side ) and not enough on the Decarlo side. So I said, Mom no worries, I save the best for last and so the DeCarlo Brand of DOT ON SHAFT GUITARS came to birth.

They are simply freaking gorgeous and world class instruments.

I sometimes wonder why Di and De? someone changed that down the road...but who was first? DE or DI? don't matter, we are from the CARLO clan. That's what the Di and De mean.
Son of Carlo Clan.

Let me pass this by my Mom first...about changing the spelling LOL

I want to say thank you for spreading the word on ImusicScene. The fellows over there have been just nothing but Amazing to me. I appreciate all that has happend there so far. Rasmuth has been so cool too. And Do you know Don Waller? another spectacular fellow. Very supportive of us.

My wife is the Wurst Fan....and I'm really contemplating about going to the German Musik Messe show! I'm very close to making a decision. Depends on some of my manufacturers decisions.

What brought you to Berlin? I hear it's amazing there!

Thanks for writing my friend, very cool of you to write me. Keep in touch man, I love your tunes especially that All Systems down
cool and Peace to you too
Mikey

Hey friends & fans,

It’s Semi-Finals time at OurStage.com, America’s great independent music and video discovery destination, and I..m shooting for top act of the month. There’s quite a bit at stake here, such as gigs at festivals and other career-making goodies.

And this means, of the thousands of bands competing to be 1, DICARLO stands a decent chance of taking it. If you already voted me into the Semi-Finals, I hope you’ll come back and support me again. If not,I hope you’ll vote for me now.

So thanks for your vote, if you did – it means a lot. And please vote for me again. If you’re not yet an OurStage member, you can easily become one right now, right here. It’s fast, easy and free.

Here..s the link to my page;



The song is called "HURTS SO GOOD", and please join my Fan Club while you..re there.
<a href="http://www.ourstage.com/banner/1/NOCRQJGDJUCH"><img src="http://www.ourstage.com/banner/image/1/NOCRQJGDJUCH.jpg" alt="HURTS SO GOOD, by DICARLO on OurStage" style="width:280px;height:300px;border:none;"/></a>

I need 20 more fans by March 31st. That..s tomorrow!!!!

Thank you.

Peace,
DICARLO

ADDED; I THINK THAT DOUBLE POSTING BLOGS IS A BIT THE SAME AS UPLOADING SEVERAL SONGS AT THE SAME TIME!!!!!!
BOTH ARE THINGS I WOULD NEVER DO, BECAUSE I RESPECT EVERYONE`S PROMOTIONS!!!!
IT´S ALL WE REALLY HAVE TO FURTHER OURSELVES!!!!!
SOMETIMES I WILL EVEN WAIT 1 OR 2 DAYS TO POST MY BLOG, AND LET THE OTHER GUY DO HIS THING, IF I SEE IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO HIM!!!! RESPECT!!!!!!
SINCE MY CONTEST IS OVER TOMORROW, THIS IS KIND OF IMPORTANT TO ME, AND CAN`T WAIT, SO I AM POSTING THIS AGAIN!!!!

HOPE YA`LL UNDERSTAND.

AND I APPRECIATE YOUR SUPPORT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :D

THANKS.

BECAUSE I KNOW YOU ALL LIKE THE OLD SKOOL ROCK AND BLUES STUFF, I DUG UP ANOTHER ONE OF MY ROCK TRACKS FROM 1990. :D


THIS SONG IS A BIT IN THE BRYAN ADAMS STYLE, MIXED WITH T-REX, AND HAS A KIND OF 50`S STYLE, ALMOST COUNTRY STYLE BRIDGE. :D
A SONG ABOUT BREAKING UP.
YOU KNOW, WHERE YOU SCREWED UP, AND THE RELATIONSHIP IS FALLING APART, AND YOU`RE TRYING TO FIND A WAY TO KEEP IT TOGETHER, BECAUSE YOU REALISE THAT YOU REALLY LOVE THIS ONE. :D
WE`VE ALL BEEN THERE. :D


CREDITS;

DICARLO; MUSIC & LYRICS

DICARLO; GUITARS, BASS, DRUMS, LEAD VOCAL & BACKING VOCALS
JOE & JORG; BACKING VOCALS

RECORDED ANALOG ON AN OTARI 8 TRACK IN 1990 AT THE SAME STUDIO I RECORDED THE SONG BEFORE THIS ONE "YOU DID IT TO ME".

NOTE; THIS IS ANOTHER ONE THAT WAS COPIED FROM A CASSETTE OF THE MASTER TAPE TO MINI DISC, AND THEN TO CD, AND WORKED ON IN THE COMPUTER TO BETTER THE SOUND A BIT. I HOPE TO GET ALL THESE ANALOG MASTER TAPES COPIED DIRECT TO CD ONE OF THESE DAYS, AND THEN WORK ON THEM AGAIN.
NOT THAT I COULD SELL THESE SONGS, BECAUSE THIS STYLE IS VERY DATED,AND WOULD HAVE TO BE TOTALLY RE-ARRANGED AND MAYBE PUT OUT BY A YOUNG ROCK BAND.
STILL A GOOD SONG, AND COULD BE A HIT. :D

PEACE,
D