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John Melas Motif Site

June 29th, 2009

Visit John Melas’s MOTIF Site

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John Melas is a software engineer and lives in Athens, Greece. On his site will find applications for the Yamaha Motif XS, Motif ES, S90 ES, Motif Rack ES and MO6/MO8 synthesizers. All applications target the Windows platform (Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows 2003, Windows Vista). For any comments, suggestions, requests contact John Melas on his site: Click Here

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Sharing Files Made Easy

June 26th, 2009

If you are looking for a way to share files with your artists, band members, producers, clients, friends and / or family I have a few options for you. In no particular order these are the services that I would use based on what you need. Check them out and sign up since they are all free. Obviously there are limitations using their free services as opposed to the paid ones but you can still benefit. I hope you find this information useful.

Drop.io

drop-io Drop.io Has been a very useful site for me while collaborating with artists, sharing files, or just using it as a place for 100MB file storage which is much but it’s more for easy access when I am not near my computer but want to share work that I am doing. I also use Drop.io to collaborate with some of my clients which makes life easy because it is simple to use. Basically it is four easy steps:

  1. Create your drop URL, for example: http://drop.io/exampleURL.
  2. Add the files that you want to the drop. These files can be various formats such as: MP3, Video, Photos, ZIP files, Word Documents, Excel Documents and PDF files.
  3. Create an administrator password and recovery email. Important for gaining access to your drop if you forget the password.
  4. Drop the files to your new drop page. This will create the page that you can share with your artists, clients, friends and / or family. More Information, visit: http://drop.io

You Send It

yousendit YouSendIt works on the same concept as Drop.io but instead of creating a personal web page with your files it works like an email system. The free version only allows you to send up to 100MB files at a time. Which should be enough for smaller projects by the normal end user. YouSendIt is great for sharing files with artists, clients, friends and / or family for any reason. Here’s how it works:

  1. Input your recipients email address.
  2. Input your email address to receive a copy of the files to be sent.
  3. Type a subject to identify the send.
  4. Enter a short message to the recipient.
  5. Attach the file to be send. If you have multiple files you can always ZIP them making sure they are under 100MB per send.

More Information, visit: http://www.yousendit.com

Drop Send

drop_send DropSend is actually a service that I just discovered thanks to an artist that I am currently working with. This service will most likely be my service of choice to use when sending large files to and artist. The catch is that with the free service you can only send 5 DropSends per month, unless you sign up for their service. There are ways around this. You can create an email address that you and the artist will know and a common password and then just use the storage space to upload and download files. Here is how DropSend works:

  1. Signup for the free service, or any other plan that suits your needs.
  2. Once you sign up and log in you will be on a page that looks like an general email inbox. On the right hand side you will see: Send a File or Upload to Online Storage. Click “Upload to Online Storage” and follow the steps.
  3. Browse for your files to upload and give each file a description.
  4. Near the bottom of the page, type in a name for the folder you want to group all the files in.
  5. Click, start upload and be patient while the file(s) uploads.
  6. From there, your artist can sign in and download the files.

More Information, visit: http://www.dropsend.com

Live Mesh

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With LiveMesh by Microsoft, you can sync, share and access your work computer, your home laptop, your Mac, your mobile phone and other devices live in multiple places.

With Live Mesh, you can synchronize files with all of your devices, so you always have the latest versions handy. Access your files from any device or from the web, easily share them with others, and get notified whenever someone changes a file.

Working on one computer, but need a program from another? No problem. Use Live Mesh to connect to your other computer and access its desktop as if you were sitting right in front of it. Here’s out it works:

  1. Create a LiveMesh account. If you already have a WindowsLive ID or hotmail you are set to go. Signup here: Click to Signup
  2. Login to your LiveMesh account and you will be on your devices screen. Click “Add Device” to install the application on your computer. Select your Operating System and click install.
  3. Once installed you can simply right click and folder on your computer and you will see an option that says, “Add Folder to LiveMesh…” Click that and the file will add to LiveMesh and start upload the files that are inside of it. Keep in mind you only get 1 gig of storage.
  4. From there you can access those files or add to them from any computer with an Internet connection. You can also share certain folders with certain people. This is great for wanted to share files with clients, artists, friend and / or family.

More Information, visit: http://www.livemesh.com

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Michael Jackson Dead (June 25, 2009)

June 25th, 2009

It is official, the King of Pop Michael Jackson has been pronounced dead after suffering from a cardiac arrest earlier today. Michael Jackson died at the age of 50 years old after blessing the world with some of the greatest music and dance moves of our time. With hits such as Billie Jean, Thriller, Beat It and starring in his own hit movie called Moonwalker. Michael will go down in history as one of the most accomplished musicians.

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Some of us remember Michael Jackson from the hit group known as The Jackson 5 which was Active from 1966 to 1990 with Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon and Michael. Michael you will be missed by millions. You will be gone but never forgotten. More on The Jackson 5: Click Here

[Updated at 3:15 p.m.: Pop star Michael Jackson was pronounced dead by doctors this afternoon after arriving at a hospital in a deep coma, city and law enforcement sources told The Times.]

More details: LA Times Website

Other Sources

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Relapse – The Pharmacy is Open

June 19th, 2009

Eminem has a site up that allows you to walk through different rooms in Popsomp Hills. The background music is 3AM from the “Relapse” album. It’s pretty interesting. You can click on different items in the rooms and the site responds. Give it a try: The Pharmacy is now open.

I kind of get the feeling there is something hidden in one of the rooms? You seem to get stuck in the room once you enter. I am sure there is away back to the main room. If you find something let me know, ok?

Dr. Balzac video: Click Here (click the TV in the top left corner)

Screen Shots

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Follow Eminem on Twitter: Click Here

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BPM Analyzer by MixMeister

June 18th, 2009

MixMeister BPM Analyzer is a free program you can use to determine the exact BPM (beats per minute) of any song. BPM Analyzer allows you to:

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  • Calculate extremely accurate BPM counts for any song
  • Drag and drop music files from Windows Explorer
  • Display and sort files by Title, Artist, or BPM
  • Update ID3 tags in your music files with exact BPM information
  • Easily print BPM reports for your entire music collection
  • Export BPM counts for use in other programs
  • Free to use and distribute for non-commercial purposes

Official Site: BPM Analyzer Download

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Eminem Shoots “Beautiful” Music Video

June 18th, 2009

Eminem announced the next single from his album “Relapse” will be “Beautiful.” He posted up some information on his Twitter confirming that the rumors are true by saying, “We filmed the ‘Beautiful’ video in Detroit last week, look out for it soon”

Video Snap Shots

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Now, after only four weeks of “Relapse” being out, Eminem is set to pass the Platinum status with 1,000,000 records sold and is currently in the 3rd spot on the sales charts with 60% of the market

Other News

Mariah Carey responds to Eminem’s “Bagpipes From Baghdad” after Eminem hit her up again in a song. Mariah released her first single called "Obsessed" produced The-Dream and Tricky Stewart. In the song Mariah talks about someone lying about having sex with her and being upset with her. Is she talking about Eminem you think? She also mentions weed and popping E…

Listen to the song: Mariah Carey – Obsessed | Audio | Rap Basement

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The Alchemist "Smile" featuring Twista & Maxwell

June 17th, 2009

The Alchemist exclusive video premier featuring Twista and Maxwell. This is a pretty dope song and I thought I would just share it since I just saw it. Twista busts his super fast lyrics in the second verse. Check it out and enjoy!

The Alchemist "Smile" featuring Twista & Maxwell

The Alchemist is still doing his thing that is for sure.

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Song of The Month – Participate

June 15th, 2009

If you are looking to get some recognition and would like to feature a song on my website, please email me the song and I will add it to “The Song of The Month” player on the home page of my site.

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Visit my website and check out the song of the month: Song of The Month

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Darkside Beatz

June 15th, 2009

I just wanted to post up and share with everyone that I have added a few new beats to my SoundClick page but I have provided a player below. The beats are for sale so if you hear anything you like shoot me an email and we can talk. Here is the player:

I hope you enjoy and please leave feedback. Constructive criticism appreciated!!!

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Off Topic: Some Amazing Pictures

June 9th, 2009

My dad shared these amazing pictures that he stumbled across a few days ago and I was pretty amazed with the talent and the eye with some of these photographers.

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I would definitely recommend checking out the site and taking some time to browse through all the pictures. Its mostly pictures of wild life and nature scenes but a nice fresh breath of air.

Enjoy!

Here is a link to the site: Click Here

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