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Monday, July 18, 2011

studio 1215 news: Band Members Need to Build Individual Brands

studio 1215 news: Band Members Need to Build Individual Brands

This article that I have read in Hypebot today, is band members within a band to brand themselves as individuals away from the whole as a band. I had always liked this idea. Mostly because of what the rap group Wu-Tang Clan had done in the 90's. The group had disbanded from time to time to do their own thing, as a result each, or most of the band members had became dominate in their own unique way for what they were doing. To me thats what made the group as a whole more stronger when they did get together as a group. So here is the article on this topic, and is very helpful, and useful for anyone thats in this very situation regardless if there in a musical group or not.

Band Members Need to Build Individual Brands

This article that I have read in Hypebot today, is band members within a band to brand themselves as individuals away from the whole as a band. I had always liked this idea. Mostly because of what the rap group Wu-Tang Clan had done in the 90's. The group had disbanded from time to time to do their own thing, as a result each, or most of the band members had became dominate in their own unique way for what they were doing. To me thats what made the group as a whole more stronger when they did get together as a group. So here is the article on this topic, and is very helpful, and useful for anyone thats in this very situation regardless if there in a musical group or not.

Band Members need to build individual brands

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

studio 1215 news: The new definition of publishing for the internet.

studio 1215 news: The new definition of publishing for the internet. Everyone please give me some feedback. Do you think that publishing on the internet is the same as being published by professionals that do it as a job?

The new definition of publishing for the internet.


I was reading this article about publishing from Ian Rogers. About publishing and what it really means it todays digital world. Ian Rogers is CEO Topspin, he had broken it down, to the point where you might have to wonder if Publishing in the digital world, the same as it is in the real world?


Ian Rogers On Publishing, Trusted Sources & Connecting Content With Audience



 This guest post comes from Topspin CEO Ian Rogers who blogs at Fistfulayen.

I encourage you to spend some time with Cory Doctorow’s thoughtful piece from The Guardian re: the changing role of publishing in hopes it will cause you to consider what publishing really was, and what it might become. Cory mentions “publishing” as it was defined for him more than ten years ago:

Once in a while, someone will say something that’s so self-evidently true, and so unexpected, that you’ll spend the rest of your life working through its implications. For me, one such truth is “A publisher makes a work public, it connects a work and an audience”, and the person who said it is my editor Patrick Nielsen Hayden, senior editor at Tor Books, the largest science fiction publisher in the world.

He discusses how, because of the reality of the atom-based pre-digital world, “publishing” used to including “manufacturing” and “distributing” by default. The fact a book existed on the shelf meant it had passed through gatekeepers who thought enough of it to edit, print, and ship it somewhere. But, as Cory points out, while those were necessary steps, they were just part of what it means to connect a work to an audience.

In today’s world manufacturing and “distribution” can both happen without making any connection at all to an audience. I can easily upload a video to YouTube or a song I just made in iPad Garage Band (<3) to Soundcloud, but have I published it under the definition above? I’d argue no, the act of making something available no longer says anything about its likelihood to find an audience. It’s not until someone picks up that video or song and places it in the stream of consumer attention is it “published”.

I’ve been trying to pay attention to the path things take as they move from unknown to known. There are more “publishers” than ever and no longer do a few gatekeepers decide what can find any audience. That channels and technology now allow for the viral spread of content and ideas is undeniable. It’s not hard to think of videos which have gone from an inexpensive hand-held device straight into your home simply because a friend thought it was funny. But while content with exceptionally broad appeal may find a quick viral spike, there’s a difficult road for something more sublimely enjoyable, a piece of music which takes a nudge from a friend and a couple of listens to appreciate the depth and begin enjoying (my favorite kind). For those we need trusted sources, and I believe those trusted sources become increasingly important and influential as our number of options increases. In this way it feels as if those formerly thought of as critics or filters might become the true “publishers”, the ones who connect content with audience.

Funny, I’m about to hit “Publish” on this blog post in WordPress. Perhaps they need to change that verb. It isn’t until Feedburner drops this in your inbox or Hootsuite sends my scheduled tweet or you re-Tweet or post to your Facebook wall that it is actually connecting with an audience and therefore published, right?

7 tips for Turntable.fm success from Dj Wooooo

This is an article that I found on Hypebot, the article is about being a famous Dj on Turntable.fm.


7 Tips For Turntable.fm Success From DJ Wooooo

Now that Turntable.fm has taken off, confirming my initial positive take, it's also given folks a chance to start testing possible approaches to interaction and self-promotion. One dj who has risen to the top of the relevant charts, DJ Wooooo, recently shared his take on how to be a Turntable.fm superstar.

Ben Popper at Betabeat spoke with DJ Wooooo, who is said to be the "most appreciated" and "most popular" dj on Turntable.fm. Wooooo shared a few idiosyncratic tips for success on this increasingly popular social listening platform:

Sticking to the genre is key
But the crowd is very fickle
They want new and different, but not TOO different
Mood in the room can shift quickly
So don’t "set and forget" your DJ queue
People want to be in the most packed room
So try and be famous, like DJ Wooooo
DJ Wooooo also states that his emphasis, "as far as song selection goes, it’s a delicate mix of popular songs and experimental tracks." However, he shares this additional bit of advice:

"If you're just yanking songs from Hype Machine without figuring out how they fit the vibe, you'll get called out. Just because some website says they like a song doesn’t mean the Turntable crowd will."

So now you can "try and be famous, like DJ Wooooo"!


I have personally checked out the site myself I like it, I feel this is a good platform for up and coming dj that have never really performed in front of a crowd could experiment with. To build their confidence up, and while yet it could be a teaser for dj's for their upcoming shows as well. In the near future I will try this out myself, and see how it goes. I will kept everyone posted when all this is going to happen. Later for now.

Saturday, July 9, 2011

What tv shows were the most watched in the month of June.

What tv shows were the most watched in the month of June. 


In my school’s blog there was a article about the most watched tv shows in the month of june. I agree with most of the results as well. I was glued to watching The Voice. If you like to respond to this blog go right ahead and me your opinion.