Posted on July 17th, 2007 by Mitch Brisebois
I’m becoming a big fan of Creative Commons licensing and the products that are becoming available because of it. Founded in 2001, Creative Commons is a non-profit organization that has created tools for artists and developers to freely distribute their work while still retaining some rights. It is similar to [...]
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Posted on May 26th, 2007 by Mitch Brisebois
So sure - I’d love to be a rock star. But the “musical talent gene” somehow didn’t make it in. Lucky for me Pete Townshend (of Who fame) launched The Lifehouse Method this month. It’s a web site where you upload various samples of your voice and rhythms. Pete’s software then mixes it up to [...]
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Posted on March 26th, 2007 by Jobe Roberts
In my post about Adobe Apollo, I mentioned how important it would be to have an aggregate site for all those wonderful Apollo apps. Well, I found exactly what I was talking about at a site named SpringWidgets. The underlying technology is Adobe Flash.
The following finetune app is also available from SpringWidgets.
The finetune music app [...]
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Posted on February 17th, 2007 by Mitch Brisebois
SensoryMetrics’ friend Lindsay Ferguson is a popular indie Wakefield-based musician. She’s a great example of a long tail player. She records and produces her music at a local studio (The RompreRoom), She has a blog and a great presence on MySpace. Her MySpace friends show a well-connected independant music scene: Jim Bryson, Elliott BROOD, Oh [...]
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Posted on February 12th, 2007 by Mitch Brisebois
This blog is published (mostly) out of Wakefield Quebec (near Ottawa Canada). One of the reknowned landmarks of our village is the The Black Sheep Inn - a terrific bar showcasing independent bands, world music, and on occasion famous stars who seek the Sheep’s appreciative / intimate audience. Their url is http://www.theblacksheepinn.com/
Meanwhile, in [...]
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