Music
Is Jamiroquai following Radiohead onto the Internet?
12/17/2007 20:55
After
finishing up with Sony
Music's Epic records and
that unprecedented eight album contract it looks
like Jamiroquai
might
be the next musicians to follow Radiohead and
offer their music via the internet. This would put
their new music under their direct control while
cutting out the record company and making direct
contact with their fan base via their own website.
Speaking of Jamiroquai's
website they've
just re-launched sans references to their former
record label also stating their plans to make
their content available via widgets for people to
post on their websites, blogs, and social
networking profiles like facebook
and
myspace classic,
effective viral marketing. The relaunched
official
Jamiroquai band website is
currently offering video content via links to and
code from YouTube.
I applaud their efforts but the video quality
needs to be higher quality. I'm sure the video
quality will improve. There's no denying the
effectiveness of empowering people to place code
back on their blog, website or social networking
page. This will result in an even more powerful
viral marketing effect that will benefit the band
and their fans because interesting, quality
content always finds an audience even in the vast
play pen that is the World Wide Web. The major
record labels must be shitting bricks!
I love buying music via the internet. I was an instant, loyal customer of Apple's iTunes and still love buying downloadable media from iTunes. I love downloading music, audiobooks, podcasts and video both movies and TV shows. So, I certainly understand the appeal for musical talent taking control of their work and reinventing the way music is distributed to, in this case eager fans waiting for your next album.
Have you ever checked out the iTunes U area of the iTunes music store the content available there is awe inspiring? Podcasts that you can subscribe to which automatically download right into your iTunes library so you can listen to them whenever you want, sync to your iPod and take them with you for your commute or workout, wherever — whenever. Love my iPod, iTunes, iPhone, MacBook Pro and my Mac mini which is actually setup as our network server and is connected to our Sony 50" HDTV - the mac mini has an external firewire hard drive connected to it, which is where my iTunes library is stored and downloaded to. I stream my music from mac mini to a Sharper Image speaker that is connected to an Apple Airport Express which is controlled (streamed) via iTunes to the self-powered speaker.
Here's a YouTube video clip I pulled from the official Jamiroquai band website. I'm sure the video quality will improve as they develop their website and its content, including video.
Looking for their music on CD, check out what's available at Amazon.com maybe they'll show up in Amazon's recently launched mp3 download music store; that would be cool. For all things Jamiroquai check out Amazon.com -- selection & great prices too!
I love buying music via the internet. I was an instant, loyal customer of Apple's iTunes and still love buying downloadable media from iTunes. I love downloading music, audiobooks, podcasts and video both movies and TV shows. So, I certainly understand the appeal for musical talent taking control of their work and reinventing the way music is distributed to, in this case eager fans waiting for your next album.
Have you ever checked out the iTunes U area of the iTunes music store the content available there is awe inspiring? Podcasts that you can subscribe to which automatically download right into your iTunes library so you can listen to them whenever you want, sync to your iPod and take them with you for your commute or workout, wherever — whenever. Love my iPod, iTunes, iPhone, MacBook Pro and my Mac mini which is actually setup as our network server and is connected to our Sony 50" HDTV - the mac mini has an external firewire hard drive connected to it, which is where my iTunes library is stored and downloaded to. I stream my music from mac mini to a Sharper Image speaker that is connected to an Apple Airport Express which is controlled (streamed) via iTunes to the self-powered speaker.
Here's a YouTube video clip I pulled from the official Jamiroquai band website. I'm sure the video quality will improve as they develop their website and its content, including video.
Looking for their music on CD, check out what's available at Amazon.com maybe they'll show up in Amazon's recently launched mp3 download music store; that would be cool. For all things Jamiroquai check out Amazon.com -- selection & great prices too!
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"Time of Our Lives", Great song in a cool movie, "Into the Blue"...
12/09/2007 19:04
Hello. As I've posted I'm having quite a love affair
with
The
Bahamas
via a couple of fantastically timed stays at
Atlantis
when hardly anyone was there - say no more beautiful,
mega-resort on Paradise Island with killers views of
the
Atlantic
ocean
beyond the
Atlantis
lagoon
or views of
Nassau
Harbor to Nassau.
Well, there's a film I'm sitting here watching
that takes place and was shot at least partially
in
The
Bahamas
and it's called "Into
the Blue"
starring
Jessica
Alba,
Paul
Walker,
Scott
Caan,
Ashley
Scott
&
Josh
Brolin.
I enjoy the film because it has a lot of location
footage showing off the beauty of the waters
of
The
Bahamas,
the marine life - it takes me back to
New
Providence Island
and
Paradise
Island
which is across
Nassau
Harbor.
Beautiful, sexy bodies shot in the paradise that
is
The
Bahamas
and just loving this one water scene where the two
buddies are on jet skis in Nassau Harbor and the
song, "Time
of Lives"
is playing while we cut back and forth from the
two, beautiful young women in the power boat
watching what their boyfriends pulling tricks on
their jet skis - shooting up out the water - very
playful, carefree fun with this awesome sound
of
Paul Van
Dyk
singing "Time
of Our Lives".
It is the time of our lives and if you don't feel that way, why? What's out of balance or out of whack? What changes can you make so you begin to see opportunity that's all around you, if you're more focused. I believe one's outlook has a lot to do with how we identify and trouble shoot and ultimately manage / solve our day to day, life issues thus creating our own reality in a manner of speaking.
Clear your mind and try and re-focus and ask yourself some questions and stay in the moment until you begin to see your first discovery. For me music enhances my thought process; select something that kick starts your brain and brushes some of the old thinking out to make way for different, healthier choices. Enjoy the music video for this fantastic song, while listening closely to the lyrics -- see where the song takes you and then come back and post a comment here at blogMerit, I'd love to hear from you. Enjoy the day.
Buy the DVD of "Into the Blue" for your taste of the good life in The Bahamas - the water is so blue and clear -- you can't believe it!
It is the time of our lives and if you don't feel that way, why? What's out of balance or out of whack? What changes can you make so you begin to see opportunity that's all around you, if you're more focused. I believe one's outlook has a lot to do with how we identify and trouble shoot and ultimately manage / solve our day to day, life issues thus creating our own reality in a manner of speaking.
Clear your mind and try and re-focus and ask yourself some questions and stay in the moment until you begin to see your first discovery. For me music enhances my thought process; select something that kick starts your brain and brushes some of the old thinking out to make way for different, healthier choices. Enjoy the music video for this fantastic song, while listening closely to the lyrics -- see where the song takes you and then come back and post a comment here at blogMerit, I'd love to hear from you. Enjoy the day.
Buy the DVD of "Into the Blue" for your taste of the good life in The Bahamas - the water is so blue and clear -- you can't believe it!
Song or Music? we hear what we hear...
09/03/2007 13:12
Sitting here listening to this song
"Water to Drink" (Agua de Beber) by Antonio Carlos
Jobim and Lee Ritenour
and
I experience a fun memory to when I lived in
Marina del Rey, CA.
I'm standing at the floor to ceiling, wall-to-wall
windows gazing at another beautiful sunset out over
the bay. I lived in a condominium at
The Marina City Club
14 floors up in the West North tower with beautiful,
ocean, sunset views across
Venice, CA
to the
Santa Monica bay
to
Malibu, CA.
Here I am 30 years old, working in the movie business
and living in a
condominium
with killer views of
Venice, CA
and the
Santa Monica bay
to
Malibu.
Speaking of Malibu that reminds me of my favorite Malibu restaurant Geoffrey's Malibu which is a Malibu institution and is actually a converted beach house that sits above the beach. It's just wonderful I love to go for lunch and brunch and sit on the terrace and enjoy the fantastic views and sounds of the Pacific ocean. You never know who could be dining at the adjacent table could be Warren Beatty, Annette Benning or Whoopi Goldberg.
Life is good. Aren't memories great?
iTunes U. Click. Sync. Learn. Download on iTunes.
Speaking of Malibu that reminds me of my favorite Malibu restaurant Geoffrey's Malibu which is a Malibu institution and is actually a converted beach house that sits above the beach. It's just wonderful I love to go for lunch and brunch and sit on the terrace and enjoy the fantastic views and sounds of the Pacific ocean. You never know who could be dining at the adjacent table could be Warren Beatty, Annette Benning or Whoopi Goldberg.
Life is good. Aren't memories great?
iTunes U. Click. Sync. Learn. Download on iTunes.
Sitting here writing and Ronnie Laws, "Friends & Strangers" comes on...
08/12/2007 17:16
...which immediately reminds me of a dear college
friend of mine, we attended
CalArts
together, she turned me onto
Ronnie Laws;
there's a big smile on my face because I'm
remembering our Friday afternoons on the balcony of
her dorm room overlooking the pool. We had shedules
where we didn't have classes on Fridays so they were
'our' day so part of that day consisted of sitting
and drinking, laughing, talking and of course
listening to music. My friend has a deep understand
and appreciation of
Jazz
and she shares her love of music and life, yes she's
a friend to this day not around as much as either of
us likes but that's where we're at right now. Anyway,
back to the music
Ronnie Laws,
Joe Sample,
Pat Metheny
and others she put in front of me, so to speak. I
listen to all of them and it reminds what a wonderful
gift music is, in whatever form. I love to share my
music and I love to receive from friends and family -
that's how I end up expanding my musical experience
and my personal library. I really enjoy legal,
digital downloads. Frankly, I really like having my
new music immediately and I want to own my music so
I'm not a fan of subscription based music services,
but that's just my preference. So, yes I love Apple's
iTunes store but then I'm a
Mac
loyalist for years now. So, you'll see music
references throughout my blog. I'm the type of person
who if I hear a music clip on say,
HBO
I like the song I'll search for the song on the
internet. I have pretty good luck searching by using
a partial lyric in quotation marks at
Google
and that usually takes me to the title of the song
and from there it's easy to source.
This same friend also put Jill Scott in front of me and she's amazing I really like Jill Scott she's a true poet who can use her pipes to sing her poetry where she shares encapsulated stories of her life. My friend knew that I would love Jill Scott because I'm also a poet and she knows how much I love music. Enjoy your day and all it's music.
This same friend also put Jill Scott in front of me and she's amazing I really like Jill Scott she's a true poet who can use her pipes to sing her poetry where she shares encapsulated stories of her life. My friend knew that I would love Jill Scott because I'm also a poet and she knows how much I love music. Enjoy your day and all it's music.
