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055 – Forward Momentum

30 May 2008 By 2 Comments

With A Voice Like This Episode 055 Topics:

4-AM rehearsal

  • First run through of my arrangement of Drift Away
  • Set for a possible gig Monday June 2nd
  • Review of the 4-AM website development
  • Discussion of Live Streaming Video

Testing Streaming Video

  • Running some tests of Streaming video delivery
  • Invites and info at my Facebook Group and Twitter Account
  • Test using music from my Christmas EP

The must have WordPress plugin for gigging bands

  • Gig Calendar plugin by Dan Coulter
  • How it works
  • What makes it great
  • The lone drawback and its workaround

A brief word about a Talkshoe announcement

Listener’s Choice

Teach Me by Ben Parsons comes from Lynn, host of Lynn in the PM and Living in a Chemical Soup

Links from this episode:

Blogs for Bands site of the Gigs Calendar Plugin for WordPress

With A Voice Like This Facebook Group

My Twitter account

Talkshoe blog entry about cash program suspension

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Show and Tell Me What You Think

26 May 2008 By Leave a Comment

Well, I’ve gone and done it. I installed the Seesmic WordPress plugin that allows you to leave a video comment in response to my blog entries. I may even do a video entry or two along the way. Now I’m looking for a green screen so I can Chroma Key out everything but my eyes. Or maybe I’ll have a Mime do an entry for me. You never know.

[EDIT: I think a couple of you have tried to leave video comments and I didn't realize it. They were held up in my comments and the text entry that shows is linking and as such I didn't recognize it for what it was. I have that issue fixed by changing some of my settings. so if you left a video comment and you don't see it, I more than likely deleted it. Don't kill the messenger and if you'd like, give it another shot.

EDIT 2: It seems I have an naming issue that prevents the video comments from completing, put in a help request and I'll update when these things are done.]

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054 – City of Chicago vs. Live Music?

23 May 2008 By Leave a Comment

This episode of With A Voice Like This focuses on the draft of the Promoter Licensing Ordinance sent back to the Licensing committee for review due to a rapid response of the Music Community. The issue isn’t resolved, just put on hold for a bit longer. The topics include:

  • Background of the E2 tragedy which lead to this proposed ordinance
  • Point by point review of the draft’s exclusionary language defining Promoter
  • The 4 classes of licenses and their costs
  • What licensure requires and includes
  • Impact on the Chicago music scene as individual musician and from an economic standpoint
  • What you can do to be heard on the issue

And Comments from the Podcast Gallery

Listener’s Choice

This episode’s Listener’s Choice comes from Podcaster Rachel Ziese-Lecy, host of the Sims2 Challenges and co-host of Girl’s Night In. Her choice is from a band named Everyday Jones and the live version of ‘Here I am’ found on podsafeaudio.com.

Links used in tonight’s show:

Background on the E2 Tragedy:

Wikipedia

Chicago Tribune

Sites about the proposed Chicago Promoter Ordinance:

Chicago Music Commission

Draft of the proposal in PDF format

Chicago Artist’s Resource

CMC’s Ordinance Opinion Survey (result to be turned into mayor Daley’s office at 5:00 Friday, May 23)

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053 – Where’s That Website At?

19 May 2008 By Leave a Comment

This episode is about building the band’s website and some input form its’ intended audience…you, including the polls at the last blog entry titled Poll Dancing – Bleeding Edge Style and a discussion of the results to this point. Also discussed:

  • Some of the decisions about why the website incorporates a blog
  • Where that blog belongs
  • Some of the plugins used in the blog
  • Some that are still being sought
  • The tone of the website

And of course Comments from the Podcast Gallery. Podcasters giving feedback included Kim Fenolio, one of the hosts from Girls Night In.

This episode’s Listener’s Choice is one of my own, The Truth by an Austrian a cappella trio named Mauf via the Podsafe Music Network.

Links from this episode:

My Polls about the 4-AM website hosted by PollDaddy.com

The staging site for 4-AM

Contact Form 7 WordPress plugin

Live365 Internet Radio

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Poll Dancing – Bleeding Edge Style

15 May 2008 By Leave a Comment

While working on the 4-AM website, I had a couple (okay, more than a couple, but I’ll start there) decisions to make about what goes on the website and what will work best for my target audience which is bleeding edge, New Media early adopter types like you. Yes, you are, you’re reading this, aren’t you? Anyway, that’s why I’m asking you. It’s always best to go straight to the source and there you are. Let me know what you think, I have no doubt that you will come up with some things I’ve never even thought of, you’re good like that. The other choice works even if you choose one of the choices in the list, so don’t hesitate to add it, if you think of something.

 

 

Thank you for letting me know what you think.

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