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Musicians at Work Forum

28 February 2009 By Leave a Comment

A Discussion on Podcasting and Blogging

Monday March 9, 2009  2nd floor  Claudia Cassidy Theater
Chicago Cultural Center, 78 E. Washington Blvd.

5:30 – 6:00 pm      Networking session
6:00 – 7:30 pm      Panel program

Music blogs have become influential in terms of breaking new music to casual listeners, other musicians and tastemakers alike. People tune in to these blogs and podcasts largely to be exposed to new bands. Are these blogs and podcasts helpful to musicians in a real, tangible way? Our panel of experts explore the issue and advise musicians on simple ways to set up and operate their own blogs and podcasts.

Moderator: Jocelyn Michelle Brown

Fred WellsMarket Frenzy
Jim GoodrichWith a Voice Like This
Graham SanfordGapers’ Block / Hai Karate! / Panzer Bebop
Jason HeathDoublebassblog.org

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092 – The 700 Mega Hurts or…

27 February 2009 By Leave a Comment
Recorded 27 February 2009

…Why White Space gives me a headache

If you’re a musician or a speaker, or an actor, or a presenter and you use a wireless microphone system or wireless personal monitors (in ear) or a wireless guitar pickup and you don’t know whether or not it operates in the 700 MHz spectrum (698 – 806 MHz to be exact), you need to. You need to stop what you’re doing and check. You see, manufacturers aren’t making those systems in that range anymore and sooner rather than later, using that spectrum will be considered illegal. I know, tough language and a bit dramatic, but a real issue. The FCC has reallocated that spectrum and wireless systems won’t be allowed. And to make matters even more confusing to the little guy, it’s all based on Broadcast Television channels, channels 52 – 69. Take a listen.

So what do we do about it? If you have a professional sound person, most likely, nothing, they’ve got it handled. But if you don’t, that’s what this episode of With A Voice Like This is all about.

News You can Use

At Any Rate

  • The FCC’s Second Report and Order approving the use of White Space
  • Protections for wireless systems
  • Wireless systems are considered Licensed TVBDs
  • Licensed vs. unlicensed TVBDs (TV Band Devices)
  • Example of clear channels for wireless use in Chicago from the ProSoundWeb.com’s LiveSound article
  • Database setup for users registering channels and usage
  • FCC to solicit third party bids to create and maintain the database
  • A quick wrap up of the entire discussion

Additional Resource Links

I have no affiliation with Shure, I just got a lot of information through their Newsletter and companion website.

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Picking up and Carrying On

18 February 2009 By Leave a Comment

I can’t believe it’s the middle of February already.  It was a busy holiday season for us and one of the things that was out of the ordinary for us was the work we did on the short film Bound with Love. This was one of a series of films based on the works of Mike Royko, a Chicago Columnist. You can find out more about the series of films at Royko.tv.

On December 5th, we went into a recording studio and recorded O Tannenbaum in about as many different ways as you could imagine, Fast, slow, in German, in English, only on Oooo, on Oooo switching to Ah and… well, you get the idea. It was a great time and we enjoyed every minute of the time we spent recording, even when we left the warmth of the recording studio to go out in the back lot to record the ambiance of singing outdoors and believe it was very cold that night, but it was a great experience, all the way around and that was only the beginning.

We did our part of the filming on December 13th. There had been a major part of the shoot the night before as well and true to Chicago, the weather was very different between the two. The night before was cold with wind chill dropping to somewhere near -20 degrees Fahrenheit, but the night we filmed, it was near 40 degrees above zero and the snow was melting with standing water all around, amazing (you can see production stills from the shoot on our Sights & Sounds page). Once again, despite the weird weather, everything went pretty well, we actually lip synched to a small alarm clock/cd player for the shoot as well as did some live takes, that was interesting. Everyone was great to work with and a lot of that had to do with the person who was the driving force behind the project, Norman Skul. One of the nicest people you’d ever want to meet and one of those guys that you hope you’re going to get the opportunity to work for and with again. He made everything flow really smoothly and there was just a great attitude throughout the entire experience.

Sadly, we learned that Norman passed away suddenly and unexpectedly after the first of the year. I didn’t get to know him very well in that short time, but based on what I saw when I did get to work with him, everyone who knew him, loved him and he will be missed. Fortunately, we’ve been told that production is going to continue not just on Bound with Love, but on the whole series and Norman’s vision will continue. Maybe that’s the best tribute of all.

Picking up and Carrying On originally appeared on 4-AM on 18 February 2009.

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091 – Subbing, Common Cents and a Blog

18 February 2009 By Leave a Comment
Recorded 17 February 2009

4-AM

  • I share the high points of a discussion 4-AM had about training a couple of swing singers (substitutes) when one of the four of us can’t be around for a gig.

At Any Rate

  • A look at Retailers reporting sales to CD Baby
  • The sliding scale for paid listens at Napster

News You can Use

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