In the news right now: The Science of Hit Songs: People pick favorites largely on what others have deemed popular, a new study finds. The study itself may be new but the principle isn't. Robert Cialdini, Ph.D., in an academic setting, created … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2006
Google Music Search
Google announced Google Music Search on their blog. Right now the music search feature mostly works for artists popular in the U.S. and a more limited number of artists from other countries, but we plan to expand it to classical music, worldwide … [Read more...]
Music Videos Online
Coolfer just hipped me to some awesome videos online: Dave Brubeck performing "Take Five" on Jazz Casual in 1961. Miles Davis with John Coltrane performing "So What" on a 1958 television show. Grammys: Sly Stone's mohawked performance. … [Read more...]
Blogging Tip…
You'll notice at the bottom of the following article is a link to the blog search engine, Technorati: Heidi Klum's Search for Top Models: When Super Skinny Is "Too Fat" - International - SPIEGEL ONLINE - News Seth Godin and Robert Scoble hipped … [Read more...]
It’s February Album Writing Month!
I wish I hadn't found about this on February 11. But we've still got 17 days to take up the songwriting challenge. Who's down? Find out more about February Album Writing Month Btw, I found this link from Joe Taylor Jr. … [Read more...]
I’ve Got A Free Gift For You…
Mac only. Sorry. :) My good friend Tripp Lanier created a meditation timer widget. It's works for more than just meditation too. For example, if you're a musician and you want to ear train or write music for 30 minutes, your music sessions will … [Read more...]
Music Perception Study
Source: Music Perception Study The University of Newscastle at Tyne is running a music perception study. You listen to 30 pairs of short melodies (10 - 12 notes or so) and, for each pair, indicate whether the two are the same or different. Go try it … [Read more...]
Songwriting For Busy People
Mind Hacks posted how choice is demotivating when there are too many options. "Offer students a choice of 6 essays, rather than 30 essays, for extra-credit and more will take up the opportunity if there is less choice of essay titles - and, what … [Read more...]
Squidoo: Everybody’s An Expert On Something
Seth Godin has created a service called Squidoo. It's a platform for you to share your expertise. I've created two Squidoo lenses: Ear Training Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts Songwriting Tips, Tricks and Shortcuts Where's your area of expertise? … [Read more...]
Naked Conversations
A couple of weeks ago I finished reading the book, Naked Conversations, by Robert Scoble and Shel Israel. It continues the ideas set forth in The Cluetrain Manifesto that marketing is a conversation. But more importantly, it deals with how that … [Read more...]