SanDisk just dipped its toe into the digital content distribution waters with the launch of Sansa Sessions. Of course, this isn't an on-line storefront, it's flash-based naturally in support of SanDisk's core business. As such, the US-based program relies upon microSD cards to distribute DRM-free tracks of unspecified quality from more than 50 "emerging artists" on more than 30 labels. At the moment, the featured artists include All Time Low, Ladytron, Magnet, Nada Surf, Of Montreal and The Coup. SanDisk has tied a free, 55 track microSD "sampler" card (of el cheapo 512MB capacity, presumably) to the purchase of its 8GB Sansa Fuze MP3 player. While the $0 cost and DRM-free aspects of Sansa Sessions are certainly appealing to us, this seems best fitted as a record / artist promotional tool than it does a replacement for web-based or over-the-air music distribution.
SanDisk launches Sansa Sessions -- music distribution by microSD, what else?
File Sharing Being Banned Around the World!
Japan has decided to beat France and the United Kingdom (both who have similar proposals) to become the first country to ban file sharers from the internet.
Oddly the agreement to do so has not come from the Japanese Government, but from Japan’s four internet service provider organizations after pressure (not surprisingly) from the record and movie industries. According to Torrent Freak, the agreement would see copyright holders tracking down file-sharers on the Internet using “special detection software” and then notifying ISPs of alleged infringers. File sharers will initially receive a warning for a first offense, then be disconnected for subsequent offenses, eventually be disconnected from the internet permanently (it wasn’t clear whether the agreement is a three strikes proposal).
The process will formally commence in April and will primarily target users of Winny, the most popular file sharing network in Japan.
DJ Helper - A Mixing Plug-in for Winamp
The DJ Helper is a plugin for WinAmp, the "ultimate high-fidelity music player for Windows".
The DJ Helper gives WinAmp more features than professional DJ-type CD players that cost $500 or more.
Using the DJ Helper and a standard PC with two soundcards, you can master performances like a pro DJ, with unprecedented ease. In fact, the DJ Helper has already resolved many multi-hour gigs in front of hundreds of people and driving several thousand watts of music power.
To get this Plug-in CLICK HERE or just click the picture to the left.
To get Winamp CLICK HERE
Mouth Watering Fun
So, a new blog same ol' Captain, and hopefully you find my post as hand trembling as i do. My friends, get your credit cards ready! Now a day, almost everyone has a jump drive, ipod, or otherwise portable storage device. So many things, so little time. Speaking of time......
I can tell you want one already.......
8GB ( not a typo), count em' 8, on your wrist, everyplace you go!!! 1.5-inch display with OLED technology, and supports video, music, pictures and the classic watch function. store MP4/WMV/AVI videos to watch them on the 160 x 128 pixels display at 25 frames per second, MP3/WMA/WAV audio files at 32~320Kbps, and JPEG pictures.
The watch shows 24 hour style time, date, and comes with built-in microphone for sound recording in WAV file format, and with 2.5/3.5 mm earphone jack, Chinese/German/English/Italian/French/Portuguese/Spanish/Polish languages support, USB 2.0 connectivity, and compatibility with Windows 98/SE/ME/2000/XP/Vista operating system. This is less then $80, basically the cost of a flash drive, and yes, it is a flash drive..... ON STEROIDS!!! buy to and your ready to DJ on the fly, anywhere with over 2000 MP3s at the
touch of your wrist. Dont be ashamed, it gave me half a chubby to..... You can thank me later.Visit our Friends at skanteck.com,djgreggiec.com and JHatchDJ.com
Vince's Virgin Visit
Hey All, I've joined the world of information pertaining to the craft, hobby, profession, passion, here's many words that can be described AS YOU WILL SOON FIND OUT , for this field of DISC JOCKEYING ! Stay tuned, it will be worth it !!
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So you think you're good at naming tunes????
I am one of those people who can win at the game name that tune especially if it is from the 70's thru the 90's. I thought I was really good at naming songs till I found Wat Zat Song. Here is a site that helps others figure out exactly, what is that song? People either play a clip of the song or try to hum it, no sometimes the clips are real bad or they can NOT sign (But that is half the challenge). You can log in and create a profile and start guessing songs. You MUST guess the artist and Title. Heres more about the site:
WatZatSong is a website that allows you to quickly find the artist and the title of a tune that you have in your head. WatZatSong is free and participatory: it relies on the music knowledge of its members, who can, by naming your tunes, show their talent and climb up the WatZatSong ranking!
CLICK HERE to visit them or go to: http://www.watzatsong.com/EN/
MY DJ Space - Just another Internet Profile Site?
I am a big fan of creating as many Internet Profile sites (Like My Space) as I can. Why? Well first of all, they are FREE advertising and networking, need I say More? Ok it is also a great site to interact with other DJs around the world.
My DJ Space offers a Free Profile space as well as FREE Mix Hosting. They are definitely worth a check out! CLICK HERE or just visit: http://www.mydjspace.net/
Pandora Internet Radio at it's BEST!
I have to tell all of you about a very cool internet Radio site Called PANDORA (I guess you can call it radio) there are NO Commercials and you pick either the song title or group and a computer analyzes your tastes and spits out a playlist. If you use the Opera Internet browser there is a cool widget for pandora there, and Firefox foxytunes also supports Pandora. MSN Internet radio is powered by pandora as well. Heres a little bit ablut their project:
The Music Genome Project®
On January 6, 2000 a group of musicians and music-loving technologists came together with the idea of creating the most comprehensive analysis of music ever.
Together we set out to capture the essence of music at the most fundamental level. We ended up assembling literally hundreds of musical attributes or "genes" into a very large Music Genome. Taken together these genes capture the unique and magical musical identity of a song - everything from melody, harmony and rhythm, to instrumentation, orchestration, arrangement, lyrics, and of course the rich world of singing and vocal harmony. It's not about what a band looks like, or what genre they supposedly belong to, or about who buys their records - it's about what each individual song sounds like.
Since we started back in 2000, we've carefully listened to the songs of tens of thousands of different artists - ranging from popular to obscure - and analyzed the musical qualities of each song one attribute at a time. This work continues each and every day as we endeavor to include all the great new stuff coming out of studios, clubs and garages around the world.
It has been quite an adventure, you could say a little crazy - but now that we've created this extraordinary collection of music analysis, we think we can help be your guide as you explore your favorite parts of the music universe.
We hope you enjoy the journey.
Tim Westergren
Founder
The Music Genome Project
If you want Pandora just CLICK HERE to get it or visit: http://www.pandora.com/
A Profile Aggregator - Put all of your profiles in one Widget
I am starting to use this program called WINK a lot recently. What it dose for me is, it puts all of my social networking profiles in one place so I know exactly where they are and I can get to them easily as well.
About Wink
Wink is a people search engine that makes it easy to find and connect with people online. Wink.com is the largest online people search with more than 200 million people profiles from across the Web, including social networks and other online communities.
Find People
Our search engine includes people from all walks of life -- from celebrities to that guy who sat next to you in chemistry class. Wink allows you to search for all of them by name, location, school, work or interests.
Be Found
You can also use Wink to enable you to be found on the Wink search engine and other traditional search engines. By creating a profile on Wink, you can manage your web presence. Wink allows you to claim and add various places where you are online, and provides you an interface to manage all of them in one place. This gives you the power to determine what people know about you and where you are on the web.
Stay Connected
Users can contact other users they find on Wink, and can also choose how they like to be contacted. Users can set their preferred method of contact, so that people who are looking for them can get in touch with them.
Get it by CLICKING Here or by visiting: http://www.wink.com
Get free Money at Moola.com Try it!
Here is a nifty little site that starts you out with $.01 and you can play 3 different games (Hi Lo Cards, Rock paper scissors, or Gold Rush) and you double your money every time if you double 30 times in a row you Can reach $1,000,000.00 its that simple. There is also a search feature once you sign up that lets you spin a boost wheel with chances to win $.01 to $9,000 every time you spin (4 times a day)
CLICK HERE for the link or on The Moola Picture above.
Audacity = Free Digital Music Editing
Alrighty gang Heres the Deal. Everyone is always asking me as a DJ, What do you use to edit your music? (For Example if you want to take a section out of a song or loop a certain section to add to the length of the song) Well Audacity is an EXCELLENT Answer. Why? Because First of all it's FREE. It is also very stable and if you search their site there is a portable version you can put on and even run from your Thumb or Flash Drive.
Audacity is a free, easy-to-use audio editor and recorder for Windows, Mac OS X, GNU/Linux and other operating systems. You can use Audacity to:
- Record live audio.
- Convert tapes and records into digital recordings or CDs.
- Edit Ogg Vorbis, MP3, WAV or AIFF sound files.
- Cut, copy, splice or mix sounds together.
- Change the speed or pitch of a recording.
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DJ Greggie C's Bookmarks and Favorites
Basically this blog and others we have created were a way to not only SHARE our Favorites (in Internet Explorer) or our Bookmarks (Mozilla Firefox) but also a way to share ANY Web page that we found interesting. With this all being said I use Mozilla firefox to surf and use an add-on called foxmarks. This add-on synchronizes ALL of my bookmarks on the Other Different computers that I use that have firefox and the foxmarks add-on as well. Oh Yeah, for The New Comers any text in Grey or Blue and Shadowed & underlined as you hover over it with your mouse. is a link will send you to the website.
There is one more Web Browser that is called Opera. I use it for it's Torrent download capability and the Pandora music widget that it has. BUT we will cover Opera in another post.
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New Opportunity for Mobile DJ's
If you're a mobile DJ and you're looking for some great exposure check out WeddingWire.com A new site for brides that is positioning itself as a primary referral source for brides seeking DJ entertainment for their wedding receptions.
Sign-up is easy and the level of customization given to each vendor for their personal "storefront" is unprecedented. I was able to integrate all of my DJ Intelligence tools into my storefront There are lots of creative features built in to Wedding Wire including the ability to email past clients directly from the website to request that they submit reviews, the ability to rate fellow vendors (DJ, photography, videography, etc.) and lead generation directly from Wedding Wires brides and grooms.
Now I know what you're thinking "Yeah yeah another Knot.com, SO WHAT?" Well I'll tell you what. Martha Stewart recently invested a huge amount of money in the company and they are in the process of integrating the Wedding Wire brand into all of Martha Stewart Living/Omnimedia's related sites and product lines. That means that brides will be hearing that Wedding Wires is THE place for wedding information from one of the THE top taste makers in women's publishing.
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Greggie C Invites DJs to Post on The Disc Jockeys Blog
If you came to this blog because you got an invite, you should feel IMPORTANT. Greggie C has started the Disc Jockeys Blog. This Blog can be accessed by copying the following link: http://www.disc-jockeys.blogspot.com Send your friends here and tell other DJs about it. If you accept to be a poster, make sure you Complete ALL fields especially adding TAGS, these are keywords separated by commas (these keywords describe what your post is about), so when you search those keywords in google you will find OUR Blog at the TOP of the List.
If you have any questions about posting or this Blog or you are interested in posting to this Blog, Please contact DJ Greggie C at djgreggiec@djgreggiec.com
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