By Charles Kiyanda, on December 6th, 2009%
in the meanwhile,
itunes store killes? (maybe not, but alternatives probably)
www.bluetracks.ca
www.beatport.com
reporting on statistics of physical and mental violence in heterosexual couples (in french) showing more men are victims of violence than women. This is specifically canadian data, although they do hint at US and new zealand data as well. I’ll have to search that stuff a bit . . . → Read More: I’m writing up
By Charles Kiyanda, on August 5th, 2009%
An interesting article on an electronic musician, Kim Cascone, switching from Mac to Linux for his music production. I wonder how this guy’s installation compares from starting with Ubunu Studio. My understanding is that Ubuntu Studio is supposed to be tailored to audio/video/image production from the start. I’ve been meaning to try it for a while, . . . → Read More: Linux and music production
By Charles Kiyanda, on May 17th, 2009%
Every time I buy music from amazon in mp3 format, I’m absolutely amazed at how well it works. I’m not just talking about the no-drm mp3 stuff, that’s only half of the equation. What’s the other half? Convenience. Amazon has a download utility for their digital music sales. I was amazed the first time I tried . . . → Read More: It’s the simple things
By Charles Kiyanda, on October 28th, 2008%
Well, apologies are in order. First off, I must apologize for not having posted anything in a long while. Mostly, I was busy with a conference and just dropped the ball when I came back, but I also had some website problems, which leads me to my second set of apologies. My website was blocked with . . . → Read More: Six months music challenge, part 8: Undercover black man
By Charles Kiyanda, on May 1st, 2008%
I’ve heard and read the rant (from pro and semi-pro photographers) that the “rise of the amateurs” will destroy photography. Photographers complaining about how flickr will destroy photography. Mostly, the rant is about stock photographers’ loss of a business model. The argument I’ve heard goes like so:
“Amateurs and enthusiast will take millions of pictures. Every once . . . → Read More: From amateur to amateur
By Charles Kiyanda, on October 25th, 2007%
After my last post, I had a comment by Alex, who didn’t believe one could compare science publications with musical records. I’ll give him right that there are many differences between the two, although I still think there’s one important parallel that can be drawn between the two.
First, here’s how it works when you publish a . . . → Read More: Of science and music
By Charles Kiyanda, on October 21st, 2007%
I was strolling around the tube, reading the different blogs I like to read when I came across this posting by an internet company, SONGboost. What are they saying?
If you are an unsprung artist (unsigned, unknown, undiscovered, emerging) and your wondering how to make money from music, you should not plan your future around selling CDs . . . → Read More: Unsprung Artists and