Archive for Music

Nastala Crazy – An interesting video with a slightly weird twist

Music, News on February 5th, 2010 No Comments

My friends down at Rising Digital have just published one of their artists latest videos which is worth a watch. Nastla’s crazy is much more mainstream than the usual dance music Seb and the guys distribute but the video is very interesting. It actually reminds me of a cross between Monty Python’s Flying Circus and [...]

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YouTube bans music videos – better get a couple in quick then

Music, Social Media on March 10th, 2009 No Comments

I am sure you have all heard the latest that YouTube is to remove all of the music video content due to an argument over royalties. A statement from PRS For Music (the body which YouTube is arguing with) stated: "PRS for Music is outraged on behalf of consumers and songwriters that Google has chosen [...]

My top 25 tracks for a Friday afternoon

Amusing, Music on March 4th, 2009 3 Comments

One of my favourite journalist bloggers Sally Whittle has tagged Jed, Louise and I. She has challenged us to share our top 25 tracks for a Friday afternoon. Now I have to say I found this really difficult as there is so much good music out there and I have quite an eclectic taste – so [...]

An interview with Chris Lake

Music, Social Media on February 27th, 2009 No Comments

I am a bit tired today following a busy night at a client event in Huddersfield. For the event we combined my two favourite things dance music and social media. I booked a producer and DJ that I have mentioned several times  before on my blog Chris Lake. We decided to do an interview live [...]

be-at.tv – new online dance music community is launched

Music, Social Media on February 12th, 2009 2 Comments

A new online dance music community has been launched which uses a lot of web 2.0 functions to give its users a much more real clubbing experience. be-at.tv opens with several different DJ windows to choose from and these are likely to increase over the coming months. A user can select their favourite DJ and [...]

Kyte used to promote music artists on our mobiles

Marketing, Music, Social Media on January 20th, 2009 1 Comment

Marketing Magazine has reported that Universal Music has signed a global deal with Web 2.0 service Kyte to develop branded online and mobile sites for its major artists. Universal which has artists like Amy Winehouse, Just Jack and Girls aloud is going to be using the platform to develop interactive entertainment applications to engage better [...]

Chris Lake: ‘If you knew’ video in HD

Music on December 19th, 2008 No Comments

Here is a high resolution version of Chris Lake’s (a former client) latest single ‘If you knew’. I am predicting this track to be the biggest of his most recent dance tunes, I reckon it is going to make the difficult crossover into the mainstream charts – so it could be one to watch. Chris [...]

Myspace launches social application competition

Music, Social Media on October 16th, 2008 No Comments

Tech Crunch has recently reported that Myspace has launched a new developer competition to create “the best sustainably social application.”It describes this as when a user keeps the application in their profile and engages for several months. Now I think this is a great idea, I am all for improving applications and creating something which [...]

Combining dance music and social media

Music, Social Media on August 23rd, 2008 4 Comments

Last night I went to see my friend, fellow blogger and former colleague Sebastian Mysko who now works for Chris Lake and Rising Music. I have posted before about how Chris and his team are using social media to spread the word about the label and his new tracks and artists. The dance music industry [...]

Chris Lake and his team are now blogging

Music on July 18th, 2008 1 Comment

The team blog from Chris Lake’s label, Rising Music, has been developing quickly and includes posts from the man himself. My good friend Sebastian is helping Chris build a number of useful social media channels and the blog is already providing an interesting insight into the world of being a DJ. It features back stage [...]