Month: July 2018

Running An Underground Death Metal Music Record Label

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My first injection of Extreme Metal Music was back in 1985, i was 13 and a Metallica – “Ride The Lighning” cassette crossed my paths (Yes back then that was considered Extreme). I remember being at home alone with my crappy old “Ghetto Blaster” (that ‘ate tapes’) and fascinated at the cool “Electric Chair” cover art, it was at that moment within the first 30 seconds of “Fight Fire with fire” that my life would no doubt be set down a new path and Extreme Death Metal Music would be my fate. I remember being blown-away and scared shitless at the same time. The shear aggression and speed of the music was unlike anything i had ever heard (remember this was 1984 and i was 13 and Def Leppard was about the heaviest i had ever heard) and it was that very song that forever changed my life (thanx James) and led me to investigate this style of music even more. Bands like Slayer, Venom, Possessed and Death became the metal music that “Got me thru the day”

Well, the year is now 2008 and even though Metallica’s “Ride The Lighning” is still one of my top 20 favorite albums of all time, Extreme Metal Music is like drugs, one is too many and a thousand is not enough. The need for faster, heavier, more brutal and intense music dosages becomes the addiction. In today’s world of Extreme Metal Music – Metallica would probably be considered choir boys.

I guess it’s time to talk about what this article is actually about… running an underground Death Metal Record Label. First off, running an underground death metal label like this usually means running it from your parents basement, or if your a grown man who just can’t seem to grow up, your running it from your own basement and are constantly having to remind your wife, “would you rather me be here at home with you wasting all our money, or at the strip clubs wasting all our money). Truth be told probably 90% of Death Metal Record Labels that exist do it for the pure love of the music and do it on top of working 40 – 50 hours a week doing something that actually makes money, and to those who continue to do it while investing their own money and risking their marriages and relationships i raise my Corona and “Cheers You!”… But that’s just what Extreme Metal does to people, there is a devotion to it, there is just this undeniable force that encapsulates you… it’s likebeing in a gang… a really large gang!

I work for a small record label CDN Records, a basement run 2 person operation managing over 2000 Extreme titles in the genres of Death Metal, Brutal Death Metal, Melodic Death metal, Grindcore, Goregrind, Black Metal, Thrash Metal and more. The other person involved again and actually the one who started the label, a grown man like myself in his late 30’s obsessed with metal music in it’s most extreme form and probably the biggest “Death” (the band) fan you will ever meet. He started the label over 15 years ago, originally called “Civilian Death Network”, but after 9-11 it was apparent that we needed to change the name, hence (CDN Records). The label started out mostly as a “Tape Trading” network trading various Death metal bands demos with other Death Metal music fans around the world, and back then without the internet and low-cost’s of producing cd’s the cost involved could bankrupt most people. Most of us doing this tape trading stuff usually spent every last extra penny we had, we begged borrowed and stole just so we could pay for postage.But with the advent of the internet and the ability to manufacture “CD’s” cheap the label was able to evolve into a full-blown record label, signing and releasingbands.

Currently we have over 15 of our own titles, and what we do is trade our titles with other Extreme Labels around the world which increases our distro catalogue. It’s a great system, and its probably the only form a music in the world (that i know of) that operates like this… again reminding me of the bond and devotion to Extreme Music us “Metalheads” have. It’s like there is no competition between all Underground metal labels, we work together to create an even larger network. Its and even better deal for alot of the bands in the Death Metal, Extreme Music genre. We have taken bands who would never have been able to get their music on a cd let alone shipped out and into the hands of metalheads around the world… and that’s a great feeling and what fuels us to keep going.

Although, we first do this for the love of Death Metal music, we definitely work very hard at trying to get “Death Metal Music” to pay the bills. How much better could it get? promoting the music you love and making a living do it…

Tips for staring your own Death Metal Record label:
1. Find a band that you really like and has already recorded their own full-length cd (This saves you money)
2. Sign the band to a simple distribution deal, you press 1000 copies and give the band a few hundred copies (most death metal bands will jump at the chance for this)
3. Get yourself a simple web site and the ability to sell your product online.
4. Spend countless hours surfing the internet looking for other small Extreme Death Metal labels… create a long list
5. Contact all the labels you found online and ask if they do “Trades”, usually trades are based on a point system you’ll figure that out quick.
6. Most labels will trade 3-5 copies to start, trade with 100 labels you now have 300-500 titles to add to your web sites online catalogue
7. Don not take more than 10 copies of any one title… 3-5 at most
8. Promote online, Promote Online, Promote online… forums, blogs, myspace etc etc.
9. Repeat steps 1 thru 7 once you have no more of the original 1000 cd’s you pressed, of the cd traded well press the same release, if you struggled
to get other labels to take it on trade, search for a new band and try again.
10. You will be very lucky to sell more than a few thousand copies of any 1 Extreme Death metal cd, Grindcore cd or Black Metal CD (unless you happy to get lucky enough to sign the next Cannibal Corpse or Cradle of Filth) release so don’t get frustrated, the key is to
build your online catalogue with 1000’s of titles to chose from and enjoy the fact that you are now promoting and selling 100’s of Extreme Metal bands.

For all you Death Metal, Brutal Death metal, Melodic Death metal, Grindcore, Goregrind, Black Metal and Thrash Metal needs, stop on by www.cdnrecords.com

Almost Everything You Need to Know About Classical Music

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The use of the phrase ‘classical music’ did not appear until the early 19th century and it is not referred to English dictionaries until after the period ended. There are various styles of music that exist within the classical music; these include symphonies, opera, choral works and chamber music.

Common with its musical characteristics are the use of dynamics and orchestral colour in a thematic way; the use of rhythm, including periodic structure and harmonic rhythm, to give definition to large-scale forms, along with techniques of modulation to build longer spans of tension and release.

This form of music is often distinguished by its wide use of instruments of varying tones and pitches used to create a deep, rich sound. Classical music was hugely affected by the invention and modification of instruments throughout time. Different combinations of instruments can be used for classical music, composers wrote for different groupings including orchestras, wind ensembles or various combinations of instruments for chamber music. Instruments like the piano, violins, cellos, clarinets and trumpets were used. Singers were also used, which invented its own series of classical music, the Opera. Composers also wrote solo pieces for a specific instrument, accompanied by piano.

Many classical composers viewed the main challenge being to create music that was both intellectually demanding yet retaining an enjoyable emotional listening experience. Many works make use of musical development, the process by which a musical idea is repeated in different contexts or in altered form. Music scholars study this use of form and repetition and seek to unlock the reasons why some composers manage to execute the technique effectively while others simply fall into the trap of further harming their compositions. Some of classical music’s greatest melodies have used the process so well they have remained in the minds of listeners for centuries.

Another identifier of the classical style is the way it is passed on accurately using written music notation rather by oral transmission, which would undoubtedly create numerous variations. This is a very good method of preserving the piece as the written music contains the technical instructions for performing the work.This way the compositions remain accurate to the original composers design. The written score, however, doesn’t usually contain explicit instructions as to how to interpret the piece in terms of production or performance, apart from directions for dynamics, tempo and expression; this is left to the discretion of the performers, who are guided by their personal experience and musical education or the direction of a music director or conductor.

Essential Reference: A list of the most famous classical music composers:

Ludwig Van Beethoven – 1770-1827 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – 1756-1791 Johann Sebastian Bach – 1685-1750 Claude Debussy – 1862-1918 Franz Liszt – 1811-1886Frederic Chopin – 1810-1849 Felix Mendelssohn – 1809-1847 Antonin Dvorak – 1841-1904 Giuseppe Verdi – 1813-1901 Gustav Mahler – 1860-1911 Hector Berlioz – 1803-1869

George Frideric Handel – 1685-1759 Igor Stravinsky – 1882-1971 Robert Schumann – 1810-1856 Antonio Vivaldi – 1678-1741 Richard Strauss – 1864-1949 Serge Prokofiev – 1891-1953 Dmitri Shostakovich – 1906-1975

Bla Bartk – 1881-1945 Anton Bruckner – 1824-1896

To fully understand the various styles of this genre of music, many of these composer’s works should be explored to understand the fullness and variety of the form.

Callum Asterman has written this article to explain the range of classical sheet music and classical music books from Chappell of Bond Street’s online catalogue.

Free Music Downloads Important Things You Have To Know About Free Music Downloads

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Don’t want to pay anymore for music? And after all why should you pay sky-rocketing prices for music when it should be free. Even though Napster.com does not exist anymore, its clones have taken over the music industry. You can now find thousands of websites online which offer free music downloads. These websites are generally free or charge a very nominal fee as compared to the paid websites that you must have visited earlier. These websites which offer free music downloads also offer host of other services like music reviews and number of downloads of certain songs etc.

Some of websites that offer free music videos charge a small fee at the time of joining just so that they can keep on updating their music library for you convenience. Some of those websites are:

1. www.music.download.com
2. www.artistdirect.com
3. www.unlimitedmp3music.com
4. www.bearshare.com
5. www.bareshare.com
6. www.mp3.com
7. www.kaaza.com

These websites offer an amazing collection of songs and music which you can download for free. Apart from websites offering free music downloads there are others on which you can listen to music for free but not download it. These websites include Yahoo music and AOL music etc.

A lot of music companies these days also offer a trailer of their forthcoming albums in the form of free music downloads on some websites.

If you want some free downloads for music from European countries then you can find a good collection at www.bearshare.com and www.bareshare.com. Apart from these there are several other websites that offer free music downloads for Indian songs.

Apart from the movie OSTs and private albums you can also find free music downloads for Christian songs and classical music. You can find hundreds of church songs and songs that are relevant to other festivals on internet and the best part is that most of the websites offer these services for free. As for classical music, most of the websites having classical music also offer free music downloads or downloads for a very nominal price.

Whatever the music companies may now do to protect piracy, they must come to terms with the fact that they cannot stop the music from being a free commodity at least on internet if not in stores.

And in case you have a 24/7 high speed internet content then you can also download music for free through the p2p technology. You can download any of the free software that enables the usage of p2p services on your computer and then start downloading you favorite music for free.

Hands Free Music On Your Ios Device With Tango Remote App

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Apple’s iOS devices are, among other things, great digital music players. The built-in iPad app lets users browse music, podcasts and audio books without difficulty. That’s great until your music isn’t on the device that’s nearby. Or, if you want to have hands-free music from an iPod, iPhone or iPod touch that’s attached to a stereo or set of powered speakers. The Tango remote links the two devices on wireless network and acts as the music source and remote separately.

It’s simple to set up, simple to utilize and effective. Here’s how to get started. First, set up Tango Remote on both devices by navigating to the App Store and probing for Tango Remote. Next, you must set one device as set as the “Source,” which will play its on-board music, while the other is the remote. For example, you may hook up an iPad to your stereo system while holding back the pocket-sized iPhone with you. You can use the remote with the iPad and connect the iPhone to stereo. Since Tango Remote is wide spread, it looks great on all iOS devices.

Setup the source device
Now, that Tango Remote is installed, let’s set up the source device. First, initiate Tango Remote. Next, tap the Music Player button when prompted. Tango Remote will scrutinize the device for stored music, podcast and audio books in use by the iPod app. The scan could take few moments depending on the collection available with the music library. Finally, attach it to a stereo or pair of powered speakers and you’re set to go.

Set up the remote device
Next fix the device for remote. The first step is to make sure that both the source and the remote are on the similar Wi-Fi network. Launch Tango Remote and tap the Remote Control button.It will initiate looking for the source device and let you know after it has found it. Simply tap the source device’s name (“Joe’s iPhone,” for example) From there you’ll see all of the play-lists on the source device. Click anyone to resume music and control through the remote.

Certainly, the remote does more than play, break, jump and skip. When a song is playing, you can view the album art and flip it over to see other tracks on that album. Also, browse by song, artist, album or genre. For any type of break tap the built-in function to resume.

Additional options
Finally, check out the other settings by tapping the gear icon. You will find pops with new menu and its options. You can turn on a shake to hop to the next song (probably best with an iPhone or iPod touch), toggle playback controls on or off and enable an option to play your play-lists back-to-back. Moreover, you can access Facebook, make email to developer and friends.

Tango Remote is a simple and effective way to benefit from the music on your iPhone, iPod touch or iPad. The device works as a digital radio station while making you feel like a DJ. Fixing takes only minutes and is simple. Because it works over Wi-Fi, you won’t experience latency or lag. Summarily, it just works!

Check out Tango Remote and benefit from the “music in your pocket” in a whole new way.

Watching The Top 100 Music Videos Through Music Video Tubes

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Are you music lovers? Do you love to watch the top listed, or most viewed music videos online? All you have to do is just log on to any of the free music video tube websites. Now you can view, share or download any music video online.

Music Video tube

Now you can broadcast, share or upload any music videos created by you. You can watch the top listed music videos or your favorite music video again and again on music video tubes. Most of the music video tubes air some classic and modern music videos and many more music programming are lined up in it. It is a digital broadcasting of the music video clips. The Showbiz has lots of current news and events on the film & entertainment scene.

Contents

The tube contains the top 100 music videos, top music videos. There are many categories in the music videos like the language selection, the music video in accordance with the name of the band, singer, artists, film songs, pop songs, classical, international music videos as well. Music video related to films, television can be viewed on the tube. The top ten lists contain old and new music. There is a list and a variety with various types of music. A user cans Watch Trailers, from new movies from the most famous blockbusters, playing famous actors and actresses. It contains the list of top grossing box office movies of all time. Other information at the tube includes top grossing movies of each week, along with its reviews.

How to view music video clips on the tube?

To view the music videos a user has to log in and register on the site by completing the details in the application from. Even the users who are not registered can view the music video clips of his choice on the tube.

Advantages to the users

There are many advantages to the user on the music tube such as

The user can listen and watch the latest music clip
The user can download the music clips for free of charge.
The music is listed categorically, which makes the work easy and accessible to everyone
Even the unregistered user can watch music clips

Trends

Music tubes are growing its market in on the Internet day by day. The top 100 music videos can be shared and the user can also post its comments to the site. The user sends the music videos to his/her friends and other related user also.

Music videos categories

The user can view the music clip categorically from the web site as under from the tube.

Top 100 music: – the user can view top 100 music video from the list according to his/her choice
Most viewed: – The music videos that are viewed my many users and which are hot favorite is broadcasted on the tube
Free music upload: – the user can download the music clips free of charge for the site and can send to other users or friends from the tube.
Television & film: – Clips from television or any blockbuster film can be viewed on the tube. You can also find the music video of your choice according to your choice of your favorite actors, actresses, singers, artist choice also.
International: – The user can watch international music videos also from any where all over the world.