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MIDI stands for Musical Instrument Digital Interface and allows different synthesizers to "speak" to each other. Before MIDI musicians were limited significantly in performance because their equipment could not process signals from different manufacturers. Enjoy this short video about the history and future of MIDI technology. Music Marketing Secrets: Social Media 101 === Award-winning composer Sabrina Pena Young created the "groundbreaking" animated film Libertaria: The Virtual Opera, recently completed a commission for Malletkat and comic book panels, and gave a TED Talk on "Singing Geneticists and EPIC Machinima Opera" at this past TEDxBuffalo. In her spare time she enjoys reading everything sci-fi and futurist and plays the congas.  With over fifteen years experience in music, film, and the arts, Sabrina Pena Young can provide you with the insight you need to develop your creative dreams into a reality.  AFFORDABLE MUSIC COACHI...

MUSIC SECRETS EXCLUSIVE: Is Being an Indie Musician Right for You? An indie musician or music composer today needs to learn these three must-read tips regarding technology, media, and music marketing to make it in the ever changing music industry. Top tips from a music professional.  Media technology has enabled industrialized nations and nations that have made significant recent technological advances to develop new and innovative ways of expressing music. Musicians use everything from video games to the internet to apps to interactive multimedia works to bring music and the arts to a higher level of interactive experience and artistry. Rock Band and Reverbnation For example, the popular video game Rock Band allows indie bands to submit music for the online video game store through a music distributor called Reverbnation. An independent musician can have their music played on the video game console along with Metallica, the Beatles , and Green Day! Video games are cha...

So how important is social media for the musician today? Well, to be honest, many  musicians underestimate the power of social media while other musicians have a tendency to rely solely on the power of the Internet. However, the reality is that musicians need to balance their use of social media marketing and one on one interaction with their fans. For example, you might have the most amazing band on the face of the planet. But if your only audience member is your grandmother then there really is no point to your band other than making Nana happy (not a bad goal, but probably not what you are shooting for).  Now what could a musician do to enhance his or her band web presence?   One thing you could do is a simple GarageBand recording. Get a digital recorder or a laptop or a tablet, even your smartphone, and record the band playing. Then use one of many free web hosting sites to create a simple band page. Shoot a couple selfies of the band or put up a video of...

Indie Music Marketing: Musicians Flock to Bandcamp Bandcamp.com offers indie musicians an affordable and customizable alternative to traditional third party retailers like iTunes and CD Baby.com. With a price tag that hovers around zero for uploaded albums, music merch links, and more, Bandcamp.com gives musicians more control over their music. Why do indie musicians love Bandcamp.com? Bandcamp is free! Free and Fun to Use, Bandcamp.Com Offers Indie Musicians a Chance at Stardom on the Cheap   When you are scrounging around for a few bucks to replace your busted guitar pick or are splitting last night's gig payout between five guys, free sounds great. And Bandcamp.com is free. For the price of a breath of air you can upload albums, singles, bonus files, and merchandise links. Upload bonus tracks, sheet music, and images with your album. Your fans will enjoy listening to your music and checking out the extra surprise bonuses. ...