A New Song for Mother’s Day…Next Year
A belated Happy Mother’s Day to all you Moms!
Being a dad now, I understand the challenges of parenthood. *Phew* My absence from my own blog is somewhat testament to that. On a positive note, I’m closer to having finished writing a new song called “In 9 Months”. It’s kind of a lullabye of promises to a baby-to-be. I think it’s pretty sweet, but I’m horribly biased. I’d love your thoughts on the song, but that might have to wait, as I’ve got two others lined up for recording next.
So, I say here and now, be sure to mark your calendars for next year’s Mother’s Day for the new song release. (Google Calendar may haveto suffice, since 2011 calendars haven’t hit store shelves yet…)
There’s only a month now for dads everywhere to have their revenge on Father’s Day, for the breakfast ‘n’ bed ‘n’ such… Our time will come, oh yes, it will come.
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GarageSpin.com has NOT Been Sold
Just to set the record straight and clear the air, I did not sell GarageSpin.com, and do not plan on ditching the music industry. (Happy belated April Fools!) Nor do I think DIY pundits are leaches feeding off musicians’ dreams — or at least, most of them aren’t. ;) ) I follow and fan all the sites/authors/pundits I mentioned, and recommend you check ‘em out.
So, happy DIY producing and promoting, all. We’re still on the air. And as soon as I’m moved and settled in to my new living space, I may even get back to producing a my own music again…some…day… *sigh*
On a completely different note, I just completed a proposal for a “crawl-walk-run” strategy to launch a social media optimized, integrated marketing campaign event. It’s kind of fascinating to be thinking so heavily about social media, its implications and opportunities, from both a DIY perspective (as a musician) and a corporate branding perspective (for my day job). The main difference? Budget.
I genuinely consider myself a lucky guy. I’d only be luckier if I were paid as much for my songs as for my power point presentations. :)
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GarageSpin.com for Sale
I’ve grown tired of the music business. Social media is hype. DIY music pundits are self-help bullshit artists leeching off the dreams of hopeless musicians and bands. And my music kinda sucks.
Who wants GarageSpin.com? I’ll sell it to the highest bidder, along with any copyrights associated with my 2-song catalog.
New Music Strategies, Mashable, and Seth Godin can all take a long walk off a short pier. I’m deleting Cakewalk Producer from my harddrive as I type. I may even send some “hate” email to Greg Rollet, Bob Baker, and Ariel. I’m removing Brad Sucks, Scott Andrew, MC Frontalot from my Christmas card list.
Signing off forever, and thanks for the memories,
Your Best Friend,
Mike
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$1 Million Bucks for a Hit Song Copyright on Ebay?
You can buy the semi-guaranteed hit song copyright, “Never is Forever”, for the measly sum of $1,000,000.00 on Ebay.
Just to be clear, it’s the song’s author, Floyd Murray, making the semi-guarantee, saying, “I humbly must admit, based on my gut and the response that this song brings, that this is a major hit song.” The cynic in me normally ignores PR stunts such as this one, but in this case, the cynic in me actually wanted to hear the song…to trash it.
Here’s the thing — the song actually IS good, and has hit potential. I’m not sure it’s worth $1M, but it may provide just enough legs to help Murray find an interested song publisher. Kudos to Floyd on a solid self-promotion effort. Floyd, if you read this a couple issues:
Try as I might, I can’t seem to find song auction on Ebay…Oops, nevermind, the auction starts on March 26th.The song video (see below) is not in YouTube. Why not? Leverage the video capitol of the world…(Ok, the video IS on YouTube, however it’s not linked to in the press release. Thanks, Chris!)- Floyd’s website needs serious help, partying like it’s 1999. My eyes still hurt…
Otherwise, kudos, and best of luck, Floyd. Here he is singing the song — what do you think?
Let the bidding begin. (Let me know if you find the auction…)
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Give Me That Filet o Fish
Hey you “Give Me Back That Filet-o-fish” haters…the singing fish is back.
Easter’s close, which means McDonalds (and every other fast food chain) is promoting Lent-friendly food options to Christians everywhere. Which also means one of my favorite all time ringtone-worthy commercial jingles, the filet o fish song, is back with a vengeance in a new commercial:
New Filet of Fish Video:
Gimme Back That Filet-o-Fish Ringtone Download
For those of you looking for the filet o fish ringtone, you’re one step closer. You can get a high quality mp3 (plus free GarageSpin song downloads) by signing up for GarageSpin downloads here:
Pulse Music is the production house that created the song.
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Got Some Luv from Mashable’s Free Music Monday
Mashable posted “Spinning Daydream” in its weekly music series, “Free Music Monday: 10 Free Downloads for Your Collection“. It’s #10 of 10 songs chosen by Barb Dybwad. Mashable happens to be my “go to” blog for social media news, pop culture, and geekery, so it’s both an honor and a privilege. Thanks, Mashablites!
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Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover Song Smackdown
It’s time for this week’s COVER SONG SMACKDOWN, this time with the Black Eyed Peas’s “I Gotta Feeling”.
Three indie artists recorded videos of themselves playing pretty cool live (and not so live) covers of the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling”, the #12 single in Billboard this week. (It was actually a challenge sifting through all the Jonas Brothers covers in YouTube to find these…)
Who’s version do you think rocks more? Check ‘em out, vote below, and support a new artist with a little luv — it’s what the Cover Song Smackdown is all about.
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover by Joshua Pui
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover by David Choi
Ok, yes, this version is a little less “live” than what I usually post. But it’s pretty solid.
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Cover by WiseMan01
So, which band do you think deserves “I Gotta Feeling” Cover Song Smackdown bragging rights? Vote to see who’s in the lead:
Loading ...Thanks for checking out some indie covers. Show some luv to the arteeest! And be sure to throw down your thoughts in the comment section below.
For those of you that want to sing along, here are some of the lyrics to “I Gotta Feeling”:
Black Eyed Peas “I Gotta Feeling” Lyrics
I got a feeling that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good night
that tonight’s gonna be a good good night wooh hoo (x4)
Tonight’s the night night
Let’s live it up
I got my money
Let’s spend it up
go out and smash it
like oh my god
Jump off that sofa
Let’s get get up
I know that we’ll have a ball
if we get down and go out and just lose it all
I feel stressed out I wanna let it go
Lets go way out spaced out and losing all control
More “I Gotta Feeling” lyrics here…
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Play an Interactive Piano on YouTube
At any time, someone, somewhere, is doing something cool on YouTube. I’m loving this interactive piano video…even if playing something as simply as Chopsticks is impossible:
Enjoy…
(via Mashable)
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