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The ever-growing importance of professionalism for netlabels
With the release of the 2nd netBloc, there's one thing that's come to mind – the apparent effort that's taken by various artists/netlabels in presenting their releases. This apparent effort varies greatly and at times belies the quality of the music provided. When I venture out on the wild wild web…… Read “The ever-growing importance of professionalism for netlabels”
Announcing netBloc Vol. 2: DRM killed the music-product machine!
blocSonic is proud to bring you another compilation featuring ten exceptional tracks from the world of netlabel music. netBloc Volume 2 features rock, calypso, trip-hop, hip-hop, reggae and electronic. Contained within the PDF booklet, you'll find another essay written by myself. This time about th…… Read “Announcing netBloc Vol. 2: DRM killed the music-product machine!”
Processed Music Product
(Originally published in netBloc Vol. 1 PDF, January 2007) Being a child of the 70s, I clearly remember a time when music was alive. Radio playlists weren’t limited to 10-12 tracks endlessly played over and over. Yeah kids, there was actually a time when FM radio was relevant. You could easily dial…… Read “Processed Music Product”
More netlabel gems next week...
...at least that's what I'm shooting for. 10 Tracks have been selected, 9 tracks have been approved and I have all required assets for those. I've begun writing reviews and the next essay for the booklet. If the approval/assets for the 10th track is received in the next couple days, netBloc volume 2…… Read “More netlabel gems next week...”
It's happening now... right before your ears
While the RIAA is busy suing fan after fan for "infringing" on content owners' rights (and making a bundle in damages, I might add), there's an alternate music industry sprouting all around them. An alternate industry that's providing the world with better music than the mainstream media monster has…… Read “It's happening now... right before your ears”
Welcome to blocSonic!
UPDATE: Thanks to everyone who's downloaded the release so far. Thanks also to those of you who have posted about the site on your sites. Especially creativecommons.org Also... tracklist for February is just about set, just waiting for usage approvals. It looks like a release for February is a defi…… Read “Welcome to blocSonic!”