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VIP Beer Bash 2009

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:44:36 +0000

VIP Members: You’re officially invited to the first annual Beer Bash! If you can make it up to Boston on August 16, 2009, you can join the party at Matthew’s studio! Details below…

(If you’re not a VIP, it’s not too late to become one! Just grab a VIP Pass here…)

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Live via UStream, June 2009

Matthew Ebel — Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:13:35 +0000

Yes, yes, we know this is the third month in a row. Next month it’ll be Live at Megaplex, we promise. In the mean time, here’s Matthew’s latest concert from his weekly show on UStream.tv.

Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at Matthew’s Calendar.

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Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, June 2009 - 95 MB MP3

(Also available as individual tracks.) - 95 MB ZIP

Live via UStream, May 2009

Matthew Ebel — Sun, 31 May 2009 22:30:03 +0000

Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he’s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he’s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month’s live recording comes from his most recent show.

Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at Matthew’s Calendar.

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Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, Apr 2009 - 85 MB MP3

(Also available as individual tracks.) - 85 MB ZIP

All-Access and VIP Update 5/6/09

Matthew Ebel — Wed, 06 May 2009 17:05:32 +0000

Since the VIP’s are like board members at Matthew Ebel dot net (dividends paid in cool shwag annually) and the All-Access subscribers are like share holders, it’s time to ask them how best to proceed with a particularly tricky issue facing the site.

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Team Fortress 2 “I Blame The Spy” Contest

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 01 May 2009 17:24:19 +0000

I’m sure plenty of you saw this coming…

Fans of The Orange Box from Valve Software have probably become addicted to the online game Team Fortress 2, just like Matthew has. Now those addicts have a chance to win a full year of the All-Access Pass (a $99 value) and show off their movie-making skills.

Make an in-game music video (aka Machinema) using “I Blame The Spy” and you could win a full year of free music from Matthew Ebel dot net.

Read on for more details…

The Official Rules:

Videos may use the entire song or part of the song, length is up to you.
Do not use any copyrighted material such as other songs or movie clips that you do not own the rights to. Sound effects and other creative additions are okay, but don’t do anything illegal.
Videos must be posted publicly to YouTube to be eligible (though they may also be posted elsewhere).
Videos must contain a legible, full-frame credit of at least 3 seconds with the phrase

Music “I Blame The Spy” by Matthew Ebel
www.matthewebel.net

(Can be at beginning or end of video clip.)
The first sentence of the video’s info must be

http://matthewebel.net - Music “I Blame The Spy” Used With Permission.

(Yes, with the http:// in there.)
Post a link to the video’s YouTube page in the comments to this blog post so we can find it!
Submission deadline is July 31, 2009. All videos must be posted to YouTube before August to be eligible.
Entries will be judged by a panel of Matthew’s friends and colleagues who have played TF2 but have not submitted a video.
Judging criteria will be: “Best.” Seriously, that’s it. Judges will simply pick the video they feel was the best, based on their opinions alone.

If you have any questions about the contest, please Contact Us

Not sure exactly what we’re talking about? Something like this…

And now, the song:

Permission is granted for public post of this song ONLY for the purposes of this video contest. All other uses require a specific license from Matthew Ebel Entertainment.

Download audio file (i-blame-the-spy.mp3)

I Blame The Spy - 4.3MB MP3

Live via UStream, April 2009

Matthew Ebel — Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:49:23 +0000

Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at Matthew’s Calendar.

Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream-Apr09.mp3)

Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, Apr 2009 - 85 MB MP3

(Also available as individual tracks.) - 85 MB ZIP

Spring 2009 VIP Song Winner

Matthew Ebel — Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:12:58 +0000

It’s that time of year… time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner! Congratulations to VIP Subscriber Tony Carcieri, he’ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon!

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VIP Update 4/5/09

Matthew Ebel — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:13:25 +0000

This is an update for the VIP subscribers only. For more information please check out the Subscriptions page.

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FWA Auction Winner

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:41:21 +0000

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Matthew at FWA 2009
Photo by FurShoot

A couple of weeks ago Matthew not only played a great show at FWA 2009 (the recording is available to all subscribers now!), he offered up a one year VIP Pass for the convention’s charity auction. Even going so far as to remove clothing onstage to drive the bids higher (it wasn’t pretty, we assure you), the bidding heated up and drew a fair amount for the charity, the Conservator’s Center, Inc.. We’d like to congratulate the auction winner, Quincy Powell, for picking up the VIP Pass and helping out a great cause!

Redeeming a Coupon Code?

Matthew Ebel — Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:52:39 +0000

Since we started implementing coupon codes and gift certificates, we’ve been fielding all kinds of questions about how they work. If you’re one of the lucky folks that found a coupon code via UStream or FWA or somewhere else, you may want to read this blog post about them! Then sign up for your membership on the Subscriptions Page.