tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907Tue, 16 Feb 2010 10:35:51 +0000Live from East London.http://www.musicwag.co.uk/noreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)Blogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-9127654037763774528Sat, 25 Jul 2009 15:55:00 +00002009-07-25T17:43:19.837+01:00MusicAbletonTracksLa Roux - In for the Kill (Skreams Let's get Ravey mix) Kashmers level-head edit.It comes to you Ableton Live ready, so grab it from my Soundcloud here, and for Ableton users, get the ALS file here:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/n9lkcm0Eg4k/la-roux-in-for-kill-skreams-lets-get.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/n9lkcm0Eg4k" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/07/la-roux-in-for-kill-skreams-lets-get.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-6637715124238118145Wed, 10 Jun 2009 20:12:00 +00002009-06-10T21:14:54.544+01:00Musichttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/upuzObXrbbc/track-of-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/upuzObXrbbc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/06/track-of-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-1106851769989634871Sat, 06 Jun 2009 15:10:00 +00002009-06-06T16:14:46.379+01:00MusicIdeasTED Talks http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/JbrvvP2Cg3E/kaki-king-talks-ted.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/JbrvvP2Cg3E" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/06/kaki-king-talks-ted.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-7753785239135163507Sun, 24 May 2009 11:24:00 +00002009-05-24T12:28:44.266+01:00Tiga takes on the remix duties for Fever RayRemix: Tiga takes on Fever Ray’s “Triangle Walks” at Pasta Primaverahttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/r7vTK_BhS5s/fever-ray-is-ok.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/r7vTK_BhS5s" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/05/fever-ray-is-ok.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-927443940453814826Thu, 07 May 2009 19:19:00 +00002009-05-07T20:27:30.234+01:00Empire Of The Sun - Walking On A Dream (Van She Tech Remix)http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/6KxkvnSsQGE/guilty-please-of-week.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/6KxkvnSsQGE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/05/guilty-please-of-week.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-4137131389961022474Sat, 25 Apr 2009 16:45:00 +00002009-04-25T17:56:37.115+01:00ProductionCutsLoopsWas screwing around this afternoon on the Mac and created this little loop.Enjoy. Kashmers minimal cut by kashmer http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/IcEmu1O_HkY/quick-drum-sample.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/IcEmu1O_HkY" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/04/quick-drum-sample.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-547130942911478369Tue, 14 Apr 2009 20:28:00 +00002009-04-25T17:58:12.155+01:00MusicDJAbletonI have finally started using Ableton purposefully and its a great piece of software, however I somehow still find myself edging back to all of the old DJ transitions I am used to with traditional turntables (it's a start).This being said, it's still a step on the right direction to being able to start gigging again, which will be immense - god knows its been a long time coming (20 months and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/PlWy9YXyXFU/on-ableton-live.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/PlWy9YXyXFU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/04/on-ableton-live.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-8796097675388771713Sun, 15 Mar 2009 17:17:00 +00002009-03-15T17:34:44.208ZWebSoundcloudOn the advice of a work mate, who I spent a fair bit of time rambling about Ableton live to on Friday night, I checked out Soundcloud. This is one seriously impressive website and I can see it becoming a must for artists and label.I especially like the way it integrates across multiple networking platforms, and a lot of effort has been put into an impressive widget - a lesson for up and coming http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/moBzwBXXfkc/soundcloud.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/moBzwBXXfkc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/03/soundcloud.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-1287146319723598394Thu, 12 Mar 2009 20:55:00 +00002009-03-12T21:38:41.511ZInteresting article on how music is changing; some old, some new, some borrowed, and something I don't even see the point in (although '49 ways the music industry is changing' wouldn't sound as good).Check it out at Trend Hunterhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/Y2M0GFJePbA/how-music-industry-is-changing.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/Y2M0GFJePbA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/03/how-music-industry-is-changing.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-1372666786940474143Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:48:00 +00002009-02-12T21:09:27.498ZMarketingWow, I can't believe I am re-posting here...it feels like it's been a while, a long while. In fact, the reason I am re-posting again is because I think it time, that's why. I am just as interested in the music business as always and besides...I haven't had it in weeks.So, I just thought I would post this little snippet on here, it's about Trent Reznor. Nothing particularly new, however I do likehttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/ohrtjjoFRnM/im-back.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/ohrtjjoFRnM" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2009/02/im-back.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-7285131126330662077Tue, 17 Jun 2008 08:14:00 +00002008-06-18T14:36:56.153+01:00DistributionSocial MediaIn the not too distant future I will be releasing the official partner site to MusicWag specially for dance music lovers which will feature shitloads of dance music content - both licenced and free so make sure you subscribe to keep in the loop...you might also want to add me to your Facebook and Last.fm profiles (links supplied) as I will be using these more and more as a way to stay in touch http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/MfgithkDf5M/guerilla-music-trading.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/MfgithkDf5M" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/06/guerilla-music-trading.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-8030387030059867735Sun, 15 Jun 2008 10:17:00 +00002008-06-16T21:47:43.597+01:00DistributionPromotionLabelsIt looks like Coldplay’s new album Viva La Vida is selling well capping a much needed win for the band; it was a big moment in the music business as commentators eagerly anticipated the battle between Coldplay, reluctant figureheads of the traditional music industry and independent bands running the gauntlet of free distribution head. I am over it - even if the album was absolute shit it was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/-CNUHAPLP_Y/viva-la-vida-coldplay.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/-CNUHAPLP_Y" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/06/viva-la-vida-coldplay.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-6974003656842630470Wed, 11 Jun 2008 17:10:00 +00002008-06-11T18:48:34.009+01:00DigitalOff TopicC'mon brain, i'm supposed to be a frickin' DJ.Perhaps it's years of self harm or an inability to cope with the sheer volume of information accessible in the digital age but I can't for the life of me remember the names of all my tracks anymore. I started out as a DJ using vinyl and since switching to digital all I have to jog my poor brain is a mass of words on a writable CD or computer screen. 4http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/B96iOhxoLKE/my-poor-brain-you-probably-think-this.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/B96iOhxoLKE" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/06/my-poor-brain-you-probably-think-this.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-2237326247251142723Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:41:00 +00002008-06-05T17:44:36.380+01:00 I was reading a blog yesterday and heard rumor that Rough Trade was hosting a very limited capacity gig featuring The Kills next week (remember the 'Secret' Radiohead show?). So I got off my job searching ass, breezed in to the store and casually said, 'got any Kills tickets left'? I was back home within 3 minutes, up one Kills ticket. Cool.So, I woke up this morning, did my daily email check http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/e_PBARZj0ZA/i-want-you-to-get-crazy-cos-your-boring.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/e_PBARZj0ZA" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/06/i-want-you-to-get-crazy-cos-your-boring.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-5988906189903402840Fri, 30 May 2008 09:50:00 +00002008-05-30T10:54:24.030+01:00http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/SXxH_4Snvz8/london-calling-2008-discount.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/SXxH_4Snvz8" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/05/london-calling-2008-discount.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-1745163678306246434Thu, 29 May 2008 18:41:00 +00002008-05-30T09:54:04.232+01:00DistributionGamingIt was with some trepidation that I prized open a work leaving present last Friday to reveal a copy of Guitar Hero 3 and having overlooked this game for a while, 24 songs into Guitar Hero 3 it’s stuck me what a great concept it really is.Games like Guitar Hero and now Rock Band have re-energized rock music catalogues by exposing them to a completely new market, but I think the real opportunity ishttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/0HFCUnVt7sg/gaming-and-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/0HFCUnVt7sg" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/05/gaming-and-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-664888375957805697Tue, 27 May 2008 08:16:00 +00002008-05-27T09:24:38.666+01:00They just don't stop dancing...and dancing! This clip evolves with time; summer to winter, night to day. I strongly advise you look away now.NOW!(get your own here )http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/xgJF_J-WJGs/my-uniqlock.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/xgJF_J-WJGs" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/05/my-uniqlock.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-2312225341766219641Tue, 06 May 2008 21:22:00 +00002008-05-14T08:03:38.108+01:00BrandingDistributionI was having a chat to a friend yesterday who was evangelizing all things digitized when he remarked "just market today, monetize later", and it got me thinking...The floodgates are well and truly open in the music industry for bands to push content out for free, and there are many examples of massive success in doing so for the larger groups, however with a wealth of music out there, are smallerhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/Cd__g3N7k0c/kamikaze-pitlot-might-not-be-best-pilot.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)3<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/Cd__g3N7k0c" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/05/kamikaze-pitlot-might-not-be-best-pilot.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-3945993258087153059Sat, 26 Apr 2008 08:07:00 +00002008-04-26T10:25:18.110+01:00FestivalsSo, Bestival had sold out…Good news for the premium festival market but old stalwart Glasonbury is yet to realize this milestone and everyone is pointing the finger at Jay-Z and event organizers.Noel Gallagher put it as only a Gallagher knows how when he said, "Glastonbury has a tradition of guitar music and even when they throw the odd curve ball in on a Sunday night you go 'Kylie Minogue?'”.Of http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/tJtIR07OWEc/festival-madness.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/tJtIR07OWEc" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/04/festival-madness.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-7529778192296917071Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:45:00 +00002008-05-04T08:45:24.650+01:00BrandingDo you have a digital brand? With the mass adoption of social media platforms, an entire population is waking up to the fact that they have the tools to build a reputation online. Try Googling your name and you might be disappointed about your apparent lack of popularity, but what about the usernames we create when signing up to all the sites we visit?If you have an alias you use regularly acrosshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/EYlkrxr4m6w/identify-your-own-brand.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/EYlkrxr4m6w" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/04/identify-your-own-brand.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-1545572788447431158Wed, 09 Apr 2008 22:02:00 +00002008-04-12T17:17:05.062+01:00EntrepreneurshipDistributionSocial MediaLondoners behold, a new magazine is rising up to fight the powers that be (The London Lite and The London Paper)!Now MusicWag wouldn't usually write about things decidedly non-digital (EDIT: the other side mag is also distributed digitally) but with a nod to disruptive change, the fellas behind the other side mag are going to change the media habits of Northern liners everywhere.Tube journeys http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/WXO4FKKyDWU/break-on-through-to-other-side-mag.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/WXO4FKKyDWU" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/04/break-on-through-to-other-side-mag.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-1521664747311179573Wed, 09 Apr 2008 21:27:00 +00002008-04-09T23:01:16.765+01:00DigitalSocial MediaWhen I first saw this video I L(ed)OL, a social media rapper? This guy must be crazy! But it dawned on my that the video represents something very powerful...Far from the egos and arrogance of maintream music culture, it represents the very core of what music is all about; individual/s telling a story. Which is essentially the same as social media, really.Wierd social media rapper guy, I salute http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/lufP8IkpO5Q/social-media-rapper.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/lufP8IkpO5Q" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/04/social-media-rapper.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-4744990886480487811Thu, 27 Mar 2008 20:37:00 +00002008-03-27T21:08:25.540ZDistributionPromotionCame accross this on Wired today...Top little piece on innovation in music promotion and distribution led by two leading artists: Thom Yorke (Radiohead), and Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/OoJfm-elkX0/reznor-vs-radiohead-innovation.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/OoJfm-elkX0" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/03/reznor-vs-radiohead-innovation.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-7258386437871861656Sat, 22 Mar 2008 14:24:00 +00002008-03-26T21:42:04.987ZEvents The Supergrass busked on the Southbank in London last Wednesday in aid of Crisis. I went down to check them out during lunch and arrived about half way through the set which featured Gaz Coombes and Drummer Danny Goffey belting out the old hits as well as the new single, Bad Blood.Maybe there is a bit of a trend starting, Moby was also spotted busking recently at Sloan Square, perhaps he was http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/oHpv3gLscm4/supergrass-busked-on-southbank-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)1<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/oHpv3gLscm4" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/03/supergrass-busked-on-southbank-in.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2527954958246767907.post-6667977657364553753Sat, 22 Mar 2008 11:46:00 +00002008-04-12T17:12:20.724+01:00EventsFound a link to live sets from this years SXSW Festival over at largehearted boy...Get some free music for both signed andaddthis_url=''; addthis_title=''; addthis_pub='itsmarkey';http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicWag/~3/Jd9xrfv8KSw/sxsw-live-set-download-streams.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Mark Timothy Wright)0<img src="http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/MusicWag/~4/Jd9xrfv8KSw" height="1" width="1"/>http://www.musicwag.co.uk/2008/03/sxsw-live-set-download-streams.html