tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610Wed, 06 Nov 2024 02:49:32 +0000musicmusician insuranceFlorenceGil Scott-HeronJamie XXSEOThe XXafrobeatartist resourceartist toolsband insurancebandcampchat roulettechristmascompetitiondevil in a new dressdigitaldodgydolphin musicebo tayloremployer liabilityfacebookfour tetgilles petersongoogle piracy p2p BPIhypemice tjay zjazzkanye westkieran hebdenmashupmusic gearmusic mondaymusic tools webcast dolphin rolandmusical instrumentsmy beautiful dark twisted fantasymyspaceonlineonline presencepc mag piracy music industry limewire torrentspublic liabilitypublishingsentric musicsmokey robinsonstrutustreamyamaha tenori-onSound Collective UK - Powered By Your Insurance is a music industry blog which aims to be a hub of information for musicians covering topics such as musician insurance and artists tools and services as well as off music industry tips & advise. Plus playlists, reviews & anything else we like.http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (SC)Blogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-3802265743077010479Mon, 20 Dec 2010 11:48:00 +00002010-12-21T03:47:33.288-08:00 We've got together with SAE Institute and Music Jobs UK to offer the chance to win a day's recording studio time at London, Liverpool or Glasgow SAE.  The winner will get a day's recording time produced and managed by a highly trained member of SAE staff.  All you have to do to be in with a shout is fill in the comeptition entry form below and the winner will be drawn on Friday the http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/12/win-studio-time-at-sae.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-4641158500699820038Fri, 17 Dec 2010 17:32:00 +00002010-12-17T09:32:50.671-08:00google piracy p2p BPIThe British Phonographic Industry (BPI), the UK’s main recording industry trade body, came out with guns blazing against Google today. BPI says that search engines like Google are as popular as P2P applications as a source for illegal downloads. The music industry is pressing Google and others to censor their search results in favor of ‘legal’ music services. Read the full story here http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/12/record-labels-blame-google-for-piracy.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-2126833211812518330Wed, 08 Dec 2010 18:06:00 +00002010-12-09T02:31:07.119-08:00artist toolschat roulettedodgyhypemice tmusicustream What was that famous line from that “legendary” Dodgy song ‘Good Enough’? Something like... “If it’s good enough for Ice T, it’s good enough for me If it’s good enough for two, it’s what I wanna see”. Pretty sure it went something like that, either way it was a dodgy song, but they we’re onto something – without even realising it their lyrics have burst from my subconscious and chemically http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/12/ustream-well-if-its-good-enough-for-ice.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-3220450541966660707Thu, 02 Dec 2010 18:21:00 +00002010-12-02T10:21:54.553-08:00In response to the music industry backlash over their article about the demise of Limewire in which they pointed out alternative file sharing sources, PC Mag have given their opinion on the matter... "The music industry has gone off the deep end. Now they want to lay the blame for music piracy on PCMag.com's doorstep. Seriously, over a dozen music industry execs signed a letter stating, "PC http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/12/pc-mag-reponds-to-riaa.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-7244704827912121415Wed, 01 Dec 2010 17:34:00 +00002010-12-01T09:34:20.271-08:00christmascompetitiondolphin musicmusic gearmusical instrumentsDolphin Music are feeling mightily festive today and ushering in the Christmas spirit by offering the chance to win £500 to spend on Dolphin products.  Head over to the Dolphin blog and fill in their survey to be entered into the prize draw.  For more info and to enter, go here. http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/12/win-500-to-spend-with-dolphin-music.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-7113939391659411992Tue, 30 Nov 2010 17:38:00 +00002010-11-30T09:38:31.951-08:00musicmusician insuranceonline presencesentric musicSEO Accidents happen  If you're an independent musician there are several things that we reckon you should be doing from day one. We're not saying that you're stupid if you don't do these things but you'll definitely be missing a trick. You've probably already read the millions of articles out there teaching you 'online marketing essentials for musicians' and how to 'improve http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/musician-insurance-is-given.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-1751938444714607682Mon, 29 Nov 2010 17:55:00 +00002010-11-30T09:55:52.903-08:00FlorenceGil Scott-HeronJamie XXThe XX Talk of a collaboration between Jamie from The XX and Gil Scott-Heron has been doing the rounds for some time now and it turns out the project is going to be Jamie xx remixes of studio sessions from Gil Scott-Heron's album 'I'm Here Now' and will be imaginatively entitled 'We're Here Now'.  The full album release is set for the 21st February 2011 but as a teaser they have http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/music-monday-gil-scott-heron-jamie-xx.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-1250788670532824600Thu, 25 Nov 2010 18:19:00 +00002010-11-25T10:19:20.527-08:00pc mag piracy music industry limewire torrentsPC Magazine have riled several music industry executives after they published an article that gave an insight into the best places to illegally download music on the back of the Limewire shutdown.  The PC mag article gives half a dozen torrent sites and trackers they recommend for downloading music and attempts in vain to avoid a backlash with the disclaimer “all of these services should be http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/music-executives-accuse-pc-mag-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-1197888588220695479Wed, 24 Nov 2010 17:21:00 +00002010-11-24T09:21:54.813-08:00music tools webcast dolphin rolandThe lovely people over at Dolphin Music have got together with Roland to offer access to their new interactive webcast sessions to showcase their gear and answer users questions.  There are three different webcasts on Saturday 27th November... 11am-12pm: Drums with Craig Blundell 1pm-2pm: Synths and Production with Luke Edwards 3pm-4pm: Guitar and Amps with Alex Hutchings I f you'd like to http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/dolphin-music-roland-interactive.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-6342535993444149707Tue, 23 Nov 2010 18:14:00 +00002010-11-24T04:42:57.742-08:00artist resourcebandcampdigitalmusiconlinepublishingGet past the American Pie innuendo inducing title and you find a real gem of a website that is a must for all independent artists looking to get their music online. About a year old now, Bandcamp provides a home to host and display your music and ultimately if you so wish, flog it easily to your fans. Services like this have been around for many moons but what makes Bandcamp different is it's http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/artist-resources-bandcamp.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-1014402270250113131Mon, 22 Nov 2010 17:40:00 +00002010-11-22T09:40:26.400-08:00devil in a new dressjay zkanye westmusic mondaymy beautiful dark twisted fantasysmokey robinson Taken from his latest LP My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy, 'Devil In A New Dress' is vintage Kanye with it's beautiful chopped up Smokey Robinson sample, authentic live drums and ghostly strings it's a welcome break from his recent auto-tune laden efforts.  This is the kind of production that first made Kanye West stand out on The Blueprint, it's very much along the same lines as 'Never http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/music-monday-kanye-west-devil-in-new.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-4902974958751573436Fri, 19 Nov 2010 16:01:00 +00002010-11-19T08:01:37.326-08:00facebookmashupmyspaceToday, Myspace announced ”Mashup with Facebook” allowing users to port their Facebook Likes to Myspace to “create a personalized stream of entertainment content.” By offering new users signing up through Facebook Connect a way to populate their stream, users are more likely to stay engaged until they can establish friendships on the network. Meanwhile, existing Myspace users can augment their http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/myspaces-mashup-with-facebook.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-4666663326109689034Thu, 18 Nov 2010 18:21:00 +00002010-11-18T10:21:39.842-08:00four tetkieran hebdenyamaha tenori-on Keiran Hebden aka Four Tet puts the Yamaha Tenori-On through it's paces.  Learn more about this instrument at Dolphin Musichttp://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/yamaha-in-studio-with-four-tet.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-4449798031251460901Thu, 18 Nov 2010 17:36:00 +00002010-11-18T09:38:29.829-08:00afrobeatebo taylorgilles petersonjazzmusicstrut Another great release from Strut records and Ebo Taylor's first ever internationally released studio album.   Love & Death the title track from the record is such a beautiful and delicate sound that it immediately stands out.  It's a re-make of a track recorded on the album Ahuru Yenzu in 1980 - in fact the original was played by Gilles Peterson on his show this week which http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/ebo-taylor-love-death.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-4633525229690051778Wed, 17 Nov 2010 18:02:00 +00002010-11-17T10:02:19.584-08:00 Egyptrixx - Start from the Beginning from Datdatdat / A. N. Fischer on Vimeo. Start from the Beginning“ - Egyptrixx / Bible Eyes LP (Night Slugs 2011) Animated short by Berlin artist A. N. Fischer / Datdatdat. Egyptrixx hail from Toronto and are signed to Night Slugs which is Bok Bok and L-Vis 1990's record label.  They're due to release an LP on Night Slugs in 2011 so look out for that.http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/egyptrixx-start-from-beginning-video.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-998745943842732840Mon, 15 Nov 2010 12:36:00 +00002010-11-15T04:36:34.248-08:00Sound Collective UK have teamed up with the excellent Flesh & Bone studios to offer our readers the chance to win a day's recording time.  All you have to do to enter the competition is fill in the entry form below and we will draw the winner at random on Tuesday 7th December 2010. Good Luck! Name: * Gender: Male Female Address:http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/win-day-of-recording-studio-time-flesh.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-4013985668360469588Tue, 09 Nov 2010 17:31:00 +00002010-11-10T02:46:15.006-08:00 MySpace has been wounded animal for quite some time now - the Titanic of social networks, sunk by an iceberg of its own poor programming, bugs, glitches and stagnant format whose users were left to swim ashore to the new world of social networking, the promise land. Facebook has constantly adapted its system while MySpace on the other hand has shown little in terms of resilience and http://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/11/believe-hypem-myspace-is-still.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8457776785324871610.post-756042515727034861Thu, 28 Oct 2010 17:29:00 +00002010-10-28T10:36:48.235-07:00band insuranceemployer liabilitymusician insurancepublic liabilityPublic Liability Did you know that every time you play live your responsible for any harm or damage you cause to third party property, belongings or people?  This means it would be deemed your fault if some half-cut empty-headed clown was to trip over some of your equipment and bash their idiotic head on the floor – It would also be your fault if you dropped your amp and damaged the venue’shttp://soundcollectiveuk.blogspot.com/2010/10/musician-insurance-for-dummies.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (SC)0