Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Showing posts with label music. Show all posts
Sunday, August 30, 2015
How to Throw a Wild Party
Choose the time. Night parties tend to have more pizazz, so choose a time after sundown for your bash. Also, select a weekend day because people will be reluctant to stay late and party hard if they have to get up and go to work the next day.
Select the locale. If planning on hosting the party at your home, make it a backyard or nighttime pool party, with limited access to the inside of your home. This will prevent drinks from getting spilled on your furniture and vases and other fragile items from accidentally being broken. Think about whether your neighbors are far enough from you that loud music and lots of people talking will disturb them. If this is the case, choose a location other than your place for the party.
Pick a theme. While you certainly don't need to have a fully themed party, all your decorations should follow one central idea. White parties, night pool parties, Mexican fiesta and Hawaiian bikini parties will all create a sizzling atmosphere. Buy the decorations for your party in accordance with your chosen theme or idea.
Book the entertainment. While creating a playlist to get your guests moving is easy to do, getting a local rock band to do a set at your party will really get people pumped. You may find a local band that will play for free for the practice and exposure; others may play for small fees. Renting a DJ for the night is another option.
Create the menu and a shopping list for hors d'oeuvres. Be prepared to provide your attendees with enough drinks to last the entire night. Buy nonalcoholic drinks as well for those who will be designated drivers and anyone under the age of 21 who will be attending your party.
Create a guest list and send out the invitations. While traditional invitations may be pretty, they tend to convey a formal tone. You want people to know that this is the kind of party where they can break loose. Use social media such as Facebook and Twitter to get the word out. The website Rattlebox has amusing video and music invitations you can send for free.
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Friday, August 28, 2015
How to Become a DJ in Second Life (5 Steps)
Install DJ software. You will need a program that allows you to stream audio files over the Internet. There are several programs on the market. SAM Broadcaster is a popular program for professional online deejays, but costs around $300. WinAmp is free and adequate for dee-jaying on Second Life. Download and install WinAmp and the free Shoutcast DSP plugin.
Get an audio server account. An audio server or streamcast host is the place your music stream is sent to online, where your listeners will tune-in to hear your mix. Virtual Life and Shoutcast are popular audio server options, but streamcast hosting is not free and, depending on the host and the hosting package, may run you several hundred dollars a year.
Create a music library. Download songs you want to use in your streamcast. Create several playlists using the DJ software on your computers. If you do not hold the rights to your playlists, you may have to get additional permission or license to broadcast.
Apply for a DJ job. Use the 'search' function to find clubs or view the classified ads to find employment opportunities. You should also check job boards and ask members of the Second Life community about dee-jaying opportunities. The Second Life newsletter may also be helpful in finding job openings.
Broadcast your playlist. When you signed-up for a streamcast hosting account, you should have received a listening address and a password. You will need this information to connect your stream to the audio server. The listening address is made up of two parts, the audio server address and the port number. Open up Second Life and click on the land parcel name where you will be dee-jaying. Click on 'World' then 'About Land', Click on the 'Media' tab and insert the audio server address. Listener can access your broadcast in the game by clicking on the 'Play Streaming Music' button.
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Thursday, August 27, 2015
How to Make a Song Into an MP3 Link (4 Steps)
Locate the MP3 song file on your computer. You may have a folder titled 'My Music' in your 'My Documents' folder, for example, that contains your MP3s. Find the MP3 file and remember the name of that file for easy uploading later on.
Visit one of the many MP3 hosting sites. Check www.audiohostings.com for a list of different mp3 hosting sites. Some, such Kiwi6, host only mp3s. Others, though, can host MP4s, WAV or other types of music files. Look through the sites to find the one that you trust the most. Kiwi6 and Filexoom are easy to understand and work well.
Once you've found the MP3 hosting site you'd like to use, locate the 'Upload Now' or 'Browse' button on the website. Find the MP3 file on your computer to upload to the MP3 hosting website. Click 'Upload' and wait for the file to upload onto the computer. You should see a progress bar to watch the upload in progress on most hosting sites.
Get the link provided by the hosting site that will go directly to the song download page or a link that will automatically download the song. This link should be provided immediately upon upload completion on the hosting site. You are now free to post that link in message boards or on a personal website to share with others. Remember to follow any copyright guidelines the song may have attached to it.
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Friday, August 21, 2015
How to Organize Events for Singles (9 Steps)
Plan for the event to occur in the middle of the week. This way, if some singles connect at your party, they will have the weekend free to plan a date.
Invite an equal number of single men and women. Whether you send invitations online or on paper, encourage everyone to R.S.V.P. Invite additional people as necessary.
Play upbeat music at a low volume to keep spirits up without drowning out conversation.
Decorate the party venue with lots of conversation pieces, e.g. artwork, fun toys and picture books.
Strategically lay out paper and pens around the party room so that singles will be able to exchange contact information.
Write name tags for each of your guests and have them wear the tags during the party.
Greet each guest as he/she arrives, and introduce him/her to a few people you think he/she would like.
Set up a few games that facilitate intellectual and/or physical interaction, such as Risk, Twister, Monopoly and Scrabble. Avoid video games, since players will stare at a screen rather than look at other players.
Set up some interactive food, such as make-your-own tacos, sundaes, and so on. In addition, place trays of food all around the room. This will provide conversation fodder for your guests.
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How to use 'Internet radio hosting' to make you a radio star
If you would like to get into streaming your audio over the internet you will need to make sure you have a reliable Internet radio hosting plan. These can be provided by numerous and well known hosting companies such as 'live365.com'. If you are more familiar how to set things up in a technical fashion (or are willing to learn) you can use your own computers and local isp account for streaming purposes and use the well know and reputable software of 'shoutcast'.
Perhaps classical music internet radio would be a distinct way for you to present. With this or any musical genre which you decide to stream, you will also need to make sure you obey all the applicable laws of your country concerning such. Many fees are anticipated to be directed to companies such as ASCAP, BMI and others in order to have permission rights in airing / streaming your music. This is why many suggest airing independent music artists more commonly known as indie artists. In most cases independent artists are quite willing for you to stream their music with no reimbursement desired. You may even want to consider doing a radio program of simply talk. This will relieve many of the worries of the music streaming costs.
Digressing there for a moment into some of the other aspects let us get back to the main thought here of Internet radio hosting. The summary of this is that you can indeed use your own computers and internet service provider ( isp) connection to host your programming with the many expenses that you will have to check out and cover yourself or you can opt for one of the online radio hosting company plans which cover the headaches of working the details for you. Have fun being the next radio star as others surf on in to view you.
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