Singer/actress and star of the movie hit High School Musical, Vanessa Hudgens flew to New York on June 16 to help launch Rubik’s Revolution™, the electronic version of the popular Rubik’s® Cube. Rubik’s Revolution™ is the brainchild of Techno Source, a private electronic toys and games company based in Hong Kong, with a number of offices located in the Big Apple.
Eric Levin, Techno Source’s Executive Vice President, said that since the original toy’s release in 1980, it has sold almost 300 million units, making it a globally recognized “pop icon”. He also expressed his delight in having Hudgens launch their new product by saying, “We’re excited to have rising 21st century pop star Vanessa Hudgens help us introduce the Rubik’s Revolution to a new generation of Rubik’s fans.”
Hudgens, who will also star in the upcoming High School Musical, was accompanied by her father Greg Hudgens to the event which was held at Toys “R” Us Times Square. The launch was held on Father’s Day and during her speech, Hudgens said that she and her father “look forward to competing against each other in cube contests and interacting with other father/child teams at Toys “R” Us Times Square.” The 18-year-old singer-actress just came from a High School Musical Latin America tour before going onto the launch.
After a special presentation to reveal the new toy, the High School Musical star held a private autograph session which gave her fans who had special tickets to meet and greet her.
At this year’s American International Toy Fair which was held in New York, Rubik’s Revolution received much praise for their new release. The electronic toy has several including voice, lights and sound effects, at least six built-in games and multi-player functions.
“Rubik’s Revolution is truly innovative. It’s rare that a follow-up can match or even surpass the original in respect to creativity, game play, and fun, but Techno Source has developed a product that achieves this feat,” said Jim Silver, Toy Wishes magazine editor-in-chief.
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So many kids my age have turned into ravers and all of a sudden love techno music. I think it is so stupid, it’s not even music to me. What do you think?
If you want to become a successful artist- being signed up, publicity, or make money- which ever you consider to be successful, you need repeat visitors and you need a legion of fans.
Let me explain.
I am only going to refer to this band once, as they are continually being used as an example. The Arctic Monkeys only got to where they are because some of their fans built a MySpace page and then promoted it. No clever million pound budgets or a vast advertising team. No, just some fans.
Ok, so you have the fans, or you have people downloading your tracks- this is a huge bonus- they like your work! You need to keep in touch with them (once downloaded, and off your site, they are gone).
This is by the far the best reason for how commercial and non-commercial artists have become successful. By keeping in touch with their fans an artists can give out tracks to people who have already demonstrated that they like your style. The ultimate prize- the targeted audience.
The only real, tried and tested, will work all the time methods are Email, and the Blog. I would even say email is the only one, because when you send an email you are sending it directly to a targeted person. A blog is more continuous, you need a weekly stream of information to make a blog effective. An email newsletter can be sent monthly, twice monthly is the limit of acceptability.
As a side note, if you are successful and are sending out a blog weekly, why don’t you start a membership site? All you need is about $20-30/ year membership fee…100 fans…$3000/year…get a forum up and going and the fans will write their own information and a community will establish and people will continue with their yearly fee.
Anyway, I digress.
However, email is just not about sending out tracks to your audience. No, it is about giving them information and motivation to open future emails down the time line. That is what a large amount of people forget.
For example. I received emails from one sample CD company- all they did was send me a paragraph of poor information, and then the rest of the email was cluttered with advertisements for their work. I unsubscribed and haven’t been back. I can not remember the name of the company now. Out of sight, out of mind.
So what are you supposed to do?
Well, people subscribed to get to know you, to be the first to listen to your songs, to get discounts, to get insider info, to get tickets, to see where you are going to gig…and loads more ontop of that.
Putting this information into a monthly email will keep you intouch with fans. If you make an album and then offer it continually at a “discounted price for subscribers only”, this will have the added benefit of increasing subscribers. Also, find a free ebook to give away…tempt them even more to subscribe.
As long as you offer quality information, with a touch of self promotion then you could be earning alot of cash.
Proof? Ok, this is taken from the Internet Marketing people. When they say they made $4000 in one day, the email system is how they did it. They have got a large subscriber base, via opt in subscriber lists etc, and then they write a piece of art. Out of all those targeted subscribers, between 1-5% will buy. If you have a list of say 5000 people, and offer something for $20 the lowest figure of 1% will buy. 50 people buying $20 = $1000. In this example, if you increase the % of people buying, you increase your profit by 100%. 2% = 100 people buying $20 = $2000
If you are consistently giving (there is widely interpreted word…and it means FREE) quality information and music, you build up additional trust, to people who already like what you do. If you do it right and not jump in with promotional info all the time, then you will greatly increase that 1-5% to 20%. Then these people will buy off you continually, and you will have the start of a very lucrative business.
What is a good program for creating techno and electronic music? It can be shareware, just so long the full version doesn’t cost over $100, preferably below $50. IT can be fairly complicated, just so long as it doesn’t require amazing computer knowledge. It would also be helpful if it had a large selection of voices, and if you could record you humming a tune thing and changing the voice. Thanks!
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Music is often the rhythm of life. It has the power to invoke our emotions so that we experience the pain of heart break or the passion of living. It can rev us up or calm our soul. Music just plain helps us to experience life. Wouldn’t it be nice to see what you hear? Wouldn’t it be nice to see your favorite artist decorating the wall of your home? Capture the essence of your favorite music in a visual experience using a few of the ideas here.
Print the words of your favorite song on special parchment paper. Add this along with a black and white photo of the artist who sang the song. Set these items against a blue felt background for a calming effect or a red felt background for a more passionate one. For some of us, a nostalgic touch can be added by simply noting the date of the song when it came out. This idea would look especially nice in a glass or ceramic frame with matching colored trim (matching to the felt background). Or what about combining the lyrics with several photos that evoke the ambiance in a collage frame?
Like show tunes? Combine an element of the song with a movie trailer poster for a powerful expression. For example, the spirit of the song “The Eye of the Tiger” can be shown using a Rocky movie trailer poster along with some boxing gloves. Frame these items in shadow box in a bold color like red or black. The striking accent of the frame will reinforce the power of the fighting spirit in the song.
Have you attended a concert lately? Don’t be so quick to trash your concert ticket stubs. Use them as part of this tribute to your favorite artist. If you’re really aggressive, obtain an autograph of this artist to add to this frame concept. Combine these items with a photograph of the band or artist in a gold picture frame. Gold is a bold color often denoting significance or value.
If you’re an artist yourself, consider framing a photograph of your favorite musical instrument in a picture frame. For example, a guitar photo framed with a pick that you use along with the titles of a few of the songs you sang are great items to frame. Set these items against a colored felt back ground and set it in a black picture frame with gold trim. Simply original!
If your favorite music has no lyrics, such as orchestra or some techno music, consider finding a painting or print that depicts the mood that your musical choice creates. For example, maybe the piece has a majestic feel to it. Consider selecting a view of the mountains to display the emotions of the song. Maybe the song has a light, whimsical feel to it. Consider a picture of a lone flower bending in the wind. Add the title or composer to enhance the effect.
There are so many ways to visualize the emotions that music brings out in us. Get creative in the way you display them. Any of the ideas above can be mixed and matched to create just the right mood for your needs. Visually experiencing music can be a fun and decorative concept for your home.
I have really been into techno for a while and I want to start making my own music, but I am not sure how to get started. Looking for some advice for a beginner.
house & techno music 2009 Dj Krasnopeev – Tecktonika only
Lounge music is a form of music that was popular during the 1950’s and 1960’s and includes genres like easy listening, exotica, and space age pop. Its characteristic ranges from modern electronica with chillout influences to mellow instrumentals while maintaining its emphasis on space-age elements. Lounge music is designed to create the atmosphere of a totally alien place like an island paradise, a jungle, or outer space. The genre was revived during the early 1990’s by artists like Stereolab, Pink Martini, and Love Jones. In the year 2000, other artists took lounge music to whole new heights by mixing rock and pop.
Hed Kandi is a music brand and a record label based in the UK that specializes in house music. It was established in 1999 by A&R man and DJ Mark Doyle and caters to a whole new generation of grown-up clubbers. Hed Kandi’s musical compilations also includes different genres of eclectic club compilations and individual artist albums. The Hed Kandi series of albums includes Back to Love, Beach House, Deeper, Disco Heaven, Disco Kandi, Hed Kandi the Mix, Nu Cool, Serve Chilled, Twisted Disco, Winter Chill, and Kandi Lounge.
Brian Eno is an electronic music artist from the UK who is also known as the father of modern ambient music. With an art school background under his belt, he first rose to prominence during the 1970’s when he became the synth and keyboard player of glam rock band Roxy Music. When he left the band, he made his own rock albums before working on abstract soundscapes and and experimenting with ambient music. Since then he has created a dozen albums and collaborated with similar artists like John Cale and Robert Fripp. Brian Eno has also made musical collaborations with pop artists like David Bowie. He is also credited for introducing chance music to rock and pop.
Aphex Twin is also known as Richard David James, a British electronic music artist who is considered to be the most influential and inventive of the genre. The name “Aphex Twin” is from a brand of audio signal processing equipment called Aphex Systems Limited and is used with permission as noted on the back sleeve of his Drukqs and Richard D. James albums. The word “twin” was placed in memory of his stillborn brother, who was also named Richard James. Aphex Twin began composing ambient techno music when he was 13 and has over a hundred hours of his early creations. His musical influences are avant garde artists like Kraftwerk, Tangerine Dream, and John Cage. He lives in Southeast London in a space that used to be the Bank of Cyprus.
House music is disco music in a more evolved form. It retains the regular, heavy beats of disco but has more electronic elements like synthesized basses and drum machine rhythms. House music is based on songs and draws from a wide number of genres, including jazz, Latin, and reggae.
House music emerged in clubs in Chicago and Detroit during the early eighties and appealed to the poor, the young, and the gay community. House music can be both instrumental and vocal, though vocal house music is more of a call to dance than containing actual lyrics. For instance, “Everybody Dance Now” by C+C Music Factory is a popular, catchy house tune that doesn’t do more than get people dancing. House became more popular as mainstream artists like Madonna incorporated it in her album, Ray of Light, and gave it a more pop angle.