Happy Holidays everyone!
As everyone knows, we've been on hiatus since the end of September, mostly because on our webs.com site/experiment the statistics really weren't there and at that time I was in the process of moving. Since then I accepted a different position at my job which requires working some insane hours which would include being at work (and coherent) relatively early on Monday morning which makes doing the broadcast on Sunday night more of a chore than a pleasure because I would have to end it sooner than I might like.
The other reason we've been on hiatus is my previous computer finally decided that it had given me all it could and totally died. I could have taken it apart and diagnosed whatever the latest problem was but I decided that I was finally done rebuilding "Frankencomputer" and it was time for a new machine so I got one but I haven't had time to configure it for broadcasting on our current site.
Which brings me to the future of the show.....
Anyone who has been at the live show and reads this blog knows that I intend to join iVlog when the site opens. Right now they are working out the last bugs and glitches and it seems they are very close to launching although they haven't fixed an exact date as of yet.
When iVlog launches I will be doing the show on that site but most likely on a different night, with my current schedule Sunday's just aren't going to work.
Stay tuned........
Tuesday, December 24, 2013
Sunday, December 8, 2013
It's Official, I Miss Broadcasting
I'd like to dedicate this blog post to my friend Kevin. It was his semi-drunk and disorderly FB post that inspired this blog post.
I miss the show. I miss the goofing around in chat, the crowd, the fun times, and the music. Sunday nights just haven't felt right since I went on hiatus. It was like I got to host a party every week, and some of the best people I've ever met online dropped by to have a good time.
We're coming back, it's not a question of if, but more of when.
I miss the show. I miss the goofing around in chat, the crowd, the fun times, and the music. Sunday nights just haven't felt right since I went on hiatus. It was like I got to host a party every week, and some of the best people I've ever met online dropped by to have a good time.
We're coming back, it's not a question of if, but more of when.
Saturday, November 23, 2013
November Update
This is going to be one of my most boring blog posts ever. Nothing really new to report Indie Spotlight is still off the air right now but in case anyone is interested, well, here is the Jack update.
I recently was promoted at my job, so my schedule has been kinda insane, for those of you who might be looking for me via Facebook and other social media need to understand that I haven't been online near as much as I used to and my online time is mostly spent catching up on emails and netflix. I don't do the social networking that I used to have time to do.
My current schedule really isn't going to work for a Sunday night broadcast anymore so when the time comes to bring the show back it's going to have to be on a different night, most likely either Wednesday or Saturday night.
When will I make my official online return? Hell I have no idea, right now I'm totally ok with waiting for the iVlog launch.
I have to be honest, if someone had a gun to my head and told me that it was either pick a day, restart the broadcast or bang bang I'd tell him to pull the trigger.
I recently was promoted at my job, so my schedule has been kinda insane, for those of you who might be looking for me via Facebook and other social media need to understand that I haven't been online near as much as I used to and my online time is mostly spent catching up on emails and netflix. I don't do the social networking that I used to have time to do.
My current schedule really isn't going to work for a Sunday night broadcast anymore so when the time comes to bring the show back it's going to have to be on a different night, most likely either Wednesday or Saturday night.
When will I make my official online return? Hell I have no idea, right now I'm totally ok with waiting for the iVlog launch.
I have to be honest, if someone had a gun to my head and told me that it was either pick a day, restart the broadcast or bang bang I'd tell him to pull the trigger.
Thursday, October 31, 2013
Changes In Latitudes....
Well, the move from hell is finally over, I turned in my keys to the old place today. Last night I had a few final things that I wanted to do, make sure that I had all my stuff out and one or two things that I thought could have been cleaned up a little better so I had the time and I took it.
It also never hurts to take that one last walk, that last look around and that is what I did as well. When you live in one place for a long time there are memories both good and bad. For some reason I felt the need to just stand in the empty room and think about everything that has changed in my life since the day I moved in, if only for a second and let myself just feel the moment as I closed that particular chapter of my life.
As I locked the door behind myself only the echo's of my voice remained, it seemed a fitting end.
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Show notes;
Still on hiatus until iVlog opens. I did do a random show the week before last and that has been it since we officially shut down at the end of September. Depending on when the launch happens I may resurrect the show on our current page until they open but to be honest I'm more inclined to enjoy the break from broadcasting and wait until iVlog launches.
It also never hurts to take that one last walk, that last look around and that is what I did as well. When you live in one place for a long time there are memories both good and bad. For some reason I felt the need to just stand in the empty room and think about everything that has changed in my life since the day I moved in, if only for a second and let myself just feel the moment as I closed that particular chapter of my life.
As I locked the door behind myself only the echo's of my voice remained, it seemed a fitting end.
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| A somewhat familiar view, I shot this from where my desk used to be. |
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Show notes;
Still on hiatus until iVlog opens. I did do a random show the week before last and that has been it since we officially shut down at the end of September. Depending on when the launch happens I may resurrect the show on our current page until they open but to be honest I'm more inclined to enjoy the break from broadcasting and wait until iVlog launches.
Monday, October 14, 2013
October Update
I've been in the process of moving and haven't been online much the last couple of weeks. Indie Spotlight has been on hiatus since the last weekend in September.
At this point I'm still getting settled, it's been a rough, and ugly move but it's pretty much done with internet on and my new home office/studio set up and functional so I'll be around more in the coming weeks.
As far as the show, at this point we're waiting for the iVlog launch. Depending on when the iVlog launch happens I may do a show or two on our current site, if I do I will post to the Facebook Group as far as the date and time.
When iVlog comes online and we're ready to launch I will post to the FB group as well as this blog.
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Show notes;
We're currently on hiatus. When the show launches on iVlog the format will be similar to our previous blogtv format, the only exception will be as far as the mp3's played during the broadcast, which will be exclusively CC format.
Since not all of the musicians I previously played on the show license their music in this manner I am considering doing a separate show on our current site featuring the musicians that I won't be playing on iVlog due to the licensing concerns.
At this point I'm still getting settled, it's been a rough, and ugly move but it's pretty much done with internet on and my new home office/studio set up and functional so I'll be around more in the coming weeks.
As far as the show, at this point we're waiting for the iVlog launch. Depending on when the iVlog launch happens I may do a show or two on our current site, if I do I will post to the Facebook Group as far as the date and time.
When iVlog comes online and we're ready to launch I will post to the FB group as well as this blog.
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Show notes;
We're currently on hiatus. When the show launches on iVlog the format will be similar to our previous blogtv format, the only exception will be as far as the mp3's played during the broadcast, which will be exclusively CC format.
Since not all of the musicians I previously played on the show license their music in this manner I am considering doing a separate show on our current site featuring the musicians that I won't be playing on iVlog due to the licensing concerns.
Thursday, September 26, 2013
As the Seasons Change, So Does Indie Spotlight
Can't believe it's fall already, just seems yesterday that we were on the precipice of spring and I was bitching about blogtv shutting down.
Holy crap where the hell has the year gone???
As everyone knows, when blogtv shut down we moved to awdio, and ran a chat on tinychat for the show. That format while promising didn't work.
With the cool summer evening breezes blowing in, so did our own site. I found an video player that I could embed, as well as chat code and decided to see how it went. Three months into our experiment as much as I hate to admit it the visitor statistics aren't there.
With the changing leaves on the trees once again there will be a change to the show, both where it is physically broadcast from as well as the site it's broadcast on. As far as the broadcasting site is concerned this move will the final one and where the show will stay.
This coming Sunday (9/29/13) will be our final broadcast on http://indiespotlightlive.webs.com/.
After this broadcast I will be on hiatus until iVlog comes online.
Over the next couple of weeks I will actually be, well, moving myself so over the month of October I won't be online as much.
I will keep everyone posted via this blog, as well as our Facebook group as to what's going on with the show, when we will resume broadcasting and links to find us. Don't worry I'm not going to completely shut down (as I was contemplating doing a few weeks ago) but I will take waiting for iVlog to launch as a welcome break from broadcasting.
When we were on blogtv over the course of the year I generally took a few weeks off from doing the show, usually when things were slow online and I knew I wouldn't be missed. Because I've had to change sites so many times this year and was trying to rebuild the show's audience I didn't feel comfortable taking a break from it. Since our statistics on our existing site have been lackluster at best, as well as the fact that I might not be able to actually do the show since I'm moving anyway, now is the best time for me to take a break from it and come back full steam.
When I say come back full steam, I mean it.
The show will resume on a brand new website, that many former users of blogtv are waiting for. It will be an unparalleled opportunity for me to retool, and reboot the show.
The first thing obviously I'll need to do is get used to iVlog.
Then, when co-hosting is out of beta testing and ready to rock and roll, I intend to bring live music back to the show.
Finally after we're all settled in, and musicians are online and playing live on iVlog, I would like to try and put an music event together to showcase them. Keep in mind future iVlog musicians that might read this, the only catch is that it has to be ALL ORIGINALS!
I can talk about the copyright issues forever but the but the bottom line is because of the copyright issues involved I can't allow covers.
May I speak to a more honest point? No? Too bad.....
The people that come out to these shows, which are promoted as all Indie and all Original, want to hear original music. When people play covers, especially covers that they've heard a million times I'm gonna be honest we're going to lose that audience and musicians who play after you won't have the benefit of playing to that same audience because they bailed on you because you played a song they've heard a million times before. It doesn't matter if it's "your interpretation" of that song, the bottom line is, it's still a cover.
So folks this is where we are, like I said before I will keep everyone up to date. I promise when we launch on iVlog, the fun factor will return, I miss that as well and I just can't have it any other way.
Holy crap where the hell has the year gone???
As everyone knows, when blogtv shut down we moved to awdio, and ran a chat on tinychat for the show. That format while promising didn't work.
With the cool summer evening breezes blowing in, so did our own site. I found an video player that I could embed, as well as chat code and decided to see how it went. Three months into our experiment as much as I hate to admit it the visitor statistics aren't there.
With the changing leaves on the trees once again there will be a change to the show, both where it is physically broadcast from as well as the site it's broadcast on. As far as the broadcasting site is concerned this move will the final one and where the show will stay.
This coming Sunday (9/29/13) will be our final broadcast on http://indiespotlightlive.webs.com/.
After this broadcast I will be on hiatus until iVlog comes online.
Over the next couple of weeks I will actually be, well, moving myself so over the month of October I won't be online as much.
I will keep everyone posted via this blog, as well as our Facebook group as to what's going on with the show, when we will resume broadcasting and links to find us. Don't worry I'm not going to completely shut down (as I was contemplating doing a few weeks ago) but I will take waiting for iVlog to launch as a welcome break from broadcasting.
When we were on blogtv over the course of the year I generally took a few weeks off from doing the show, usually when things were slow online and I knew I wouldn't be missed. Because I've had to change sites so many times this year and was trying to rebuild the show's audience I didn't feel comfortable taking a break from it. Since our statistics on our existing site have been lackluster at best, as well as the fact that I might not be able to actually do the show since I'm moving anyway, now is the best time for me to take a break from it and come back full steam.
When I say come back full steam, I mean it.
The show will resume on a brand new website, that many former users of blogtv are waiting for. It will be an unparalleled opportunity for me to retool, and reboot the show.
The first thing obviously I'll need to do is get used to iVlog.
Then, when co-hosting is out of beta testing and ready to rock and roll, I intend to bring live music back to the show.
Finally after we're all settled in, and musicians are online and playing live on iVlog, I would like to try and put an music event together to showcase them. Keep in mind future iVlog musicians that might read this, the only catch is that it has to be ALL ORIGINALS!
I can talk about the copyright issues forever but the but the bottom line is because of the copyright issues involved I can't allow covers.
May I speak to a more honest point? No? Too bad.....
The people that come out to these shows, which are promoted as all Indie and all Original, want to hear original music. When people play covers, especially covers that they've heard a million times I'm gonna be honest we're going to lose that audience and musicians who play after you won't have the benefit of playing to that same audience because they bailed on you because you played a song they've heard a million times before. It doesn't matter if it's "your interpretation" of that song, the bottom line is, it's still a cover.
So folks this is where we are, like I said before I will keep everyone up to date. I promise when we launch on iVlog, the fun factor will return, I miss that as well and I just can't have it any other way.
Friday, September 20, 2013
This Week's Video
Basically it's a random ramble, and if you read this blog you already know what I had to say anyway.
Friday, September 13, 2013
Show Update
I haven't posted an actual update blog in a while, and I know that some of you guys don't read my more long winded blogs so I'll try to keep this one short.
As it stands right now I've decided that at least for next weeks show I'm sticking with the site that I created on webs.com. If the viewer/listener statistics improve in any way I'll continue the show, but if the hits continue to be lackluster like they have for the last month I may consider pulling the plug until iVlog,tv opens.
I've decided that the show needs to be a part of an actual broadcasting site. I don't regret not having moved to one before now for the simple fact that I've been in touch with other former blogtv members who did transition to other broadcasting sites and their stats aren't much better than mine so knowing that I can honestly say that to have tried the ustream/justintv/vaughlive/ect route would have been a waste of time.
I've decided to go "all in" with iVlog.tv for the simple fact that the folks putting it together are the real deal. I was at one of Cr3am and Fema's shows on justin and these two are the real deal. They answered everyones questions honestly and fairly, I was at the show for over an hour and they didn't set off my bullshit detector at all.
For those that might not know these are the folks putting ivlog together. They care and have a true passion for the site and the users which is much more than I could say for blogtv the last couple of years it was online before they sold out.
There has been some static in regards to the time it has taken for iVlog to launch. My answer to some of these "haters" has been really simple, where is your broadcasting site? That usually shuts them up...lol
I can see why it's taking so long. First of all, to do it right does take time, and yes, it does take money. Simply put, to create the site that people WANT to broadcast on as opposed to the site they HAD to broadcast on take a bit more effort and time. They also remember the glitches and bugs that became blogtv at the end. They want to bring the community back together and make it fun again for all of us.
When we broadcasted on blogtv we had a term at a few of our shows when the website's glitches and bugs happened during the broadcast, we called it "getting the blog treatment". The folks putting iVlog together would rather not the broadcasters have to apologize to the viewers for getting the same kind of "treatment" that we learned to live with when we were on blogtv, they want their site to work like it should and people broadcasting on it expect it to. Personally I don't think this a bad thing. We've waited this long to find a home and have experimented along the way and as it stands right now the current formula for the show just isn't working.
Oops, this did turn into a long blog.
I'm sorry I know I said I was going to try to keep this short.
Ok sue me...lol
But anyways.....
In any case I've said before that I'm only going to ask my audience to transition to another site one more time. I plan to broadcast on iVlog when it opens.
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Show notes (yeah I know I haven't done this in a while)
I will broadcast on our site for one more week, this coming Sunday at our regular time which is 9 pm eastern. If the stats are like they have been after this show I will go on hiatus until iVlog.tv opens and change our current site so that there is a link to the page that I'm building on the Unsigned Musicians homepage which will be links to the musicians played on the show and resume broadcasting when iVlog comes online.
Special note; when iVlog comes online and co-hosting is enabled I would like to put together a Musicfest Event. What I plan to do is network though iVlog and find musicians that play their originals and plan an event so that we might have a showcase of the musicians to further promote them, as well as what I do.
Final note; while I am a huge fan of Ad-Blocker I won't, and ask my viewers to please not promote this software on iVlog. The site is a grass roots effort and they need the advertising money.
As it stands right now I've decided that at least for next weeks show I'm sticking with the site that I created on webs.com. If the viewer/listener statistics improve in any way I'll continue the show, but if the hits continue to be lackluster like they have for the last month I may consider pulling the plug until iVlog,tv opens.
I've decided that the show needs to be a part of an actual broadcasting site. I don't regret not having moved to one before now for the simple fact that I've been in touch with other former blogtv members who did transition to other broadcasting sites and their stats aren't much better than mine so knowing that I can honestly say that to have tried the ustream/justintv/vaughlive/ect route would have been a waste of time.
I've decided to go "all in" with iVlog.tv for the simple fact that the folks putting it together are the real deal. I was at one of Cr3am and Fema's shows on justin and these two are the real deal. They answered everyones questions honestly and fairly, I was at the show for over an hour and they didn't set off my bullshit detector at all.
For those that might not know these are the folks putting ivlog together. They care and have a true passion for the site and the users which is much more than I could say for blogtv the last couple of years it was online before they sold out.
There has been some static in regards to the time it has taken for iVlog to launch. My answer to some of these "haters" has been really simple, where is your broadcasting site? That usually shuts them up...lol
I can see why it's taking so long. First of all, to do it right does take time, and yes, it does take money. Simply put, to create the site that people WANT to broadcast on as opposed to the site they HAD to broadcast on take a bit more effort and time. They also remember the glitches and bugs that became blogtv at the end. They want to bring the community back together and make it fun again for all of us.
When we broadcasted on blogtv we had a term at a few of our shows when the website's glitches and bugs happened during the broadcast, we called it "getting the blog treatment". The folks putting iVlog together would rather not the broadcasters have to apologize to the viewers for getting the same kind of "treatment" that we learned to live with when we were on blogtv, they want their site to work like it should and people broadcasting on it expect it to. Personally I don't think this a bad thing. We've waited this long to find a home and have experimented along the way and as it stands right now the current formula for the show just isn't working.
Oops, this did turn into a long blog.
I'm sorry I know I said I was going to try to keep this short.
Ok sue me...lol
But anyways.....
In any case I've said before that I'm only going to ask my audience to transition to another site one more time. I plan to broadcast on iVlog when it opens.
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Show notes (yeah I know I haven't done this in a while)
I will broadcast on our site for one more week, this coming Sunday at our regular time which is 9 pm eastern. If the stats are like they have been after this show I will go on hiatus until iVlog.tv opens and change our current site so that there is a link to the page that I'm building on the Unsigned Musicians homepage which will be links to the musicians played on the show and resume broadcasting when iVlog comes online.
Special note; when iVlog comes online and co-hosting is enabled I would like to put together a Musicfest Event. What I plan to do is network though iVlog and find musicians that play their originals and plan an event so that we might have a showcase of the musicians to further promote them, as well as what I do.
Final note; while I am a huge fan of Ad-Blocker I won't, and ask my viewers to please not promote this software on iVlog. The site is a grass roots effort and they need the advertising money.
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