2023 May 13 The concept for Victoria & Seth, the second book and third music album in the Null Paradox steampunk multiverse, is about the character’s sometimes serene, sometimes tumultuous relationship. A series of Storytimes shares the background of both characters. As with the first book and music album, Gertrude & Grace, each…
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2023 May 7 With many copyright law questions related to the development of art, including music and images, and the use of Artificial Intelligence, I went straight to the source by conversing with the ChatGPT AI. One of the recurring themes, to the point that it seemed like a hard-coded boilerplate…
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2023 April 24 The speed at which artificial intelligence (AI) is improving is astounding. A month ago, we were talking what-if scenarios. Today we’re talking about reality. A few days ago, Ghostwriter released their song Heart on My Sleeve. It’s a song that used the voices and/or music of Drake and The Weeknd…
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2023 April 23 In the mid-2000s, Walking Dead creator Robert Kirkman’s quest was to create the anti-Marvel with a flesh-chomping pop-culture phenomenon. But his bigger challenge: redefining how Hollywood works. Getting Started Kirkman’s game plan was to take his Walking Dead comic book series and turn it into a TV…
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2023 April 13 Marketing the Arts to Death | How Lazy Language is Killing Culture. The book is about how the arts use outdated, hackneyed, and often meaningless promotional language to appeal to diminishing audiences of aging fans. And it’s about creating a new, relevant, persuasive language that appeals to…
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2023 April 3 Joan Jett is my hero. Yes, there’s her music, live performances, and fantastic attitude. But the main reason why I love her is that she’s self-made. After an enormous amount of rejections from just about everyone in the music industry, she rolled up her sleeves, formed her…
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2023 April 2 Artists often ask how to lower their advertising expenses. The conversation usually centers on conversion metrics such as: Cost Per Click (CPC) Cost Per Unique Landing Page View (CPULPV) Four Key Performance Indicators The goal of any creative business is to generate sustainable income. Most artists and…
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2022 December 22 Just in time for Christmas! Silent Night by Underground Aces. Available from Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Pandora, Spotify, and TikTok. Here’s the video of our song with lyrics. Underground Aces I founded Underground Aces as a musical forum to release new, original music with a group of worldwide…
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2022 April 27 Funk music meets Classical music. Sounds bizarre, but those were the two genres that I fell in love with as a little kid. Classical music was always playing in our home because of my parent’s love for it. I still remember the thrill of attending my first…
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2022 February 20 If you’re a movie fan, you’ve probably heard of Dolby Atmos. But what about Dolby Atmos for music? I’ve experimented with Atmos as a listener, music writer, and mixer for months. Bottom line: It’s the new high bar for music reproduction. Brief History of Dolby Atmos While…
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