MUSIC COLLABORATION

The Origins of Rock-Ike Turner

2011-11-22T20:21:00.000-08:00

I honestly don't know what to do with this SOB. Born and raised in Clarksdale Mississippi. The same home town of Muddy Waters, Jackie Brenston, Johnny O'Neil, Son House, Charley Patton, Robert Johnson, John Lee Hooker, Eddie Boyd. Where Hwy 49 and 61 meet. The legendary "crossroads" where blues musicians meet the Devil. At 20 years old, his band recorded a song called "Rocket 88" Considered to be the first rock and roll song. The credits were messed up a little and the song was named to Jackie Brenston and his Delta Cats. A legendary feud began between Ike and Jackie at that time. It was Ike's Band.

The high energy of the song set the stage for everything that came after. If you thought Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Chuck Berry, and Jerry Lee Lewis started Rock. They actually rode in on the coattails of this 1951 song. I can't give Ike the enthusiastic praise I would like to because of how he treated Tina Turner. What do I do? She was a driven singer, but she was driven out to the edge by him.

Ike Turner was there at the very beginning. He may very well have started the sound of Rock as we know it today. Someone once said Rock and Roll is a vicious game. Ike Turner was the Ty Cobb of music.

Here's a little more History: http://www.rockabilly.nl/artists/brenstonturner.htm

Gibson Rally - We Stand With Gibson

2011-10-10T14:18:00.002-07:00

I hope you have all heard about it by now, but just in case. On August 24,2011, the US Department of Fish and Wildlife, raided Gibson. They took $500,000 worth of wood. It's just the stuff used to make Guitar necks. Practically, shutting out the company and putting 500 taxpayers out of work. To date, no charges have been laid for any crime the US Department is willing to admit to.

I don't usually get political on this site. I would have preferred to stay on the fun-side here. However, this cannot be ignored. Remember August 24, 2011. A day that will live in infamy. A day when the US government attacked Music Collaboration with a SWAT team.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAE4UDcEByA&feature=digest_refresh_mon

Gibson Rally - We Stand With Gibson - Les Paul

2011-10-10T14:13:00.004-07:00

Les Paul
Born June 9, 1915
Died August 13, 2009 @ 94, Pneumonia
I can't help but wonder what he would have thought about all this. Born undoubtedly while his Dad was fighting WW1. He was basically a guitar player and music producer. He had lively debates with Buddy Holly in the sound booth. He developed the Gibson Les Paul guitar which bears his name. He changed music.

For the US government to attack Gibson is like defecating on the bases at a baseball game or taking grandmothers apple pie and shoving it her face. How could they do it?

I live in a town where the Mayor ripped out a baseball field, three months before a general election. He lost badly. It's a little early but let's remember August 24, 2011

Ike and Tina Turner

2011-10-08T13:27:00.000-07:00

I have had a rare treat lately. I went to a Dollar store for a light activity at lunch last week. I was thumbing through the CD rack. Mostly it junk,of course but I thought you never know. I found this double CD set with a white cover that simply said Ike and Tina Turner. No real name on the album. A couple of pictures of them. The name of the company that released the album appears to be legit. I just wanted something new and different for my car when I drive to work.

I was totally blown away. It turns out it was copies of original recordings. Early 60's Motown I believe. The recording was clean. The effects were quaint, some almost funny. I suspect they might have actually built the devices with there own hands. Very little delay. Perhaps only natural reverb. Cable strings on the guitars. Simple Drum kit. And Tina Turner's voice.

I never really understood before. The legend of Motown. It was her, Tina Turner. That voice and production was Rock. It made Chuck Berry and Jerry Lee Louis sound quaint. There was never anything like it before and little since. You could put it up against anyone and they would have a tough time competing. It set the stage for everything that came after. The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, to name a few. There hasn't been a woman's voice like that since either. Many have tried, lots were successful. However, a new golden age of a woman Rocker has not come again yet.

I never heard any of these songs before. That was my rare treat.

A History of Country Music

2011-05-25T09:32:00.003-07:00

A History Of Country Music

Musicians have been playing fiddle music in the Appalachians for years, but it wasn't until 1927 in Bristol, Tennessee that the first country music recording deal was signed. In this year, Victor Records signed Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family.

Jimmie Rodgers was born in Meridian Mississippi, in 1897. Originally he worked on the railroads until his ill health got the better of him and it was only during this time that he followed his earlier love of entertaining. In 1927 he heard that Victor Records were setting up a portable recording studio and made his way there. He was immediately signed and continued recording and playing music until he died in 1933.

He was one of the very first musicians to be added to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1961 along with Hank Williams and Fred Rose. On the same day as Jimmie Rodgers signed with Victor Records, so did the Carter Family, who would become one of the most famous country music bands of all time. They remained with Victor Records until 1936. Not even divorce could separate the band though and they continued to record with Decca until 1939. Things started to hit a rough patch at this stage and despite signing for Universal and eventually Victor Records again, the band split in 1941.

It is widely acknowledged that that big day in 1927 was the introduction of country music to the rest of the country. Jimmie Rodgers and the Carter Family were met with huge critical acclaim and became incredibly popular helping to sell a great many records. Country music singers and bands of today will often talk about the Carter Family or Jimmie Rodgers as being their major influence and with very good reason.

http://www.jammm.in

2011-04-08T11:45:00.000-07:00

http://www.jammm.in

Jammm.in asked me for a little plug so here goes. It is a simple Music Collaboration site. Not a lot of hype. Just people that want to play and create music. They seem to have been working on their site quite a bit lately and if I'm not mistaken they have improved their server. It's quicker. I'm not sure what country it is from but I think it is eastern. It's active with many fresh uploads per week. They haven't really specialized into genres so you have to pick and choose yourself. If you are looking for a simple Music Collaboration site it might be worth a look.

Jeff

Someone looking for a good Music Collaboration site

2011-03-22T11:40:00.003-07:00

Hi Jason,
Sorry I took so long getting back to you. www.kompos.com has had a consistently high rating over the last few years. There are lots of good ones. It was my ambition to keep track of them. Group interest in rating them has not really been there and I don't think it is necessary. Look for ones that have recent posts and genres that you prefer. Some have them all, some are more specialized, some just didn't have the interest in certain genres. Their server is important, You want a fast, rock solid, server. If they are slow or have crashing problems they are just no fun. Real time Jamming is so close we can taste it. However, there are still lots of problems with it. Software compatibility, Actual distance, it works better if you are within a few hundred miles. The endless stream of spybots and malware slow everything down. I have to do hours of maintenance every few days and I'm getting really tired of it, but it is the nature of the beast. If you find a Music Collaboration site that has a slick utility for real time jamming onsite, let me know.

Jeff

Old Guitar Strings

2011-02-25T11:05:00.000-08:00

I have recently started playing with one of those rare breed of guitar players, a recluse. He has been playing guitar for years. He has rarely played with anyone else. He never practiced with a drum machine before. He never used delay for a microphone before. He is very good although being self-taught his theory is all over the place and incomplete. Each new song he learns is a subjective adventure for him and I enjoy watching his excitement as he learns new techniques.

He told me he had had his electric guitar for seven years. I looked at it and played it for a minute. It too obviously needed new strings. I didn't want to offend or embarrass him but I couldn't stand to see him playing on those old strings so on my next trip to the music store I picked up a set of strings, $4.00. Next time I saw him I handed him the package, He says: "What's this". I was taken aback by the statement. The guy had been playing for seven years and didn't even recognize a package of guitar strings.

I know I must be very tactful with a rare individual like this. However, let's gently encourage all of our guitar playing friends with this habit to put on new strings, every 30 hours or so of playing time. They got their moneys worth out of those strings. It is just taking away from their enjoyment of the instrument using those dull thud strings. It gives you a reason to go to the music store and look around. Keep up with new things, maybe meet another musician. It's win,win,win.

My friend, Be happy and get some new strings.

New Site

2011-02-08T11:55:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

We have a new Music Collaboration. They just asked for submission.
http://www.collaborationkingdom.com
They have some new upgrades they have been working on for the past few months. It seems to have some professional functions.

Good luck.

Music news

2011-01-30T18:14:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone,

www.sonomawireworks.com has a very cool new adapter that plugs into your wireless phone. You could send vocals or guitar or anything else that will go through a 1/4in phono plug. It's hard to believe those 1/4in phono plugs are still in use. However, I know from personal experience that they are highly reliable and that is probably the reason. Anyone who prefers to use a wireless phone connection for their Music Collaboration might be interested.

http://fjam.zapto.org---https://sites.google.com/site/fjatestsite/home
fjam.zapto.org has started using google website hosting. I am a little familiar with this google app. Their Music Collaboration site seems very functional and active. I know that google webhosting is very secure and there is plenty of storage. It's a bold thing to use this type of webhosting for something as dynamic as a Music Collaboration site, but it obviously works pretty well. If anyone is having trouble with the cost of webhosting your site, you might want to consider it.

Jeff

Disabled List News

2011-01-30T17:01:00.001-08:00

Hi everyone,
It's been a while since I went through the main list. As usual, there were some casualties.
www.slykatt.com
www.lumbertwig-online.org
www.cocompose.net
www.tunerooms.com

Several others have moved on to other genres of the world and are not likely to be back. They include:
esession.com-Seems to be a musical job bank.
37signals.com-Seems to be a internet marketing site.
artistcollaboration.com-Is for artists of paint and picture.
simplexmax.com-is a website development site
They have been removed from the disabled list. Good luck to these old friends in their new Apps.

Jeff

http://www.songbloom.com

2011-01-15T22:55:00.000-08:00

Here's a new one I just found. They don't need my help. They are only seven behind us on the first page of a google search. They are in most ways a regular collaboration site. The interesting thing about them is the site was setup to produce songs for sale.

That's a good idea. The best, most fun part of music collaboration without the soul strangling business side of things. This could work.

I will Rock

2010-11-13T17:17:00.000-08:00

Being a Rocker is more than just standing on stage and plugging in an air microphone. You've got to have 12 bar in your soul. If the tasteless mobs leave me behind, My Rockers Soul and I will be just fine without them, thank you very much. So long as I am sad very time I miss a Bob Seger Concert and so long as my bumper sticker says "I'm not gonna be old until the "Mik" gets satisfied." I am whole. So long as distortion is my favorite effect and so long as my two favorite guitars are named Gibson and Fender; I will Rock.

broadjam.com

2010-10-24T11:39:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone,

I thought it was about time I put in a proper mention of broadjam.com
It's not a music collaboration site, so it doesn't fit the criteria for inclusion on the main list. To do anything useful, it costs and I prefer free, fun sites. They do have applications for registering copyrights so you can sell your songs. Unfortunately, it is fairly pricey. About fifty dollars per song I believe.

The reason I am mentioning it even though it doesn't fit the criteria is because I have been on their mailing list for years and almost everyday they send me offers to buy songs. Many are modest offers of only a few hundred dollars per song. However, lately these offers to buy songs have become much more substantial. Many are in the tens of thousands of dollars. I have never submitted a song myself, but the numbers they throw around are interesting. What's the catch? I don't have a clue. I just thought it was interesting and anyone who is interested in monetizing might want to check it out.

PS. If anyone makes money at this, please let us know. Good Luck.

Jeff

Our disabled list grows, but so does the main list.

2010-10-23T20:32:00.002-07:00

It's always a little sad to me when one goes. The good news is the main list grows as well. A big welcome to www.scratchaudio.com and www.collaborationkingdom.com

I have added these to to the disabled list.
koblo.com
jamglue.com
musigy.com
bojam.com

Three others have reassigned to other genres of our world and are unlikely to return.
musicdish.com
killerstartups.com
mobijamz.com

Copyrighting

2010-08-05T11:36:00.000-07:00

Keeper mentioned that the instantaneous copyright available on this new Music Collaboration site may be alright for local use on the site itself, but if you have a serious work you intend to sell a little more formal and laborious copyrighting is probably a good idea.

It's a great thought, I hope they keep working on it.

Jeff

New collaboration site

2010-07-24T19:28:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Let's give a warm welcome to http://www.emeraz.com/ It looks like a friendly site. It has copyrighting features, That's a hill we can't just drive around anymore. It will be nice to have some help doing it right. It has a radio, interesting. Check it out.

New Site

2010-06-27T14:58:00.000-07:00

Here's a new site that claims 0% latency for up to 500 miles. It's a pay site and you might need some equipment. But imagine! real time jamming. If anyone tries it please send feedback.

http://www.musicianlink.com

New Music Collaboration Site

2009-12-19T21:06:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone,

We have two new Music Collaboration Sites: Myblogband.com and www.buildajam.com/

Myblogband uses a patent pending web application for their music collaboration site. It sounds interesting.

Buildajam.com looks like a fine edition to our list.

New Music Collaboration Sites

2009-12-01T20:41:00.000-08:00

Hi Everyone,

We have six new Music Collaboration sites today for a total of 13 this week. You will find them, as usual, on the main list. They are not in any sort of order. They are just a big pile, but it is all in one place and that was the goal. If anyone wants to work on a rating system. Please contact me.

Sad News-disabled list grows

2009-11-24T08:59:00.001-08:00

Hi Everyone,

We have had 16 Music Collaboration sites go disabled status. I'll go out on a limb here and suggest that many of these Domain Names are probably available. So if you want/need one, check the whois for the domain name and contact them.

I'm a bit of a Domainer so if anyone wants me to be an Agent to acquire one Please email me.

I did an www.estibot.com appraisal on the following and consider them good candidates for a Music Collaboration site. They are as follows:

tonos.com
home-recording-studio.com
artistcollaboration.com-Listed forsale@ $400.00 OBO
jamnow.com
myvirtualband.com
spicemusic.com
Cyberjammin.com
96decibels.com
seekerfinder.com
rifftrader.com
loopwise.com
simplexmax.com

Again the status of any of these Domain Names would have to be investigated, I only suggest that may be available and that they are good candidates for the right person at the right price.

Jeff

New Music Collaboration site

2009-11-15T09:10:00.003-08:00

Hi Everyone,

We have a new Music Collaboration site today: http://www.narkoba.be
Interesting domain name. It's run by a fellow in Brussels, Belgium. Very Cool.

Wouter is his name and he has a very interesting looking site. Check it out.

Later, Jeff

Second Place

2009-11-02T13:47:00.002-08:00

Hi Everyone,

I'm exstatic, second place on generic search for music collaboration on Google. Thanks to everyone who made it happen. I got a radio going on the site now. I'm not sure how it happened, but hey, enjoy. I like to listen to it when I do my email.

2009-10-26T14:05:00.001-07:00

Just added

2009-09-02T13:28:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Just added 8 new sites, they are on the top of the list. Check it out.

Google Standings

2009-08-12T17:35:00.002-07:00

Hey Everyone,

You won't believe where we stand in a simple google search for music collaboration. Seventh, seventh place on the first page. Wow! A blog on the first page of the search. Thanks to everyone who uses the site. Music Collaboration is the answer. Go head and keep using it.

kompoz.com

2009-07-21T19:26:00.002-07:00

Kompoz.com looks like the real deal. Easy to use, a good range of skill levels in the members. No need for anyone to be intimidated. Well done. 5/5

http://cyberjamin.com

2009-07-11T19:47:00.002-07:00

Does not look too useful as a collaboration site. It seems to be something like a parked domain. They are selling acoustic stuff, I think.

bojam.com

2009-06-05T19:30:00.002-07:00

This is only my second review, but it's quick. It was a bit of a disappointment. It started out good. It has a video that promises easy real-time jamming with anyone, anywhere. So naturally I signed up. Turns out to be some kind of a waiting list. Maybe if there is enough interest, someday type-deal.

Well, there are plenty of sites that actually work, right now. So I give these guys a .5 rating for now.

Jeff

Welcome back

2009-06-05T19:18:00.002-07:00

Hi everyone,

I have just finished some well needed renovations on the site. I have set a list of all known music collaboration sites on the right side and I intend to use the left side for it's proper role as blog posts. I will start work on testing the music collaboration sites but it's liable to take a while. Offers of help would be appreciated.

Jeff

Latest Web Search Results

2009-04-28T15:15:00.004-07:00

Sign of the times

2009-02-15T19:57:00.002-08:00

Hi People,

My extended absence has found many links no longer working. I did a quick reedit of the last post and weeded out the dead links. The ones left seem to be healthy. I will try to do a big search soon and find the fresh meat.

Jeff

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2005-12-02T12:20:00.000-08:00

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Music Collaboration Groups in Yahoo

2005-11-24T13:55:00.000-08:00

These are the best Music Collaboration Groups I have found in Yahoo Groups:

http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cakewalkproaudio/
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/CLEs/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/digital_music_creators/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/fisherskitchen1/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/guitarist_reviews/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/loopsgroup/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/pinoyreasonmusic/
http://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/purejade_records_inc/