Mitchell McKenna - tagged with music http://mitchmckenna.com/feed en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss LifePress mitchellmckenna@gmail.com Jukedeck - Create unique, royalty-free music for your videos http://mitchmckenna.com/post/16014/jukedeck-create-unique-royalty-free-music-for-your-videos

Tired of facebook and other video services taking down your videos because you used copyright songs in it? Here's a neat solution.

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Thu, 10 Dec 2015 14:57:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/16014/jukedeck-create-unique-royalty-free-music-for-your-videos/jukedeck-create-unique-royalty-free-music-for-your-videos
Tomahawk - Music Player; Cross Platform, Open Source http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15271/tomahawk-music-player-cross-platform-open-source

Spotify recently butchered the ability to play local MP3's. They removing the ability to sort local files by recently added, local file search, and the ability to add files to a playlist. So after giving iTunes another shot (unsuccessfully), I was on the hunt for a music player for mac which could monitor a folder for new MP3's and I could play by recently added. Tomahawk fit the bill, and it's open source to boot.

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Sun, 22 Mar 2015 20:33:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/15271/tomahawk-music-player-cross-platform-open-source/tomahawk-music-player-cross-platform-open-source
BetterWithMusic - Royalty Free Music For Your Video/Game Projects http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14829/betterwithmusic-royalty-free-music-for-your-videogame-projects

Betterwithmusic.com offers original music conceived for use in all kinds of audiovisual projects: films, short movies, animations, documentaries, advertisment, corporate image, multimedia, TV, radio… and of course, for download and personal use (and enjoyment).

Anyone know of anything else like this?

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Thu, 09 Oct 2014 20:46:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14829/betterwithmusic-royalty-free-music-for-your-videogame-projects/betterwithmusic-royalty-free-music-for-your-videogame-projects
In Canada http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14529/in-canada

Is there a cooler canadian than Chris Hadfield? I think not.

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Tue, 01 Jul 2014 14:08:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14529/in-canada/in-canada
Mark Ronson: How sampling transformed music http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14415/mark-ronson-how-sampling-transformed-music

I usually avoid TED videos that look like it's just a music performance, I'm glad I clicked on this one however, he goes into how the best music is usually based on another song in the past, and how re-sampling is an art form.

Sampling isn't about "hijacking nostalgia wholesale," says Mark Ronson. It's about inserting yourself into the narrative of a song while also pushing that story forward. Watch the DJ scramble 15 TED Talks into an audio-visual omelette, and trace the evolution of "La Di Da Di," Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick's 1984 hit that has been reimagined for every generation since.

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Sat, 10 May 2014 00:55:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14415/mark-ronson-how-sampling-transformed-music/mark-ronson-how-sampling-transformed-music
Google Music for Mac http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14145/google-music-for-mac

Turn Google Music into a separate, beautiful application compatible with your Mac's media keys and including support for notifications.

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Wed, 05 Mar 2014 14:53:00 -0500 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/14145/google-music-for-mac/google-music-for-mac
Mumford & Sons - Hopeless Wanderer http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13225/mumford-sons-hopeless-wanderer

Taken from 'Babel' the Number 1 album -- http://po.st/bpnGi1 Buy 'Road To Red Rocks' on DVD and Blu-Ray athttp://po.st/mumfordwebsite

Official Website -- http://po.st/mumfordwebsite Facebook -- http://po.st/mumfordfacebook

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Mon, 05 Aug 2013 18:53:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/13225/mumford-sons-hopeless-wanderer/mumford-sons-hopeless-wanderer
Sometimes I wish my living room was a bar that Rose Cousins played in every night. These videos make it seem possible http://mitchmckenna.com/post/12346/mitchellmckenna-rt-cbc-music-sometimes-i-wish-my-living-room-was-a-bar-that-rosecousins-played-in-every-nightthese-videos-make-it-seem-possible-http

RT @CBC_Music: Sometimes I wish my living room was a bar that @rosecousins played in every night.These videos make it seem possible http://t.co/eMSL54Bd #PEI

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The V Motion Project - Music Through Movement http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11620/the-v-motion-project

The Motion Project combines the collective talents of musicians, dancers, programmers, designers and animators to create an amazing visual instrument. It uses the power of the Kinect to capture movement and translate it into music which is performed live and projected on a huge wall.

The Motion Project was a collaboration between a lot of clever creative people working together to create a machine that turns motion into music. The client of the project, Frucor (makers of V energy drink), have a history of creating incredible and over the top projects and events. Together with their agency Colenso BBDO, they kitted-out a warehouse space for this project to grow in and gathered together a group of talented people from a number of creative fields to collaborate together.

Jeff Nusz of Custom Logic breaks down how the project came to be, who was involved, and how it was built, in an awesome post about the Tech Behind The Motion Project.

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Fri, 20 Jul 2012 01:28:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/11620/the-v-motion-project/the-v-motion-project
MUSICAL PERFORMANCE: Joel Plaskett Emergency - 'You're Mine' http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10984/musical-performance-joel-plaskett-emergency-youre-mine

Joel Plaskett Emergency dropped by the studios to perform 'You're Mine' from their latest LP, 'Scrappy Happiness.'

For more George visit: http://www.strombo.com

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Sun, 01 Apr 2012 14:03:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/10984/musical-performance-joel-plaskett-emergency-youre-mine/musical-performance-joel-plaskett-emergency-youre-mine
Marco Tempest: The magic of truth and lies (and iPods) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9959/marco-tempest-the-magic-of-truth-and-lies-and-ipods

http://www.ted.com Using three iPods like magical props, Marco Tempest spins a clever, surprisingly heartfelt meditation on truth and lies, art and emotion.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world's leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the "Sixth Sense" wearable tech, and "Lost" producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate.

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Sat, 13 Aug 2011 22:26:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9959/marco-tempest-the-magic-of-truth-and-lies-and-ipods/marco-tempest-the-magic-of-truth-and-lies-and-ipods
Introducing Music Beta by Google http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9540/introducing-music-beta-by-google

Music Beta lets you upload your personal music collection to listen anywhere, keep everything in sync, and forget the hassle of cables and files.

Sign in to request an invite at http://music.google.com

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Tue, 10 May 2011 13:42:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9540/introducing-music-beta-by-google/introducing-music-beta-by-google
Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9" - Fast Lane http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9500/bad-meets-evil-fast-lane-dirty

New single from Eminem ft. Royce Da 5'9'' off their Bad Meets Evil EP out June 14th (via @patrickmckenna)

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Sat, 30 Apr 2011 16:53:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9500/bad-meets-evil-fast-lane-dirty/bad-meets-evil-fast-lane-dirty
The Altoids Curiously Strong Awards http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9452/the-altoids-curiously-strong-awards

Award a Facebook friend: http://apps.facebook.com/curiouslystrongaward/ The Curiously Strong Awards are a tribute to the stars of your social network. Celebrate your Facebook friends with an Altoids Curiously Strong Award through our app on Facebook!

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Sun, 24 Apr 2011 00:53:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9452/the-altoids-curiously-strong-awards/the-altoids-curiously-strong-awards
BlackBerry PlayBook Tablet -- It's here! (Official Video) http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9445/blackberry-playbook-tablet-its-here-official-video

Experience the BlackBerry® PlayBook™ tablet -- the world's first professional-grade tablet. High performance at every turn -- small enough to take anywhere, powerful enough to take you everywhere. This is the one you've been waiting for.

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Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:16:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/9445/blackberry-playbook-tablet-its-here-official-video/blackberry-playbook-tablet-its-here-official-video
TRON: LEGACY - Daft Punk's "Derezzed" http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8610/tron-legacy-daft-punks-quotderezzedquot

TRON: LEGACY hits U.S. theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D.

Get on the grid @ http://facebook.com/tron

Follow TRON: LEGACY on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tronlegacy

TRON: LEGACY is a 3D high-tech adventure set in a digital world that's unlike anything ever captured on the big screen. Sam Flynn (Garrett Hedlund), a rebellious 27-year-old, is haunted by the mysterious disappearance of his father Kevin Flynn (Oscar®- and Golden Globe®-winner Jeff Bridges), a man once known as the world's leading video-game developer. When Sam investigates a strange signal sent from the old Flynn's Arcade—a signal that could only come from his father—he finds himself pulled into a digital world where Kevin has been trapped for 20 years. With the help of the fearless warrior Quorra (Olivia Wilde), father and son embark on a life-or-death journey across a visually-stunning cyber universe—a universe created by Kevin himself that has become far more advanced with never-before-imagined vehicles, weapons, landscapes and a ruthless villain who will stop at nothing to prevent their escape. Presented in Disney Digital 3D™ and scored by Grammy Award®-winning electronic music duo Daft Punk, TRON: LEGACY hits U.S. theaters on Dec. 17, 2010 in Disney Digital 3D™ and IMAX® 3D.

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Sun, 31 Oct 2010 17:20:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8610/tron-legacy-daft-punks-quotderezzedquot/tron-legacy-daft-punks-quotderezzedquot
Making of the "Waiting For The End" Music Video http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8572/making-of-the-quotwaiting-for-the-endquot-music-video

"Waiting For The End" off of the new album, A Thousand Suns. Now available at http://www.linkinpark.com/athousandsuns

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Sat, 23 Oct 2010 19:33:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8572/making-of-the-quotwaiting-for-the-endquot-music-video/making-of-the-quotwaiting-for-the-endquot-music-video
Kyle Andrews "You Always Make Me Smile" Official Video http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8123/kyle-andrews-quotyou-always-make-me-smilequot-official-video

http://www.kyleandrews.com Free download of "You Always Make Me Smile (Remix!)" and "Lov3r" from Kyle's new EP, KANGAROO!

Best viewed in HD / 720p!

The official music video for "You Always Make Me Smile" by Kyle Andrews, filmed in Provo, UT in July 2010. 4,000 people! 120,000 balloons (all biodegradable, filled with non-potable irrigation water)! World record for the largest water balloon fight (pending final approval from Guinness)!

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Thu, 02 Sep 2010 13:33:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8123/kyle-andrews-quotyou-always-make-me-smilequot-official-video/kyle-andrews-quotyou-always-make-me-smilequot-official-video
Dalhousie Student Union- California Girls- Lip Dub http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8020/dalhousie-student-union-california-girls-lip-dub

We hope you enjoy Dalhousie's very first Lip Dub! Get ready for ROARientation week 2010!

Choreographed and directed by Gillian Fung, Sarah Bouchard and Logan Astle.

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Mon, 16 Aug 2010 10:47:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/8020/dalhousie-student-union-california-girls-lip-dub/dalhousie-student-union-california-girls-lip-dub
Gorillaz: Journey to Plastic Beach http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7732/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach

Now this is pretty damn cool! The Gorillaz have realeased a 15 minute featurette called Journey To Plastic Beach. This is like a short movie and the animation is phenomenal!

The short animation, from the award winning Jamie Hewlett, sees Gorillaz mastermind Murdoch tell the story behind the album 'Plastic Beach'. The film combines previous Gorillaz videos with new and unseen footage, and finally it all makes sense. The Gorillaz characters even come face to face with their real life counterparts!

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Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:22:00 -0400 http://mitchmckenna.com/post/7732/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach/gorillaz-journey-to-plastic-beach