Category Archives: Audio
DJ CoolJ Hits First Life
This past weekend, “DJ CoolJ” played his first gig in First Life, DJ’ing the wedding ceremony and reception for my RL brother, David, and his longtime companion, John. (Yes, it was a same-sex marriage. This happened in California, where such … Continue reading
Filed under Audio, First Life, Music
How Not To Run An Event
Recently, I was asked to DJ an event at another club, which I agreed to do and for which I was paid my standard rate. However, when I got to the site of the gig, I found that certain things … Continue reading
Voices from the Outer World: Further Thoughts
No, it’s apparent voice will not be a universally-loved addition to Second Life. Cala brings up a point which I had not considered, but really should have: In the CNet article about the voice feature, my friend Noche, editor of … Continue reading
Filed under Audio, Current Events, Philosophy
A Manner of Speaking
So, voice is coming to Second Life. But is that a good thing or a bad thing? For me, perhaps, it’ll just be “business as usual.” Danielle and I are routinely linked via Skype these days while in-world, and even … Continue reading
Filed under Audio, Current Events, Technical
CoolJ Rising
There’s a certain feeling I get whenever I’m about to go on…kind of like the feeling of a racehorse in the starting gate, or of being backstage waiting for the house lights to go down…a sense of eager anticipation. I … Continue reading
We Are The Music Makers, And We Are The Dreamers of Dreams
When Danielle informed me that she had booked me as a singer at The Gin Rummy, I approached the idea with no little trepidation. After all, I’ve never really done this sort of thing before. But that means I have … Continue reading
Whammo!
So I spend a bunch of time preparing a country-flavored set for Soulmates’ “Boots’n’Chaps” event tonight, even soliciting Pamela’s advice as to what bands would be good here…I include songs from Poco, Arc Angels, Mary-Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Johnny Cash, … Continue reading
Logistics and MP3 Files
Last night, as I was spinning my DJ set, someone (who shall remain nameless) wanted to hear a track reflecting how she just “hated men” right now. The perfect song for that purpose would have been Alanis Morrisette’s “You Oughta … Continue reading
Beyond the Dreams of Avarice
My nascent career as a club DJ (DJ Dr. Feelgood, thank you very much) is off and running. At first, my ability to play stuff was hampered by the fact that I don’t have a lot of “modern” music (my … Continue reading
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