Tokyo and tech through the eyes of a split pea

Music Industry First – Major Label releases tracks under Creative Commons!

My current project, Otorevo, which I’ve written about before here, here, and here, has decided to release the winning band’s vocal tracks under a Creative Commons license. You can read the Japanese introduction and download the tracks. We’re running a remix contest for the next 6 weeks, so be sure to submit your work!
Supposedly this [...]

Good Crew 新アルバム近々発売！

現在私がコロムビアミュージックエンタティンメント（株）で開発しているプロジェクトの「音レボ」、ご覧になれましたでしょうか？９月から１２月の間、インターネット上でキャンペーンを開催し、一位になったバンドがメジャーデビューする約束の結果がそろそろ誕生します！
アマゾンからのパクリ：
アーティストについて
約2000組のアーティストと12000名を超えるリスナー(2008年1月現在)が登録しているコロムビアミュージックエンタテイメントの音楽コミュニティ『音レボ』。その第1回オーディションで12000名のリスナーからの人気投票で第1位に選ばれ今回デビューすることになったのがGOOD CREW(グッドクルー)です。

勿論自分も関わってるプロジェクトですが、正直の意見を言うとこのバンド、面白い！是非聞いてみてください！
Otorevo will soon be releasing the first album under the new Otorevo label and by the winner of Japan’s first all-internet voted music contest! The band is Good Crew, the album is Nippon Ha:ski, and the link for your enjoyment is an exclusive deal with Amazon – pre-order now!

音レボリューション

Update (9.17.07):  産経新聞の記事が出ましたので、ご覧下さい。
Quote of the Month:
I’m beginning to suspect there are two “Matts” – because you never sleep, man!
Apologies to those of you who haven’t heard from me in a while.  This quote is in response to my work on a project called 音レボリューション、 or 音レボ for short.  Here’s an old interview with the current [...]

PopChop back in action

I finally got around to porting over most of the media files from the ol’ server, and had almost forgotten one of the best mash-up albums of all time – PopChop! My PopChop page (link also in the sidebar) now includes a flash-player for you lazy bums so you can listen to each tune [...]

Nike+iPod impressions

While in San Francisco a few weeks ago I decided to pick up the Nike+iPod kit built for runners. Purchasing the receiver (which connects to an iPod nano) and shoe-insert set also meant I needed to buy a compatible pair of running shoes – possibly the first time I’ve bought shoes to complement an [...]

samuraiPod

Woot, woot! Check it – our very own dashboard widget!

Bob Moog passes on

A moment of silence for Dr. Moog. He created an industry, and changed many lives (… and some might say he created many lives as well). Moog passes on.

iTunes Music Store Japan

So iTunes Music Store finally hits Japan, and already in 4 days burps out 1 millions tunes. 4 days. And it’s a burp, given the over 500 million songs iTMS has sold globally. 1 millions tunes in 4 days, and that’s without one of the largest record labels’ library – Sony Music [...]

Talk about low barriers to entry!

Whoa, I feel like a guineapig testbed experimenting with just how easy it is to setup a personal server with the Mac Mini. Everything is so easy, literally clicking buttons, and now I officially have my own internet radio station courtesy of Rogue Amoeba’s Nicecast player. This thing rocks! Here’s my setup:

A network [...]

Beatallica

Register is reporting Sony trying to stop Beatallica. Sad. Their creations definitely top my list of mashups. These are the real deal; not just splicing together tracks with some EQ’ing and a beat-matcher – this is true parody composition and performance. Amazing stuff.
So, what does one do if in such disagreement [...]