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Q&A – Digitech Jamman Stereo & Online Performance

Posted on February 17, 2013 by jordanreyne

open Q&A on the digitech Jamman stereo and online performance. Your questions answered! Continue reading →

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More places to play online – Stageit

Posted on September 29, 2011 by jordanreyne

How to play shows in Stageit. Continue reading →

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Part 6 – Making Your Own Group

Posted on November 29, 2010 by jordanreyne

Creating your own group. The final in the series on how to earn a living playing music in Second Life. Continue reading →

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Part 5 – Promoting Your Shows

Posted on November 18, 2010 by jordanreyne

“if you book them, they will come” – Wayne’s World. Wouldn’t it be great if that was the case! Sadly, in Second Life, as with normal gigs in the terrestrial world, there are literally hundreds of events going on at … Continue reading →

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Part 4 – more on streams (They’re tricky)

Posted on November 13, 2010 by jordanreyne

We touched on streams and setting them up in Part 2, but they are tricky things to understand and a few of you emailed requesting more detailed instructions, so here goes. Thing one is don’t panic. Easier said than done … Continue reading →

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Part 3 – Instruments and Animations

Posted on November 1, 2010 by jordanreyne

Pert 3 is all about getting a musical instrument and animations. You’ll learn how to use your inventory and buy things on the way. Continue reading →

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Part 2 – Setting up for Live Shows in Second Life

Posted on October 26, 2010 by jordanreyne

Having sorted out the gear you need to get your sound into your computer (part 1) you are now ready to find a world / environment / website where you can share that sound with an audience. This is entry … Continue reading →

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Part 1 – Gear

Posted on October 25, 2010 by shane lange

Part One in a howto series for musicians on setting yourself up to play live shows online. Continue reading →

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How-to Series – Setting up to play online. Introduction.

Posted on October 23, 2010 by shane lange

As someone who has been happily riding the wave of online performance technologies for a while, I have not forgotten how intimidating a lot of it can be to set up. Second Life, particularly, has a very steep learning curve … Continue reading →

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