Tell me about an artist you really enjoy that’s not super popular that came out within the last decade or so.
There’s a bunch for me, but lately, I am listening to a lot of Madison Cunningham, and my wife is as into her music as I am. I would describe her sound as what you might come up with if you put the music of Jeff Buckley, The Bea…Read More
What’s the last artist you were listening to (no, don’t say you, it should be someone else!)? I think this could be a good way to know one another a little better and possibly get exposed to new music.
For me it was Madison Cunningham. For those unfamiliar with her, she’s an incredibly talented artist that can write, play, and sing extremely…Read More
What was the last artist that you were listening to (your own not included)? Find a link to it and share. It could lead to learning about new artists (new to us, at least). For me, it was the amazing Madison Cunningham. If you could put The Beatles, Jeff Buckley, Joni Mitchell, and jazz guitarists into a blender, that’s kind of what Madison’s…Read More
Help me to name the official LinkedMusicians bear. Your suggestions are encouraged. No matter how terrible. (I have been bouncing name ideas off my wife and she says they’re all terrible, so now I feel like I need to make more and more terrible suggestions to make her laugh harder each time).
Please give it your best shot in the comments…Read More
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Wait, you’re suggesting a composer whose first name is Bear? That’s mind-blowing! I’m not going to lie– I had to google that name. I’m concerned that he doesn’t have wide enough name recognition. Although I love the fact that his first name is Bear.
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I’ve turned to ChatGPT and the ideas are as ridiculous as the ones that made my wife laugh. Here’s some examples:
Bearoncé
Teddy Crescendo – Builds up the cute and the volume.
Mezzobearte – A pun on mezzo-forte, meaning moderately loud.
Bachbearato – Inspired by bel canto and Bach, with a hint of class.
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ChatGPT had a bunch and I pieced them together for this one:
Shredward Van Flufflen
I love it, even though I was never a Van Halen fan. Because it’s funny. It’s ridiculous. But we need more suggestions. We’ve only begun this journey.
This is really a throwaway-suggestion. But depending on how big it is (I can’t really tell from the photo) ‘Ursa Major’ or ‘Ursa Minor’ (which could also indicate whether it likes ‘happy’ or ‘sad’ music).
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Thanks for being part of this important mission for LinkedMusicians. Keep those name ideas coming. I feel we’re on the cusp of a breakthrough. It would be unbearable if we were to stop short of that. (No, puns are not beneath me; I fully embrace them).
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I love that name @bluesdog. My concern is that it’s too close to Chuck Berry’s name that it would invite an action from Chuck Berry’s estate and Printify would likely reject it. So if we went with it, we would need to do a modification to make it more of a parody. Something like Churck Bearsly. But I absolutely love the name.
Bear names:
Beartok (play on Bartok, or just call him Bartok, or maybe Bela or Bela the Bear)
Bearoque or Bearoke (play on baroque)
Hugo (lots of musicians named Hugo, plus it looks like a Hugo)-
Linkey?
It would be a tie-in with the name of the community. Oh well, that’s all I have for today. Keep posting ideas! I’ll do the same.
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I actually wasn’t even thinking of Link Wray — hahaha. I was more inspired by Homer Simpson and his stupid naming of things and animals, like Stompy the elephant. But if we added a last name, I’d want it to really add something to the mix, and while I loved the ChatGPT suggestion of Shredward Van Huffen (ift gave me around 100 other suggestions,…Read More
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My kids are huge Star Wars fans. I felt kinda bad that this refers to them as nerds. But it’s all in fun. My kids know that I love them — and I also love Brubeck’s music — and Joe Morello was one of my favorite jazz drummers. I met and got to hang out with Buddy Rich and Louie Bellson, and never met Joe, but his drumming always connected with me.
Chubby Checker, Joe Cockee, Bad Company, Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, the White Stripes and Soundgarden will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame class of 2025.
This Day in Music (from the LM Home Page; okay, technically this was yesterday!)
Louis Armstrong became the oldest person in UK pop chart history to have a number 1 hit with “What a Wonderful World” at age 69 on Apr. 24, 1968. Pretty impressive!From WebMD:
“Why does music have such a profound effect on us? It may be that listening to favorite music activates the brain’s opioid receptors, according to a new study from Turku PET Centre in Finland, which used MRI and PET scan technology to look at the relationship between the density of opioid receptors and brain activity when listening t…Read More
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
What style(s) of music do you play and do you primarily use physical instruments or primarily use virtual instruments via MIDI?1 Comment
99.999999999% of the time I play real basses. I only have 7 of them (down from 11). I only have 2 guitars (down from 4, and maybe down 1 more soon), I have real drums but I’m not a drummer and the only drummer I’m willing to have in my home to record now lives too far away to do that anymore, so I’ll probably be selling my Yamaha Oak Custom set…Read More
LinkedMusicians is now open for public registration. Please tell your friends, find relevant ways to share in places where sharing is allowed. Otherwise, every part of this site is shareable, whether you’re here on The Wall and other Groups, on the Forums, Knowledge Hub, Free Instruments lists, or the blog, every page of the site can easily be…Read More
I see The Wall as being one of the most active parts of this community in the future. I believe if you give it a shot and use it for a while and get comfortable with it, you’ll see why. Yes, it’s basically a knockoff of Facebook Groups without the bad behavior you get on Facebook that I personally don’t want to deal with. Even more, because this…Read More
One of the features that was requested a lot for LinkedMusicians was to have the option for light mode and dark mode. Most of the time I use the site in dark mode, but occasionally use it in light mode. What's your preference?
Which mode do you prefer to use for the LinkedMusicians website?3 Comments-
When I was putting together the specs for the site, one of the things that was really important to a lot of people was to have the option to choose light or dark mode. I think, however, the site evolves — and I’m a big believer that the site should continuously evolve and become more and more adapted to the community based on what we learn about…Read More
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On a somewhat related note (okay, it’s totally a tangent), my daughter and I were on a long car ride and I put on a playlist of 90s tunes and I told her, “The singer in this band is the guy who wrote the Simpson’s theme song.” True story. Of course, he wrote the song with more than a little help from the Jetson’s theme song.…Read More
You guys asked for it, but I wasn’t able to do it on the forum. @fleer has asked for this many times, and now, I have finally been able to make it happen. Drum roll please…a thank you reaction! I shared the image below in this post, but you can now use a thank you reaction with any post or comment in GROUPS (formerly referred to as walls). I…Read More
Email notifications work 🙂 Albeit I was checking my spam folder for other reasons and was lucky enough to see it in there! Have marked it as safe.
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@lamia6 Hi there! I just really like the feel of the social platform so much better than legacy forums for conversations. It’s much more like real-time/ real conversations. I realize that our early adopter group is largely used to Cakewalk Forum and the other legacy forums, but this format is so superior, IMO. I just enjoy using it for…Read More
How do! Interestingly when I tried to say that earlier on my phone it didn’t seem to have a space to do so as a reply. On the PC now
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@joegyork My guess is that you were looking at the ACTIVITY view and not The Wall itself. The ACTIVITY view shows you the latest posts on the site, but you need to click at the top of those posts to go to the specific places — the forum or the Group — if you want to make a comment.
I did create a video on this stuff when I was building the…Read More
😆 between a flooded email inbox and working multiple jobs, ghosting here is no one’s fault but my own. Hope the crew has been well and staying creative
How are you Peter?
All ok?
Jesus and Mary Chain
I’ve probably only started less than 10 projects that never saw the light of day (since 2010).
Currently have two in process (Citizen Regen) and maybe one Forum Monkeys if I can Daryl off the couch.
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You should share your music here. Everything I’ve heard that you’ve played on has been really top notch. I want to put together a LinkedMusician radio / playlist this year. And no, FTR, I wouldn’t make the cut. But multiple projects of yours would absolutely be worthy and I know a lot of people here would enjoy at least one of your projects, if…Read More
I write a lot of transcriptions for my classical guitar ensemble class, but still can’t tell what makes for good ensemble piece until AFTER I complete the transcription. So, it takes about 5 pieces until I get one that’s really nice. The rest are just sort of nice,
I also use taxi.com to get original pieces into libraries. Here are the stats…Read More
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If you’re game, you should share your music in the LM song sharing forum. I plan on putting up a LinkedMusicians playlist later this year including members’ music. I want this community to not just be deals but a place where we encourage one another in our musical endeavors. I’m planning to include a player with a playlist of our members’ music…Read More
Share a little about how often you start and complete music projects (e.g., songs, cues, etc.). Choose the response that is most accurate; share more detail in the comments.
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About my last comnet in the new thread.
Yes @peter, I tried to reply here and I didn’t find the possibility to write anything.
Strange, because I see now that I can do it.
I write here my comments:
In my case, none of the options.
Sometimes, I start a project but it doesn’t like the results and I don’t publish it.
In others I can be wor…Read More
Music Related Useless Fact of the Day:
Comedic actor Chevy Chase was the original drummer in a college band called “The Leather Canary,” which would later be known as Steely Dan.
I’m getting soooo many emails from plugin and sample developers that read something to the effect of “Black Friday is Finally Here!” Um, no, it’s literally not finally here. Even more, I’ve started getting these on Tuesday — which, according to my research, is still not Friday.
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First thing that popped into my head was “McCreary” (he grew up here). Local paper did a story on him as an aspiring composer in High School. He certainly made it.