Saturday, March 30, 2013

A Series of Announcements! If you are subscribed, please read!

Hey guys, I'm here with an few announcements for you guys.

First off let's start by saying thank you guys! We've finally hit the 4,000 viewer mark! It's been a few days, and now we're closing in on the 5,000 viewer mark. Also, this is the first time the blog has had 1,000 views in a month! I am going to upload a video that the people on the Facebook page requested. For those who have been following me on Facebook or Twitter you also know of an upcoming contest. This is the official announcement of the 5,000 page viewer contest along with a few other things so keep reading!

The second announcement is I am adding a new author to the blog. Introducing Lester (also known as Distonal), a music education major at Long Island Univ. and a man who I've known for a long time. He will be the main author to the World Music Experiment, and will contribute a lot more to world music than I ever think of. He will also be sitting in on other topics that I will be talking about. I am also working on some cross overs in the near future as well from some other YouTube musicians, so stay tuned! I'm also taking in offers for the "song of the week" series. If you want to have something you've made posted on here, then submit it via the Facebook page, Twitter, or leave me a comment below with your name and the URL. I will consider anything you show me as long as it is music!

The next thing on my agenda of announcements is the fact that I've messed up rather badly. I read over some of the practice episodes and the theory lessons (before the suddenly vanished) and I know of the lack of quality versus the way they started out as. I would rather put a series on hold than give you wrong or very hard to understand topics so I am giving both of those series a temporary halt. Once I get through my end of the year stuff, I will start the series back up and clarify anything that you have to know. If you want me to answer a question before then, then send me a message to either Facebook(http://www.facebook.com/sulliadm) or Twitter(http://www.twitter.com/sulliadm).

As usual, don't forget to subscribe to Facebook or Twitter if you prefer! Between the admins (Yuki, Kyte and soon to be Lester) and myself, we try to keep fresh material on there daily. Also, if you have ever had something you want to ask Lester, to the other admins or to me directly, then I will be taking questions for an admin interview once the Facebook Page hits 100 likes! We are almost at 60, so if you want this to speed up then click the link above! And another note on communication; don't be afraid to comment on the articles themselves. I don't know a lot about your past when it comes to bloggers but I love interacting with the community I'm working hard to establish. If you want to say something, as long as it isn't offensive or spam I don't mind it. I love feedback, because it helps me get an idea on where my audience is and if something isn't to your liking, I want to improve on it. That's why it took so long to catch the problems with the episodes, I didn't know about it until one of my professors start pointing stuff out to me.

And finally, the moment you've been waiting for... the contest! I am offering a package consisting of a poster out of any 1 of the 3 pictures I've created in Photoshop and a black/red para cord bracelet to one lucky viewer. The bracelet was graciously donated by a fan, and is considering making them to sell as a way to show support for the blog. That leads me to a discussion for you guys later on, but for now it's just a thought for everyone to think about. The poster will be around a medium sized poster; I'm thinking about a 16in X 12in... but I'm not 100% sure on the dimensions yet. If you want the poster autographed, I will happily do so but if not then I understand. I will cover shipping in the US and possibly international shipping. I may need a little help shipping them internationally, but I will let you know what I've worked out once I completely announce it and get the bugs worked out. I will let you know what the contest rules are once we hit the 5,000 viewer mark so keep sharing if you want it to happen sooner. The reason I'm telling you guys now is so you get ready for this instead of just dropping it out of nowhere! Here is what is for the give-a-way:

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Bracelet:

Friday, March 29, 2013

Sulli's Song of the Week #4: "Build Me Up Buttercup" covered by Amanda DeCarlo




http://www.youtube.com/user/AmandaDeCarloMusic


Hey everyone, I'm back with another Song of the Week! Today we have Amanda DeCarlo, a friend of mine. She was born in NY but since has moved to SC.  Amanda plays Ukulele, Guitar, Voice, Violin, Piano, Clarinet, Recorder and Banjo. She started out playing recorder, but has spread out since. She is inspired by her father, who was in a band in NY but then settled down to start a family. "He never stopped playing though, which inspired my sisters and I to do something with music.". She also has an urge to do something useful with her life. This is her version of "Build Me Up Buttercup" by The Foundations.

If you would like to be featured on this segment then let us know! Message us a clip of you playing something original or a cover at YouTubeTwitterFacebook or in the comments below! Thanks for reading!

Sunday, March 24, 2013

Finale 2012 Tutorial Episode 2 Pt. 1 & Announcements!



For those who haven't checked out the YouTube page, here's the tutorial series I'm working on now. It's on Finale 2012, and this is the first of the next episode (more up throughout the rest of the month). Don't forget to subscribe and please give me some feedback! I tried to mix up the editing this time, and if you click the annotation, you'll see what it was like on the last tutorial. If you have any questions or ideas for future episodes, then don't be afraid to let me know. I will do my best to help if you need help or talk out an idea for more videos.

Also, I am here to announce the blog has finally hit 4000 views today! I am so happy to see that there are regulars that are continuously reading these articles, and give me more chances than I deserve when I screw up! I am announcing that when we hit 5000 views mark I am hosting a give a way of something really cool (and isn't from 80's pop culture!). I will post more about what I will be giving away once we hit around 4500. Along with that, I am having another thing for the Facebook Fan Page and the Twitter Page. Once we hit 100 likes on Facebook, I will start taking questions for all the admin on the page over Facebook and Twitter. In case you don't know the admin here's what we have:

Sulli (myself): Manager of the blog, blog related posting and general posting of anything.

Yuki: Posts about Asian Pop music. She keeps us up to date on music trends in the Asian music community.

Kyte: Posts general music memes.

(*Undisclosed*): The newest member to be added in the next few days. He will be posting series on the blog and will cover European music trends.

Facebook Fan Page: www.facebook.com/sulliadm
Twitter Fan Page: www.twitter.com/sulliadm
YouTube Page: www.youtube.com/sulli00700


If you stay savvy on Latin music trends, want to take the place for North American music trends or have something unique that you want to put on the table then let us know! I'm looking for more admins for the page! I know I have a large Russian audience (about half my international views come from Russia), so if any of you guys would love to talk then I know everyone else would love to hear! Nothing will be denied an offer. The same also goes for my fan series. If you have something you have written or covered then send it in and I'll take a listen to see if I will post it. Have a good day guys, and again thank you for all the support!

Friday, March 22, 2013

Sulli's Song of the Week #3: "Nocturne - Cello & Piano" by Steven Chen




http://www.youtube.com/user/TheOrchestraBoy/


I'm back with some another episode of "Sulli's Song of the Week". This week, Steven Chen of Spartanburg, SC has a song for us. He's been playing cello for 5 years now and composing for 2 of them. He plays upright bass, viola and piano along with cello. Steven says the idea behind the song is it starts out dark and mysterious which it then rushes into a fast movement from the cello while the piano thunders away with a D minor chord. If you like this, and want to see more then go to his YouTube page and follow him.

If you would like to be featured on this segment then let us know! Message us a clip of you playing something original or a cover at YouTubeTwitterFacebook or in the comments below! Thanks for reading!

Sunday, March 17, 2013

Sulli's Song of the Week #2: "Bad Little Boy" arranged by Hunter Irving



https://soundcloud.com/hunter-irving

Hello, and I'm back with my "Song of the Week" series, formally my fan submitted music series. Today we have Hunter Irving, a composer from NC who I ran across through a friend of ours. He composes mostly 8 bit style music however he plays more than that. He told me in an interview on Facebook that he plays Ukulele, Banjo, Guitar, Ocarina, Mandolin, Bouzouki, and Omnichord. He also has written songs for Ukulele and and Piano. The featured song, however, is his edition of "Bad Little Boy" from the Cartoon Network show, "Adventure Time". Don't forget to visit his page and listen to his other songs!

If you would like to be featured on this segment then let us know! Message us a clip of you playing something original or a cover at YouTubeTwitterFacebook or in the comments below! Thanks for reading!