Saturday, August 13, 2016

Internet Killed The Video Star (1988) By Andre Gray Celebrates The 28th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Online Music

The online digital music revolution was started on this day exactly 28 years today when, on August 8, 1988, revered inventor Andre Gray uploaded the very first

complete song on the Internet titled "Internet Killed The Video Star", a song he composed on a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer and in the MIDI format. Within hours the song

spread across many disparate Usenet groups and BBS: bulletin board systems signaling the official birth of online/Internet music and served as a calling card for the

digital music revolution. The song "Internet Killed The video Star" by Andre Gray is now acknowledged by historians as the big bang and Rosetta Stone of digital music

and the birth of online entertainment in general.

But in order to understand the impact and influence of "Internet Killed The Video Star", people must understand what the Internet was like before Andre Gray came

along. Commissioned by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA for short, the ARPANET was launched on August 30, 1969, when the first

Interface Message Processor (IMP) was delivered by the BBN to Leonard Kleinrock's Network Measurements Center at UCLA. Built from a Honeywell DDP 516 computer with a

12K memory, the IMP was specifically designed to handle the ARPANET network interface, and so began the humble birth of what was originally conceived as primarily a

military and academic research network. It would remain a hardcore academic research and military platform for the next 19 years attracting mostly academics and

thousands of people from around the world who understood the arcane aspects of accessing and navigating the Internet.

Andre Gray went online for the first time in 1985 and was immediately hooked. One of the first things he tried to do was to access music online only to discover that

there was no music on his network or any of the other disparate online networks. The netizens of that era were more than contented the merely form various music

discussion groups and provide armchair music criticism. Being quite proficient in MIDI, computers and the burgeoning Internet, Gray felt as if he was onto something

special. He quickly realized that MIDI did not produce music but rather it is a protocol that allowed instruments to speak to each other or a computer. The information

generated were instructions that when played back on a computer was translated into music. Armed with this information, Gray set out on a mission to record and upload

music to the Internet. Composing both the instrumental and vocal versions of what the world would eventually come to know as "Internet Killed The Video Star" and

making a scratch demo on his Teac 144 Portastudio in his college dorm room in March of 1988, Gray came back home to New York City that same summer and recorded both

versions of the song in a three-hour recording session using a Yamaha DX7 to great effect.

The response to Gray's uploading of the instrumental version of "Internet Killed The Video Star" on August 8, 1988 was immediate and overwhelming. Within a few days,

the song was posted on disparate Usenet groups and BBS: bulletin board systems. If you are listening to the song in order to determine whether or not Andre Gray is the

next Mozart, then you have completely missed the meaning & intent of the song. The true importance and intension of the song rested in the fact that it clearly

articulated what everybody online at the time was grappling with: how to upload, access and enjoy music on the Internet. The epochal event, often referred to as the

big bang of digital music, transformed the Internet from what was primarily a military and academic research platform into a digital media entertainment platform and,

in the process, he has done more to democratize music and entertainment than any person or corporation in world history.

Today, digital media entertainment comprises more than 98% of all web-indexed pages and academic research makes up less than one percent. As for the song itself,

"Internet Killed The Video Star" surpassed the 50 millionth download/play mark on April 4, 2000. The song has been re-mixed, imitated, interpolated, completely re-

imaged and packaged in numerous compilation albums and sold. It has also spawned a cottage industry that sells books, tee shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and other

merchandising items bearing the slogan that is a universally recognized synonym for the democratization & freedom all citizens of the world wide web.

After single-handedly transforming the Internet from an academic and military medium into a digital media sandbox for the world to play in, Andre Gray could have

easily rested on his laurels and travel around the world giving speeches and still be regarded as one of history's greatest inventors. Instead, the restless genius

would go on to release a stunning series of revolutionary inventions that killed industries, gave birth to new industries and changed the world at least six times. For

instance, in 1994, Andre Gray invented ringtones & ringbacks (SYNC Programming Language) and single-handedly transformed the mobile phone from a mere communication

device into a digital media entertainment device that is the most popular and preferred device for multimedia consumption. The SYNC Programming Language, the world's

first third party downloadable app, gave birth to the multi-trillion dollar app industry we know today. Gray is one of the most important inventors of the modern era

whose direct impact touches, in one way or another, all seven plus billion people in the world on a minute/hourly basis and generates trillions of bits of data on a

daily basis. He is truly the undisputed Godfather of Digital Music.

By: Nestor Moreno

Internet Killed The Video Star (1988) By Andre Gray Celebrates The 28th Anniversary Of The Birth Of Online Music

The online digital music revolution was started on this day exactly 28 years today when, on August 8, 1988, revered inventor Andre Gray uploaded the very first

complete song on the Internet titled "Internet Killed The Video Star", a song he composed on a Yamaha DX7 synthesizer and in the MIDI format. Within hours the song

spread across many disparate Usenet groups and BBS: bulletin board systems signaling the official birth of online/Internet music and served as a calling card for the

digital music revolution. The song "Internet Killed The video Star" by Andre Gray is now acknowledged by historians as the big bang and Rosetta Stone of digital music

and the birth of online entertainment in general.

But in order to understand the impact and influence of "Internet Killed The Video Star", people must understand what the Internet was like before Andre Gray came

along. Commissioned by the United States Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, or DARPA for short, the ARPANET was launched on August 30, 1969, when the first

Interface Message Processor (IMP) was delivered by the BBN to Leonard Kleinrock's Network Measurements Center at UCLA. Built from a Honeywell DDP 516 computer with a

12K memory, the IMP was specifically designed to handle the ARPANET network interface, and so began the humble birth of what was originally conceived as primarily a

military and academic research network. It would remain a hardcore academic research and military platform for the next 19 years attracting mostly academics and

thousands of people from around the world who understood the arcane aspects of accessing and navigating the Internet.

Andre Gray went online for the first time in 1985 and was immediately hooked. One of the first things he tried to do was to access music online only to discover that

there was no music on his network or any of the other disparate online networks. The netizens of that era were more than contented the merely form various music

discussion groups and provide armchair music criticism. Being quite proficient in MIDI, computers and the burgeoning Internet, Gray felt as if he was onto something

special. He quickly realized that MIDI did not produce music but rather it is a protocol that allowed instruments to speak to each other or a computer. The information

generated were instructions that when played back on a computer was translated into music. Armed with this information, Gray set out on a mission to record and upload

music to the Internet. Composing both the instrumental and vocal versions of what the world would eventually come to know as "Internet Killed The Video Star" and

making a scratch demo on his Teac 144 Portastudio in his college dorm room in March of 1988, Gray came back home to New York City that same summer and recorded both

versions of the song in a three-hour recording session using a Yamaha DX7 to great effect.

The response to Gray's uploading of the instrumental version of "Internet Killed The Video Star" on August 8, 1988 was immediate and overwhelming. Within a few days,

the song was posted on disparate Usenet groups and BBS: bulletin board systems. If you are listening to the song in order to determine whether or not Andre Gray is the

next Mozart, then you have completely missed the meaning & intent of the song. The true importance and intension of the song rested in the fact that it clearly

articulated what everybody online at the time was grappling with: how to upload, access and enjoy music on the Internet. The epochal event, often referred to as the

big bang of digital music, transformed the Internet from what was primarily a military and academic research platform into a digital media entertainment platform and,

in the process, he has done more to democratize music and entertainment than any person or corporation in world history.

Today, digital media entertainment comprises more than 98% of all web-indexed pages and academic research makes up less than one percent. As for the song itself,

"Internet Killed The Video Star" surpassed the 50 millionth download/play mark on April 4, 2000. The song has been re-mixed, imitated, interpolated, completely re-

imaged and packaged in numerous compilation albums and sold. It has also spawned a cottage industry that sells books, tee shirts, sweatshirts, mugs and other

merchandising items bearing the slogan that is a universally recognized synonym for the democratization & freedom all citizens of the world wide web.

After single-handedly transforming the Internet from an academic and military medium into a digital media sandbox for the world to play in, Andre Gray could have

easily rested on his laurels and travel around the world giving speeches and still be regarded as one of history's greatest inventors. Instead, the restless genius

would go on to release a stunning series of revolutionary inventions that killed industries, gave birth to new industries and changed the world at least six times. For

instance, in 1994, Andre Gray invented ringtones & ringbacks (SYNC Programming Language) and single-handedly transformed the mobile phone from a mere communication

device into a digital media entertainment device that is the most popular and preferred device for multimedia consumption. The SYNC Programming Language, the world's

first third party downloadable app, gave birth to the multi-trillion dollar app industry we know today. Gray is one of the most important inventors of the modern era

whose direct impact touches, in one way or another, all seven plus billion people in the world on a minute/hourly basis and generates trillions of bits of data on a

daily basis. He is truly the undisputed Godfather of Digital Music.

By: Nestor Moreno

New Release "Bongo Boy Records Out Of The Garage Vol 2" Comes Full Speed, Motor Running, With 60's Garage And Punk Rock

Bongo Boy Records Out Of The Garage Volume Two.
ASIA RELEASE: 7.19.16 | WORLDWIDE: 7.26.16 | UPC 686751362033 | ISRC: USPXQ

Step away from those power tools, dudes and dudettes - this garage is gonna rock without 'em. The mavens from Bongo Boy Records have ginned up a brand new batch of the

ultimate American homegrown sound - jangly reverb'd guitars, Vox-Velveeta cheesy organ sounds and untuned drums slapping back from the close quarters where your old

man stored his never-ending car restoration projects and dirty mags. Out Of The Garage, Volume Two picks up where Volume One left off, and it's hitting on all ten

cylinders here. Check 'em out and lighten up on the accelerator, just enjoy the ride.

Mark "Ponytail" Lindsay gets the party in gear with Show Me The Love - muy macho and the most authentic balls-out strut from the '60s you'd ever expect. Fist-pumping

rumpity bumping - dare you not to shake your groove thing.

Somewhere a swamp garage is missing a bunch of gassed-up gators - that's the vibe on So Fine by The Nolas. Big spoiler alert - these croc-o-dialers turn on a dime and

make surf's-up waves that zap you right back to the '60s.

A revved-up raveup classic: cars, girls and Cheap Perfume's take on Boys, a B-side for The Shirelles and a Ringo sing-song on a record by his old side group, The

Beatles. Cheap Perfume makes the case for high-octane rocking with four on the floor for this Motown classic.

Can't say I agree with the sentiment (even with its parenthetical disclaimer), but that doesn't stop the oil pan slickness of Mike Daly & The Planets motoring through

Kill A Clown (No, Not Really). These guys make music that purrs like a kitten with a tiger in its tank, meanwhile apparently knowing a million ways to kill clowns

wherever they are encountered.

I love my car, I love my guitar, I love you but you broke my heart when you took me to the beach and didn't give me what you promised - the story in a nutshell in A

Little Bit Lied To from Susan SurfTone. A rock-blocked engine drop on love's lost highway, with heartache in the rearview.

Mia Moravis and her tune A Spy For Love makes me feel like I'm in a cartoon car from the past, slinking around corners late at night, doing the perviest things in the

nicest way. I've never met her, but I feel like she's got her eye on me, just poised to snatch me up and wrap her cuffs around me.

In Pamela Davis' Don't Look Back, her overdriven fuzz-drenched guitar reacquaints me with the feeling I have every time I see the blue lights blazing behind me. I try

her advice, but you know what they say: if you make eye contact, they've got you. License and registration, please!

I may have noted previously that hooyoosay sound like they're at some kind of eternal dance party in their minds. The Wrong Kind Of People is a happy-go-larky tune,

driven by artists who thought they had a map, but damned if they can find the glove box to check it.

The Accelerators invite us to their drop-top drive-along, on the lookout for Sun Surf And Sand. Mind your MPH, fellows - and keep the SPF handy.

Imagine if Neil Young had sung about The Ramones instead of Johnny Rotten. That's the point of departure for The OneNeeders' Ramones Rock. Three gears and a dream,

barreling down the lost highway, eyes peeled for the last chance gas.

Happy motoring, from yours truly, Gatemouth Wighat

Download Album
https://www.cdbaby.com/cd/outofthegaragevolumetwo
ASIA:
https://www.kkbox.com/tw/tc/album/0kH.YeqCOfkBE0F125hH009H-index.html

Official Label Web Page: https://bongoboyrecords.com/outofthegaragevolumetwo/

Friday, August 12, 2016

Rauri Rex's Latest Drops This September

Rauri Rex is an outstanding songwriter who is a part of the YoungBossMovement crew alongside Ltae and 2sixteenRell. Together they deliver unique outlooks and styles,

but apart they also do their thing as well - which is what Rex is currently doing on the fly.

Growing up Rex attached himself to music at an early age. Coming up with YoungbossMovement, they listened to all typed of artists from rock to soul, who in time

influenced them to be lyrical rappers talking about life and they way they were raised, and putting it all into perspective. As much as Rex puts into his words, he

puts into his beats though. The flows he puts down over the beats are ear-catching and calm. Because of that he's been compared to the likes of Future, Lil Wayne,

Drizzy, Jay Z and J Cole.

As part of YoungBossMovement, Rex has performed at numerous nightclubs throughout Cleveland. Rauri says they have been looking for a break in music as well as great

opportunities. In the coming year Rex is looking forward to getting his indie label off the ground while continuing to work on and record new music.

Rauri Rex's upcoming releases will be available to buy and stream SongCast, iTunes on September 23. Those interested in hearing more from him now can stream his

single, "Wanna Ride," out now.

Website: http://www.artistpr.com/interspire/mail/link.php?M=202240&N=228&L=910&F=H

Thursday, August 11, 2016

Indie Orlando Artist Craymo Releases Pulse Benefit CD

Indie Orlando LGBT singer/songwriter Craymo has released a benefit CD "One Love One World (All Lives Matter Mix)" on CDBaby, iTunes, Amazon and other retailers, with 

100% of the proceeds from the sales/downloads of the CD single going directly to One Orlando Fund to benefit Pulse victims' families and survivors and to help raise 

awareness that ALL LIVES MATTER! 49 innocent people lost their lives and many others were seriously injured in a senseless act of hate at Pulse nightclub in Orlando, 

Florida on June 12, 2016. Every human life is precious, all lives matter. An invitation goes out to all Radio station programmers to add this song to their playlist. 

The CD will be available on CDBaby.com, iTunes, Amazon and other retailers. Let's help to end the hatred and negativity in our society and spread a message of love and 

acceptance for all. May we help create a world where we can live our lives in peace.

Website: http://airplaydirect.com/craymo
Music: http://craymo.hearnow.com



New Release - Bongo Boy Records Compilations Volume Nine - A New Digital Album Release For The Asian Market - Release Date: 8.2.16

Bongo Boy Records releases Volume Nine a digital album out of the collection of Open Genre digital releases to today抯� hottest music market Asia. The release includes 

11 tracks by various artists covering music genres from Pop, Hip Hop, Rap to EDM and Rock. This release is a well presented by a diversity of international recording 

artists. Bongo Boy Records welcomes recording artists from around the world to submit their music for consideration for the next Volume release Volume X which now 

offers Worldwide distribution and Promotions ( non exclusive). To submit email the label at submit@bongoboyrecords.com when accepted DIY sponsorships applies. 

Submission is always free and all emails are answered by one of Bongo Boy Records trained and supportive staff members.

UPC 686751362026 | Release Date 8.2.16 | Territory ASIA | ISRC: USPXQ

BONGO BOY RECORDS COMPILATIONS VOLUME NINE

1. Everything Is Alright - Neil and Adam 3:46 (USA) Pop
2. Love Hurts - Destiny Malibu 3:24 (USA) Pop
3. I'll Take It All - The Condriacs 4:12 (The UK) Alt. Rock
4. Promises - Conceptz ft Suzann Christine 4:04 (USA) Hip Hop
5. Falling - Michael Resin ft. Benjamin Karmer 3:18 (Swiss) Pop
6. Hold On - Inches From Sin 3:36 (USA) Rock
7. DOLO - Conceptz 3:22 (USA) Hip Hop
8. Dance With A Stranger - Tammi T/Keith Hines Production 3:34 (Jamaica) EDM
9. Get Back To Ya - Conceptz ft. Strickly BI 5:16 (USA) Hip Hop
10. Why Don't We Get Married - Inches From Sin 2:20 (USA) Modern Country
11.Keep It Movin' - Conceptz ft. Prometheus 3:24 (USA) Hip Hop

Meet the talented line on Bongo Boy Records Compilations Volume Nine.

For more information about the music currently in Asia visit Bongo Boy Records Asia official Web Site at: http://www.kanjian.com/bongoboyrecords/music/
Bongo Boy Records Asia is a part of Bongo Boy Universal Music Group which is owned and operatored by Bongo Boy Records. Bongo Boy TV is the production house of the TV 

show series Bongo Boy Rock n Roll TV show series.
Contact: info@bongoboyrecords.com
Monique Grimme - Business & Artist Development | Gar Francis - A&R Director
Grammy Members | Producers
Bongo Boy Records - USA & ASIA | Bongo Boy TV - 54 TV Channels & GO INDIE TV ROKU | DISH NETWORK | APPLETV | AMAZON FIRETV | GALAXY GLOBAL TELEVISION NETWORK | 

SIMPLYME.TV
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Wednesday, August 10, 2016

'Life Is Good' For Electra Mustaine With New Single - Radio Debut + Nashville Appearance Planned For Aug 5th Single Release


Vancouver Artist Jordan Waller Announces Debut Single "This Feeling"

Jordan Waller is excited to announce the release of his debut single This Feeling available on all major online music platforms August 5th, 2016.

This Feeling depicts the story of one's constant struggle between despair, defeat, conviction, and victory when overcoming tough situations. Throughout the track, the

verses incite feelings of heartache leading to an uplifting chorus which is guaranteed to get you up on the dance floor.

The highly anticipated track is the first single featured off of Jordan's debut album set to release 2017. An accompanying music video directed by Kyle Houck will also

be released August 5th, 2016.

Official Website: www.jordanwallermusic.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/jordanwallermusic
Twitter: www.twitter.com/jordanwaller_
Instagram: www.instagram.com/jordanwaller_

This Feeling [Official Music Video] *Available August 5, 2016*
https://youtu.be/yfar2nVrQc4

Tuesday, August 9, 2016

Jazz, R&B and Soul Producer George Nash Jr. Launches True Music Group

George Nash Jr., 4 Time Grammy Nominated Producer, announces the launch of his new music company, True Music Group.

"True Music Group stands for what I want my legacy to be: Truth, Realness, Unity and Excellence not only in music but in life. I want to bring back the influential

essence of music with our current circumstances."

Although music has been an evolving industry over the last 15 years with the digital internet age, George Nash hopes True Music Group will connect with all music

enthusiasts who are looking for a refresh sound and music experience especially spreading music with a message of peace, patience and prosperity for all via direct to

consumer digital outlets.

Furthermore, True Group intends to be an informational hub of hands on knowledge of what it really means to be an artist in today's music business with their

integrated web platform to offer helpful tools and insights to groom future stars. As Grammy Member of the Grammy Recording Academy, he hopes to give honest and

realistic expectations on the music industry.

"Understanding what it takes to be, 'true' to yourself and not lose sight of who you are to do what you love is really important to me and I want to help future

artists and music professionals by giving them the right tools they need to succeed and the support positive movements."

True Music Group launches their first campaign: "T.R.U.E. Music Harmony to T.R.U.E. Racial Harmony," including a series of music videos this July with the plans of

releasing their first music compilation and having their first event this fall. For more information about George Nash Jr. and True Music Group visit:

www.truemusic.group.

Music: https://soundcloud.com/user-615134031/george-nash-jr-production-vocal-arrangement-snippets

Viacom TV Rebrands To Music 1 Television

nced in a statement today the new artist discovery platform originally launched as Viacom TV has been rebranded as Music 1 Television.

The reason for this change is to prepare for our launch on Roku and Dish Networks. We will continue to offer delivery for review of music videos to MTV and CMT

programmers, however, the change to Music 1 Television will differentiate us from Viacom and MTV and establish our own identity as we move forward with our commercial

broadcasting plans, said Laura Patterson, President of Star 1 Group and CEO of its parent company Star 1 Records LLC.

Music 1 Television is broadcasting Live on YouTube and is also available from their website http://music1.tv with plans to expand to the Roku platform and satellite TV

through Dish Networks in the first quarter of 2017.

To submit your video for broadcast consideration, visit http://music1.tv/submissions There is no charge to submit your video.

Viacom TV and Music 1 Television has no direct association with Viacom Media Networks or it's parent company Viacom International.

Monday, August 8, 2016

DigitalRadioTracker.com Helps Rap/Hip Hop Music Community Track Radio Airplay

With the overwhelming omnipresence of the internet and everyone抯 love of music, information regarding radio airplay is priceless for anyone seeking to build their

music brand. Radio airplay tracking is the perfect tool for any individual or company in the music industry to expand and reinforce their audience.

DigitalRadioTracker.com Inc. is a private U.S. based firm that has developed a user-friendly platform which provides music clients with lucrative and creative

marketing research initiatives. The company also provides insights that are personally designed to help music related companies all over the world drive profitable

growth and expand to new heights.

DigitalRadioTracker.com Inc., also known as DRT, is a premier radio airplay broadcast monitoring solution that tracks radio airplay of songs on over 5000+ radio

stations around the globe. These stations are comprised of: Terrestrial FM (Commercial & Non-Commercial), College, Satellite as well as thousands of streaming Internet

radio stations. DRT has customized an all-inclusive, superior tracking technology software that monitors radio airplay detection of songs 24 hours a day, 7 days a week

and 365 days a year. This innovation is coupled with online real-time powerful and invaluable airplay information that is revolutionizing song tracking. This amazing

technology requires no special encoding or finger printing. The system抯 unique database logs songs that are played on all the radio stations that DRT currently

monitors. DRT captures the version of a song and records the date and time it抯 played. Other monitoring companies have never provided this level of information

leaving clients unaware if a different version of their song(s) is played. DRT has filled this need within the music industry because its system is capable of

detecting all versions of songs played. DRT抯 website also provides music charts of songs played on a national level for the current week for Pop, Hip-Hop/R&B,

Country, Christian/Gospel, Rock and other genres of interest.

揝uccess in the modern杇lobal-business arena means having the right tools to measure success, says DRT Joel Bachman. provide the right analytics to our clients for

them to adequately assess their target audience, making it easier for them to plan their marketing campaigns and increase sales!
As technology becomes even more prevalent in our life, new techniques are made available to exploit the opportunities presented. What DRT is able to accomplish for

artists, record labels, publishers, booking agents, radio station programmers and businesses exclusively in the music industry is a huge step forward and will enable

everyone to compete. DRT Reports are a valuable tool that any artist, record label, manager or anyone in the music industry can utilize to promote their radio airplay

story.

揙ne of DRT抯 mission is to give a voice to small radio stations, both online and small-market Terrestrial FM that would otherwise go unheard. DRT will continue to

develop better solutions to help everyone in the music industry to achieve sustainable growth for their business and to develop a clear mission to combat the ultra-

competitive marketplace! explains Mr. Bachman.

Register for a FREE DRT Account: http://www.digitalradiotracker.com/drt-dev/register.php