May 2013
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April 2013
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"This Time" Free Download
Digital Track Immediate download of “This Time” in the format of your choice, including high quality MP3 320, FLAC, and more. Formats ALAC (Apple Lossless—for iTunes) and FLAC both deliver full CD fidelity, uncompressed 16-bit/44.1 kHz audio. This track has been meticulously transferred in the digital domain from the original production master. Free Download
August 2012
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Facebook Rewrites Its Code for a Small-Screen...
Facebook rewrites the code for its mobile apps for iOS… I just downloaded the iPhone version, and it’s a very noticeable improvement, much smoother…
“Facebook’s executives say the company is diving deep into mobile, starting with new versions of its apps for the iPhone and iPad, which it released Thursday. Users had complained that the apps were sluggish; more than half...
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Mike Shupp Music on Facebook: Free Downloads Today
[ Free download offer from 8/10/12 has ended ]
“Like” Mike Shupp Music Facebook page today to name your price on all digital albums and tracks ( including $0.00! ) …enjoy.
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LastPass: Up Your Online Security
Want to up your online security in the wake of recent events? Follow these steps now: bit.ly/O511Ar
— LastPass (@LastPass) August 8, 2012
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Starbucks and Square to Team Up
Starbucks and Square to Team Up fb.me/DOFsRUhd
— Mike Shupp (@MikeShupp) August 8, 2012
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Recent Favorite WordPress Plugins
Here are a few WordPress plugins I have been really happy with lately:
Admin Bar Minimiser
Minimizes (and brings back) the WordPress admin bar at the click of a button, very nice…
Awesome Flickr Gallery
Creates a photo gallery of your Flickr photos with many customization options, uses the Flickr API… powers the sidebar widget here.
Dynamic To Top
Very nice with lots of...
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[Photo] City Park Sound
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July 2012
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48-Track recording for iPad: Auria
48-Track recording for iPad:#Auria from WaveMachine Labs, makers of Drumagog itunes.apple.com/us/app/auria/iâ¦
â Mike Shupp (@MikeShupp) July 17, 2012
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My Test Post
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ADK Pro Audio
Nice shout-out from ADK Pro Audio on their Facebook page—they posted a picture of City Park Sound featuring the Core Duo LE System I had them build for me (on the recommendation of my good friend Ema…)
ADK—Facebook post
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iDrumTune App
Studio owners, musiciansâthis looks really interesting, an iPhone app for drum tuning:
“iDrumTune is a simple and effective iPhone App which analyses the sound of a drum and provides a measurement of the drumhead vibration frequency, much in the same way to an acoustic guitar tuner which measures the vibration frequency of a guitar string. In Pitch Tuning mode, simply hold the iPhone...
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SoundCloud's HTML5 Music Player
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(Sample Listing), 7/28/12
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June 2012
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Tweet That Made Me Start Following @robdelaney
Just put on my old sweatpants & took a Viagra. Headed to Costco.
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) July 25, 2011
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Tweet That Made Me Start Following @kellyoxford
How do you get a red wine stain off a baby?
— kelly oxford (@kellyoxford) April 19, 2012
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Nice Looking GigPress Update
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Nice looking update to the WordPress GigPress plugin… Artist URL field, External Link field (Facebook Events, etc.) and more… getting ready to install now.
GigPress 2.2 available
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Matthew Sweet "Girlfriend" 20th Anniversary Tour
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I have to say, Matthew Sweet in concert has never disappointed—seen him probably 10 times, he’s always in great voice and seems to truly enjoy what he does, and that really comes across to the crowd....
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Free CD Downloads on Facebook Today
“Like” Mike Shupp Music facebook page to download my CDs free all day today… download digital albums or tracks free today, in the format of your choice, including MP3 320, iTunes AAC… even ALAC (Apple Lossless—for iTunes) or FLAC, both of which are full CD fidelity 16-bit / 44.1 kHz formats…
Mike Shupp Music on Facebook
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Mike Shupp CDs Streaming On Spotify
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Mike Shupp CDs “This Time,” “The Key,” and “October Sun” are all streaming now on Spotify.
Get Spotify
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Particularly Satisfying When...
Particularly satisfying when #tChess app resigns - twitter.com/MikeShupp/stat…
— Mike Shupp (@MikeShupp) June 5, 2012
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May 2012
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Prometheus (2012) — Ridley Scott
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I cannot wait for this; 2 more weeks…
“Ridley Scott, director of Alien and Blade Runner, returns to the genre he helped define. With PROMETHEUS, he creates a groundbreaking mythology, in which a team of explorers discover a clue to the...
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Pro Tools® 10.2 Update Released
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Nice surprise upon returning home after 6-day vacation, Pro Tools® 10.2 software update has been released… getting ready to backup, download, and install today, on the studio machine and the laptop…
Avid Pro Tools® 10.2
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April 2012
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X5 Music CEO Says Spotify Apps Sell Downloads
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I’m inclined to believe this, from my own experience:
“Some in the music industry believe that Spotify and music streaming cannibalizes download sales. Not so, says the CEO of digital music innovator X5 Music, at least when it comes to Spotify’s apps…”
X5 Music CEO Says Spotify Apps...
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Dragon Go!
I’m loving this app… RT @nuancemobile: Dragon Go! selected as a top app in TIME/Techland’s 50 Best iPhone Apps 2012 - ti.me/x4xjxl
— Mike Shupp (@MikeShupp) April 26, 2012
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Twitter Commerce Launching
Twitter Commerce is launching, trying it out… here’s my track “All Over Town” in MP3 320 - Reply “buy” to purchase for $1 via @Chirpify
— Mike Shupp (@MikeShupp) April 24, 2012
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Chirpify Twitter Sales Platform For Music
Wow, this is going to be interesting:
Chirpify Lands $1.2 Million In Funding, Launches Twitter Sales Platform For Music bit.ly/I9VPdk
â hypebot (@hypebot) April 24, 2012
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Thru The Weekend - Download All Albums Or Tracks -...
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Thru this weekend, download all Mike Shupp digital albums or tracks in the format of your choice, including MP3 320, iTunes AAC… even ALAC (Apple Lossless—for iTunes) or FLAC, both of which are full CD fidelity 16-bit / 44.1 kHz...
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Lifestream for April 10th
Published Lifestream for April 4th.
Kim Zeller likes Mike Shupp Music.
Listened to L’Inverno - Antonio Vivaldi.
Listened to Adagio For Strings /Barber - Baltimore Symphony Orchestra (David Zinman).
Listened to Tchaikovsky: Coronation March - Dallas Symphony Orchestra.
Listened to Tchaikovsky: 1812...
March 2012
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New Facebook Pages Go Live
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The new Timeline layout for Facebook Pages goes live todayâand it looks like a real improvement to me, more visually appealing, more information at the top, and improved admin features. The layout for the individual apps, like my Music and...
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SoundCloud HTML 5 Music Player
I’m really loving the SoundCloud HTML 5 music player… the 128 kbps stream sounds very good, it runs natively in the browser and on all mobile devices, the colors and size are customizable, and it’s got excellent share options, including working well in Facebook. The download/buy links can be directed to any source, in my case download.mikeshupp.com, where I can offer digital...
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ESO: Many Billions of Rocky Planets in the...
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“The international team estimates that there are tens of billions of such planets in the Milky Way galaxy alone, and probably about one hundred in the Sun’s immediate neighbourhood.”
Very cool news… now let’s figure...
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In The Studio: Jeffrey T. Smith
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Fun time in the studio last week with my friend Jeffrey T. Smith, listening to digital transfers of recordings we made back in the day at Bias Studios, and at Peter Bonta’s Wally Cleaver’s Recording, in Jeff’s band the Sleepers. ...
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Lifestream for March 24th
Published Lifestream for March 22nd.
Listened to Beth/rest - Bon Iver.
Posted A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving Radio.
RT @hypebot: Spotify Releases 12 New Apps, Including First From Labels Def Jam, Warners, Matador & More http://t.co/fHKSTFGt
Listened to Flume - Peter Gabriel.
Listened to Philadelphia -...
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NASA Targets April 30th For SpaceX Launch To ISS -...
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“The much-anticipated launch of SpaceX’s Dragon capsule to the International Space Station has seen some delays due to the need for additional testing, but now things are looking...
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Free Download
Download “Ordinary Way” (from my CD This Time) for free, in the format of your choice, including ALAC (Apple Losslessâfor iTunes) or FLAC, both of which are full CD fidelity 16-bit / 44.1 kHz formats. Simply click the “Download” link in the music player below. This track has been meticulously transferred in the digital domain from the original production...
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Bon Iver's Studio
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SPIN Play, SPIN Magazine’s iPad app, ran this cool mini-documentary and interview with Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, on his new home studio April Base…
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Fender Guitars Files for IPO
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Fender guitars files for IPO…
Fender Ready For Guitar Solo, Files For $200 Million IPO - Forbes.
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iOS 5.1 Up and Running
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All set up with iOS 5.1 for my iPad 2 and iPhone 4, as well as the iTunes 10.6 update… all working great so far. I like the ability to delete from Photo Stream from any device. Looking forward to checking out iPhoto and the new GarageBand and...
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New ReverbNation HTML 5 Widget
The new ReverbNation HTML5 widget works on iPhone, iPod, iPad, more…
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LEGO Space Shuttle Makes It Into Space - Forbes
“My Lego tribute to the end of the space shuttle era. Proving that although retired, this machine can still fly, albeit in toy form.”
LEGO Space Shuttle Makes It Into Space - Forbes
“As a tribute to the end of the Space Shuttle program, a YouTuber going by the handle vinciverse used a LEGO Space Shuttle kit to make a shuttle, he then attached it to a helium balloon, hooked up...
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Available Now on Spotify
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Mike Shupp CDs “This Time”, “The Key” and “October Sun” are all now available for streaming on Spotify. Have a listen, and share, share, share…
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February 2012
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(Sample Gig Listing) 5/26/12
Testing 1, 2, 3… new gig sample listing…
[gigpress_related_shows]
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Lifestream for February 9th
Published Lifestream for February 2nd.
Listened to Wisconsin (Bonus Track) - Bon Iver.
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Lifestream for February 2nd
Published Lifestream for February 1st.
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Lifestream for February 1st
Published Lifestream for January 25th.
Listened to Scarlatti (D): Sonata In E, K 380 - Vladimir Horowitz.
Listened to Bach/Busoni: Nun Komm’ Der Heiden Heiland - Vladimir Horowitz.
Listened to Haydn: Piano Sonata #62 In E Flat, H 16/52 - 1. Allegro - Vladimir Horowitz.
Listened to Haydn: Piano Sonata #62 In E...
January 2012
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Lifestream for January 25th
Published Lifestream for January 18th.
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Lifestream for January 18th
Published Lifestream for January 11th.
Queued This Is England.
Queued 2 Days in Paris.
Queued Puccini for Beginners.
Queued Lust, Caution.
Queued Orson Welles: The Stranger/Orson Welles on Film.
Queued Exterminating Angels.
Queued The Piano Teacher.
Queued...
