Meiko – Between the Sheets

The lyrics used in the song “Between the Sheets” by Meiko draws an interesting parallel, in my view, of how ones internal voice or dialogue can take place and what sometimes takes hold of ones thoughts within the flicking lights of a pixel environment; like what can be created in a place like Second Life. Now I’m sure Ms Meiko didn’t give a thought at all to digital types of environments or online interactions when she wrote this song. The choices between what is real and touchable within a real life experience and what takes places within ones mind eye and a portal into a digital type of environment between distance strangers I find most interesting and how it relates to the lyrics in this song.

“Lights on? Why? What are you afraid of? A secret? Really?”

Secrets that get lost in the flow of the digital stream when the flicking lights of the screen gets turned off!

Listen, enjoy and digitize!

Nneka ~ “Shining Star (Joe Goddard Remix)”

Intro is a tad too long, but it’s the club/extended version of Nneka’s “Shining Star” so I understand the reason for it. Vocals are strong; really strong and kick in around the 2:35 point in the song! Enjoy

“…And though you seem so far away
You pursuit me I can feel you
.. within my mind
And I know you’re sometimes lonely
Oh, I wish that I could change it,
Oh then I know you still got me
And I pray my love will give you life…”

Sting ~ Sister Moon

“…I go out of my mind but for you…”

August is the month of the blue moon; which means there are two full moons in one calendar month. Sting’s song “Sister Moon” fits well with this month of the blue moon; enjoy!

Frente – Bizarre Love Triangle

“…every time I see you falling I get down on my knees and pray…”

Frente’s acoustic guitar cover of New Order’s “Bizarre Love Triangle”; Enjoy

DJ Events for Second Life 9th Birthday Party Week “SL9B”

A busy week of DJ, & being a stage hand too I might add, is coming up for me on the Second Life “grid”. First up, and near and dear to my heart, is my DJ event for the Burn2 organization at the Centre (Canadian spelling) Camp; or as we burners like to call it the “La Playa”. For those not aware one of the key nutritional elements that helped to spur on the growth of the creative seed that was in the early stages of developing in Philip Rosedale’s minds eye while he was putting together the Second Life program, over 10 years ago, was a faithful trip he took to take part in the Burning Man festivities in the Black Rock desert region of Nevada. The creative & communal energy that Philip was able to take part in while at the Burning Man festival was a pivotal point that helped to spur on Second Life, to a large degree, to be the child of wonder it is today. The Burn2 organization is a group within Second Life that helps to promote and keep alive, that unique creative energy that Philip experienced at the Burning Man Festival. For more details on the Burn2 organization within Second Life, please check out the web page: Burn2 Web Site.

My DJ gig for the Burn2 SL9B event will take place on Wednesday, June 20th from 10pm to Midnight (pacific standard time which just so happens to be second life time “SLT”). So if your out and about on the grid on Wednesday June 20th please drop by the Centre Camp for a lively time of music and participating with an artistic and eclectic group of people who embrace the ideals of the real life Burning Man festival!

Nadia Ali’s “Ride With Me” Shogun Extended Mix

“Ride with me”! The door is open just extend your index finger out and push the button, the music so much wants to take you away! Enjoy!

DJ Splash Kidd’s Gig ~ Thursday March 29 2012

I’ll be DJ this evening from 10pm to Midnight PST on my internet radio stream. For the uninitiated, Second Life is one of the largest and most successful three-dimension virtual world on the internet. Getting an account for Second Life is free and you can get information at the following link: Second Life. If you have virtually (no pun intended) no experience on the internet with virtual worlds you may want to do a bit of research first before joining. I suggest the following web sites to help you out before you take the leap:

Second Life Wikipedia
Virtual Reality Wikipedia
Second Life Wiki
Linden Labs: Makers of Second Life

The four noted web-sites all have valuable information at them and you should spend a bit of time checking each one out as they will help you greatly if you decided to join Second Life.

My gigs are always lively, fast paced and interactive between myself and with the patrons/listeners who come out to relax and enjoy themselves. At any one particular time I’ll have more than fifty (50) avatars (i.e. the virtual representation of a real person) in the club and over the course of my two (2) hour set I might have one hundred to one hundred and fifty avatars come in and out. As such people from all over the globe can get access to Second Life and do so, which as a DJ is really cool and fun to be able to share my love of music with.

So if you are a member of Second Life, please drop by the hear me DJ this evening! If you haven’t joined Second Life yet, take the leap; virtual worlds are becoming more and more acceptable and part of the leading edge of the digital revolution that we are all a part of! I hope to see you soon in the avatar form of your choice!

“Lines on My Face”

I’ve always been partial to the guitar as a musical instrument for a number of reasons, but I’m sure that a lot of those reasons has to due to the fact that I use to play the electric guitar and still play my acoustic guitar now and then when I can squeeze in the moments and need to relax. My vocals aren’t strong and my guitar playing is average so my performances are typically private or for a very select group of people who don’t mind my mistakes as I’m changing chords while playing my guitar.

I happen upon hearing Peter Frampton’s “Lines On My Face” the other day. This song was on the mid 1970’s “Frampton Comes Alive” Album which was highly successful, both commercially and critically, for Peter. I found a very cool YouTube video of Peter Framption playing “Lines On My Face” live in Detroit from a few years back. The video on YouTube was posted by cocojax and he did a great job of utilizing an interesting montage of pictures of Peter Frampton over the years that goes well with the poetic lyrics of “Lines on My Face”. In regards to Frampton’s outstanding lead electric guitar playing, cocojax wrote on the introduction to the vidoe that, “…One of the amazing things about Frampton is his ability to put his heart and soul into a song he’s played thousands of times, always different, and always beautiful. I guess his ever-changing interpretation of the music is what keeps it fresh…” Music is definitely “alive” and I hope you enjoy this version of “Lines On My Face” as much as I did! Enjoy!

“Every Sperm is Scared”

Attached is the YouTube clip of a scene from Monty Python’s comedy movie “The Meaning of Life” which was released in the theaters in 1983. During the 1970’s and early 1980’s Monty Python was one of the UK’s most famous and successful comedy groups, with their TV series “Monty Python’s Flying Circus” and the release of several successful movies, most notably “Monty Python and the Holy Grail”. Monty Python

So why the reason for me to post this clip from YouTube, given that a majority of my postings have to do with Music and/or Virtual Reality you ask? Well, the clip in question, in my very humble opinion, does have two aspect to it that are central to what I typically post about. One, the clip has a music/song part to it, and two, it also addresses in a humorous way mankind’s obsession with seeing themselves as being at the center of the universe in trying to understand “the meaning of life”; which as most thinking people know, has its own “virtual reality” to it!

Enjoy

DJ Splash Kidd’s First Music Gig for 2012

DJ Splash Kidd will be DJ his first gig of 2012 on Thursday January 5th, 2012 from 10pm to Midnight PST. DJ Splash Kidd has been DJ in Second Life now for three years and has established himself as one of the most entertaining and gifted DJ’s within this unique virtual world environment. From his song selections to the delivery of the music to his listeners, DJ Splash Kidd never misses a beat and is constantly working his set lists to make sure his patrons are enjoying themselves while socializing and dancing at the clubs he DJ at. DJ Splash utilized Traktor Pro, as his key DJ software when he performs in Second Life, as he knows that it will help him deliver a professional sound quality that is second to none, week in week out. Native Instruments, the company behind Traktor Pro, is considered to be the leading digital DJ hardware & software company world-wide in the depth and quality of products it has specifically developed for today’s leading edge digital DJ’s Native Instruments.

The music song selection theme for DJ Splash Kidd’s next gig is still in development for this up coming Thursday night, but based on the content so far, it will be centered on a progressive vocal house and dance club type of mix that will up tempo and lots of fun!. So if you’re a member of Second Life and on the grid this coming Thursday, start out your New Year for 2012 right by coming out to hear when DJ Splash Kidd is performing; you definitely won’t be disappointed!