From Love and Pain - The Solo Debut of Shane McMillan

I've wanted to do a solo project for a long time, and I had a big back catalogue of songs I was planning on recording but they didn't mean much to me any more. Then I met and fell in love with the woman...

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Indie Game Studio from Québec Crowdfunds a New Way

I've founded Nine Dots Studio with one goal in mind: to contribute to the video game industry in a meaningful way. Our industry is afflicted with a myriad of bad practices and it takes its toll on the...

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Musicians Institute Hosts The State of The New Music Industry Discussion

About a week ago, on April 7, 2011 in Hollywood, California, I had the pleasure of participating in an innovative panel discussion at the Musicians Institute. This was the first installment of an ongoing...

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Crowdfunding webOS!? Incredible!

What is webOS? webOS is a mobile operating system, initially developed by Palm, that is now part of HP. The software was introduced by Palm in January 2009 and was widely acclaimed following its unveiling...

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Behind the Scenes with Marjorie Salvaterra and "LA Bus Stop"

I recently had the opportunity to chat with Marjorie Salvatera about her photography project, LA Bus Stop, and her experience crowdfunding.  She offered a wonderful explanation of her inspiration, what...

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