This is a guest post from Surreal Numbers on how the Openlife grid has played host to numerous musical events. It's one of many examples of how OpenSim and related grids are continuing to grow in popularity and maturity. Thanks to Shai Khalifa for the heads-up on the project initially, and for a historical take on Openlife you can also view our original 2008 profile of the … [Read more...] about The Virtually Live Events Project
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Keiko Takamura’s Dreams of Rock Stardom
Keiko Takamura (2006 MTV video profile here) is a musician who performs in Second Life, one of the burgeoning community who do. I've followed her progress over the years and I certainly admire her desire to succeed, which when combined with her songwriting and performance abilities, put her in a good position to do so. She's of course not alone in that regard, there are … [Read more...] about Keiko Takamura’s Dreams of Rock Stardom
Interview – Zak Claxton, Second Life musician
Zak Claxton is one of many Second Life musicians who have built up a loyal following. Over the past year I've been aware of Zak's work on an album showcasing the body of original songs he's built up. With the December 11th release of his self-titled album, I thought it was a good time to profile his work, to get his thoughts on the SL music scene and some tips of SL music … [Read more...] about Interview – Zak Claxton, Second Life musician
Von Johin’s public relations bid for ‘stardom’
Today we received a breathless press release announcing a 'world first'. The release in full then some commentary afterward: PRESS RELEASE Virtual Reality Becomes Reality for Second Life Musician Foresthill, CA - For the first time in history, a virtual avatar has received a real worldwide recording contract. Second Life (SL) blues musician Von Johin has been signed to an … [Read more...] about Von Johin’s public relations bid for ‘stardom’
Stream your own radio station into Second Life
Torley Linden strikes again with a blog post on using a service called MediaMaster to do direct streams into SL rather than relying on third party streams. … [Read more...] about Stream your own radio station into Second Life