This is what I like about New York. We have cold winters and hot HOT summers.

Hot enough to make Zealous1 finally took off his blinding bandanna.

    

They just became open!

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Shazam!

Now I can finally watch HD-DVD on my Linux system. After I buy, a… player…

Anywho, I say fuck the MPAA for trying to ban a hexadecimal. And the <del>Douchebags</del> MPAA is working so hard to try and keep this under control, which is damn funny. They’re already sending DMCA notices out left and right. Even Wikipedia’s page is removed! Those lawyers must be getting paid a pretty penny for all this.

So I’m wondering, what will happen? Will the MPAA use the built-in self destruct sequence and start revoking keys inside the players, making them useless? One thing’s for sure: they still won’t get this.

If you guys want to play a game, let’s see who can guess how long it takes for me to get a DMCA take down notice (if I get one at all).

    

Remember my post on the cool 8 bit website intro?. Well, iam 8-BiT opened their new exhibit.

I strongly suggest you visit Gallery 1988 in LA before May 13, 2007, because then it will be too late. If the thought of an 8-bit exhibit isn’t enticing enough, take a look at the pictures. Some are pornographic.

8-bit porno! See Bowser get in on with Princess, and Sylvia stays tied up to that chair while… well… see for yourself.

On the more G-rated side of the exhibit, we see the guys from the damn difficult game N.A.R.C. doing… uhh…

Okay, okay, this isn’t all about porno. Seriously (but gamers have some interesting minds). So many of these pieces are very creative and well made. Mario cooking up a Yoshi egg, anyone? There are tons more (over 200 pieces from over 100 artists exhibited!). Just. Go. Now. Lucky LA people.

    

I’ve been getting some e-mails on asking for feedback of Nerdcore tracks, and also as an attempt to get more exposure. This is good, but one of the best ways to gain exposure is through college radio. Not only do you get airplay but also build connections which can lead to gigs.

Just to assure you guys I’m not talking crazy, I have been involved with college radio when I was a student. My position was Chief Engineer (anyone surprised?), but we were small and were involved with each other’s departments. We get a lot of CDs and records sent to us. And we basically look for any reason to not play your track. If any of you guys have been involved with human resources know how badly resumes pile up for one job opening. It’s like that.

But the station was also in New York City, the number one radio market in the world. Here, you need to have all ten points worked out and have your CD polished to survive. Some other places might not have such standards. Still, all of these points are valid, and should be considered to increase your chances on getting noticed.

1. Use the old style, bulky CD jewel cases.

Sure it’s 90’s, but it has better presence than the thin cases. CDs which come in the ultra compact paper cases have the least chance. Use the bigger cases, or at least have your CD packaging the same size. It just feels like we got more.

2. Recommend a track to use.

We have no time to listen to every track. You are lucky to get five seconds of attention. So Recommend a track or two, tell us why it’s worthy of spins, and it will get more attention.

3. Clean the tracks, and let us know it’s cleaned.

There is no way time is going to be taken up cleaning songs, unless you are already a superstar and gave us a super exclusive track. Clean it up, and make sure it’s clean!

4. Go directly to the host of the show you want to be played on.

This can work better than sending a CD to the music director. Some radio stations have strict work flows, but most college radio stations don’t. You can send a CD package with the host’s name and it is likely to go directly to them, even if we know it’s a CD. It’s a good way to get attention from the right people.

If you do not know the name of the person, call the station and describe the show, and you will get the name.

5. Provide an MP3 version as well.

No, this does not mean link them to your ugly Myspace page so they can rip the track as it plays. Give them a link, to a high quality file. Yeah it’s going over radio, but it feels good to listen to better quality tracks.

6. Have nice artwork.

Seriously. This means don’t add Photoshop filters to your name in Impact typeface, with a back glow of you next to a stack of dollar bills. Almost every single hiphop mixtape cover is a perfect example of what not to do.

If you can, pay a student graphic designer. Or offer him a hand job for it if you can’t pay. Anything but that other garbage.

7. Include your contact info, bio, some history, and anything interesting to mention on air.

This doesn’t mean you will be talked about on air, but it shows you’re putting in effort. If you have photos of you performing, include a copy of that. Who knows, it might end up on one of our walls.

8. Ask for feedback.

This is a tough one, because music directors try to stay positive, hoping you will send more music to the station. If you get good feedback, that’s very good. If they keep giving you the run around, they either forgot about it or didn’t like it. But the point is to talk to them, and stay in contact.

9. Don’t have an ego.

Trust me when I say soooooooooooooo many people come up to us telling us how they are hot shit. The more you show your ego, the more we won’t listen. We just might make fun of you too.

10. Make good music.

This should go without saying. If you make mediocre music, you will be forgotten, quick. If your music is bad, we will remember it, and won’t even look at the next thing you send. If it’s really bad, we’re telling everyone in the station just how bad it is, even if we don’t say it on air. In fact, if you CD cover looks like crap, we’ll make fun of that too.

    

As many of you guys have figured out, something is going on here at Nerd Music.  And something really is.

I have joined a get-rich-quick scheme. Many of you would know it as full-time employment.

And after staring at a screen doing web programming for nine hours straight, it’s hard for me to want to stare some more and do more work.  But this site will continue on!

How will it turn out? Who knows. I just hope you guys at least subscribe to this site, so you do not have to hopelessly type in my URI to find nothing is there. You will get the news when it’s posted. The pace will pick up, more features will get added, and all that good stuff.

    

Get it right here.

Pretty good stuff, just in time for… Wednesday. Well, go click and download, and enjoy your high frequency sensitivity while you still got it. These tracks range from the enjoyable, the kind that you wonder how it would sound at 16bit, to the very experimental.

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Just like the tax song: terrible execution, but good lyrics.

The answer’s 44, it’s real easy cause of sig figs
You got 45 you rounded high, your answer’s too big

The video mention’s Math B, way after I took regents. This age thing is creeping up on me…

    

This is so Nerdcore.

    

A few days ago was Problogger’s New York meetup. And I proudly wore my “Hello my name is” sticky tag badge with “Nerd-Music.com” written on it. And I return, victorious and with a link!

Well, just that one link from a night’s worth of networking. After introducing myself and the site, I hear “what’s that?”. Eventually, the words Nerdcore, chiptunes, and Nintendo got tiring to say. But having an open bar helps when you’re out in the front line.

Other times I tried to spread the genre and raise awareness came with mixed results. Tracks about porn and warez did the best. I don’t have a lot of friends who are as nerdy as me, so many don’t relate.

Spreading a musical idea is tough, like trying to get your local supermarket to stop playing Lite FM tough. But I will continue on, like the brave keyboard warrior I am, as long as there is an open bar.

    

It begins…

Gogogo!