O Kit Completo Para Músicos Para Facebook Live

The complete Facebook Live toolkit for musicians

What you need to take your Facebook Live game to the next level.

Here’s the thing about Facebook Live: you can go live with nothing more than your phone!

Hardly any toolkit needed at all.

And if we’re going to learn a lesson from Steve Lacy, it’s to just start. Don’t wait around for the perfect equipment, the newest gadget, the best lighting rig. Take what you have, even if it’s just your phone with its built-in camera and mic, and begin.

You’ll fumble, you’ll get better, and maybe you’ll find that the least amount of equipment yields the best results. It worked for Dawn Beyer, who earned more than $74k in under a year by playing short concerts on Facebook Live using nothing more than her phone.

That being said, there are a few affordable items that can, under certain circumstances, make your live-streaming life a lot simpler. Most likely the simpler it is to “go live,” the more you’ll do it, the more fun you’ll have, and the better your broadcasts will become.

Here are five items that can improve your live streaming on Facebook:

1. A lightning/USB mic

The built-in mic on your phone is fine. But if you want something better than fine, there are affordable options for external mics.

I love the Shure MV51 digital condenser microphone.

Firstly, it comes with two cables (USB to USB for PC or Android devices, and Lightning for use with iPhones, iPads, or iPods).

It has a kickstand so you can easily prop it on a nearby table; but if you have to get the mic in just the right position, it’s easy to remove the cap from the bottom of the kickstand and mount it to a mic stand.

This is a small, rugged, portable, multi-purpose digital microphone, so putting it to the test against the best condenser mics would miss the point. When you compare the results you get with this mic versus what you’d pick up with your camera’s built in microphone, though, there’s a world of difference. I’m no audio engineer, so these could be imprecise descriptors, but compared to my phone’s built-in mic, the MV51 provides clarity, smoothness, mellowing out some of the harsher stuff, and it adds a little roundness without sounding smashed.

So yeah, it sounds good AND gives you a ton of flexibility, since the thing has a number of presets to choose from, including:

• speech
• singing
• acoustic instrument
• loud mode
• flat mode

This allows you to quickly find the right settings for quiet acoustic performances, loud shows, voice/podcast type stuff, and more. Plus with the swipe of your finger you can adjust the gain right on the mic.

A built-in headphone output helps you reduce latency when monitoring, and — these newfangled devices are so smart — it also knows to power up when you phone’s video camera is enabled.

Because the MV51 either requires a mic stand or a flat surface nearby to prop it on, there’s one other mic worth considering for your Facebook Live efforts: Shure’s MV88.

The MV88 is a super small stereo condenser mic made specifically for iOS devices, and it plugs right into the device — so the phone is actually acting as the support brace or “stand” for the microphone. Again, this saves you on having to bring a mic stand or worry about having a table or desk nearby, and that more minimal approach may inspire you to “go live” more often in more locations.

The drawback is that, while you can rotate the MV88 to a degree, you might not be able to get a perfect angle to the sound source AND a perfect camera angle from your phone at the same time if you happen to be oddly positioned in the frame. In contrast, the MV51 can be placed independently of the phone (though you still need them to be close enough together to be connected by the cable, of course). If you’re just sitting in front of the camera strumming a guitar though, the MV88 should do the trick.

2. A smartphone tripod…

… so you don’t have to lean your phone against a stack of books or a tree, and…

3. A small LED light

I breezed over #2 because you can get a smartphone tripod AND small LED light together in a package like this one from Livestream Gear.

The light is battery-operated, of course, so you gotta keep it charged, and expect it to only work at full brightness for about 30 minutes. After that it’ll slowly dim for another 30 minutes or so. But that’s plenty of time for your average Facebook Live broadcast.

Then just remember to put that battery back in the charger when your live stream is done.

4. A taller tripod

If your location doesn’t allow for a good spot to place the smartphone tripod, you can remove the mount for the camera and light and attach it to a standard tripod. This is definitely an “extra,” but if you’re not always going live from the same location, it might be worth getting one of these.

5. BeLive.tv (and a good webcam)

This last option is going to send us in a whole different direction, but if you want to incorporate screen-shares, pre-roll video, split-screen interviews, customized branding, or other fancy elements into your broadcast, you might want to check out a platform such as BeLive.tv, a third-party tool which helps you stage a pro-looking presentation and publish it (live) as a Facebook Live stream.

Be warned: There’s a monthly subscription fee that might seem hefty if you’re on a tight budget. But if you’ve gotten to the point where you’re wanting video elements that aren’t supported within Facebook’s native “Live” features, this is a good avenue to explore.

The reason I include the “good webcam” above is because as the host you can only go live through BeLive.tv from a desktop. If your computer’s built-in camera is crappy, invest in something that captures HD.

Marvel Music E Hollywood Records Irão Lançar A Trilha De ‘Black Panther’

Marvel Music & Hollywood Records to Release Ludwig Goransson’s ‘Black Panther’ Score

Marvel Music and Hollywood Records have announced a score album for Marvel Studios’ Black Panther. The album features the film’s original score composed by Ludwig Goransson(Creed, Community, Fruitvale Station) who recorded his music in London with a 132-piece western classical orchestra, African percussionists and a 40-person choir. The soundtrack will be released digitally this Friday, February 16. Check back on this page for the track list and download link. Black Panther is directed by Ryan Coogler and stars Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o, Danai Gurira, Martin Freeman, Daniel Kaluuya, Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Letitia Wright, Winston Duke and Andy Serkis. The movie will be released nationwide on February 16 by Walt Disney Pictures.

'Johnny Cash: Forever Words' Apresenta 'Covers' De Chris Cornell, Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson e muito mais

'Johnny Cash: Forever Words' Collection to Feature Covers By Chris Cornell, Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson & More

An undiscovered trove of lyrics, letters and poems from late country icon Johnny Cash will come to life on April 6 on the album Johnny Cash: Forever Words. The collection will transform phrases left behind by the Man in Black into songs by late Soundgarden singer Chris Cornell, Ruston Kelly & Kacey Musgraves, Rosanne Cash, Alison Krauss & Union Station, Kris Kristofferson & Willie Nelson, Brad Paisley and many more. 

The 16-track album was compiled using what the albums' co-producer, Cash's son John Carter Cash, described as a "monstrous amassment" of material left behind by Johnny and June Carter Cash after their deaths. The handwritten letters, documents and poems were penned by Cash over the course of his life and shaped into songs over the past two years by John Carter Cash and co-producer Steve Berkowitz. Mostly recorded at The Cash Cabin Studio in Hendersonville, Tennessee, the collection is the musical companion to the 2016 best-selling book Forever Words: The Unknown Poems, a collection of unpublished writings edited by Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Paul Muldoon and curated by John Carter and Berkowitz. Among the other contributors: Jewel, Jamey Johnson, The Jayhawks, T. Bone Burnett, Robert Glasper and John Mellencamp. 

According to a release announcing the project, many of the songs on the album were directly inspired by the material in the book, with others drawn from other sources of Cash's unpublished writings. "The tone of the album is established with the opening track 'Forever/I Still Miss Someone' featuring Kris Kristofferson reciting the last poem Cash ever wrote alongside guitar accompaniment from Willie Nelson, both lifelong friends of Johnny," reads a statement. "Continuing the close-to-home theme, the music then transitions to the deeply personal 'To June This Morning,' a letter Johnny wrote to his wife, June Carter Cash, now interpreted by real-life couple Ruston Kelly and Kacey Musgraves."

In one of the more emotionally wrenching moments, 21 years after Cash recorded his iconic cover of Soundgarden's "Rusty Cage" for his Grammy-winning Unchained album, Cornell -- who committed suicide in May 2017 -- is heard singing "You Never Knew My Mind," which is described as "setting some of Cash’s own poignant and introspective words to original music on one of Cornell’s last solo recordings." The song represents one of Cornell's final known recordings.

"Determining the artist for each song was truly a matter of the heart," says John Carter Cash. "I picked the artists who are most connected with my father, who had a personal story that was connected with Dad. It became an exciting endeavor to go through these works, to put them together and present them to different people who could finish them in a way that I believed that Dad would have wanted."

Cash's eldest daughter, Rosanne, interprets "The Walking Wounded," which marks just the second time in her career that she's collaborated on a recording with her half-brother John Carter Cash. The album's co-producer also collaborates with his half-sister Carlene on "June's Sundown." The album also features the first new recording in 6 years from Grammy-winning bluegrass supergroup Alison Krauss & Union Station. You can pre-order the album here.

Track listing for Johnny Cash: Forever Words:

"Forever/I Still Miss Someone" - Kris Kristofferson and Willie Nelson
"To June This Morning" - Ruston Kelly and Kacey Musgraves
"Gold All Over the Ground" - Brad Paisley
"You Never Knew My Mind" - Chris Cornell
"The Captain's Daughter" - Alison Krauss and Union Station
"Jellico Coal Man" - T. Bone Burnett
"The Walking Wounded" - Rosanne Cash
"Them Double Blues" - John Mellencamp
"Body on Body" - Jewel
"I'll Still Love You" - Elvis Costello
"June's Sundown" - Carlene Carter
"He Bore It All" - Daily and Vincent
"Chinky Pin Hill" - I'm With Her
"Goin', Goin', Gone" - Robert Glasper featuring Ro James, and Anu Sun
"What Would I Dreamer Do?" - The Jayhawks
"Spirit Rider" – Jamey Johnson

Check out a trailer for the album below, with moving black and white footage from the sessions and testimonials from Paisley and Rosanne Cash:

Album Da Trilha De Altered Carbon Será Lançado

Soundtrack Album for Netflix’s ‘Altered Carbon’ Announced

Lakeshore Records will release a soundtrack album for the Netflix original series Altered Carbon. The album features selections from the show’s original score composed by Emmy Award winner Jeff Russo (Fargo, Legion, The Night Of, Star Trek: Discovery, Counterpart), including the composer’s main titles theme. Also included and a cover of Johnny Cash’s Ain’t No Grave performed by performed by actress Renée Elise Goldsberry (Quellcrist Falconer) and Sune Rose Wagner’s performance of White Zombie’s More Human Than Human. The soundtrack will be released digitally tomorrow, February 9. The download link will be added to this article within the next day. Altered Carbon is created by Laeta Kalogridis and stars Joel Kinnaman, James Purefoy, Martha Higareda, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Will Yun Lee and Dichen Lachman. The sci-fi drama follows a prisoner who returns to life in a new body after 250 years on ice with one chance to win his freedom: by solving a mind-bending murder. The show’s full first season premiered last Friday and is now available to stream on Netflix.

Here’s the album track list:

1. Altered Carbon Main Titles (1:39)
2. Consciousness (5:23)
3. Last Stand Kovacs V1 (0:34)
4. Bancroft Shows Kovacs (3:34)
5. Her Daughter (4:27)
6. Attacked By Troopers (1:02)
7. Passing The Book (2:11)
8. The Patchwork Man (0:46)
9. Let My Baby Ride – Sune Rose Wagner (3:46)
10. More Human Than Human – Sune Rose Wagner (1:53)
11. Ain’t No Grave – Renée Elise Goldsberry (2:48)

Milan Records Lança Trilha De ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’

Milan Records to Release ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Soundtrack

Milan Records will release the official soundtrack album for the sci-fi action adventure Pacific Rim Uprising. The album features the film’s original music composed by Lorne Balfe(The LEGO Batman Movie, Genius, Home, 12 Strong, Terminator Genisys, The Crown). The soundtrack is currently set to be released physically on April 6, 2018 and is now available for pre-order on Amazon. A digital version is expected to come out next month. Check back on this page for the full album details. Pacific Rim Uprising is directed by Steven S. DeKnight and stars John Boyega, Scott Eastwood, Jing Tian, Cailee Spaeny, Rinko Kikuchi, Burn Gorman, Adria Arjona and Charlie Day. The movie follows Jake Pentecost, son of Stacker Pentecost, as he reunites with Mako Mori to lead a new generation of Jaeger pilots against a new Kaiju threat. The sequel will be released in theaters nationwide on March 23, 2018 by Universal Pictures. Visit the official movie website for updates.

Annual Game Music Awards 2017 - Artistas Do Ano

Annual Game Music Awards 2017 – Artists of the Year

We are pleased to present the winners in the ‘Artists of the Year’ category of the Annual Game Music Awards 2017. These panel-voted, officially-recognised awards provide a thorough and wide-reaching recognition of achievement in game music over the last year. The panelists have selected their choices by carefully considering the merit of the game music created this year — as art and entertainment, as part of in-game experiences and as part of stand-alone albums. Congratulations to all winners, runners-up, and nominees.

Outstanding Artist — Eastern Composer

Keiichi Okabe

Keiichi Okabe’s contributions, both to Nier: Automata and Final Fantasy XV Episode Gladiolus showcased his prowess with vocals in music and helped define both soundtracks. –Don Kotowski

Runner-Up

Yasunori Mitsuda

Other Nominations

Kohei Tanaka
Shoji Meguro
Yugo Kanno

Outstanding Artist — Western Composer

Joris de Man

Every section of Horizon Zero Dawn’s sprawling soundtrack was invaluable in building the game’s musical identity. However, Joris de Man’s warm melodies and rich orchestration brought the soundtrack to a whole new level. -Emily McMillan

Runners-Up

Grant Kirkhope

Other Nominations

Borislav Slavov
Jessica Curry
Patrice Borgeault

Outstanding Artist — Independent Composer

David García Díaz

For Rime, Spanish composer David García Díaz wrote an ambitious score that conveys much of the game’s emotional texture. In addition to writing all of Rime’s music, Díaz had a hand in its presentation, using visual scripting to create an adaptive soundtrack that responds to player movement. As a testament to his skill, Díaz’s Rime compositions earned him a job at Ninja Theory, where he scored the critically-acclaimed Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. -Michael Hughes

Runner-Up

Alec Holowka

Other Nominations

Ari Pulkkinen
Darren Korb
Stoj Snak

Outstanding Artist — Newcomer

Kristofer Maddigan

Kristofer Maddigan tackled his first game score with such a high level of skill, dedication, and ingenuity that he received immediate acclaim upon Cuphead’s release. The 30s-inspired jazz score not only featured superb compositions and performances, but brought a whole new genre of music to the game soundtrack table. -Emily McMillan

Runners-Up

Jeff Russo

Other Nominations

Daughter
Mariam Absounnasr
Tee Lopes

Outstanding Artist — Soloist

 J’Nique Nicole

J’Nique Nicole’s voice complemented the NieR universe wonderfully and brought both beauty and power to each of her contributions, whether solo or alongside Emi Evans, Nakagawa Nami, and Marina Kawano. -Don Kotowski

Runners-Up

Julie Elven

Other Nominations

Kate Higgens
Nakagawa Nami
Sebastien Surel

Outstanding Contribution — Ensemble

ANÚNA

Ireland’s ANÚNA brought a haunting and ethereal atmosphere to Xenoblade Chronicles 2, reminiscent of Mitsuda’s work on Xenogears. It’s no wonder they’ll be featured on the upcoming remastered soundtrack to that very game. -Don Kotowski

Runners-Up

Kanagawa Philharmonic Orchestra

Other Nominations

Daughter
Hungarian Studio Orchestra
Nashville Scoring Orchestra

Deixe 2018 Ser O Ano Que Você Vai Descobrir O 'Audio Drama' - Podcast

Let 2018 Be The Year You Discover Audio Drama

First of all thanks to Sarah Rhea Werner for this article.

There's more to podcasting than true crime.

In fact, there's more to podcasting than tech news, comedy, business advice, creative inspiration, and even the most hardcore of history, too.

If Barnes & Noble were stocked with podcasts instead of books, most of us would have only explored half of its shelves—the nonfiction half.

So... what's keeping us from exploring the other side—the fiction side?

Fiction podcasts exist.

Fiction podcasts (also called "audio dramas") are just that—podcasts that tell a fictional rather than non-fictional story. They represent a huge spectrum of storytelling genres, from contemporary fiction to Lovecraftian horror.

I'll get more into why you haven't you heard of them—or heard more about them—in future articles.

For now, here are five reasons you should be listening to fictional podcasts (a.k.a. audio dramas) in 2018.

1.  There's room on the ground floor—and nowhere to go but up.

Want to get in on the ground level of something big? Despite any notion that fiction podcasts "had their moment" back in 2016, the audio drama movement is just beginning.

I attended the very first PodCon back in December of 2017, and spoke with many attendees who remarked that it was the first time they had seen audio drama truly (and perhaps overwhelmingly) represented at a podcasting conference.

Podcast industry veterans shared similar thoughts. Dave Jackson, for instance, remarked upon the surprising showing of millennials, females, and even "people with elf ears" (a.k.a. cosplayers)—people who are not usually represented at podcasting conferences.

They were all there for audio dramas.

(Side note: I'm considering The Adventure Zone, which tells a fictional story and had one of the largest showings of of cosplayers, as an audio drama for the purposes of this article.)

I'm attending PodFest 2018 in Orlando later this week, where I was invited by founder Chris Krimitsos to speak specifically about audio drama.

In short, the industry is starting to notice audio dramas, and there's no ceiling on their potential growth. Get on board and be a part of this exciting movement as it happens.

2. They're free.

I often explain audio dramas with the audiobook analogy. "Think of the podcast as an audiobook," I tell my long-suffering friends. "And the individual podcast episodes are just chapters of that audiobook."

But unlike your Audible audiobook subscription (or your Netflix/Hulu subscription), audio drama subscriptions are completely free.

3. They represent all flavors of fiction.

Just like there's more to nonfiction podcasts than just true crime, there's more to audio drama than just... whatever you think audio dramas are.

There are audio dramas for every type of fiction: mystery, sci-fi, thriller, horror, romance, contemporary fiction, western, experimental high-concept fiction and even erotica.

There are episodic audio dramas if you prefer one-off short stories, and ongoing sagas with complex plotlines.

And speaking of representation... Unlike so many other entertainment mediums, audio drama creators seem to be increasingly intentional about including POC, LGBTQ+, and other under-represented people in their work.

4. They're good.

I think there's a certain campiness or social discomfort associated with "old-time radio dramas", which may account for mainstream podcast listeners' hesitance to give them a try. I don't blame them—I truly have zero desire to listen to re-runs of Little Orphan Annie or The Lone Ranger.

But modern audio dramas are far from campy—in fact, they're often well produced, well acted and downright addictive.

There's a reason that so many audio dramas are being adapted for film and TV. Podcasts like TANIS, The Bright Sessions, and Lore are showing up on-screen because they're just plain well-told stories worth listening to.

5. They're ideal for passive consumption.

Okay, so this one's true for all podcasts, but I don't think it's being taken advantage of as much as it could be by fiction lovers. Get your stories while you drive, jog, garden, commute, wait at the dentist's office, and more!

Where do I start?

I don't want to overwhelm you, so these three shows are professionally produced, newbie-friendly places to begin your deep dive into audio drama:

• Limetown:  (iTunes, Google Play, stream online)
• Welcome to Night Vale: (iTunes, Google Play, website)
• The Big Loop: (iTunes, stream online)

Once you're in, you'll be clamoring for more. When that happens, tap into the #audiodramasunday hashtag on Twitter, or keep your eye out here for future recommendations.

Do you have a favorite audio drama?

Shout about it in the comments!