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  • Reception of my paper about online promotion of new music

    Recently I released a paper titled the best practices of the online promotion of new musical content. I pushed it through some networks and sent it to contacts I’ve made while studying the music business and the results have been phenomenal. Giving away something good for free really does work! Some highlights.

    I submitted it to Techdirt, probably my favourite technology blog, where Mike Masnick blogged about it. This blog post was then mentioned in the daily newsletter of the ASCAP, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers.

    From the ASCAP newsletter

    It was also posted to the great Make It In Music blog, as a guestpost. Students of the music business course at the NYU were given this paper to read. Someone is even making a Spanish version of it to increase the reach of the paper, especially in Latin America. Thanks Pp! I’ve also been spreading it around LinkedIn with some pretty good results.

    Wow!

    To be honest, part of the strategy of my thesis was to build some momentum, release it, make it go viral and brand myself as an expert on this topic, but even this paper is making some ripples.

    The ironic thing is that in the paper I say that giving away something of value for free can be a great promotional tool… especially if what you’re giving away is easily reproduced and easy to share. The reception of the paper proves exactly that.

    Extremely motivated to get that thesis done asap and start utilizing the momentum I’ve built! More soon! 🙂

    P.S. If you’d like to read the paper, click here for the PDF.

  • Vibrasphere at OUIM 5 Years in Sofia, Bulgaria (VIDEO!)

    A few weeks ago the Bulgarian psychedelic trance community, OUIM.org, celebrated its 5th birthday. They invited a bunch of great progressive psytrance DJs like Vibrasphere, Sandal Wood, Kalumet, Kliment and there were also some harder sounds from Bulgaria and Macedonia (see it here). Well, I went there and made a video… so without further ado, I present to you………. ME! :mrgreen:


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XHLH31PKNvY

    Like it? Are you in Bulgaria also? Then come out to the Astral Projection party on the 4th of April!

    BasBasBas.com is about my life abroad. I regularly write about my adventures in Istanbul, Bulgaria and travels in the region, but like to ponder about the future also. If you’d like to stay up to date, you can subscribe to my RSS feed or get email updates in your inbox. You can also follow me on Twitter.

  • My Fukkk Offf in Istanbul report – short version

    I posted about this before, but they wanted me to make a shorter version, so I did. It’s a lot better I think. Have a look and get to see a more vivid version of me (compared to the ‘writer’).

    Shot at Club Dirty, 13-Dec-2008 for SPIN Earth.

    Music by Fukkk Offf (Rave Is King): myspace.com/fukkkofff

    Here’s the old Fukkk Offf in Istanbul video. What do you think, is this one better?

    Do you live in Istanbul and are you interested in getting into music shows for free, in exchange for making similar 2-4 minute videos? Email me at and I’ll get you in touch with the right people.

    BasBasBas.com is about my life abroad. I regularly write about my adventures in Istanbul, Bulgaria and travels in the region, but like to ponder about the future also. If you’d like to stay up to date, you can subscribe to my RSS feed or get email updates in your inbox. You can also follow me on Twitter.

  • My Mix Melange

    Long time no blog. Woops 😉 You should know that I’m always active on Twitter though, so be sure to follow me there.

    In the past I used to blog about all of my newest music mixes on here, but recently I had so many posts to share, that I decided to just leave the mixes on The MiX-Files. Today, however, I decided to give you an overview of all the recent DJ sets I did.

    The last time I posted a mix was December 5th, I believe, when I posted an experimental mix where I set speech to music to create an experience that’s different every time you play the mix. Check it out. Since then I’ve posted a lot of stuff.

    How about…..

    AdeptDepth – a heavy drum ‘n bass set. BumpBump – a dirty yet fresh electro house set. My DJ sets from New Years Eve in Istanbul! Or some stuff I intended to play on NYE, but didn’t get around to: NYExtra. Then there’s boombooty, a booty-shaking breakbeat and house mix. Then came the night that I decided drum ‘n bass is dead, which led to me making MindWarp, in which I attempt to confuse your conscious mind with all kinds of eclectic beats & breakcore. And most recently I produced a steaming hot house mix to keep you warm this winter (ScoopMeUp) as well as NuclearMeltdown, in which I explore the darker & harder sounds of music.

    Or you can just click whichever picture appeals most to you and see what kind of mix it redirects to. 😉

    NuclearMeltdown ScoopMeUp MindWarp
    boombooty AdeptDepth BumpBump

    I’m also actively blogging about The Future of Music Distribution for my thesis and I’d love to receive some comments on that blog.

    I’ve also set up my own radio station for my spacescape project on blip.fm. Check it out!

    Finally, some of my mixes are available as streams on a new (and awesome!) service named Soundcloud. Click here to check me out on Soundcloud.

    And that’s that! Be sure to check out a few of the links and let me know what you think! You’re feedback is so valuable to me; you cannot imagine.

    Right now I’m quite busy with writing my thesis as well as working on promoting the content of a record label online, but I’m also getting very settled here, out a lot, with a lot of stories to tell, so will be blogging more soon… and posting some pictures again, finally. 😉

    BasBasBas.com is about my life abroad. I regularly write about my adventures in Istanbul, Bulgaria and travels in the region, but like to ponder about the future also. If you’d like to stay up to date, you can subscribe to my RSS feed or get email updates in your inbox. You can also follow me on Twitter.

  • Groove Armada’s New Mini-Album… For Free!

    Groove Armadas new EP... for free!Groove Armada, the famous big beat, electronica and trip-hop producers, are sharing their newest EP freely with their fans through a nifty downloading scheme. One of the guys from Groove Armada recently stated about filesharing that “it’s utterly futile to try and stop people, just like it was stopping people creating mix tapes once they had two decks and a tape recorder”.

    You can download Groove Armada’s newest mini-album by clicking here or on the picture (provided by aeter). All you need to do is enter your age, since the deal is sponsored by Bacardi rum and you have to be above the legal drinking age in your country, and your email address to receive the first song of the album immediately and to acquire the rest later.

    This is very interesting to me, since I’ll be doing my final thesis of my bachelor degree very soon and it will be about the future of music distribution. It is very obvious that labels need to adopt new business models and that the old models simply don’t work anymore, since music is going back to being a service, instead of a product, so access is the most important thing. Groove Armada have realized this very well and have started this music distribution campaign which is bound to go viral (it already is).

    Apparently Groove Armada spoke about this deal with Bacardi at the MIDEM Conference  in Cannes, France where the music business meets every year. Below is an example of one of their chillout songs, for two more famous songs, check out Superstylin (big beat) or My Friend (lounge/electronica) on YouTube.


    Groove Armada – Fly Me To The Moon from Giul Viera & Fabia Oliveira on Vimeo.

    For Groove Armada’s new mini-EP, click here. If you’re a music lover like me, also have a look at The MiX-Files where I post my DJ sets as Spartz (for drum ‘n bass), spacescape (experimental & psychedelic), and EvilAngle (house/eclectro/breakbeat).

    BasBasBas.com is about my life abroad. I regularly write about my adventures in Istanbul, Bulgaria and travels in the region, but like to ponder about the future also. If you’d like to stay up to date, you can subscribe to my RSS feed or get email updates in your inbox. You can also follow me on Twitter.

  • Merry Christmas from Istanbul (Not Constantinople)


    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsQrKZcYtqg
    (if YouTube is blocked in your country, enter this URL at atunnel.com)

  • spacescape – NoComment (Speeches & Eclectic Music Mix)

    I present to you the most recent mix I produced, called NoComment. It was commissioned by Andy Bailey, creator of the famous CommentLuv weblog plugin and concept. Via Twitter he gave me some feedback on previous mixes and based on his desires and the feedback I created a customized mix, adjusted to his wishes. He told me it’s fine to share this, so there you go! Enjoy this experimental DJ set! If you’re interested in a similar deal, email me at . I can do many styles and you can set the price yourself.

    Only for the open-minded!

    Artwork by earnest70six

    This mix is a blend of speeches set to eclectic electronic music. Go on a 80 minute trip through history and let the music and speeches play with your moods, thoughts and ponderings. Great for passive as well as active listening. Get ready to get your mind blown right open!
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    Tracklist

    The Bug – Freak Freak (00:00 – 04:51)
    >> Nelson Mandela – Freedom for All
    Emancipator – Wolf Drawn (04:17 – 07:26)
    >> William H. Taft – The Republican Party Stands By Mr. Roosevelt
    Braincell – Daybreak (06:53 – 13:02)
    >> Dr. Timothy Leary – Think For Yourself
    Ott – Neon Tetra (12:49 – 19:41)
    Timothy Leary – Any Reality is an Opinion (19:23 – 25:35)
    Spoonbill – Bouncing Stones (25:07 – 29:46)
    Nitin Sawnhey – Streets (29:33 – 33:14)
    Celtic Cross – Stargate Avalon (33:01 – 34:29)
    Celtic Cross – Darshannon (34:17 – 40:22)
    Pryda – Muranyi (40:05 – 47:46)
    >> NLP – Skill of Conversation 05
    DJ Scotch Egg – Scotch Goat’s Skull (47:43 – 49:15)
    Nagual Sound Experiment – Black Lodge Dub (49:15 – 53-33)
    >> Terence McKenna – Tree of Knowledge [8/8]
    Venetian Snares – Második Galamb (53:25 – 54:04)
    Venetian Snares – Szerencsétlen (54:04 – 58:36)
    Entheogenic – Earth Song (58:23 – 65:53)
    >> Barack Obama – Berlin Speech
    >> Malcolm X – World Wide Revolution
    Shpongle – Around the World in a Tea Daze (65:37 – 77:02)
    >> Albert Einstein – Non-Violence
    >> Albert Einstein – E=MC^2
    >> Adolf Hitler – Appeal to the Nation 1932
    >> Neil Armstrong – The Eagle Has Landed
    >> Mahatma Gandhi – Soldier of Peace
    >> Roswell Incident Announcement
    >> George H.W. Bush – Death of Communism
    >> Death of John F. Kennedy Announcement
    >> Hitler Is Dead Radio Broadcast

    Download:
    http://rapidshare.com/files/168105625/spacescape_-_NoComment.mp3

    This mix was commissioned by Andy Bailey. Thank you Andy!!

    As always, support the artists and buy their work or go to their live shows!

    Presented by The MiX-Files (subscribe to email updates or follow the RSS feed to get the newest mixes first!). Opinions very welcome!

  • spacescape – WombTomb (DJ set MP3)

    Another mix by me for my project ‘spacescape’ with which I aim to take listeners on a trip through emotions, moods and mental states. Enjoy! Scroll down for tracklist and download link.
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    Electrons and neurons connected. Soundwaves versus brainwaves. Can this leave your reality untouched? A progressive and experimental mix of chilled out yet energetic electronic music.
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    Tracklist
    Scuba – Hard Boiled [SCB Edit] (00:00 – 08:49)
    Fatboy Slim – What They’re Looking For (07:56 – 13:45)
    Josh Gabriel – Recife (12:44 – 16:51)
    Vibesquad – Lone Salamander (16:38 – 20:28)
    Talpa – Still Dreaming (19:10 – 25:54)
    Shpongle – Flute Fruit (25:35 – 27:41)
    Plastic Shell – Gutbucket (27:34 – 34:20)
    Michael Knop – Fiddel Fiddel (34:03 – 41:31)
    Butch – Mushroom Man (40:03 – 45:54)
    Kaya Project – Saranghi Breaks (45:29 – 50:00)
    Orocol – Crooked (49:37 – 55:05)
    Aphex Twin – Digeridoo (54:42 – 61:47)
    Paper Squad – Endless Mindput (61:28 – 69:05)
    Shitmat – More Fire [’93 Ting Mix] (64:03 – 68:30)
    Oren Barkan – Misra Malok [RMX] (68:12 – 77:05)

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    Much thanks go out to the producers of the tracks used. Support the scene! Buy their records or go to their live shows!

    Presented by The MiX-Files (subscribe to email updates or follow the RSS feed to get the newest mixes first!). Opinions very welcome!

  • EvilAngle – BreakSauce (Breakbeat Mix Download)

    A dirty breakbeat mix to get your groove on, wherever you are! Mixed by yours truly. 🙂


    Tracklist
    The Aut0b0ts & Timmy Schumacher – Attitude (feat. MC Kyla & Bex Riley)
    Bobina – Kylie Minogue’s Slow (Cosmonaut Remix)
    General Midi – The Westerner
    Unbalanced Jack – Flaming Tongues (feat. Crown Jewelz & Killa Benz)
    Farace – Guys Girls Dance (Farace Breaks Mix)
    Bassnectar – Everybody (Freq Nasty vs Bassnectar Remix)
    Chase and Status – Running
    Tayo – March of the Soundbwoyz
    Tambour Battant – Atomik Cirkus RMX
    Entity – Coming On Deep (feat. MC S.A.S.)
    ILS – Burn Again
    Noisia – Groundhog
    Overdub – Killing The Psyche Rock (RATM vs Pierre Henry vs FatBoy Slim)
    Prime Suspect – Megalomanic
    Specimen A – Nightmare
    Freestylers – Push Up (Plump DJ’s Remix)
    Freestylers – Push Up Word Up (Stanton Warriors Remix)
    Duel Calibre – Devil in Flight
    Grievous Angel – Lickle Friction

    Download here: http://uploaded.to/?id=idhaf3

    Presented by The MiX-Files. Photo by Miss Loisy.

  • spacescape – Eclectrocution (Eclectic/Breakbeat Mix Download)

    Brand new mix, filled with progressive and experimental breaks.
    From high to low, east to west, keep up… scroll down!


    psychedelic and progressive,
    sometimes aggressive
    gloomy, everchanging,
    a little mind-deranging
    rocking up & down like a boat
    scroll down now for the download 😉

    Tracklist
    Haldolium – The Last Dance [Andrè Absolut RMX] (00:00 – 09:50)
    Juno Reactor – 10,000 Miles (09:21 – 15:09)
    Moby – Extreme Ways [DJ Tiesto’s Vocal RMX] (14:38 – 21:49)
    Hybrid – Formula of Fear [Uberzone Vocal Mix] (20:50 – 26:33)
    MIDIval Punditz – Raanjhan [Jalebee Bass For Breakfast Mix] (24:55 – 31:51)
    Gaudi & Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan – Bethe Bethe Kese Kese [Gaudi’s Dark New Wave RMX] (30:53 – 38:12)
    Grievous Angel vs. Rubi Dan – Culture Killer (37:02 – 44:18)
    Josh Gabriel – Summit (42:22 – 47:41)
    Elite Force & Meat Katie – Nutron (46:00 – 52:26)
    Layo and Bushwacka – Love Story [Stanton Warriors RMX] (51:04 – 56:58)
    General Midi – Never Gonna Stop The Show [Dylan Rhymes Mix] (55:46 – 62:58)
    Maelstrom – Makossa [Rob Reng RMX] (61:31 – 68:00)
    Moby – Ah Ah (67:32 – 71:28)
    Grievous Angel – Immigrant (71:13 – 78:00)

    Download as MP3 (Varial Bitrate)

    Artwork by Fr3a

    First posted at The MiX-Files!

    Another breakbeat mix will be posted within the next few days. Stay updated. Follow my Twitter feed, or subscribe to this blog by RSS or email.

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