What is this site?
This gallery was created to give people an easy way to follow and support live musicians in Second Life.
When you get iTunes or Amazon gift cards for the holidays, just head to the various Buy links to purchase their music.
It's also a repository for social networking links to make it easier for you to follow a musician's gigs, daily thoughts, and occasional tour dates.
You can pick up a copy of the sign from this location. Right-click the sign, click More, and then Take Copy.
When you get iTunes or Amazon gift cards for the holidays, just head to the various Buy links to purchase their music.
It's also a repository for social networking links to make it easier for you to follow a musician's gigs, daily thoughts, and occasional tour dates.
You can pick up a copy of the sign from this location. Right-click the sign, click More, and then Take Copy.
Second Life? Huh? What?
According to wisegeek.com: "Second Life is a three-dimensional virtual community created entirely by its membership. Members assume an identity and take up residence in Second Life, creating a customized avatar or personage to represent themselves. The avatar moves about in the virtual world using mouse control and intuitive keyboard buttons."
Go to Second Life's website to sign up, and please be patient with yourself as you learn the basics of the interface. You'll eventually get the hang of it, and then you'll be ready to use Search - Events - Live Music to find the good stuff.
Zak Claxton has an awesome video tutorial on Second Life, music in Second Life, and how to find and follow performers.
Go to Second Life's website to sign up, and please be patient with yourself as you learn the basics of the interface. You'll eventually get the hang of it, and then you'll be ready to use Search - Events - Live Music to find the good stuff.
Zak Claxton has an awesome video tutorial on Second Life, music in Second Life, and how to find and follow performers.
Live N Kickin
Live n Kickin is a half-hour show on Treet.tv produced by Perfect World Productions that features live music performers in Second Life.
The show is every week on Tuesday at 9:00PM SLT, but if you miss it, you can catch it in the Treet.tv archives or tell iTunes to subscribe to the feed.
The show is every week on Tuesday at 9:00PM SLT, but if you miss it, you can catch it in the Treet.tv archives or tell iTunes to subscribe to the feed.
The Stream Scene
The Stream Scene is an hour show hosted by Lance Rembrandt on Metaverse TV that features live performers from Second Life.
The show is every week on Wednesday at 4:00PM SLT, but if you miss it, you can catch it in the Metaverse TV archives or tell iTunes to subscribe to the feed.
The show is every week on Wednesday at 4:00PM SLT, but if you miss it, you can catch it in the Metaverse TV archives or tell iTunes to subscribe to the feed.
Useful Websites
These are some useful websites for discussing and learning about live music in Second Life:
VENUES:
Dublin Virtually Live
Molaskey's Pub
Music Island
Pixel Hill
Pop Art Lab
FORUMS & GROUPS:
Avatars United: Music/Musicians
Music Island Ning
Second Life Music Community Forum
Zak Board
TOOLS & RESOURCES:
FreePlayVL
Hermes
SoundFoundation
Winamp
BLOGS:
DavidO's Music Blog
Doubledown Tandino
Willow Caldera @NWN
LABSTUFF:
SL: Live Music Events
SL: Music in Showcase
SL Wiki: Live Performance
SL Wiki: Streaming Music
OTHER:
Classical Music in SL
Matters of Music
Music Academy
Music Not Politics
Robert69 Youtube Videos
Thinkerer's List
If you have a blog, online magazine, forum, or other resource page that isn't already listed under a musician's profile, please let me know so I can add it.
VENUES:
Dublin Virtually Live
Molaskey's Pub
Music Island
Pixel Hill
Pop Art Lab
FORUMS & GROUPS:
Avatars United: Music/Musicians
Music Island Ning
Second Life Music Community Forum
Zak Board
TOOLS & RESOURCES:
FreePlayVL
Hermes
SoundFoundation
Winamp
BLOGS:
DavidO's Music Blog
Doubledown Tandino
Willow Caldera @NWN
LABSTUFF:
SL: Live Music Events
SL: Music in Showcase
SL Wiki: Live Performance
SL Wiki: Streaming Music
OTHER:
Classical Music in SL
Matters of Music
Music Academy
Music Not Politics
Robert69 Youtube Videos
Thinkerer's List
If you have a blog, online magazine, forum, or other resource page that isn't already listed under a musician's profile, please let me know so I can add it.
Second Life Music Streams
These are online radio stations and streams run by dedicated Second Life music lovers who support live music on the grid:
Bzoo Radio
FCMC Radio
IndieSpectrum Radio
KONA Radio
MagnaTune
Metaverse Radio
Radio Radio
Radio Riel
Relax Music Group
SL Live Radio
If you can't run Second Life from where you are, you can always just fire up Winamp or Windows Media Player to follow these.
Bzoo Radio
FCMC Radio
IndieSpectrum Radio
KONA Radio
MagnaTune
Metaverse Radio
Radio Radio
Radio Riel
Relax Music Group
SL Live Radio
If you can't run Second Life from where you are, you can always just fire up Winamp or Windows Media Player to follow these.
Live Music Groups
These are some of the groups in Second Life that you can join to get notices of upcoming live music events:
Contemporary Music
Independent Musicians Group
Live Music Enthusiasts
Music Hall Of Fame
Musicians United
Second Life Music
Second Live Music
SL Music Community
The Originals
Groups for individual performers are listed in that performer's profile.
Contemporary Music
Independent Musicians Group
Live Music Enthusiasts
Music Hall Of Fame
Musicians United
Second Life Music
Second Live Music
SL Music Community
The Originals
Groups for individual performers are listed in that performer's profile.
Add me to the Gallery!
Are you a performer in Second Life who has music for sale on the web? Send the following information to tunesinsl (at) isfullofcrap.com so Crap Mariner can add you here:
SL Name
RL Name (optional)
SL Group Name
Subscribeomatic RSS
Mailing List
Amazon
Bandcamp
Cdbaby
Emusic
iLike
iTunes
Lala
Tunecore
Soundclick
Direct order URL
61
AvaLine
Blog
Facebook
Flickr user/groups
Google calendar
Last.fm
Myspace
Plurk
Reverbnation
SLURL to home/info center
Twitter
UStream
Uvumi
Virb
Website
Youtube channel
250 word bio
Manager/Booking agent
Genres of music
Instruments (or vocal only)
Three musicians that people say your music is like
Yes, that looks scary. Just start with what you've got, and we can add the rest later, okay?
If you are the fan or a manager of a performer that is not listed here and you know they have material available, please let them know about this site and the gallery.
SL Name
RL Name (optional)
SL Group Name
Subscribeomatic RSS
Mailing List
Amazon
Bandcamp
Cdbaby
Emusic
iLike
iTunes
Lala
Tunecore
Soundclick
Direct order URL
61
AvaLine
Blog
Flickr user/groups
Google calendar
Last.fm
Myspace
Plurk
Reverbnation
SLURL to home/info center
UStream
Uvumi
Virb
Website
Youtube channel
250 word bio
Manager/Booking agent
Genres of music
Instruments (or vocal only)
Three musicians that people say your music is like
Yes, that looks scary. Just start with what you've got, and we can add the rest later, okay?
If you are the fan or a manager of a performer that is not listed here and you know they have material available, please let them know about this site and the gallery.
How do I get listed on these services?
Apple has a FAQ for content providers wanting to distribute their material through iTunes.
Amazon has a FAQ for content providers wanting to distribute their material through their CreateSpace service. Read the information on their Audio Download page and then go through the checklist.
CDBaby has a one-stop setup approach that can help you get listed in Amazon, iTunes, and other services.
Oh, and if you want in-world sales and hosting of your tracks, you should really check out TRAX island and give Bones Writer a call. They take this all a step further by providing listening booths, one-stop shopping for streams and instruments - all sorts of cool stuff for both musicians and fans.
Amazon has a FAQ for content providers wanting to distribute their material through their CreateSpace service. Read the information on their Audio Download page and then go through the checklist.
CDBaby has a one-stop setup approach that can help you get listed in Amazon, iTunes, and other services.
Oh, and if you want in-world sales and hosting of your tracks, you should really check out TRAX island and give Bones Writer a call. They take this all a step further by providing listening booths, one-stop shopping for streams and instruments - all sorts of cool stuff for both musicians and fans.
Get the word out!
When you say "I support live music in Second Life" do you support the efforts of others to support it?
These people did:
Idle Rogue
Metaverse Tribune
Grace McDunnough
Silas Scarborough
Speedmaster Bing
Honour McMillan
Born Again Pagans
Daphne's Random Thoughts
What The Plurk
Voices in the Machine
Shiny Life
Dogear Nation
Milk and Cookies
CNN iReport
SL Of My Dreams
Nexeus Fatale
Second Effects
Luna Jubilee
Prokofy Neva
Phil Rossi
M Linden
Moggs Oceanlane
The Fricker Frequency
SecondRussia
Dyami Jameson
New World Notes
Dolmere Talmasca
DoubleDown
Metaverse Music
Prim Perfect
PodMafia
PodMafia
Vint Falken
Radar Masukami
Rez Magazine
iReport
Flickr Directory
Thanks to each and every one of them for raising awareness of this project and, hopefully, of live music in Second Life.
These people did:
Idle Rogue
Metaverse Tribune
Grace McDunnough
Silas Scarborough
Speedmaster Bing
Honour McMillan
Born Again Pagans
Daphne's Random Thoughts
What The Plurk
Voices in the Machine
Shiny Life
Dogear Nation
Milk and Cookies
CNN iReport
SL Of My Dreams
Nexeus Fatale
Second Effects
Luna Jubilee
Prokofy Neva
Phil Rossi
M Linden
Moggs Oceanlane
The Fricker Frequency
SecondRussia
Dyami Jameson
New World Notes
Dolmere Talmasca
DoubleDown
Metaverse Music
Prim Perfect
PodMafia
PodMafia
Vint Falken
Radar Masukami
Rez Magazine
iReport
Flickr Directory
Thanks to each and every one of them for raising awareness of this project and, hopefully, of live music in Second Life.
Disclaimers and Thanks
Second Life and Linden Lab are trademarks or registered trademarks of Linden Research, Inc. All rights reserved. No infringement is intended. This fansite is in no way affiliated or endorsed by either Linden Lab or Second Life. If Linden Lab actually endorsed live music or helped it by making the interface and events system easier to use, I'd not just be shocked, but you'd better call me an ambulance.
iTunes is a vastly popular music online music service provided by Apple and is also their trademark and registered trademark. Amazon is not as vastly popular as iTunes, but they still have their trademark.
Every performer featured on this site and in the gallery has given their permission to be included.
The Greenies character in the title is used by permission of Rezzable, and the title banner was created by Vint Falken.
Thanks to Hulaboom Voom and Fricker Fraker for generously contributing space for in-world builds for the project. As of 2010, the project will remain web-only for the convenience of the musicians, fans, and administrator.
Also, thanks to Katydid Something and the crew at Molaskey's Pub for inspiration, perspiration, and occasional consternation. As long as there are embers, the fire can always start again.
Further thanks to M and Colossus Linden. Your buzzwords and dropping the ball time and time again, empty praise and platitudes without productive results, were a challenge for me to pick that ball up and run again.
Finally, to Grace McDunnough, forever in the swamp among the starry night.
iTunes is a vastly popular music online music service provided by Apple and is also their trademark and registered trademark. Amazon is not as vastly popular as iTunes, but they still have their trademark.
Every performer featured on this site and in the gallery has given their permission to be included.
The Greenies character in the title is used by permission of Rezzable, and the title banner was created by Vint Falken.
Thanks to Hulaboom Voom and Fricker Fraker for generously contributing space for in-world builds for the project. As of 2010, the project will remain web-only for the convenience of the musicians, fans, and administrator.
Also, thanks to Katydid Something and the crew at Molaskey's Pub for inspiration, perspiration, and occasional consternation. As long as there are embers, the fire can always start again.
Further thanks to M and Colossus Linden. Your buzzwords and dropping the ball time and time again, empty praise and platitudes without productive results, were a challenge for me to pick that ball up and run again.
Finally, to Grace McDunnough, forever in the swamp among the starry night.
In Memory Of
Champion Valiant
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