May 2009
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Smule's Ge Wang speaks at the SF Music Tech Summit
Smule’s Ge Wang speaks at the San Fran MusicTech Summit, 5. 18. 2009 from Dana Oshiro on Vimeo.
Last week I went to the SF Music Tech Summit at the Kabuki Hotel. Here is some footage of Smule’s Ge Wang demoing the Ocarina and the Leaf Trombone. I’m off to City Hall…things have not gone well with Prop 8. (Namely that it still exists)
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Kama Sutra keeps Project Gutenberg from iPhone
Wow. Project Gutenberg’s Eucalyptus iPhone app was just denied from the iPhone store because the catalogue’s inclusion of the Kama Sutra is considered “objectionable”. Despite the fact that Gutenberg contains a huge selection of canonized literary text, the reality is that Eucalyptus is just a button to a skinnier version of the website. The button/app has nothing to do...
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Artist Authenticity: Active Promotion
On Monday I attended the San Fran Music Tech Summit organized by my friend Brian Zisk and learned two things:
1. The bands I listen to are so two thousand and late; and, 2. Social media and community-building is at times perceived as a hindrance to the creative process.
I realized the latter point after several conference audience members questioned the authenticity of social media presence.
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Diana Eng: Fashion Nerd
Designer Diana Eng as a child in her floppy disk costume courtesy of Dork Yearbook
I’ve just spent the last two weeks creating patterns and sewing. I’ve learned two things:
Unless properly draped, stretch jersey makes me look like a sausage; and,
Season 2 Project Runway contestant Diana Eng is awesome. In addition to being one of the chosen few to own a childhood floppy disk...