Dave Douglas & Greenleaf Music Announce Big Plans for 2012:

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Dave Douglas, Donny McCaslin, Linda Oh, Matt Ulery, Trumpet

New Artists, New Technologies, New Dave Douglas Quintet Album With All-New Lineup

Dave Douglas

While 2012 could be the year of the global apocalypse as predicted by the Mayans, trumpeter, composer and label head Dave Douglas and his label Greenleaf Music (GLM) continue to roll full-steam ahead by releasing jazz, post-jazz, and other creative music. The label’s credo is simply about creativity in musical expression. As a result, GLM’s sound is defined by the artists Douglas chooses to sign, allowing them room to define their own world—new sounds that connect, music that has something personal to say that is unique to that individual, as well as having something universal to offer. GLM believes that what interests listeners is not just the recorded product, but the artists themselves. As such we are interested in making available sheet music, artist commentary, discussion and more.

Win7 with Poorly Written Software “H”

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African American, Jazz

Greeting’s eveyone, due to some dysfuntional problems with Win7, poorly written software and fat fingers etc I will be out of sync for a few days. Until then, KEEP THE FAITH and JAZZ ALIVE! –Rob Young | The Urban Flux

Official Launch of Terri Lyne Carrington’s New Web Site

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African American, Drums, Jazz, Terri Lyne Carrington

Official Launch of Terri Lyne Carrington's Web Site

This was a great year for Hebert-Carrington Media. We released Terri Lyne’s CD “More to Say … (Real Life Story: NextGen)” with our partners E1 Entertainment (formerly Koch Records) and Video Arts Music (Japan). Terri Lyne continued to perform around the world with great musical colleagues in front of incredible audiences. Also, for the first time, Terri Lyne was Artistic Director of the Berklee Beantown Jazz Festival.

Now we are proud to announce the official launch of Terri Lyne Carrington’s new online presence, TerriLyneCarrington.net, including an immersive 3D environment: Terri Lyne Carrington Studios. Terri Lyne’s sites are a preview of our new eCommerce digital environments with next generation, unique and compelling user platforms. The new environments feature on-line shopping, digital downloads, information access, and eventually communications services and office productivity tools, and other very special and intriguing media, communications, and information applications we will announce in the coming months.

Visit Terri Lyne’s 2D and 3D sites!

..:: Source: DL Media ::..

Convert Your iPhone Into Wireless Laptop Numpad

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Apple, iPhone

iPhone Numberkey

The most selling laptops in the market have 15 inch screen, they all lack the numpad because there is no space to fit in. The netbooks are selling like hotcakes and same is the case with them. I didn’t find the need for numpad until I started working with Office Excel 2010.

A good wireless numberpad from Logitech cost around $40, but if you have an iPhone you can spend only $2 and convert your iPhone into a wireless numpad. NumberKey is a small app that can convert your iPhone into a wireless touch number keypad.

It can connect via both WiFi and direct wireless connection(ad-hoc) with Windows and Mac. You will need to install the NumberKey Connect app on the system. Once installed, it will automatically detect your iPhone and show the status. Hit Connect to establish a connection, make sure the app is running on iPhone at the same time.

..:: Source: Addictivetips.com … also, Balmuda.com ::..

Livebrush Makes Design Creation Simple

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Adobe, African American, Livebrush, Software

Adobe Air: If you’re looking to put a flourish or two on an invitation, business card, or web page, Livebrush makes it super simple to create your own designs without purchasing advanced vector-based software.

Using Livebrush is as simple as swirling your mouse about. If you want to get more nuanced you can—the examples on their site show some really detailed image results. For adding just a bit of visual interest to the sidebar of your blog or the edge of your stationary, however, Livebrush is easy to pick up and play with.

You can choose from different styles, fine-tuning your brush behavior and weight as you go. Livebrush supports layers and you can export the final product as a PNG file. Upgrading to the Pro version for $10 unlocks additional features like the ability to export vectors. Check out the video below to see Livebrush in action:

Go here, to view a demo of this nifty application.

If you have a favorite resource or tool for adding flourishes and decorations to your design work, let’s hear about it in the comments.

Visit, Livebrush to download and see a demo of this freebie.

Source: Lifehacker.com