People: Gamble & Burke

So, I've taken some time off but we're gonna see if I can't get this blog up and running again. I still  haven't decided if I will update the blog weekly or bi-weekly so we'll find out next Wednesday if I'll be doing a blog every week or every other week. The premise of the blog is still the same so you can definitely count on that! As usual, if you have any ideas or suggestions of things you'd like to blog about, I'd love to hear them! So, without further adieu...

Gamble and Burke

I was first introduced to electric pop duo Gamble and Burke  a little over a year ago when I was interning at Artigo/Ajemain Films in Worcester, Massachusetts. Since award winning producer Kaz Gamble works at AA Films as a music producer, I was fortunate enough to have the pleasure of listening in on various recording sessions. One day Daniel Burke stopped by to record their song Isolated (With You) and immediately I knew Gamble and Burke was a force to be reckoned with.

Following this catchy and chill song came another hit Let's Go Together. This song has a great vibe but is almost haunting in some ways. I know for my friends and I this was definitely our anthem last summer. The video for this song actually features the artists, unlike the video for Isolated (With You) which features the artists movie icon Eddie Murphy . Now with Fall just around the corner, this video and song will be a great way to escape back into that summer mentality while its cold and miserable outside!

Gamble and Burke is already incredibly popular in France and the duo is now planning on taking over the US airwaves! They have already begun to infiltrate, having a song on EA Games' Grand Slam Tennis as well as having a song playing in the popular (and my personal favorite) store Express. Next up is the radio, and I'm sure that it really is only a matter of time. Here is the video to their latest song. The video only came out a few days ago and already I'm obsessed. Enjoy : )


GAMBLE & BURKE - LAY LOW from Kaz Gamble on Vimeo.


To find out more about Gamble and Burke you can visit any one of these sites:
www.gambleandburke.com
gambleandburke.blogspot.com
www.myspace.com/gambleandburke
soundcloud.com/gambleandburke
www.facebook.com/gambleburke
www.youtube.com/user/gambleandburke

Song of the week: Gamble and Burke--Let's Go Together (Hot Pink Delorean Remix)

Media Music

I love music. I can't imagine a world without it. However, while I enjoy a lot of music on the radio, it tends to be over played and eventually all the songs begin to sound the same. If I have to hear Rihanna's "Only Girl In The World," one more time I'm going to go crazy! Frustrated with the radio, I decided to turn to the internet for help. I found two social media sites that I am now obsessed with--Hype Machine and SoundCloud.

Hype Machine is a site that searches music blogs. Anytime someone posts a blog promoting a song, that song is then loaded onto Hype Machine. What makes Hype Machine cool is that you can find music that is not on the radio. Some of the songs are produced by mega producers while other songs are independently created. The home page has a list of the songs that have just recently been blogged about.

The hearts by the play button you can click and will be added to your very own play list. There is another tab for the top 50 most popular songs. These are the most liked or "hearted" songs at the moment.

If I grow tired of the music on my playlist I can search for other members of Hype Machine and listen to their playlist. Like Twitter, You can follow other people's accounts or gain followers. Furthermore, you can "like" the songs using the Facebook button. These songs then appear on your Facebook wall and on your friend's news feed.

With so many features on Hype Machine the one thing you can't do is download these songs. That is where SoundCloud comes in. SoundCloud is a site where independent artists can upload their music for download. These artists have not made it big yet so giving their music out for free is a way for them to garner followers and fans rather than worrying about the money aspect.

SoundCloud is a site where artists and music lovers can come together to share music. It is different from other illegal downloading sites because the music on SoundCloud has been put there by the artists in an effort to promote themselves through free music downloads.

Finally there is a way for independent artists to reach the masses and now there is away for us to listen to the music we want to, commercial free rather than what the radio pushes on us.

If you love music, I'd definitely check out these two sites.