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Tuesday, September 26, 2017

M3U Pushing Limits of Audio and Video - The MetaData Sideband of the MP3 File fuels IPTV

WEST SACRAMENTO CA (IFS) -- IPTV -  Simply known as Internet Television and/or Video On Demand (VOD).  Instead of TV presenters talking to a live audience of a few hundred people in a studio, they'll be talking to a live audience of thousands or millions of viewers who can send instant feedback. 


We'll be able to ask questions and have the presenter answer them minutes later! Or maybe we'll vote on how we want TV soaps to play out, with multiple endings filmed in advance and different ones screened to different viewers!


What is IPTV?

From a TV watcher's point of view, IPTV is very simple: instead of receiving TV programs as broadcast signals that enter your home from a rooftop antennasatellite dish, or fiber-optic cable, you get them streamed (downloaded and played almost simultaneously) through your Internet connection. 

Not the kind of connection you have today, which can probably handle only 1–10 Mbps (million bits per second—roughly the amount of information in an average novel entering your computer every second!), but a broadband line with about 10 times higher bandwidth (information carrying capacity) of maybe 10–100Mbps. 



You watch the program either on your computer or with a set-top box (a kind of adapter that fits between your Internet connection and your existing television receiver, decoding incoming signals so your TV can display Internet programs).



From the viewpoint of a broadcaster or telephone company, IPTV is somewhat more complex. You need a sophisticated storage system for all the videos you want to make available and a web-style interface that allows people to select the programs they want.



Once a viewer has selected a program, you need to be able to encode the video file in a suitable format for streaming, encrypt it (encoding it so only people who've paid can decode and receive it), embed advertisements (especially if the program is free), and stream it across the Internet to anything from one person to (potentially) thousands or millions of people at a time. 



Furthermore, you have to figure out how to do this to provide a consistently high-quality picture (especially if you're delivering advertising with your programming—because that's what your paying advertisers will certainly expect).



Friday, September 15, 2017

Jackie Venson







For those that haven’t heard of you before could you tell us a bit about yourself your story?
My name is Jackie Venson. I have been playing the piano since age 8 and switched to the guitar at age 21. I live in Austin, TX but I tour all of the time so I can be anywhere at any time. My father and brother are also professional musicians and I always had them to look up to and receive great advice. I play a mix of original R&B, Soul, and Rock with some Reggae thrown in. I love it and I’ll never stop!
Your band bios has to be one of the best band bios I’ve read “it is legend that a blistering Jackie Venson guitar solo knocked Pluto straight out of planetary existence”
Thank you.
Who inspired you to get on stage and perform?
My father. I used to watch him do that every weekend at his gigs so I suppose it rubbed off on me
You really seem in your element on stage, always smiling, have you always been confident on stage?
Not always. When I was a kid I was really scared and nervous but as the years passed and I got into my teenage years, I realized that it was no big deal and actually was really fun. Since then I’ve been fine.
Could you tell us a bit about the track that won our ReverbNation competition ‘Flying’?
Yes. I wrote this song a year or so back after working on it for several years. I finally had found a chorus and a verse that I thought sounded good together and could complete the song. As soon as I brought it to the band and began jamming on it, I knew it was complete. The song is about universal love, having love and acceptance for others and yourself.
Just listening to your album live at Strange Brew, I love the energy of live albums, the immediacy, could you tell us a bit about the recording of that album?
That was one of the most special nights I’ve ever experienced. We did a 2 set show on a Sunday night and nearly sold out both sets. It was so great because the energy of each crowd was different and had a different effect on how we played. So fascinating to watch and experience. We ended up taking the songs from each set that we thought was tighter and compiled them into the album. About 60% are from set 2 but those 4 from set 1 proved themselves to be fire so they made it on the album.
At Artistic Echoes we are always on the lookout for new music, is there anyone you can recommend perhaps someone you have played with?
I would definitely recommend checking out The Heavy Metal Crow. Really melodic and beautiful but also dark and deep rock.
What is your proudest moment as a musician?
I would say getting to jam with Buddy Guy on stage at ACL Live The Moody Theater in Austin, TX. He’s one of my heroes so it was a transcendental moment.
How is the tour going?
Really excellently. Some bumps here and there but overall the crowds have been great and the experience has been so fun.
What do you have planned for the rest of the year?
I am releasing my next EP Transcends on Sept 29 but at the same time I’m going into Royal Studios in Memphis, TN to begin recording my next album. I am stoked about this. Other than that more touring. Check jackievenson.com for details and much love to you and yours!





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Sunday, September 3, 2017

Radio Show: "Music & Little Animals" by Paul Vens

Radio Show: "Music & Little Animals" by Paul Vens
Paul Ve



Dear Radio-makers,

For an USA Radiostation I ' ve made a few Radio shows.
F.e. a new show about the subtile relation between music and little animals.
Very kind Songs about owls, lizards, and other little animals (60 min.)

The Dutch version was broadcasted on 27-8 for Radio TVNR in Belgium
The first 30 minutes of the English version you can listen on Spreaker :
https://www.spreaker.com/user/9793802/music-little-animals-by-paul-vens-30-min


My name is Paul Vens and i Live and work as an independent musician, composer, singer songwriter and writer in Holland
There are more radio shows on my website: www.paulvens.nl
My music you ll find on Youtube, Spreaker and i-Tunes too.
Till today, I ve made 16 CD albums and I' ve written 5 books

We can send a radioshow of 60 min.  to you on MP3 by 'wetransfer'.

Kind regards, Paul Vens