http://www.jarome.com/blog My world of music, audio production and multimedia and thoughts that shouldn't be made public Sat, 08 Nov 2008 17:38:52 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The Obama historical event is nice and all, but if you want to see something REALLY cool, check this out: 60 Minutes - Brain Power Love the part where they jack in the Matrix like plug into the womans head... Science fiction is reality in the new world era! http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/11/08/controlling-computers-with-the-mindits-here/ Congratulations Obama, and America, for voting for someone not only with integrity, eloquence and intelligence, but who appears humble, and is driven to improve things! I hoped he would succeed, but I really didn't know if it would happen given the bizarre nature of American politics... It really seemed like ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/11/05/obama-you-deserved-to-make-history/ A DVD production I've been working on for some time has just been completed for a company Teaching For Thinking, that provides multimedia resources primarily for high school instructors, . It's called 'Medieval Times In China and Beyond' and is part of a 2 DVD series about Medieval History. Here's a trailer:   Medieval Times ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/10/29/new-video-production-medieval-times-in-china-and-beyond/ I am very selective about doing charitable work because of the amount of free time I have, but I have done my share philanthropy through various productions for organizations helping those in need primarily through education, more recently for a CD in Mandarin to help children of all backgrounds throughout ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/10/26/music-production-for-worthy-charity/ I've been hinting at a big venture I've been involved in and working hard on with my partner Roshena Huang for some time now, even though haven't said much lately, but i'm ready to start talking more about it. It's the relaunch of my record label, Pro Soul as a ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/10/21/where-is-the-music-industry-going/ For years now, I've been racking my brain as to why the media seems to have no interest in even attempting to explain what is really going on in the music industry rather than spread PR driven hype from major corporations... This quote really says it all: "That’s what’s wrong with newspapers.  ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/10/18/the-irrelevant-news-media/ On September 23, 2008, songwriters, publishers, record labels and digital music services announced they had finally reached an agreement on mechanical royalties for songs played on online music services. It only took about 8 years for them to figure it out... Called a “breakthrough that will facilitate new ways to offer ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/10/15/new-royalty-for-music-played-online/ Many who know me know I have no problem taking risks, and strongly stating my opinions and beliefs. In fact, right now i'm taking one of the biggest risks I ever have with a new venture that I'll be blogging about in detail soon... That's mainly because I feel that if ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/09/27/has-fear-made-you-the-walking-dead/ A feature film I worked on last year, 'Sweet Amerika' was released last week in theatres across Canada. It will further be released in the UK and across Asia, then on DVD in a few months. It's a multi cultural drama  based on real events about a Sikh grocery store owner ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/09/24/feature-film-sweet-amerika-featuring-my-sound-design-released/ So after dusting off some 80's analog synth hardware, and researching licensing internationally for digitally released cover songs, Heather Doré's new song is finally released and available online! Listen here! She is a great lover of 80's music, so it seemed fitting to remake an almost forgotten 80's classic, so we ... http://www.jarome.com/blog/2008/09/19/latest-production-remake-of-an-80s-classic-fascination/