Worldwide Groove Corporation
Friday, February 13, 2015
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Hello friends,
Clearly this is not where we are posting current information. We have linked this page up as much as possible to places where we are more active, so the RSS feeds to the right will show current items from our main website. Please find us there. THANKS!http://www.worldwidegroovecorp.com
Monday, June 21, 2010
For Nashville: For Haiti
Hey everyone!
A very quick blog to let you all know that our new song is now available as part of the "For Nashville: For Haiti" benefit compilation with all profits going to disaster relief in Haiti and Nashville. [In case you couldn't deduce that from the title!] PLEASE go here and check it out, and buy yourself a digital copy. It's 30 songs for $10, so you get some great new music for a great price and the money goes to do great things. AND, PLEASE post this url http://www.fornashvilleforhaiti.com in your status so others can find out about it too!!!
Let's help people in need! [Yes, it's off our radar, but they are still trying to pick up the pieces.]
Thanks!
Love to you all!
Worldwide Groove Corporation
A very quick blog to let you all know that our new song is now available as part of the "For Nashville: For Haiti" benefit compilation with all profits going to disaster relief in Haiti and Nashville. [In case you couldn't deduce that from the title!] PLEASE go here and check it out, and buy yourself a digital copy. It's 30 songs for $10, so you get some great new music for a great price and the money goes to do great things. AND, PLEASE post this url http://www.fornashvilleforhaiti.com in your status so others can find out about it too!!!
Let's help people in need! [Yes, it's off our radar, but they are still trying to pick up the pieces.]
Thanks!
Love to you all!
Worldwide Groove Corporation
Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Love is the New Rich
Hey all-
We
just wanted to send out a quick message and let you know that we have a
new song coming out called "Love is the New Rich" that we wrote and recorded especially for the "For
Nashville: For Haiti" benefit CD which will be available in the next
week. We've posted it on our Reverb Nation player, and only members of
the fanclub can hear it until the CD release. If you'd like to hear it, join the mailing list [I promise we hardly ever write] and you can hear it!
We
are blessed to have come through the floods here unscathed. Thanks to
those of you who have been praying for the good people of Nashville who
lost everything. We are excited that this benefit CD will not only
help those people here in our city, but also the Haitians who do not
have Home Depot, grocery stores, and hotels to stay in. Right now
there are still thousands of Haitians living under plastic tarps,
surviving on so little. Even though they are off the radar of the
media, their struggle to recover is far from over. We are honored to
do what we can to help raise money for these two worthy causes. We will let you know when the project is available, and we hope you will purchase this 30 song project!
Thank you!
Worldwide Groove Corporation
We
just wanted to send out a quick message and let you know that we have a
new song coming out called "Love is the New Rich" that we wrote and recorded especially for the "For
Nashville: For Haiti" benefit CD which will be available in the next
week. We've posted it on our Reverb Nation player, and only members of
the fanclub can hear it until the CD release. If you'd like to hear it, join the mailing list [I promise we hardly ever write] and you can hear it!
We
are blessed to have come through the floods here unscathed. Thanks to
those of you who have been praying for the good people of Nashville who
lost everything. We are excited that this benefit CD will not only
help those people here in our city, but also the Haitians who do not
have Home Depot, grocery stores, and hotels to stay in. Right now
there are still thousands of Haitians living under plastic tarps,
surviving on so little. Even though they are off the radar of the
media, their struggle to recover is far from over. We are honored to
do what we can to help raise money for these two worthy causes. We will let you know when the project is available, and we hope you will purchase this 30 song project!
Thank you!
Worldwide Groove Corporation
Sunday, February 14, 2010
A new song is in the works!!
Hey everyone!
I just wanted to post a quick update to say we have a new song in the works! I know, it's been a while. We've been working on other projects for so long. But this is for a worthy cause. It's going to be part of the Nashville for Haiti benefit CD with all proceeds going directly to disaster relief in Haiti.
Please stay tuned for more info!
Thanks!
Ellen & Kurt
Worldwide Groove Corporation
I just wanted to post a quick update to say we have a new song in the works! I know, it's been a while. We've been working on other projects for so long. But this is for a worthy cause. It's going to be part of the Nashville for Haiti benefit CD with all proceeds going directly to disaster relief in Haiti.
Please stay tuned for more info!
Thanks!
Ellen & Kurt
Worldwide Groove Corporation
Saturday, October 17, 2009
More details on preventing swine flu and other viruses beyond just washing hands.
Prevent Swine Flu - Good Advice-see complete article: http://www.livewellamerica.org/blog/?p=478
Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist)
having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhi Vinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).
The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe, etc.).
3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the
throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water . *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.* Neti pots and sinus rinse kits are available at the drug store and are relatively inexpensive..under $15.
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
I suggest you pass this on to your entire e-list. You never know who might pay attention to it -- and STAY ALIVE because of it.
Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist)
having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhi Vinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).
The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe, etc.).
3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt). *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the
throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water . *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.* Neti pots and sinus rinse kits are available at the drug store and are relatively inexpensive..under $15.
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
I suggest you pass this on to your entire e-list. You never know who might pay attention to it -- and STAY ALIVE because of it.
Sunday, September 13, 2009
How to Promote Yourself Part 24: AllMusic.com
ALLMUSIC.COM
This site is, among other things, a huge database of who’s in the credits of all label released albums, as well as a number of indie projects. [Except they NEVER list the string arranger! :-( ] Anyway, you need to send them a physical CD, and then hopefully they will catalogue it and you’ll be a part of their database. The practical benefit of this is that Pandora only gets their summary info about artists from allmusic.com. So IF allmusic.com should decide to have a staff member write a review of your CD, and IF Pandora should add you to their playlist, then Pandora will actually have some info about your project for anyone who’s interested. Plus being on allmusic.com makes you seem more legit.
[Hi all, Ellen here. I've decided to take a very long handout that I created for my college students and break it down into a series of blogs. This is a summary of what I know about promoting yourself and your music online. If you or someone you know is a self released artist who doesn't necessarily have a plan of action after the CDs are manufactured, subscribe to this blog and read the series. I'm breaking it down into bite sized portions. ]
This site is, among other things, a huge database of who’s in the credits of all label released albums, as well as a number of indie projects. [Except they NEVER list the string arranger! :-( ] Anyway, you need to send them a physical CD, and then hopefully they will catalogue it and you’ll be a part of their database. The practical benefit of this is that Pandora only gets their summary info about artists from allmusic.com. So IF allmusic.com should decide to have a staff member write a review of your CD, and IF Pandora should add you to their playlist, then Pandora will actually have some info about your project for anyone who’s interested. Plus being on allmusic.com makes you seem more legit.
[Hi all, Ellen here. I've decided to take a very long handout that I created for my college students and break it down into a series of blogs. This is a summary of what I know about promoting yourself and your music online. If you or someone you know is a self released artist who doesn't necessarily have a plan of action after the CDs are manufactured, subscribe to this blog and read the series. I'm breaking it down into bite sized portions. ]
Sunday, September 6, 2009
How to Promote Yourself Part 23: Last.fm & Pandora
LAST.FM
If anyone who is a Last.fm member has ever listened to one of your tracks on iTunes, or on their ipod, it has been scrobbled [which on their site means “counted” or “tracked”], and you already have a profile on Last.fm. It’s weird to go to this site and find a page about your music that you didn’t know existed, along with fans posting comments etc. And it’s on the wiki principle, so anyone can update the info on the page.
So here’s what you do, you create an account as a label on Last.fm, and claim yourself as an artist. Then you may upload your original tracks and cover tunes to their system for airplay in their radio stations. This site actually creates radio stations according to an artist reference you give them, and they derive who is similar to whom with some type of analysis I have not taken the time to figure out. But it’s cool because you download the Last.fm software which can function either as a stand alone player, for you to listen to music that they send to you based on your “seed” for the station. OR it can work in conjunction with iTunes and scrobble what you’re listening to. So if you have uploaded your music to their playlists, then hopefully when someone starts a radio station of a similar artist, your songs will be played on that custom radio station. You can also designate any or all of your tracks that are originals to be a free download for people. [ It might be a good idea to choose one of your best songs to offer as a free download on your various profiles like this one, reverbnation, and MySpace. ] So if you connect this to your iTunes, and then play your tracks a lot in your iTunes you'll get more scrobbled songs, and your count will go up. And you want your count to be up because everyone who goes to your last.fm page can see how many plays you’ve gotten, and how many listeners you have.
PANDORA.COM
This is another site sort of like Last.fm but even cooler!! Pandora.com has a system of analyzing songs based on hundreds of “genomes”, which an actual human being will attribute to your music. You must send them a physical CD, and if they like it, they will analyze it and add it to their playlist. I sent them a CD, and after about a month, when I would type in “Worldwide Groove Corporation” into their interface to start a radio station, they had analyzed our music and knew what style to play. [They gave it characteristics like “latin influences”, “electronica roots”, “slow moving bassline”, “downtempo influences”, and “laid back female vocal”.] Then after about another month, they would actually put our songs in the playlist with the other stuff similar to ours. There’s no guarantee you’ll get added, but if you do, then when other people listen for artists similar to you, they might hear YOUR music, and it’s always accompanied by links to iTunes and Amazon so people can BUY your music.
[Hi all, Ellen here. I've decided to take a very long handout that I created for my college students and break it down into a series of blogs. This is a summary of what I know about promoting yourself and your music online. If you or someone you know is a self released artist who doesn't necessarily have a plan of action after the CDs are manufactured, subscribe to this blog and read the series. I'm breaking it down into bite sized portions. ]
If anyone who is a Last.fm member has ever listened to one of your tracks on iTunes, or on their ipod, it has been scrobbled [which on their site means “counted” or “tracked”], and you already have a profile on Last.fm. It’s weird to go to this site and find a page about your music that you didn’t know existed, along with fans posting comments etc. And it’s on the wiki principle, so anyone can update the info on the page.
So here’s what you do, you create an account as a label on Last.fm, and claim yourself as an artist. Then you may upload your original tracks and cover tunes to their system for airplay in their radio stations. This site actually creates radio stations according to an artist reference you give them, and they derive who is similar to whom with some type of analysis I have not taken the time to figure out. But it’s cool because you download the Last.fm software which can function either as a stand alone player, for you to listen to music that they send to you based on your “seed” for the station. OR it can work in conjunction with iTunes and scrobble what you’re listening to. So if you have uploaded your music to their playlists, then hopefully when someone starts a radio station of a similar artist, your songs will be played on that custom radio station. You can also designate any or all of your tracks that are originals to be a free download for people. [ It might be a good idea to choose one of your best songs to offer as a free download on your various profiles like this one, reverbnation, and MySpace. ] So if you connect this to your iTunes, and then play your tracks a lot in your iTunes you'll get more scrobbled songs, and your count will go up. And you want your count to be up because everyone who goes to your last.fm page can see how many plays you’ve gotten, and how many listeners you have.
PANDORA.COM
This is another site sort of like Last.fm but even cooler!! Pandora.com has a system of analyzing songs based on hundreds of “genomes”, which an actual human being will attribute to your music. You must send them a physical CD, and if they like it, they will analyze it and add it to their playlist. I sent them a CD, and after about a month, when I would type in “Worldwide Groove Corporation” into their interface to start a radio station, they had analyzed our music and knew what style to play. [They gave it characteristics like “latin influences”, “electronica roots”, “slow moving bassline”, “downtempo influences”, and “laid back female vocal”.] Then after about another month, they would actually put our songs in the playlist with the other stuff similar to ours. There’s no guarantee you’ll get added, but if you do, then when other people listen for artists similar to you, they might hear YOUR music, and it’s always accompanied by links to iTunes and Amazon so people can BUY your music.
[Hi all, Ellen here. I've decided to take a very long handout that I created for my college students and break it down into a series of blogs. This is a summary of what I know about promoting yourself and your music online. If you or someone you know is a self released artist who doesn't necessarily have a plan of action after the CDs are manufactured, subscribe to this blog and read the series. I'm breaking it down into bite sized portions. ]
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