Electric Slide Songs

As the years and many gatherings have passed by, many electric slide songs were used and discovered as well. However, there were classic electric slide songs which were famous before and are still famous now. This article will give you some idea of which songs to use to accompany your electric dance performance or for any other purposes related to the electric slide.
The first among the electric slide songs (and probably the most popular) is Electric Boogie which was sang by Marcia Griffith and written by Bunny Wailer on 1982. This song was produced under Griffith's album called Carousel. When the official music video was released in 1990, it featured several basic electric dance steps which is probably the reason why people began using it to accompany their electric dances as well. Since then, this song became a very popular party music during weddings and any other social gatherings.
Candy is the electric dance song famous in the UK. It was sung by Cameo and was recorded and released in 1986 and 1987, respectively. Since Candy was released, it immediately topped the R&B charts in the UK and was included in the US Hot 100 songs for 1987. Written by 2 song writers, Larry Blackmon and Tomi Jenkins, the song "Candy" is a clash between 2 genres, RnB and Funk. It's a fun electric song due to its happy beat, relaxing rhythm and series of counting that matching the counts involved in electric dance as well.
Another popular song is KC and The Sunshine Band's "That's the way (I like it)". Although not often used to accompany electric dance (because it could be used for any other dance steps as well), the song provides a good rhythm for your electric slide steps. This was written by Harry Wayne Casey and Richard Finch and was released in 1975. Perhaps you've already heard this song - it's so famous it's being sang by different world artists during concerts and performances. This song was also included in the US billboard Hot 100 the same year it was launched and is one of those songs that have stayed number one more than once. Counting is very important when you think of electric slide songs, make sure your song matches the counting and beating of your electric dance steps.

The Youth Of The '60s Found Their Voice Through Rock And Roll

An entire thought-provoking experience is often had by the individuals who are listening to Hendrix vinyl, Janis Joplin albums, Dylan records, etc. One may be reminded of the very power of humankind to rise up against oppression and strive for freedom, instead of just listening to the music.
Few decades in United States history were as influential as the 1960's. With the Cold War raging and the Civil Rights Movement gaining followers, this was a landmark time. People were now disgusted with what they perceived as the country's hunger for power and control. They believed that tolerance and justice needed to be more closely aligned with the country.
The new orientation in rock and roll music was partly related to this. Up to this point, the genre had certainly signified rebellion and distaste for authority, but in a mostly apolitical way. Rebellion with concrete goals, though, was the concept that rock musicians of this day began to push for. They were supporting a set of ideals which would bolster the well-being of disenfranchised segments of the American public and provide more of a voice to the people in general in their effort for greater autonomy.
Rock began to incorporate more sociopolitical leanings after the folk revival (including Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, and Joan Baez) and a handful of soul entertainers (including Sam Cooke) introduced these themes. Among those to imbue their songs with more consequential subject matter and be plain-spoken critics of the way things were the aforementioned Joplin and Hendrix, The Beatles, MC5, The Velvet Underground, Creedence Clearwater Revival, and The Doors. A wide range of topics including civil rights, anti-war efforts, feminism, gay rights, the environment, and drug use and possible decriminalization were discussed by them. The punk and metal subgenres and bands that make use of other styles are an outgrowth of the counterculture-rock bond that was in place by the end of the Nineteen Sixties.
When listening to a vinyl record or LP record from an artist or group associated with the '60s, one is usually taken back in history to this defining era. A listener almost right away feels, as if they were involved, the passion and zeal that so many of that time cultivated in service of their cause. Although that decade is long past, those who lived through it and fought for the intrinsic rights of mankind, including many musicians, are undying and will never, ever be overlooked.

Crowd Pleasing Piano Standards - The 10 Best Piano Songs of All Time

Music is truly an international language, reaching out to people of all ages and backgrounds. There are certain piano songs that are sure to please whenever they are heard. The following list of the best piano songs of all time includes a little something for everybody.
First on the list is 'The Entertainer' composed by Scott Joplin. This jaunty ragtime classic is still instantly recognizable, thanks to its appearance in the 1973 film, 'The Sting.' 'The Entertainer' gets toes tapping every time.
'As Time Goes By,' composed by Herman Hupfeld, is another classic popularized in the cinema. Not only is the song itself featured at the end of, 'Casablanca,' but it is also used as a recurring instrumental theme throughout.
Originally published in 1924, 'It Had to be You' is still one of the best known torch songs. Composed by Isham Jones with lyrics by Gus Kahn, 'It Had to be You' has been featured in numerous films and performed by numerous artists.
'Don't Get around Much Anymore' is a Duke Ellington big band jazz standard that translates beautifully to a piano arrangement. The song enjoyed renewed popularity performed by Harry Connick, Jr. in the film, 'When Harry Met Sally.'
Sometimes a more recent piece can instantly achieve status as a standard. Billy Joel's 'Piano Man' is such a song. 'Piano Man' is a great sing-along favourite.
'I've Got You Under My Skin,' a Cole Porter composition, has been performed by a wide variety of artists. However, the song is best known as a signature tune for Frank Sinatra.
A sentimental gem, 'Moon River' is a classic collaboration between Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini. As is the case with many standards, 'Moon River' gained its popularity from the cinema. The tune was originally featured in 'Breakfast at Tiffany's' but over the years has been used in many other films and television shows as well.
No list of top piano songs is complete without Gershwin. 'I Got Rhythm' is a standout in a long list of popular work by brothers George and Ira, as is their Broadway song, 'Fascinating Rhythm.' Both of these songs typify the Gershwin style that profoundly influenced the jazz scene of the time.
Finally, 'Your Song' by Elton John (lyrics by Bernie Taupin) might be a considered a pop tune, but it's certainly become a standard. Elements of jazz and folk combined with deeply sincere vocals and lyrics make this a song that will always please.

How to Work Out How Much You Should Be Paying for Wedding Entertainment

Today I will talk about what you should expect to be paying for a professional wedding band for an evenings entertainment. The key word there is professional. A band that does it week in week out and knows what is expected from a wedding band.
I've been in 3 or 4 different wedding bands, and worked with at least 50 others on a weekly basis, trying to help couples find the perfect band for their weddings. A lot of people ask me how much wedding bands should be charging for an evening of music. Personally, If I had never booked a band before I would have no idea how much live music should cost.
There are a lot of differing thoughts on costing with regards to value to the customer and value to the musician. Both parties need to be satisfied for the evening to work out. If the bride thinks she is paying too much then she won't be relaxed, happy and enjoying her perfect evening with family and friends. If the band aren't safe in the knowledge they can pay their rent / eat more than rice and peas this week, their performance will suffer.
There are a few different factors to bear in mind when looking at a bands costs the main two are distance from the venue and number of musicians.
With petrol prices being what they are a band will need to charge for travel and the bigger the band the more the travel costs. We have to bear in mind that, for example, a five-piece rock and pop band will need to bring drums, PA, lighting, 5 people, instruments and amplifiers, which may, if the band don't all live with each other and have a van, need to be brought in 4 or 5 separate cars. If the venue is 100 miles away from their base this equates to potentially 4 x 5 hours of car travel. At current petrol costs that's roughly £180 for 5 pretty efficient cars. This doesn't include an hourly rate for the musicians while driving or car wear and tear. It's purely petrol cost.
The 2nd main factor is hours per musician. There is a short story I have read which goes a little something like this.
"A lady calls the musician's union to get a quote on a six piece band for her wedding.
The rep says "Off the top of my head, about two thousand quid".
She says "What? For music?."
The rep responds, "I'll tell you what. Call the plumbers' union & ask for six plumbers to work from 6 to 12 o'clock on a Saturday night. Whatever they charge you..., we'll work for half."
The lady hangs up. She calls back five minutes later...
"I get your point" she said."
I have seen this quite a few times in different places. For this reason I will look at plumbers as a comparison. Both musicians and plumbers are highly skilled labourers who have spent hours on their craft and £1000's on their tools.
The basic service offered by my bands is a 6 hour period from 6pm til midnight. Each band has 5 musicians so 6 x 5 hours of musician time. So far including the travel we have 50 hours of man time. It's tricky to work out what musicians should get paid an hour. Some are highly skilled and put everything into their craft. Others enjoy doing the music as a hobby. If you look at plumbers you have new plumbers who charge a little less because they are less experienced and older more knowledgable plumbers who charge more because they really know what they are doing. On the money saving expert website it says that plumbers will cost between £20-£40 an hour or £200-£250 a day for a local job.
If we use the lowest pricing for our 5 example wedding musicians we have 50 hours x £20 which equates to £1000 for labour.
So plus travel the total cost for a five-piece wedding band for a 6 hour period with travel to a venue 100 miles away is roughly £1180. This is using the lowest rate that a plumber would charge and rounding cost of travel down as doesn't include vehicle wear and tear nor the fact that the cars, loaded with equipment, aren't at their most efficient. It also doesn't take into account the 'unsociable hours'. So this really should be the minimum expected to pay for this service and it shouldn't be a surprise if a professional wedding band were to charge double this. It's strange though, as many bands charge less and many couples expect to pay even less again. Why is this? It has to have something to do with the value a customer puts on live music at their wedding.
I find it interesting that a lot of the time a bride will leave the success of their whole evening reception, once food is done with, to their entertainment team (band / dj). I would think it'd be worth paying extra to make sure you are dealing with absolute professionals who have done many weddings and who have experienced most types of guest, time table, venue and event.
You wouldn't leave plumbing your house to someone who hadn't studied plumbing for years. Chances are something will go wrong and you'll have to get another plumber out to fix what the first did wrong!
Hopefully this blog will help any newly engaged couples budget for a wedding band. If you really want something good be prepared to pay £20+ an hour per musician and travel expenses. A 5-piece band is usually the norm and bands will need to be there for roughly 6 hours to play 3 x 40 minutes of music.
If you are planning to have a wedding on a budget here are a few ways you can save money on quality entertainment.
Only get the band for the times you need. Chances are that a band won't need to set-up before the ceremony or wedding breakfast. There is usually an hours pause in activity between food and dancing where guests digest, chat with people they weren't sitting with and get some drinks in. This time is perfect time for your band to set-up and will usually be right before they play. This means you won't have to pay for band waiting time.
See if you can use food or accommodation as a way to bring the bands price down. Some bands aren't that keen on driving three hours home after midnight and may be able to give you a discount if you can find them a place to stay over.
Work with an agent to help you find a band that lives closer to your venue to cut out travel costs. Let the agent know where you are having your wedding, what you need the band to do and what times you need them. Also let the agent know your budget. They will then be able to find you something that fits with it all. Also more often than not an agent will have a deal with their bands so even though there is a commission, costs should still be roughly the same. Also due to the fact that the agent has worked with many couples booking bands in the past they will be able to advise you on what best fits with your needs hopefully saving you unnecessary spending.
One last thing is you probably don't, unless you really want it, need both a DJ and a band. A professional wedding band will have an iPod or laptop full with the latest dancey tunes and will be able to play this through their pa while they are taking their breaks. Also I've found it's often good for party guests to have a short break from dancing to fill up drinks and have a rest.

3 Ways Music Benefits Children

You don't have to be a scientist performing detailed research to see how music benefits children. You just have to be a parent who has a child involved in a music program! Many parents with musically-inclined children notice differences in their children as they grow with their music.
Following is a short list of just three ways all children can benefit from music. They don't have to be natural music pros to receive these benefits. They don't even have to take music lessons at a very serious level to receive them. They just need to exposed to music and the art of making music from a young age.
#1: Fine Motor Skills & Coordination
Making music requires a lot of coordination of different body parts, depending on the type of instrument being used. Think of a child learning to play a simple recorder. They must learn to hold the instrument with one hand and their mouth while moving their fingers in specific patterns over the holes on the instrument.
Different types of body coordination and fine motor skills would be used to play a bass or a violin. When children are exposed to different types of instruments at a young age they are challenged in this way and develop greater fine motor skills and coordination abilities.
Children can get some of these benefits from playing sports as well, but it is different with musical instruments. Most sports do not require children to use their fingers in the same way they are used to make music. They learn to pay attention to small details, such as placing each finger completely over tiny holes in a recorder.
Many children who struggle with coordination or fine motor skills are involved in music so they can improve these skills.
#2: Creative Thinking
Creating music also stimulates creative thinking in children. As they learn to work with others to create interesting or beautiful tunes their brains come alive with their own ideas. This is why many children who love music will spend some of their free time playing around with instruments. They will come up with their own songs and tunes from their own creative minds.
Creativity is sparked to a high degree in early music education programs. These programs allow small children to bang around on drums and play with a variety of other instruments before technique is properly understood. They are able to play and have fun while exploring their own creative minds.
#3: Self Expression
This is perhaps the best benefit of music on growing children. It gives them a way to express themselves and to explore who they are as people. As children identify instruments that they really love and types of music that speak to their souls in a personal way, they start to explore who they are in the world.
Eventually they will grow into older children who can express themselves through their chosen musical instruments.
Think of how adults use music to express the deepest emotions of the soul. Children are able to express themselves through music much the same way when they are given the right tools. The tools are simply exposure to music in fun, creative environments that encourage self expression.
Even infants can start building these benefits if they are given the right type of musical exposure!

How to Build a Great Party Playlist Using Song BPM

What is BPM:
BPM stands for Beats Per Minute, it's basically a unit used to measure the tempo of music. When you want to build a great party playlist, you want to make sure that you use BPM to create "waves" of music that help excite and enchant your partiers. How do you do that:
Depending on your party style of course, you want to keep people going up and down in energy level.
First, establish your baseline BPM. Find some songs you think have a good energy level, not too high, and not too low, and use the BPM for these songs as the average BPM for your party playlist.
Now that you know your baseline, you need to determine your BPM range. Find some songs with much higher BPM and much lower BPM and see if they suit the people you're inviting to the party. E.g. if you are hosting a party for senior citizens, you won't want songs with very high BPM because they won't like them and might also die if they try to keep up...:)
You also need to consider the genre of the songs. In most cases, mixed genres work well, but if you are hosting a party for the Hip-Hop awards show, you should probably stick to the party genre and not stray too much into other areas.
Now that you have your baseline and range, your job is easy. You'll need to build your party playlist so that the list cycles through 6 -10 songs going from low BPM range, to baseline BPM, to high BPM range.
After you've built your first cycle, you need to cycle down, but when you do that, make it shorter (3-5 songs) and also don't go back down to the starting BPM you used, go back to a slightly higher BPM.
If you do that over and over during the party, your partiers will slowly be building up their energy levels and depending on how many songs you have, and how long the party is, you'll end up with a super energized crowd by the end of the night, not wanting to go home and wanting to keep going and building more and more energy and fun.
One thing you need to remember is to make sure you don't go too low in energy level so that people don't lose their buzz, or too high in energy level for too long so people don't burn out. This is more of a trial and error thing depending on who the people in the party are and how well you know their taste in music.

Virtual Drumming - Add Drums To Your Recordings Without Ever Striking The Skins

Music is a very personal and individual interest, especially if you are a musician yourself. When creating and recording music on your computer-based home recording studio, it is now possible to add drums to your songs - even if you don't have a drum kit! This is a fantastic opportunity to make your tracks sound even more professional and polished. Since music is such a difficult industry to break into, any tips and tricks you can leverage to gain an advantage over potential competitors can make all the difference. In this article we are going to give you the basics you need to learn how to add virtual drums to your tracks.
Before you start you'll need some basic equipment:
A Multi-Track Recording Software Program with MIDI Capability
There are many recording programs, sometimes called Digital Audio Workstations (DAW) which have MIDI capability; some of the leading ones include Adobe Audition, Garage Band(for Apple) and Reaper. All of these programs provide the base for your music recording. It is likely you'll already have such software downloaded but be sure your particular program has MIDI capability.
A Virtual Instrument Plug-in For Drums
There are many virtual instrument plug-ins available. The most reputable and reliable come from Steinberg and their VSTi format, such as Groove Agent or StormDrum. Other quality formats include Apple's Audio Units (AU), Digidesign's Real Time Audiosuite (RTAS), Microsoft's Direct-X Instrument (DXi), and Steinberg's Virtual Studio Technology instrument (VSTi) plug-ins. Picking which format to use usually depends on what format your software supports.
MIDI Keyboard
A MIDI keyboard controller is an essential attachment for adding drum beats to your recordings. There are many models out there from all reputable brands including Korg, Yamaha and M-Audio. These usually are available in miniature units with fewer than the 88 keys one would find on a piano. This makes them easy to set right next to your computer keyboard. If you can get one that has adjustable velocity or keyboard "touch-sensitivity," do it. This makes drum triggering sound MUCH more natural.
Once you've got your equipment, it's time to start.
Firstly, open your recorded session from your hard drive in your DAW. Once your track is open you are able to add your MIDI drum instrument to a track via the IMPORT/INSERT or FX option in your software program. You can then build your own drum part by playing the drums with your keyboard (usually each drum is mapped to a specific key). Depending on the drum program you use, there may be preset song templates you can use without having to play your own parts. Once you have inserted and/or recorded your drum samples, you can edit and adjust them within your recorded session as you would any other element. This is made MUCH easier if you use the tempo and click-track features of the DAW. You'll then be able to make sure the drum hits are right on the beat of your song. MIDI edit screens will display a grid representing the song's tempo, which you can set and edit within the DAW.
The recording software programs mentioned at the beginning of the article have multi-track capability, which allows you add more layers such as your MIDI drum sequence to your recording. Sometimes you'll want to put each type of drum on its own track, or maybe have the drum kit on one track and devote two or three other tracks to percussion instruments such as tambourine or hand-drum.
If you're The Beatles without Ringo or just a soloist who needs a decent beat, using virtual drum beats could be your answer. Here's your chance to create your own band from the comfort of your home studio.

Electronic Keyboards - Electronica Revival Give New Impetus to The Market

As electronic music continues to surge in popularity with a revival of the sounds of the eighties and nineties from a plethora of new bands and production teams, the music industry is responding by launching new ranges of electronic keyboards from big names in the music industry. Companies like Roland, Korg and Yamaha are applying advances in technology to deliver a whole range of synthesized vintage and retro sounds in high quality instruments with organic playability, stable electronics and USB and audio interfaces.
Roland's Jupiter 80 synthesizer is a perfect example of this latest phenomenon. With a 76-note, semi-weighted keyboard, the Jupiter 80 offers 256 notes of polyphony with Roland's famous SuperNatural technology giving seamless note-to-note expression. The powerful sound engine feeds back on the player's technique to produce realistic sound coupled with an authentic performance. The Jupiter 80 has four on-board effects processors for great versatility plus USB connection for playing backing tracks or recording with ease. The original Jupiter was hugely popular in the Eighties and Roland know that they are onto a good thing by re-using the name for this sophisticated instrument that gives the user a retro feel backed up by Roland's latest advances in technology.
The appropriately named Korg Kronos synthesizer workstation is truly a leader in the field as it offers more than similar keyboards but at an affordable price. Korg have aimed to cover three areas with the launch of Kronos; Live, Production and Sound Design. Those using the Kronos for live performance will find a familiar program and combi layout with nine synth engines and a unique set list for compiling sounds. In production the 16-track sequencer and 16-track audio recorder together with analogue audio inputs for recording or sampling direct to the internal 300GB hard drive make the Kronos a user-friendly piece of studio kit. The aforementioned synth engines plus wave sequencing and vector synthesis put a large tick in the sound design box. Korg employed industry icons to program onboard sounds for the Kronos and it shows.
For a professional but affordable option it is hard to beat Yamaha's MOX6 and MOX8 synthesizer workstations. Internally they both offer the musician the same package. Both have a huge on-board 16-track sequencer, 226,000 note and 64 song capacity. There are over 1000 voices and over 350MB of waveforms, a vocoder and arpeggiator with over 6000 patterns available, which can be edited and enhanced with Yamaha's XA (Expanded Articulation) technology. All of which combine to form a great opportunity to recreate classic synth sounds or totally new ones. Externally the MOX6 has a 61-note semi-weighted keyboard, while the MOX8 has an 88-note fully weighted graded hammer action keyboard for an authentic piano feel. Both of the instruments are flexible and versatile, integrating with other audio sources and forming a complete package for beginners and professionals alike.
The electronic keyboard market is certainly very dynamic at present, producing product to meet demand for both the synth led electronic music revival and the newer computer-based music production market. Aside from the fact that the keyboard and synthesizer have long since played a major role in electronic acts from the Human League to the The Chemical Brothers and beyond, the keyboard now has just as important a role at the forefront of the traditional rock band as well as the electric guitar, which makes keyboard players the new rock and roll stars. Electronic keyboard manufacturers have certainly stepped up to the challenge and musicians now have access to a whole range of new and retro sounds in a range of high quality instruments.

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Celebs Reveal their Bikini Secrets

Here are some secrets to get the stars that cut lean, and hot research organization, reported the Sun to do.

Ex-member of the Spice Girls Geri Halliwell, 38, the super good and super tonic is both mentally and physically, she keeps her figure with yoga and healthy diet.

Halliwell ditched crunchy rice crackers and chocolate for the seed, and now takes yoga classes three times a week, working the body and mind, while your muscles toning.

Actress Halle Berry, 44, has a body to die and it keeps that way by making a strenuous cardio workout for a five times a week with a personal trainer.

Berry worked on the elliptical (coach of the cross), then do freeweight keep the arms tight and give kickboxing, a factory six-pack.

For the actress Cameron Diaz, 38, she prefers to keep forms of outdoor sports such as surfing, working the abdominal and hip, as well as hiking and snowboarding on the legs and buttocks to strengthen.

Diaz also holds her lithe body and long, thin legs do yoga three times a week.

Model Naomi Campbell, 40 draws, to skip it, which is the best way the heart pumps to maintain and strengthen muscles is.

With him, it makes a complete detoxification three times a year by a cocktail of maple syrup, cayenne pepper, lemon juice and water for up to 18 days.

And to speak to the lingerie model Danielle Bux, 30 years, Pilates and walking around the dog.

Pilates works the core muscles is a good posture and muscle definition.