#MusicMonday Elastic Heart Sia Acoustic Cover

This summer, some friends and I recorded cover songs in New York City’s Central Park. Most of the time we learned the song right before recording it. On Oct. 2, 2015, our good weather luck ran out and we played indoors for the first time. Two songs emerged: Sia’s “Elastic Heart” & Fiona Apple’s “Paper Bag”

#ThrowbackThursday Jimmy Page Tells Us How Stairway to Heaven Was Written [Video]

Stairway to Heaven was one of the biggest rock songs of the 1970s – loved, imitated and sometimes parodied. Now Led Zeppelin’s classic track is back on the turntable, on a re-mastered version of the band’s fourth album. 43 years after its release, the song continues to hold a place in many music fans’ hearts.
Guitarist Jimmy Page gives a personal account of how a rock anthem came together. – BBC News

#MusicMonday Uncharted & Kaleidoscope Heart Sara Bareilles Covers – LIVE in NYC Fort Tryon Park

This past summer, some friends and I recorded cover songs in New York City’s Central Park. Most of the time we learned the song right before recording it. On September 25, 2015 we played in New York City’s Fort Tryon Park for the first time and recorded two Sara Bareilles’s songs.
Uncharted & Kaleidoscope Heart

#MusicMonday Live in Central Park Adele’s Rolling in the Deep Cover – Central Park Sessions NYC

This past summer, some friends and I recorded cover songs in New York City’s Central Park. Most of the time we learned the song right before recording it.
The first song we did was Adele’s Rolling in the Deep. Check it out below.
Recorded May 17, 2015, in Sheep’s Meadow Central Park, New York City.

#TEDTalkTuesday How Sampling Transformed Music

Sampling isn’t about “hijacking nostalgia wholesale,” says Mark Ronson. It’s about inserting yourself into the narrative of a song while also pushing that story forward. Watch the DJ scramble 15 TED Talks into an audio-visual omelette, and trace the evolution of “La Di Da Di,” Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick’s 1984 hit that has been reimagined for every generation since.

#MusicMonday All About Splash Flood, Discover Music , Get your Music Discovered

SplashFlood is the new way to listen to music and share your own songs. Most of the music that gets streamed on many other apps come from only the biggest names, leaving countless talented artists unheard and undiscovered. This new music app puts real talent first. SplashFlood allows artists to upload their songs. Listeners and artists can then listen to and comment on great new music. You get to help the best music reach the top.