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A few years ago 5.1 surround sound DVD video players looked likely to become standard kit in every living room in the technology friendly world.

So now a few years on, what has happened to the original promise of surround sound music? Well the answer to that is ‘lots, but not nearly enough.’

For those that don’t know already, 5.1 surround sound is basically five speakers and a sub-woofer placed around your room allowing you to listen to music or a movie soundtrack literally surrounded by speakers. The film industry pioneered it for theatres and it then became available as a DVD player add-on for home entertainment systems.

Now at least 100,000,000 people world-wide own systems, which can and should be used for all manner of surround sound music DVDs.

I hear you say, ‘but surround sound music on DVD hasn’t really caught on. All that wire in my living room’.

Even though the consumer can buy a DVD player and surround speaker system cheaply enough, surround sound music hasn’t really caught fire yet. Why?

There are reasons why we should all remain confident that surround sound music will become more popular, but at the moment it’s still an infant child.

The amount of different DVD and surround sound formats is confusing and can be offputting.

The consumer desperately wants an end to the confusing compatibility war between different surround sound formats.

Many music artists would start producing DVDs if it wasn’t so complex, just as there are many consumers that would purchase a surround sound DVD system for the same reason. They should be able to buy a DVD player and play any product claiming to play DVDs.  Read more...

• Everyone s favorite feline, Hello Kitty®, is here with her friends in some of the best fairy tale stories of all time! Come along and join Kitty, Mimmy, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, My Melody and Dear Daniel as they re-tell your favoriteic tales in their own adorable style. A DVD and VHS release, containing eight complete episodes present in English 2.0 and Japanese 2.0 audio with English subtitl

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Everyone’s favorite feline, Hello Kitty, is here with her friends in some of the best stories of all time! Come along and join Kitty, Mimmy, Badtz-Maru, Pochacco, My Melody and Dear Daniel as they bring new versions of old favorites to life…. More >>

Hello Kitty’s Animation Theater – Once Upon a Time

If you’re one of those professionals who believes that a career should be more than just a paycheck, then a college of applied arts may be for you. You can parlay your creative talents into a respectable salary in art niches such as graphic design, performance art and gallery curator.

Arts and Design School: The Benefits of Distance Learning

Because art and design programs are inherently visual, they sync well with the distance learning format. You’ll appreciate the variety of standard benefits that online study has to offer: classes from home, convenient scheduling, reduced expenses, and the ability to maintain your personal and professional obligations, just to name a few. As an arts student, you’ll love the way the online degree format develops the technical skills that could give you the edge in a competitive hiring market.

College of Applied Arts: Program FAQs

Committing to a particular field of study for four or five years deserves thoughtful consideration. Here are just a few frequently asked questions that potential art and design school students have:

Will I have to attend any campus sessions? This depends entirely on the program of study. Most online programs are just that–distance learning sessions that you can complete entirely from home. Some programs may require periodic meetings on campus to turn in portfolios or deliver recitals How long before I must declare a major? Many programs allow you to complete prerequisite classes for the first year or two before requiring you to declare. Due to their complexity, some art and design programs require immediate commitment How will the content be delivered? Online programs combine electronic textbooks, class blog and chat technologies and video conferencing in a web-based framework Will professional certifications help me to get hired? Professional certifications are particularly helpful in the technical design fields, such as graphic design and multi-media arts

From Classroom to Career: What to Expect

The internet has revolutionised the music industry and how music is sold and distributed online. We are all aware of the issues facing illegal music downloads and the heavy impact it has on bands to generate payment for their music. But we are talking about the best ways for you to sell your music and generate publicity for your band.

With the increase in internet usage throughout the world and the easy availability of internet based tools and software, you can now record a professional sounding record in a home based studio or promote yourself through Sites such as MySpace, MyBandMate, YouTube and similar sites. There are a number of key avenues to pursue for bands and musicians when it comes to selling music online and these sites are providing free resources and tools to showcase your music.

If you are a budding musician or band and are looking for ways to sell your music online then below are some proven tips to get you started. They are free and will generate a lot of exposure in promoting your music.

Forums are a great way to promote your music and ultimately drive potential fans to your site and music. You need to find forums that are not only specific to music but also to your genre of music. For example, if you are a Christian rock band, there is no use trying to promote your music in a reggae forum. Promote your music to your target audience. You never know who is reading your forum posts and the whole game is about getting your name and music out there in a number of forums.  Read more...

Music magazines have been known to be useful source of music related information and news for years. Music magazines cover various aspects of music industry and keep their readers informed on different issues. Latest releases, new albums, awards, music charts, regional numbers, singers, artists, lyricists, composers, instrumentalists and many more topics are generally covered on music magazines.

Some of the music magazines have launched websites to help their readers find music news and updates online as well. This is definitely a flexible way of providing information. Websites are accessible from anywhere any time. Hence, you can log on to your online music magazine anytime to find latest music news.

One may ask that when the same information is available on music TV channels, why should one log on to music news websites? The reason is simple: music websites are more flexible than television channels.

When you watch a music channel you have to depend on the presenter. You have to wait for your favorite song to be played on screen. Moreover, you have to stand by commercials and sometimes unnecessary talks of the host. If the host chooses to repeat a song, you have to go with her choice. Annoying!

Now, when you log on to an online music magazine, you have plenty of options. You can go through music charts, archives, listen to your favorite music tracks, watch music videos, pause, stop, fast forward or rewind the tracks as you wish and replay them as many times as you want. Flexible!

Apart from publishing music charts, music magazine websites provide information about music industry, artists, composers, lyricists and others. The archives are searchable. All music video albums are posted in suitable categories. You can search the archive by artist, by composers, by lyricists, by the name of the movie in case the song is from a popular movie or by the first few words of the song.  Read more...