Rocking the Metaverse at Metaplace - Tuesday July 21st, 2009 - 3pm-6pm (pst)

Rocking the Metaverse (embedded version)

Tuesday July 21st, 2009 - 3pm-6pm (pst)
The stars of the Rocking the Metaverse, Doubledown Tandino, Slim Warrior and Grace Mcdunnough, are back at The Lotus Room in Metaplace.

Metaplace comes with a unique embeddable feature. You also can enjoy the show (held in Metaplace world) directly on the Koinup Blog.

If you have not joined the Rocking the Metaverse tour group on Koinup, NOW is the perfect time. During every Rocking the Metaverse show, the crowd is taking inworld photos and video, then uploading it to the RtM Koinup Group. There is a RtM photo contest each week. Coolest photos from the previous week will be announced. Stay tuned with this thread!

Artists visit virtual Second Life for real-world cash | CNN

Artists visit virtual Second Life for real-world cash
By John D. Sutter | CNN

It's 9 a.m. when Cylindrian Rutabaga takes the microphone at a familiar bar.

The funny-named musician with crinkled red hair, a white blouse and flowing skirt picks up her custom-made guitar and looks across the audience with a blank stare.

Her fans already are rocking out: Some breakdance on the bar's tile floor. Others flail about with the vigor of '70s disco dancers. One man with a towering afro and 3-D glasses looks like he's swimming the backstroke to some nonexistent beat. Read full article »

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How to Find Real World Talent in Second Life - By Eric Rice/Spin Martin

Eric Rice a.k.a Spin Martin wrote a brilliant article on FastCompany.com discussing an overview of the real world talent of the people not only taking place in Second Life, but taking place as real life careers; 8 specific SL professional careers in fact.

I was delighted to find myself mentioned along with famous SL music legend Cylindrian Rutabaga

on page 3.

"Under the hood, the Second Life software is a streaming media client, capable of playing Quicktime movies and Internet radio streams. Independent musicians like Atlanta-based Grace Buford (SL: Cylindrian Rutabaga), ‘perform’ by broadcasting from their homes or studios, to regular audiences around the world. This exposure has led to artists like Grace performing in venues around the country in real life. Club DJs are also part of the mix, performing nightly to enthusiastic crowds of club-going avatars, like East Coast DJ Brad Reason, who performs full time—virtually—as a club DJ as Doubledown Tandino for large and small venues alike."

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How to Find Real World Talent in Second Life

August 5, 2008 By:Eric Rice

"Virtual worlds like Second Life are massive, interactive places that are as diverse as the Web itself. Is it possible to find real world creative talent in the metaverse? Of course! Here are six creative skills that exist in plain view -- and how to dig deeper."