They are 2 weeks old now and sleep is something to definatly be cherished. I wouldnt change them for the world though, i feel blessed with the twins being a girl and a boy and my girlfriend being such a good mother to them already.

I know that this post is realy soppy, this will be the last soppy one i promise. Im back to making beats between crys, so ill be recording a mixtape or ep very soon, with my children as inspiration and motivation. peace

Uni work is crazy but i have handed everything in apart from an almost finished radio drama, which should be in next week before uni closes for xmas, then its a new semester and hopefully a better one in terms of deadlines. Hopefully this time next year i will be almost graduated and about to get a nice job, fingers crossed.

Merry xmas to who ever reads this if anyone does.
Happy ‘More music to come soon in the’ new year

Frix-on

1. E-Mail – Everyone who is promoting online (which is the best way to do it nowadays) needs an e-mail. Best to keep it based around you band name and based off a common server eg. hotmail, yahoo, gmail ect. this makes it very easy to remember. Then start passing the email around and also collecting e-mails from other people and adding them to e-mail lists so that you can keep people updated as you go.

2. Social Networks – Almost everyone has a Facebook or a myspace, if not get one. Your band can be promoted across the world and at the moment social networks are the in  thing. Myspace will have a music profile setup, so that you can do what millions of other people  do upload you music on that. you can also change the url of the site, pick something simple and easy to remember, so when you tell someone they can remember without writing it down. Plus you can use all social networks to make friend and advise when you are performing or you new track is uploaded for them to check out.

3. Online Videos – As i said at the start of this post, Soulja Boy made a video and a track and now is kinda loaded, and there is no reason why you cant do that. Youtube is a massive website and any video will have its own address with can be put in a link and embedded onto myspace or any blog site to get more views. Myspace also has its own video platform as well as AOL and Brightstar.

4. Blogs – Blogging sites such as this one (wordpress), Myspace and blogger to name a few are really good and letting people hear what you are saying. They can tell the world about whats going on from a day to day basis and gives you the fredom to write whatever you want to write about, also the fact that its your own words lets the reader (and hopefully fan) feel that they are closer to you. The more blogs you write the more chance that a future fan will stumble across you blogging site.

5. Podcasts – These are for downloading and are like radio shows which can be uploaded on garageband.com. these are like pre recorded audio blogs and are very handy especially if your making music. You can play snippets of your songs and have interviews with band members. It is like having you own radio show all to yourself. As a matter of fact im gonna go and get one right now.

These are 5 ways of promoting yourself in this age of web 2.0. but the posibilities are endless in the ways in which technology is changing. Use photoshop and make a logo, this can be the avatar of everything you do and make sure that you promote yourself using the above processes, this are just tools. You hav to do the promoting. These just make it easier. Laterz.

Lil Wayne

LIL WAYNE
THA CARTER III

Love him or hate him Dwanye Carter a.k.a. Lil Wayne has made huge waves in the hip hop world this year. His album “Tha Carter III” sold over a million copies in its first week, the first album to do that since 50 Cents 2nd album “The Massacre”. His first track off he album, “Lollipop” featuring Static was Lil Wayne’s first solo venture into the top 10. His 3rd single off the album “Got Money” peaked at number 13 which featured T-Pain. The album included Jay-Z, Busta Rhymes, T-Pain, Fabolous, Styles P, Robin Thicke, Static and Bobby Valentino.

Lil Wayne has been requested by many people to be featured in their tracks since the album such as Lloyd, Usher, Cassie, Akon, Keri Hilson, T-Pain, Game and T.I. Tha Carter III has gone two times platinum and he has picked up many awards:-

BET – Ringtone of the year, Lyricist of the year, Peoples Champ, CD of the year, MVP, Best Hip hop collab

Grammy – Best Rap perfromance “Make it Rain” with Fat Joe (Nominated)

Ozone – Best Rap Artist, Best Lyricist

MTV – Best hip hop video “Lollipop”, Artists choice

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First off i am a producer, rapper and a beat maker who is doing a degree in professional sound and video at Salford University after completing a HND in music production at Manchester School of sound Recording. I make mainly hip hop beats, but am looking to start to venture out into a different aray of genres. After i graduate im looking to work in television or work maybe doing music videos, but music will always be done.

 Also in my personal life i am expecting my first child, well two actually with twins on the way probably around january time. Im working 2 jobs around uni to try and pay the bills you know how it is, hey pampers cost money too. Me and my amazing girlfriend Kirsty are having a boy and a girl, which we gonna call Blake and Caitlyn i think, we have gone back and forth over names.

Anyway this is my music site, but i prob will be updating it with all sorts, like my kids. I will be posting beats and tracks that i make of this blog site. trying to make moves in the industry by rapping, beat making and producing is all about quality and publicity.

If anyone wants to contact me get at me at frix_on@hotmail.com or on www.myspace.com/frix_on.  take it easy.

Frix-on