"TOTP" campaign launched

The iconic BBC programme, Top of the Pops, was axed by the corporation in 2006, after audience figures continued to fall, but bowing to public pressure the BBC commissioned the show for two exclusive episodes over Christmas, with both proving to be festive ratings winners. Now a campaign to bring "Top Of The Pops" back to British TV screens has been launched, according to reports.

Music industry figure Dylan White is now said to have kicked-off the initiative, which follows a similar recent idea from "X-Factor" mogul Simon Cowell.  His new proposal would see the show in an early evening time slot, before the "Six O'Clock News", and appeal to a younger demographic.

"The content of the programme would be driven by (Top Of The Pops) magazine and the Top 40, so would heavily feature the likes of 'High School Musical', Rihanna, Sugababes, Katy Perry and, yes, some 'X Factor' stars", explained White.

Social Networking rings the changes for mobile music

According to a new report, “Mobile Content & Services Industry Survey” from Informa Telecoms & Media, social networking and community-based services and applications will drive mobile music services in coming years, having received attention and investment from the mobile industry in the last two years.

 

In 2008, more than 50 percent of internal mind-share companies focused on mobile social networking.

 

71%, of the 307 telecom professionals who participated in the survey, believed that social networking and community services will have a meaningful impact on peer-to-peer (P2P) uptake of mobile content. Many operators have already begun offering mobile social networking services as part of their business strategy, the survey said.

 

The mobile music industry generated revenues worth over $9 billion in 2008 from ringtones, ringback tones (RBT), full-track downloads and music streaming services (excluding music videos), and the revenue from the mobile music segment is growing. There is  decline in ringtone revenue growth but this is being bolstered by the growth of full track download market, music streaming services and associated subscriptions.

 

However, some markets are showing growth in ringback tones. For instance, there are in excess of 110 million subscribers to RBT services in China alone. The U.S. and Western Europe have yet to see a similar amount of usage, although the number of subscribers is rising.

 

For mobile operators and mobile music service providers, presence of social networking or community feature as part of their music service will make the service more user- friendly and drive usage, while reducing the number of customers who switch providers. 

 

There are several examples of mobile music services driven by social networking features : MusicStation became the UK’s largest subscription based unlimited music download service within seven months of launching on Vodafone, which offered the service to its subscribers for £1.99 per week with no data charges. Vodafone has recently also started offering the service on selected price plans at no extra charge.

 

TIM recently partnered with Buongiorno (News - Alert) Vitamic to offer a mytones service, combining mobile user generated music content and social networking to subscribers in Italy. Consumers create and upload ringtones, which is then made available for streaming and downloading.

 

Other examples of music services driven by social networking and community features include Shazam, Bebo Mobile, phling!, MyStrands and Vodafone Music Reporter.

 

NIN Album as a CC Music PlayApp

Introducing a new technology that the music industry can use once again reach new heights, Nine Inch Nails' (NIN) album "The Slip" has been released as a free Creative Commons licensed music playapp download at www.PlayApp.com.

PlayApps are single file, custom multimedia programs that can contain music, pictures, lyrics, and video. The songs in the "The Slip" Nine Inch Nails music playapp are extractable as 192 kbps MP3 files while the pictures are extractable as high resolution JPG files. 

PlayApps can be created for any computer system, but are initially being developed for the Windows platform, XP or greater.

Since music CDs are fading from the marketplace and digital downloads such as MP3s are becoming more popular, the music playapp is being introduced as a new business model to re-energize the music industry. The goal of this business model is to simply give the consumer a better product; one that is downloadable, unlike CDs, and is an easy to use multimedia collectible, unlike MP3s. 

PlayApps, it is claimed, also give the music industry the option of including an easy to use, plug and play DRM in future music playapps. DRM is now a selective, market driven option, not an all or nothing dilemma.

For musicians, whether they're a struggling unknown or a well known artist, playapps give them the ability to offer a product that makes them stand out from everyone else and their fans can digitally collect.

Nine Inch Nails (NIN) / "The Slip"

Music PlayApp

www.playapp.com

MUZU adds Cooking Vinyl

Cooking Vinyl, the label behind the Charlatans and The Prodigy, has become the latest name to signed a global licensing deal with MUZU.TV, a new music video website. They join the likes of  EMI, Sony BMG and the Ministry of Sound.

The service pays artists through advertising when their music is played. Users can either watch music videos on the MUZU site, on artist sites or embed them into their social networks.

Martin Goldschmidt, founder and managing director of Cooking Vinyl said, "To date, we have resisted doing deals with a lot of online video platforms because we didn't feel their offering fairly compensated our artists and had the right focus," 

MUZU , according to Cooking Vinyl, was purpose-built for the industry and why it had chosen to partner with them. 

Goldschmidt contiued, "MUZU.TV is different from other online video sites  and we believe it holds great revenue potential."

This is yet another diverse move by music labels as they look to develop their digital businesses as physical sales of CDs fall.

WH Smith still committed to music

WH Smith became a victim of the Entertainment UK (EUK) collapse late last year, revealing that it has now sourced CDs and DVDs from elsewhere following the distributor entering administration.

Rejecting reports that the retail chain had abandoned music sales, a spokesperson for  WH Smith said, “We continue to implement our strategy to reduce our presence in entertainment, to focus instead on our core categories, however, we remain committed to providing our customers with a tailored convenience offer.”

WH Smith reported that like for like sales in its high street branches for the 9 weeks and the 20 weeks to January 17 were down 7% and 7% respectively. However, excluding entertainment like-for-like sales for the 9 and 20 weeks were down 3%.

Group Chief Executive Kate Swann added, “As anticipated, trading conditions on the high street were challenging over the Christmas period. However, we continue to successfully deliver our strategy and maintain operational flexibility, increasing gross margins and accelerating our cost reduction plans.Looking ahead, we expect consumer spending in our markets to remain subdued and we have planned accordingly,” .

EUK entered administration in November, alongside Woolworths Retail. Its collapse led to entertainment retailer Zavvi, which used EUK to supply its CDs and DVDs, entering administration itself.

Can Cleese & Co. Save The Music Industry?

With all the talk of illegal downloads, file sharing and falling sales perhaps the music industry should a take tip from Monty Python's Flying Circus. No, seriously.

If you are of a certain age the humor of the Monty Python gang has been part of your life as long as you can remember.  Now, it appears a whole new generation fans are being born thanks to a brilliant marketing idea.  They are giving the stuff away.  Instead of following the music industry's tactics of fighting free stuff on the internet, John Cleese and company put up ALL of their stuff on YouTube for Free.  It was quite a controversial gamble and here's how it was pitched..

Guess what?  It worked.   If you compare DVD sales figures on Amazon before and after the creation of the Monty Python YouTube channel, the boost tallies in at around 23,000%.  Monty Python DVDs climbed to the #2 spot on Amazon's best seller list.  Brilliant.

The music industry is renowned for it reluctance to change but judging by the number of "official" music videos now starting to appear on YouTube it's clear it's time for something completely different.

Thriller - The Musical?

Back in 1983, Michael Jackson revolutionalized the music video industry with his 14-minute production of “Thriller." Now several entertainment news agencies reports the video will be developed into a musical theater production with the full blessing of the entertainer.

The ground breaking "Thriller" video, featuring dancing zombies and horror film star Vincent Price, was first aired in 1983 and became a staple of MTV. It was directed by filmmaker John Landis, who said it cost $500,000 -- about 10 times the cost of the standard music video of the time.

"This musical will be the exclusive Michael Jackson authorized version of 'Thriller' and Jackson will participate in every aspect of the creative process."  said The Nederland Organization, who have aquired the rights to stage the musical, in a statement released yesterday (Monday, Jan. 26)

Jackson's  own spokesman, Dr. Tohme Tohme, said in the Nederland Organization statement: "The Nederlanders and Michael Jackson represent live theater and musical excellence, so let the music begin." 

Titled "Thriller The Musical," the production will include songs from "Thriller" and Jackson's 1979 album "Off The Wall."

Coldplay & Duffy top nominees at BRITs

British rock band Coldplay and Welsh singer Duffy head the field at the 2009 BRITs, with four nominations apiece, the UK's top pop music awards organisers  have announced.

The top two are followed by London-born singer/songwriter Adele, indie pop band Scouting For Girls and alternative rockers Elbow, who all appear in three categories.

Coldplay are up for best British group and best British album,  which is considered to be the most prestigious prize at the BRITs, for their multi-million selling record "Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends". The group is also up for best British single and British live act.

The BRITs' recognition of Duffy, who was a relative unknown a year ago, caps a year during which her debut album "Rockferry" was Britain's top-selling record in 2008 and boasts worldwide sales of nearly 4.5 million copies. She has been nominated for best album, best single for "Mercy", British female solo artist and British breakthrough act. The best British single award is chosen by live public vote on the night of the awards ceremony.

In the international categories, the same five artists are competing both for best international group and international album -- AC/DC, Fleet Foxes, the Killers, Kings of Leon and MGMT.

British pop music enjoyed considerable international success in 2008, underlined by its dominance at the industry's top awards, the Grammys, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Feb. 8. Of the 20 nominations in the four "main" Grammy categories, 13 are British artists, BRITs organisers said. "The list highlights the continued investment in British talent across the UK record industry," said Ged Doherty, chairman of the BRITs Committee.

Adele, another female pop artist to make it big in 2008, has been shortlisted for the best British female, British breakthrough and British single categories.

Elbow are in the running for best British group and album plus top live act, where they are up against Scouting for Girls who are also nominated for British breakthrough act and single for "Heartbeat".

Four other British acts -- Ting Tings, Radiohead, Girls Aloud, and Estelle -- land two nominations apiece in this year's BRITs list.

BRITs organisers also announced  that Take That and Coldplay will appear at the awards ceremony on Feb. 18th, joining Pet Shop Boys, U2, Kings of Leon, Duffy and Girls Aloud. Hosting the event, held before an audience of over 10,000 people at London's Earls Court, will be Australian star Kylie Minogue.

BPI angry at U.K. minister over file-sharing

"Hitting The Right Note" reported yesterday of the interview with the government's intellectual property minister David Lammy in the Times newspaper that seemed to indicate the U.K. government is no longer likely to pursue legislation forcing ISPs to contact, then disconnect, high volume file-sharers. 

In the interview Lammy is quoted as saying "We can't have a system where we're talking about arresting teenagers in their bedrooms," Lammy continued. "People can rent a room in an hotel and leave with a bar of soap -- there's a big difference between leaving with a bar of soap and leaving with the television."

The result of this interview has brought an angry response from Richard Mollet who is the British Phonographic Industry (BPI) director of public affairs, who dismissed the comments, saying British music creators are "sure to be insulted at the analogy between British music and complimentary soap from hotels."

"It shows an incredible lack of understanding [of the relationship] between music and illegal file-sharing from the minister in charge of intellectual property," Mollet said. "We are appalled to see him falsely raising the prospect of arresting people in their bedrooms and fail to see what place this has in the discussion."

In July, the BPI and the Music Publishers Association (MPA) joined with six of the U.K.'s leading ISPs to sign a Memorandum of Understanding that voluntarily bound both sides to a code of practice aimed at reducing online piracy. This memorandum also set into action a three-month consumer education trial that promised thousands of warning letters from ISPs to infringing users.

It has been suggested the government's "Digital Britain" report would recommend the creation of a new body to act as mediator between ISPs and rights holders in suspected cases of copyright infringement, but  Mollet declined comment on the likely content of that report, which is expected to be published Jan. 29, but confirmed the BPI position, "The BPI has long called for government to maintain its commitment to introducing legislation to tackle music piracy," he said.

Macca Joins Grammy Performers

The Recording Academy announced today another set of performers for next month's 51st Annual Grammy Awards, all of them Grammy nominees.

They include Paul McCartney; Radiohead in the band's first live U.S. television performance since 2000; T.I. and Justin Timberlake performing together; and Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and Kanye West in a special performance of their hit single "Swagga Like Us," according to an Academy statement.

They join previously announced performers and nominees Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne, Katy Perry, and Carrie Underwood.

Additional performers and presenters will be announced soon, the Academy statement said.

The Grammys will be presented on Sunday, Feb. 8, at Staples Center in Los Angeles and broadcast on CBS from 8 p.m. to 11:30 p.m.

www.grammy.com

Last.fm Expands Its Mobile Footprint

New Mobile Application Offers Millions of Streaming Tracks and Your Last.fm Music Profile On-The-Go

Last.fm announced its launch on the Android platform, offering an 'on-the-go' music application enabling users to access all the best of Last.fm from their mobile phones. Features include similar artists and genre-specific streaming radio stations, personalized streaming radio, up-to-date concert information and the ability to track users' listening habits to their Last.fm profile. The launch of Last.fm on Android marks the latest step in Last.fm's expansion into the mobile music space. The application is available for download through the Android Market www.android.com/market/#app=lastfm.

Using the Last.fm application, users can listen to streaming radio stations such as personal recommendations, similar artists, and genre-specific tracks. Users can also share tracks with their friends on Last.fm and stream other users' stations. The new 'Background Playback' feature enables users to listen to Last.fm's streaming music while accessing other programs, such as email, without interrupting the music experience.

Last.fm users can view an on-the-go version of their personal music profiles that includes mobile versions of Last.fm Charts page and Artist pages, with biographies, tags, similar artists and top listeners, all optimized for the Android platform. Users can access Last.fm's Events listings to browse artists on tour, search for events, view Last.fm recommendations and view mapped directions to music venues.

"We are thrilled to bring Last.fm even further into the mobile music space with the launch of this app. The Last.fm service on Android enables our listeners to use virtually every Last.fm feature on their mobiles," said Martin Stiksel, Last.fm Co-Founder. "It truly is a 'to-go' version of the site. Last.fm on Android takes the mobile music experience to the next level."

Last.fm on Android follows Last.fm's successful launch on the iPhone and iPod Touch last year, as well as integrations with Vodafone, T-Mobile, and the Three/INQ1 Social Mobile in Europe. More information on Last.fm's application on the Android Platform at www.last.fm/android.

Is downloading illegal? Or isn’t it?

Is downloading illegal? Or isn’t it?

Here's some food for thought on the question of whether you are breaking the copyright laws if you download music files from, let's say "non -payment" web sites.

Crosbie Fitch is researching and developing revenue mechanisms and business models for producers of digital art and in the process, “has" so it is claimed "discovered that copyright is not only an ineffective anachronism, but is unethical and unconstitutional“.

Now, on his Digital Productions blog he says, “Let’s get the legality of downloading established once and for all.”

• Downloading is, “the act of communicating a file from a supplier’s server computer to a recipient’s client computer, at the latter’s request, and at the former’s consent,” he says, going on
  
• Downloading a file (containing or representing an intellectual work) involves the manufacture of a copy.
  
• The copy is manufactured by the supplier (by their server) because they (unlike the downloader) are in receipt or possession of the source work, or have access to it.
  
• The manufactured copy is communicated by the supplier to the downloader (the recipient) via a computer network (whether electronically, optically, or by radio transmission, etc.).
  
• The downloader receives the manufactured copy, but does not participate in its manufacture (impossible without the source) in the download process.
  
• It is possible that ephemeral, intermediate copies were produced by the network and other devices during the transmission of the copy and its storage by the recipient.
  
• The recipient (their client computer) may have had to assemble the final file if the copy was transmitted in small fragments rather than in one piece, however, the act of such assembly does not constitute copying.
  

If the intellectual work is not protected by copyright no infringement can occur.

If the intellectual work is protected by copyright, and the supplier is not licensed by all copyright holders to the work to manufacture and distribute copies, then the supplier may infringe copyright in the process of manufacturing and supplying copies to downloaders.

In no case does the downloader, the recipient of a downloaded file, commit copyright infringement.

Having downloaded, the downloader may then commence the manufacture and supply of further copies to others, which is of course a potential infringement.

Culpability for copyright infringement lies not with who requests an act of copying, nor with who receives a copy, but with who performs the critical act of manufacturing a copy (and who distributes/transmits it).

Fitch adds, “Downloading may involve copyright infringement, but this is not an act committed by the downloader.”

Of course "Hitting The Right Note" hopes all our readers support the artists they download by making payment for the music, if the artist requires such payment, by using authorised online download stores.

www.digitalproductions.co.uk/

Kyte Announces Agreement With Sony Music Entertainment

SME to Utilize Kyte for Online and Mobile Video Production, Distribution and Monetization

Kyte (www.kyte.com), the universal digital media platform, announced that it has reached an agreement with Sony Music Entertainment (SME) in both the United States and Germany to provide an online and mobile video platform which will enable SME's artists and labels to engage with fans through the creation and distribution of digital content that can be monetized.

Kyte provides an end-to-end, online and mobile platform for the production, distribution and monetization of digital content. The Kyte Platform enables media and entertainment brands to:

• Produce - create or upload live and on-demand, online and mobile video and pictures
• Distribute - broadcast content to multiple online and mobile destinations simultaneously
• Engage - interact with an audience and build community through multimedia chat and branded user generated content
• Analyze - report and measure distribution and user engagement
• Monetize - create new revenue streams and monetize branded content

Artists such as Franz Ferdinand, John Legend and Raheem DeVaughn are using the Kyte Platform's flexible production tools to provide their fans with various types of content -- from authentic, raw video streamed live from a mobile phone while on tour, in the studio, or during a live performance - to professionally produced video that is uploaded to Kyte channels on various websites. 

John Legend recently used Kyte Mobile Producer to bring fans behind the scenes as he and fellow celebrities met President Barack Obama at an Inauguration Concert at the National Mall in Washington, D.C.

Fans are actively using SME Kyte channels and engaging deeply through unique interactive features, including multimedia chat, and the ability to comment and rate Kyte shows.

Overview Video

P2P Plans Shelved By Virgin

Rumours abound that Virgin Media caved in to pressure from the big players in the music industry, and shelved its plans to introduce a fully legal and above board music sharing service for their customers.

The service, due to be launched in a matter of weeks and named Virgin Music Unlimited actually represented a huge investment by the company and  it would have been the first fully legal file sharing service.

The project has been under the microscope since it was first announced, not by the music industry, but by other internet service providers and of course consumers, who would see this as an opportunity to go legal.

But if what we hear is true, Virgin Music Unlimited will not be launched. The reason is believed to be down to cost.

Tweet, Tweet: Musicians Who Twitter

The secret is out and the world has seemingly gone twitter mad and that includes the music world too with plenty of musicians taking up micro-blogging to keep us up to date on their latest projects or what they are having for lunch.

The music industry loves a good fad and it seems Twitter is following in the footsteps of Myspace, Last.fm and Facebook as a marketing tool for bands.

So, here's a list of  bands and band members, that "Hitting The Right Note" has found, who are currently tweeting away. Although the Nick Cave profile may not be the man himself, but it is pretty funny. If you find any more profiles for musicians please leave the url in the comments below.

• AC/DC
  
• Lily Allen
  
• Band of Horses
  
• Andrew Bird
  
• Bjork
  
• Bloc Party
  
• Bonde Do Role
  
• The Cardinals
  
• Nick Cave
  
• Coldplay
  
• Common
  
• Rivers Cuomo
  
• Dananananaykroyd
  
• Duke Special
  
• Snoop Dogg
  
• Funeral For A Friend
  
• Hadouken
  
• Calvin Harris
  
• Imogen Heap
  
• Hot Hot Heat
  
• Jimmy Eat World
  
• Dave Matthews
  
• Muse
  
• Oasis
  
• Pearl Jam
  
• Jack Penate
  
• Peter, Bjorn & John
  
• The Raconteurs
  
• Jay Reatard
  
• Trent Reznor
  
• Soulwax 
  
• Britney Spears
  
• Regina Spektor
  
• The Subways
  
• The Teenagers
  
• Tokyo Police Club
  
• Timbaland
  
• Tom Waits
  
• Lil Wayne
  
• Weezer
  
• Patrick Wilson
  
• The Wombats
  

Mixtapes let artists give freely

With the music industry increasingly more concerned about profit, some artists are finding labels less supporting and turn to free mixtapes as a form of promotion.

The term "mixtape" might conjure up the image of a 90-minute cassette with selection of carefully spaced tunes, for radio-like immediacy, to create a certain mood.  Or maybe  the 1980's old school hip-hop practice of self-distributing rap tapes, which continued until late 20th century, when CD-RW drives and mp3 availability killed the practice for everyone except the diehards.

No, the new mixtape is something else entirely. They are collections by one artist or producer that play like real albums, released without concern for copyrights or  hand-wringing record label, and beinging offered as free downloads.  Something that is proving to be a great selling point, or should that be giving-away point?

Canadian singer-producer Colin Munroe, who made an Internet splash in 2008 with his re-imagined version of Kanye West’s "Flashing Lights,” this month released "Colin Munroe Is the Unsung Hero.” 

Why is "Colin Munroe Is the Unsung Hero” a mixtape? These collections only exist as free downloads because most record labels don’t want to "clear” samples anymore. It costs a fortune to get the rights to snippets of songs, especially if multiple recordings show up in the mix. In Munroe’s case, he remixed a Bob Dylan song, quoted Joni Mitchell and covered U2’s "Sunday Bloody Sunday” as a banjo-fueled ballad, all of which would have cost a pretty penny to clear not to mention the time taken chasing all the rights holders.

Artists such as Munroe choose not to directly profit from mixtapes. They exist as products of pure creativity and calling cards for the artists’ talents.

www.myspace.com/colinmunroe

Disconnection U-turn for Music Pirates

The widely reported proposed crackdown on music pirates, including the parents of kids who download music and films illegally, which was launched last year, to stop the crisis which is hitting the recording industry has faltered. After many months of threatening to disconnect Internet users who break the law by illegally downloading music and films the UK Government has  admitted it would be 'impossible' to enact, it was claimed today.

It is estimated that about 6.5million Brits download music and films illegally each year, which would cost the industry £1billion over the next five years.

In a campaign led by the Government to reverse a slump in CD and DVD sales, thousands of warning letters were to be sent out to online surfers across the country who  are suspected of downloading music albums and films from PCs and laptops without paying for them,

But it was claimed today, in The Times newspaper, that internet service providers will not be forced to disconnect users who repeatedly flout the law by illegally sharing music and video files. David Lammy, the Intellectual Property Minister, said that the Government had ruled out legislating to force ISPs to disconnect such users.

Lammy was speaking ahead of the publication of a report on the future of Britain's digital industries, which was due out today (Monday 26th January 2009) but has been delayed until possibly Thursday.  Mr Lammy admits that there were very complex legal issues wrapped up in enforced disconnection and he hoped the 'heavy hand of legislation' would not be necessary. He added: "I'm not sure it's actually going to be possible."

The BPI, the body that represents the British record industry, and how having been pushing for the disconnection of repeat offenders, has not yet commented on this latest development.

Record time for records

Vinyl is back.

Are you old enough to remember vinyl records or do you have memories of those large black discs that many of our parents have rotting away in their closets are making a comeback. Well according to Nielsen Soundscan sales of vinyl have risen by 89 percent from 2007 to 2008 while CD sales continued their march downward by 14 percent.  So are we seeing an analog resurrection?

Occurring mostly in the indie music scene, with bands like Radiohead, Fleet Foxes, Portishead and Neutral Milk Hotel all among the top 10 vinyl sellers of 2008. But we aren't seeing a resurgence of cassette tapes, 8 tracks or VHS tapes in the entertainment industry, so why records?

 Perhaps the first obvious reason for people buying records again is simply because it's seen to be cool. We see records used in movies and TV shows, and many of us have grown up listening to The Beatles or The Beach Boys revolving on turntables. Anything that reminds us of growing up and being a child has an automatic draw to it , and the doubling of vinyl may also be  an indication that a generation of music lovers wants it back.

Modern, young music fans been downloading their music for most of their lives, but many "older" fans feel unsatisfied with digital copies of music. Maybe even cheated when the act of making a few clicks and you get your music.

There's something almost magical about going to a store, for some people, and buying a physical copy of the music, and at this point CDs are simply out of style. The act of peeling off the shrink wrap, opening up the gatefold, putting the album on the turntable, and listening to a new album is an experience in itself.

Records can cost around the price of a CD and many come with a free download key to get a legitimate high-quality MP3 version for your portable mp3 player. For some the benefits for buying records can often outweigh the cost, especially if you're already a small-time collector. 

Perhaps this phenomenon can give lessons to the music industry and the movie industry regarding enforcement of illegal file sharing. The record executives should learn that the only true way to compete with a free product is to make a better, more-desired product. A product that people don't actually mind paying for. Since it already has a firm and growing cult base and with the flux of record sales, many record companies invest in the image and marketing of vinyl.

What better way to liven the atmosphere and relax with your music than listening to records in your home? Plus of course you can enjoy the artists' artwork and support your struggling musicians.

Finally there is one thing you can't do with a downloaded mp3 file that you can do with a discarded vinyl disk .... make a lovely fruit bowl.