live music in second life

MrMultiwriter continues to be a favorite..yes he is wonderful. Plays favorite Beatles, James Taylor, and others but his originals whether vocals or instrumental are inspiring! I really like his original work ! Amazing and when he does his own stuff his vocals are at the top! Amazing.

Niles Compton is an awesome country talent..you will see great things from this awesome singer..why haven't we heard more about him? Ala Chris LaDue he has it all! Wow if you aren't hearing more about this guy in the months and years ahead then I am not sure about this world! I am not a huge country fan.. but he is one of those I could listen to all day. And yes folks you should join second life, if nothing else just to listen to talent like Niles..and he has a link right on his website....http://www.ballyhoosl.com/Niles/

Another artist who should be known worldwide and has the talent and drive to be successful is AMFORTE. Check out her website here: amforte.com ..she is doing a great job in SL which isn't alway easy. It really great for me to be able to blog about an awesome female talent..haven't seen that enough. Check her out, she's a little punk, a little rock but all talent! Just amazing with her originals and covers...

Finally my favorite new artist is Casey Burke/Brumer he is just amazing! Look for his shows, he's on his way with originals and covers. Gals he will steal your heart! For more on Casey:

CD available that you can check out on itunes (Casey Burke 3 Birds) and at http://cdbaby.com/cd/caseybu

myspace (will be updating page soon): http://www.myspace.com/caseyjamesburke

Last night in SL

Shannon Oherlily is amazing ..what a great artist ala Joan Baez/Judy Collins she has a great future inside and outside SL. Shannon overcomes time and distance to bring personal touch to her presentation. Her music really makes my evening go better! Her personal delivery.."these songs tell the story of my life.." let's you know that she sings her songs from the heart..which is also telling in the tenor of her voice. Wonderful!

Nad Gough is another singer who really can bring the personal touch to his music. In many ways he is an "all around" entertainer; he has a great comedic style as well. His music is very well mixed..in some instances you get the sense that there is a full orchestra backing him. I enjoyed it very much..so check him out.


Most of the artistis I write about have videos from SL in YouTube. Just found Nad and plan on listening to him for the rest of the afternoon.

Second Life does provide anyone ---->students? an opporutnity to present their talents for a minimal investment.

Sl and creativity

The creative environment that SL provides is nothing to knew to those of you who may be reading this post.  But this is an ideal environment for students to learn in..it makes the definite switch from an environment in which students passively have something done to them..now they can create their learning experience.  This means they can create art, create art, create a performance type are experience, and experiment.  

The beauty of experimenting in SL is the fact that, for the most part, resources are unlimited, however the learning curve is a bit steep to get there.  But reality is..in my opinion..today's young student has a deep skill set, far beyond what I have that they bring to SL.

I think in order to foster this opportunity to create a rich immersive environment the student should have as few limitations or restrictions placed on him/her in sl.  Of course this type of opportunity only is provided in certain discipline areas, and may not work well in all areas.  When designing a course in sl the course designer must evaluate whether or not he/she is designing activities that are tied to the learning outcomes of the course.    For those who may immersed in SL sometimes it is difficult to remove your personal feelings for the virtual world learning environment and separate it from what is right for the particular course.