Welcome to 'Transmitting to Earth'. I'm Charssun and I'll be your host. This blog and podcast is a byproduct of VoyagerRadio.com and is intended to provide the most timely information about this Internet radio station. It is also intended to be a fun and accessible electronic journal with commentary focusing on Internet radio, podcasting and webcasting issues and technologies, music, and some of my other interests. I also offer personal perspective about being an Internet radio broadcaster (and podcaster).
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Thank You For Your DowntempoDowntempo recording artists and recording labels: Thank you. I've been receiving your music via VoyagerRadio's new track submission form, which you can currently find on the Artists page. (Scroll down and you'll find the form on the right side.) I'm in the process of auditioning the music and I'm certain you'll be listening to some of it in the near future. If you have a downtempo track you'd like to submit to VoyagerRadio for play on the Tempo of the Down podcast, please either use the form or one of the other methods described on the Artists page. I'm ready to hear your work (and there are a few podcast subscribers ready to listen, too), so send your downtempo to our willing ears! Internet Radio Transmitted to Your PhoneFor years I've considered Internet radio to be streaming audio, and before podcasting came along I never would have considered downloaded audio to fit into the Internet radio umbrella. (I would have simply considered it downloaded audio.) But now, with services like Mobilcast being introduced, I personally believe it's safe to say that podcasts should be included within the Internet radio category. The term Internet radio is itself misleading; audio that is transferred from one point to another without involving radio waves cannot accurately be described as radio of any form. Yet the term is used because it conjures up the images required to help audiences understand the media: Like radio, Internet radio is received and listened to (though not by the same method). Podcasts are also received and listened to, and with services like Mobilcast they are also being transmitted via radio frequencies. So podcasts are, quite literally, radio. In fact, it can be argued that podcasting is more like radio than streaming audio, but since the gaps between podcasting and streaming are becoming blurred, it seems pointless to engage in any such argument. Mobilcast is a service you will be hearing more about, as it's enabling podcasters to transmit their podcasts wirelessly to mobile phones. Eric Rice, a prolific podcaster and audioblogger (and founder of the audioblog and podcast service Audioblog.com), is now podcasting his show via Mobilcast, as is Cush and Slashdot Review. Once I figure out what I need to do, VoyagerRadio will be transmitting via Mobilcast, too. In the meantime, head over to the Mobilcast Network and download Mobilcast so you can "tune in" to Internet radio using your mobile phone today! Podcasting Wirelessly to Mobile PhonesI attended the Portable Media Expo & Podcasting Conference (also known as simply "Podcast Expo") last weekend, and I've been posting my experiences in Podcaster Herald. (Podcaster Herald is the project formerly known as audioblogs.info: information on audioblogs.) One of the most exciting demos I experienced at the event was by Mobilcast, a technology which provides wireless downloading of podcasts to mobile phones. Yes, you read that right: wireless downloading of podcasts to mobile phones! The technology I've been waiting for for so many years may have finally arrived. The question I have now is: Does it work? We'll soon find out; our friend Eric Rice is now using the service to offer up a mobile edition of The Eric Rice Show. Once I verify the service works as advertised, I'll let you know. Transmitting to Earth Audio Commentary 11-16-2005Here's my latest audio post and podcast, describing the function of some new features recently added to VoyagerRadio. Song: "Devushka (Beautiful)" by Glideascope. Another Way to Send VoyagerRadio Your MusicI've added a new form by which recording artists may upload their track submissions; the form is located on the Artists page, in the right sidebar and near the bottom of the page. This adds to the existing methods artists can submit their work, the others being via email and via snailmail. (More details are available on the Contact page.) I was prompted to add this form after receiving an email from a listener who wanted to submit a sound file that was larger than my email account would accept. Since I was already in the process of adding forms to the site and learning the scripting methods that make this possible, I decided to make it a project. Miraculously, it works - so send me your downtempo music today! Vayder X Releases 'Capacity'Yesterday's mail brought me a new CD by downtempo recording artist Vayder X, titled Capacity. According to the artist, Deep within most electronic circuitry lies the capacitor, regulating the flow of electric current. Keeping the energy consistent, when more current is needed it supplies and when less is needed it stores it up inside. Like electronics, life has an energy about it. At times energy is plentiful with everything going well. Other times it's scarce and times are tough. Balance is the key - Capacity.Vayder X submitted me a great track a few months ago which I included in Session 01 of my podcast Tempo of the Down; you can download that mix here. The track, called "Home", was a perfect fit for my debut podcast, so I'm looking forward to listening to Capacity, a full-length release. (Listen to an audio version of this post which includes portions of the tracks "Daydream" and "Contact" by Vayder X.) Besides this blog, a narrative blog called something that happened, and various other projects, I also moderate a discussion forum: Please consider subscribing to engage in a dialogue about all things having to do with Internet radio! |
Send Us Your Music
Artists! Want to be heard on this station? Email your MP3 audio, one file at a time, to our Program Director or mail your CD promo(s) to the following address:
Harold J. JohnsonVoyagerRadio
547 Gayley Avenue #1
Los Angeles, CA 90024 Make certain to let use know whether we may use the audio in our podcast, too!
Download the Podcast
We are officially podcasters now that we have revitalized and reintroduced our downtempo show Tempo of the Down, this time around as a podcast. Now showcasing independent downtempo we've been granted permission to offer for download, Tempo of the Down is our entry into the future of Internet radio.
Head over to our new Podcast area to download the latest session!
