IDEA contributer & Editor Alexandra Williams MA from funandfit.org has done substantial research on the subject of music licensing and the changes that are occuring in different areas around the world. After reading her very comprehensive article; Music Licensing Mayhem: How will fees affect you? in the latest IDEA Fitness Journal, I invited Alexandra to respond to questions from readers, along with a few of my own in this episode of the Indoor Cycle Instructor Podcast.
Chase the winter blues away with incredible heart pumping funk and reggae mixes courtesy of the Fort Knox Five, a world renowned party band from Washington, DC. The boys in Fort Knox Five graciously donated music for the Spinning® program at Half Moon Resort in Jamaica and are now offering ICI members a FREE Friday Download!
With the release of over 20 acclaimed remixes to their credit, including monster hits on albums by Bob Marley, Afrika Bambaattaa, Louis Armstrong, Ursula 1000, and Krafty Kuts, Fort Knox Five keeps the vibe centered on the city they love, Washington, DC. Home to pioneering artists like Marvin Gaye and Chuck Brown, they draw upon their city’s rich musical heritage of funk and soul.
Amy was having this trouble when she was trying to download music into iTunes on her PC. She would click Open with iTunes and the song would play but it was missing when she tried to find it at a later date. If you have this trouble here's how to fix it. John
When you click a download link, PC users are typically offered two options (depends on your Internet Browser and settings)
If you choose Open with iTunes and find that the track isn't there the next time you look for it, you need to make this change to your settings in iTunes. Go to Edit > Preferences > Advanced Tab
If this box is not checked the song will play, but not be saved, in your iTunes library.
When we were investigating locations for the ICI/PRO Conference last spring I looked at what venues other Fitness Conventions were using. Long story short, I got to know Sara Kooperman who is the founder of the SCW Mania conventions. Beyond being a very successful business women, Sara is also a sought after speaker and fitness presenter.
Sara regularly presents her Guaranteeing Instructor Excellence in Your Facility workshop. I felt that a portion of this presentation would be of interest to you. D.R.I.L.L TO HELP US CUE AND BE CREATIVE
CREATIVITY by focusing on:
Direction
Rhythm
Intensity
Lever
Length
CUING: We are translators, people learn in different ways
Police will hear Direction
Musicians will hear Rhythm
Psychotherapists will hear Intensity
Lawyers will hear Levers
Accountants will hear Length
In the introduction of this episode Amy (the senior Group Fitness Instructor at ICI/PRO) describes her trip to the Global Ride Studios to film a number of Indoor Cycling classes for Cycling Fusion.
This Free Podcast is provided to you through a sponsorship from our friends at CyclingFusion.com
Listen to the Podcast below or subscribe for free using
The Phonographic Performance Company of Australia (PPCA), a leading recording industry group, won its bid to replace the previous copyright fee of 94.6 cents per fitness class, after the Copyright Tribunal ruled gyms should pay $15 per class to pay for the use of original music.
The ruling effectively meant that Instructors would be only able to use “approved” or “pre-cleared” music in their classes. This works great for Les Mills RPM programs because they are already using only this type of music.
Thankfully it appears that common sense prevailed and the ruling was overturned… at least for now.
Fitness Australia welcomed the decision and said the previous ruling would have had a detrimental effect on group exercise in the industry.
“If it had been upheld, the claim made by PPCA would have resulted in a typical fitness centre with 1500 members being forced to pay over $80,000 in fees per annum, a massive increase on the $2,000 they currently pay,” Fitness Australia chief executive Lauretta Stace said today.
“This decision will ensure that gyms, fitness and recreation centres remain viable and affordable for all Australians, helping them to maintain a healthy lifestyle.”
Help me understand this: The PPCA had an existing “use tax” and wanted to raise that tax 15oo%. Did they really believe every club would roll over and say “OK, we will pay the additional $78,000” and that the PPCA would take in additional revenue? I think the PPCA thought that Clubs didn't have a choice but pay the 1500% increase. But Clubs do have a choice and you can see it in action here in the USA with LA Fitness restricting Instructors to only use approved music. The result was clubs refusing to pay anything. So the effect was the PPCA gets less $$$ than their original deal.
The Internet (and iTunes) has changed everything and there's no turning back. Let me know your thoughts.
Hi ICI/PRO members. Amy here with my first attempt at a Friday Favorite, so please go easy on me.
Believe it or not, one of my favorite ways to try new music and listen to new bands, is to go to the library (I know, right?) and surf through the CD’s on the shelves. Not only does it force me to grab unusual artist’s names, but also CD titles that I would probably never take the time to peruse on the web. Then I listen to them in the car and download them onto my computer at my leisure . Best of all, it’s not $.99 a song, it’s FREE and I can save my money for another new pair of shoes! (Sorry guys, but it’s the truth).
One of the bands I have grown to love from this experience is Mute Math. I know many of you already use them because they have come up a few times on the Top 210 list Barbara is compiling, but for my virgin experience here, I am going to highlight my current favorites from this band off their self-titled CD MuteMath:
“You Are Mine”4:44: I am listening to it as I type this and it “gets me” every time. It is ethereal and gripping and I use it as a recovery, almost flat, road in the middle of my ride, after a hard climb. RPM:76
“Control”4:39: I love this song for climbing. RPM:72. I have my class stay in the saddle , and then get out to climb when the music surges at 2:12. I cue to “stay relaxed, breath and drop your shoulders”, when the music quiets at 3:05 and hit it again at 3:20.
“Reset” 5:26: I am stoked about this song! I needed a completely instrumental song for a video I am shooting this week and this is it baby! RPM: 90. The absolute perfect warm up song, because we do a lot of talking in the first few minutes of our class and it is nice to not have to talk over lyrics.
Other goodies on this CD I just haven’t used yet:
“Stallout” 7:10 RPM 88
“Noticed” 4:30 RPM 84 Energetic flat, with some room for load building
“Plan B” 4:47 RPM 64
“Break the Same” 6:00 RPM
100 Feels like a good sprint, break away to me
“Picture 19” 5:26 RPM 76 Nice easy does it climb
So, there you go. Not bad….8 really good, not just adequate, tunes off one CD. And you can reserve it FREE at your local library, or just download the 8 great tracks and not get any shoes. Enjoy and remember…. go easy on me.
Barbara Hoots joins me to discuss her session at the ICI/PRO conference, “G -String” Thongs and most importantly Barbara offers her suggestions on creating the perfect order of the songs in your Indoor Cycling class Playlist.
