Tech Tuesday – Multitasking with Spotify

by John | Nov 19, 2013 | Deezer, Instructor Tech Help, Spotify

Great question from ICI/PRO member Karin... Hi John, Question...can you direct me to the profiles/playlist that are more pop music?  Or is there a way for me to search vs. going through each one?  Thank you! My response was: Most of our 60 Audio Class PROfiles are an...

How does the new Google Music All Access iPhone App compare with Spotify or Deezer?

by John | Nov 16, 2013 | Google Music, Instructor Training, Music

I quit waiting for Google to launch an iPhone App, to go along with their Google Music All Access streaming music service, sometime ago. Two years ago, on November 16th 2011, I wrote Google Music — is it right for Spinning / Indoor Cycling Instructors?  We were just...

Free Music Friday 11/15

by Amy Macgowan | Nov 15, 2013 | Instructor Training, Music

Today, we have a fun flat road from a band that pioneered the London acid jazz scene in the late 80's. Later they developed a sophisticated classic soul sound that's funky and motivating for our classes. Clocking in at 4:46 and rpm's of 97, I've been using this song...

Free Music Friday 11/8

by Amy Macgowan | Nov 8, 2013 | Instructor Training, Music

John's been talking a lot about harmonic blending lately and it reminded me of my favorite mash up DJ. IMHO, nobody blends better than this guy! Originally from Israel, he now reigns from New York City and has a blast digitally deconstructing and reconstructing music...

Can you hear the difference?

by John | Nov 3, 2013 | Instructor Training, Music

Stripes & Plaid, Pink & Yellow and Brussels sprouts with anything, some things just don't pair well with others. My short education on Harmonic Mixing has me learning that there are excellent music tracks, that by themselves are awesome. But just like you can look...

Spotify Training Sunday Afternoon

by John | Nov 2, 2013 | Instructor Tech Help, Instructor Training, Spotify

We're planning our second live Spotify training for this Sunday 11/3 @ 5:00 central time. The training will be conducted over Skype. My preference is to keep the group small so we have time to answer everyone's questions = this is open to the first 8 Instructors...