Lot's going on with Netmix and me personally. I've been looking for a new employment opportunity. The Associated Press just wasn't the place for me. I met some really great people (and some not so great, but nothings perfect in this world). They seem to be on this huge hiring binge, and I quickly discovered they are going through growing pains in the Services & Technology division that just aren't right for someone with my extensive new media development experience.

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Is it just me, or do we agree that MySpace is having some serious issues right now. We love the concept (16 or 17 Million registered users agree), but problems are at some point going to start to outweigh the benefits and make MySpace look like YourLoss.

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1Today, mightly Goliath finally gave in to pesky little David, who's been knawing at its ankles for some time with an anti-trust lawsuit charging Microsoft with anit-competitive practices in using its dominance in PC operating system software to impact Real's efforts to sell their streaming software.

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1London's long-running DJ trade-sumer publication, DJ Magazine, has launched it's yearly Top 100 DJ Poll. Click here to add your five favorites.

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On June 19, New York Times columnist Daniel Altman offered up a stellar column on one aspect of DJ culture rarely making the mainstream press. In the Travel section of NYTimes.com, under the heading Music, Altman's Never Mind the Concierge, Where's the D.J.? spotlights thriving lounge culture driven by talented DJs spinning a wide variety of electronic, dance, hip hop and international beats at some of the world's coolest hotels. In the days of relentless paparazzi shoving their way into the paths of jet setting young trendsetters, high profile celebrities and well heeled, respected businessmen and women, instead of partying outside the hotel at a city's super hot nightspot, the party is now happening AT the hotel! The paparazzi's camera's shielded from view.

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kay...have you had enough Kaskade yet? Not me...I went to hear him last Thursday night at Cielo Club in New York City. And I wasn't disappointed.

Cielo continues their commitement to the music by bringing breaking wunderkid from San Francisco (See last week's post for more on Kaskade's origins in the biz). A very cosmopolitan, sexy crowd filled the dancefloor all night as Kaskade layed down a blend of vocal vibes and deep tech house. From jazzy vocals and remixes of classic dance tracks with a darker flavor, Kaskade held the floor like a champ from when I arrived to when I left. I was definitely impressed. I think this kid's going to be around for a long time to come.

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Oh what fun I had last night! three glasses of Chardonnay and a champagne drink with raspberry vodka and peach juice at MEET on Gansevort and Washington, with my friend's Jodi, Jay, Tim and Allen, and I was ready to roll on into Cielo, Manhattan's DJ driven hot-spot to see LA's super-hero house Dj David Alvarado and San Fran's JJ in the mix at the BPM Magazine sponsored, Thursday night soire.

JJ was on point from the minute we walked in until his last tune at 1:30 AM. A lush mix of pretty, soulful deep tech-house vibes was just so much fun to dance to. As he blended track into track, some with a latin-tinged sals flavor and others with a sensuality that I hadn't heard in such a long time, I was reminded of how much I love that West Coast, vibey, San Franciso deep sound. The club wasn't very crowded (by 1:30 AM most of the bottle tables sat empty), but everyone there seemed to be on or around the dancefloor, most likely because people (like me) were having so much fun. My friend Jodi and I were really kicking it for a while on the dancefloor...getting into the groove and watching everyone else losing themselves in the mix.

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Yesterday, I attended the 2005 edition of Digital Media Wire's Digital Music Forum in New York. For a one day conference, it is becoming de rigeur for anyone interested in the digital music industry. I did not attend last year, but did so the year before. At that time, it was clear the war going on over the legality of Peer 2 Peer software companies, for example Kazaa and Morpheus, who's software allow the end user (that would be you) to share music files over the Internet, was centerstage.

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Today, I will be attending the Digital Music Forum...

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From 8:30 AM to 6:30 PM on Wednesday, March 2, the digital music elite will converge at the French Institute Alliance Francaise, 55 East 59th Street in New York City for the 2005 edition of the Digital Media Wire's Digital Music Forum. This year's keynote addresses will be delivered by Terry McBride, Founder & CEO, Nettwerk Productions and David Goldberg, VP & General Manager, Music, Yahoo!

Shawn Fanning - Founder & Chief Strategy Officer, Snocap (formerly of Napster) will be interviewed by Chris Anderson - Editor-in-Chief, Wired and Mike Conte, General Manager, MSN Marketplaces, Microsoft will be interviewed by Paul Brindley, Managing Director, MusicAlly.

I attended this event two years ago. It seemed then that most of the discussion centered around P2P and music piracy. This year's panels seem to be focused on the business of online music and the explosion of music on wireless devices....

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