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January 21, 2010

Mugasha Friends - Skribit is Ready For Showtime!

Skribit just launched and is out of beta. I am sure many of your are asking what is Skribit? 

They do a good job explaining what it is. Check out the tour on their website and their about page. 

"Skribit cures writer's block by tapping your blog's readership for post suggestions. They are the ones reading your blog, so it makes sense to ask them for ideas on what to write about next. Once you have received a few suggestions, your readers may also follow suggestions to make sure you know exactly what topics are popular with your readers and so they receive notifications when suggestions are updated."

Skribit was launched by our good friend Paul Stamatiou and few other folks (@Stammy, @cyu, @alexcoomans, @lance). Paul is a blogger, he writes mainly about tech and reviews a lot of cool gadgets. I read his blog pretty regular and found out about Startup Weekend a few years ago, which is where he started working on Skribit. Ironically Mugasha was also founded during Portland Startup Weekend in May of 2008.

I would love to have Skribit for our Mugasha blogs. The team blog and Mugasha Aux blog are powered by Posterous. Currently Posterous does not support javascript so using it is out of question. Perhaps we can persuade our friends at Posterous to offer Skribit as a plugin in the near future. 

In the mean time, if you are are a blogger check out Skribit and give them some feedback. I am sure they would love to hear what you think. 

Posted by Akshay Dodeja 

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December 3, 2009

The Mugasha Merch Store is now Open!

We've been teasing you for the past few weeks about the release of Mugasha t-shirts.  Well, I've got good news, my friends. The Mugasha Merch store is now open!


So far the shop just has one item, but it's a good one:


The Mugasha Representin' Tee

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These are the first ever Mugasha t-shirts! Screen printed by hand by Akshay, Justin, & Varun on American Apparel 100% cotton unisex tees. The shirt color is asphalt with a white Mugasha logo.

These things are great for showing your Mugasha Love all over town, but especially in the clubs and at shows. People will instantly realize just how "in the know" you really are :-)

We'll even ship the shirts for FREE in the United States and just $5 every where else in the world.

This is only the beginning. We'll be adding more items to the shop in the future, including more t-shirt colors/styles, hoodies, and other fun stuff.

While we're on the subject of shirts, why not help us get some better product photos? Send us pictures of you and your friends sporting your Mugasha gear: photos@mugasha.com

Have at it!

Mugasha Merch Store

Posted by Justin Thiele 

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November 18, 2009

Come visit the Mugasha demo table at the WebPlay Conference Tomorrow

Akshay will be on hand at the Mugasha demo table tomorrow at the WebPlay Conference in Sunnyvale tomorrow. It's going to be an amazing day of speakers, demos, etc:

WebPlay will be an event communicating the latest trends in the marketplace with experienced entrepreneurs and experts in the field.  Join us as we explore leveraging social media, crowd sourcing, real time applications, and we'll dive into the minds of hip web investors.  300-400 Web 2.0 focused entrepreneurs, VC’s, angels, and developers are expected to attend.

Come say hi! 

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Posted by Justin Thiele 

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November 3, 2009

Mugasha...now Finger Dance at Work!

Hey guys, I am excited to report that you can now listen to Mugasha at work!

Some of you were having an issue where your company's firewall blocked our music streaming. So we made some changes to how the music streams and it should be all cleared up now. We dare you to give it a try ;-)

Here's a fuzzy pic of me finger dancing to Randy Boyer's remix of Smashing Pumpkins' Disarm: http://mugasha.com/Club-Life/122-Hour-1#/track/3/Smashing-Pumpkins/Disarm
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Get'cher headphones and start finger dancin' ;-)
Posted by Justin Thiele 

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October 26, 2009

Site Updates and Free Stuff - October 2009 Newsletter

Hey Mugasha-villians!

How've you all been? Things keep chuggin' along here at Mugasha HQ. We had a great launch! If you want to revel in all the great things the blogs had to say about us, check our press page, lol.

New Shows

Since we talked last we launched 3 new shows on Mugasha.

The first was Marcie's "Behind The Lyric". If you haven't heard it yet, it's a really unique show filled with short interviews from top EDM artists talking about the inspiration behind the lyrics of top tracks. It's awesome.

Next was Silk Royal Showcase from the Silk Royal A&R guy, Jacob Henry. Each month Jacob showcases new stuff coming out of the Silk Royal label and it's affiliates. Killer tracks and guestmixes from artists like Solarity, Proff, Ad Brown, etc.

The most recent show is the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast. We know many of you have been wanting to get some DNB goodness on Mugasha. Well, we got one of the best DNB shows out there. It's a weekly show, featuring new music and guestmixes from some of the hugest DNB acts out there. Think DJ Rap, Sub Focus, Marky, Pendulum, etc.

Mugasha T-shirts!

We are working on making some Mugasha t-shirts, so you can show your Mugasha love in the offline world, too! Keep an eye out for them going on sale shortly. In the meantime, there's still time to win a free (as in beer) Mugasha hoodie, by voting for your favorite shirt color scheme.

Quick Survey (and win a free shirt)

Speaking of your opinion, we'd love to hear it. We'd like to know a little bit more about you are using Mugasha and get your feedback about how we're doing. This helps us understand what we are doing well and how we can improve. We'll even give out a free Mugasha shirt to a lucky person who completes the survey! Take the survey.

Free Deadmau5 Tickets Contest

Last but not least, we are super excited for the Deadmau5 show coming up on October 28th, here in Portland. We have a pair of tickets to give away to the show and, for good measure, we'll throw in a sweet Mugasha t-shirt! The contest ends tomorrow (Tuesday, Oct. 27th), so don't delay. There are 2 easy ways to register to win:

  1. Send a message on twitter with the hashtag: #deadmau5pdx. Maybe something like "Can't wait for the Deadmau5 show! Tweet #deadmau5pdx for a chance to win free tix!"
  2. You can also register using Facebook. All you have to do is invite 10 friends to the Deadmau5 event listing! After you've done that just let us know in the comments here.

That's it! If you want to get more frequent updates, subscribe to the Team blog and the Aux Blog. If you just want to chat, send us an email at team@mugasha.com.

Hope you're all doing well.

Cheers!

Justin, Akshay, & Varun
Posted by Justin Thiele 

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October 25, 2009

Mugasha Survey: fill it out and maybe get a free shirt!

Posted by Justin Thiele 

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October 12, 2009

The Drum & Bass Arena Podcast now on Mugasha!

Many of you have been asking for some Drum N Bass on Mugasha. And we've been listening. Today, we are coming through in a big way. I'm super excited to announce the launch of the Drum & Bass Arena Podcast on Mugasha!




Drum & Bass Arena is absolutely the #1 online destination for DNB. If you are a DNB fan or have ever just been curious about DNB, you've probably spent some long nights in their archives. The DNBA Podcast is phenominal. Each week, The Risky (Drum & Bass Arena Founder) presents the latest cuts in the dnb scene and  and digs deep in the crates to find some classic tunes. AND he brings in A-list dnb DJs for an exclusive guestmix. Guests have included the crème de la crème of the industry: Andy C, DJ Hype, Pendulum, Marky, etc, etc, etc.


The DNBA Podcast is launching with 5 sets on Mugasha, with new shows being added every week. Tell us your favorite episodes in their back catalog and we'll see if we can get them up on Mugasha, too!



Episodes available right now on Mugasha:


DJ Rap 'Propa Talent History' Mix



Zero T '10 Years Deep' Mix

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DC Breaks in the mix

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The Risky Presents...Future Sounds


Posted by Justin Thiele 

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September 19, 2009

Ads on Mugasha

Hey Mugashians!


How's it going with y'all? I just wanted to quickly bring you up to speed about the ads on Mugasha. We've spent the last few weeks working to figure out how to get the best ads possible on Mugasha. We know that nobody really loves ads, but most people don't mind too much if they are at least relevant, attractive, and not too obtrusive.  ...and the ads help us pay SOME of our costs.


We've tried several approaches and a bunch of different companies. There have been a few hiccups and some pretty ugly ads: 




I think we are starting to get it figured out, though. In fact, there is currently a pretty awesome campaign running. It's an ad for a dubstep artist battle. 




You can play 2 songs right from the ad (no pop-ups or anything) and vote for the song you like better. Winners advance to the next round. It's actually pretty fun...and I am not just sayin' that ;-)


We'll keep working to make them as good as possible and hopefully get some deals with products that you'll like. Let us know if you come across any especially terrible ads on the site. Thanks for bearing with us. 


Also, if you work for a company that would like to advertise on Mugasha, we'd love to talk. Email advertising@mugasha.com


Cheers!


Team Mugasha

Posted by Justin Thiele 

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September 15, 2009

New Show: Marcie presents Behind The Lyric


We are very excited to announce the launch of Behind The Lyric on Mugasha! Marcie is one of the premier vocalists in the EDM scene today. She has teamed up on tracks with the likes of TyDi, D:Folt, Yamin, and many more and seen DJ support from the worlds top acts: Armin van Buuren, Tiesto, Paul van Dyk, Markus Schulz, Ferry Corsten, Paul Oakenfold...the list goes on and on. How about I just let Marcie tell you about the show in her own words. Take it away, Marcie!


Hello!

I'm Marcie and I'm excited that all the episodes of Behind The Lyric are now being shared on Mugasha!  

I'm a Singer/Songwriter with releases out in many genres. As a listener and a musician, I am always interested to hear how Artists come up with the ideas for their tunes. What stories are they telling? What happened in their life that makes them want to write, and how does music help them in their life?

Behind The Lyric features Singer/Songwriters telling the stories behind their Dance Music tracks. I've interviewed Jes Brieden, Paul Oakenfold, Ferry Corsten, Nadia Ali, Jaren, Zara Taylor, Roger Shah, Matt Darey, Tara McDonald, and many more. It's a show that focuses on the craft of songwriting, and the personal elements that go into an artists work. The show also explores the impact of songs on listeners. I wanted to get away from the 'hype' and image oriented elements of the scene. My show is meant to focus on the heart and soul of the artist and the listener.

I hope you will enjoy listening to the artists personal stories mixed atop the music much like a director's commentary on a dvd.

The artist participation has been phenomenal, with each bringing unique insight into the lyric writing process. It has been an amazing whirlwind of activity putting this show together! When I first started it, I could only dream it would go as far as it has. I'm grateful that the artists have opened themselves up on the show, and I love the feedback I get from listeners. I've learned more than ever before about how music is a lifeforce for so many.

Thank you for listening. Please come visit me online, and I hope you enjoy all the episodes of 'Marcie presents Behind The Lyric' here on Mugasha!

Best,

Marcie


So there you have it. Marcie really hits the nail on the head. The show is like a director's commentary to some of the biggest dance music tracks and artists. Very unique, very cool. We are very excited to have the entire back catalog of Behind The Lyric and of course all the future episodes. She has done some amazing interviews on her show and, undoubtedly, has lots more planned.

Welcome aboard, Marcie!

Start listening here: Marcie presents Behind The Lyric
Filed under  //   Behind The Lyric   Interviews   Marcie   new show   Trance   Vocal   Vocal Trance  
Posted by Justin Thiele 

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September 1, 2009

Post-launch Update

More than one year ago at Startup Weekend Portland, we pitched the idea behind Mugasha. It's crazy when we think about Mugasha today, that people are using Mugasha and listening to thousands of tracks daily.

A recap of the last few weeks. 

Mugasha out of beta 
Mugasha had been in private beta since January 7, 2009.  On August 20th we launched it publicly. Now anyone can listen to the sets for free and without an account. Although there are some great benefits of creating an account. You can easily create an account using Facebook Connect or simply through a login and password on the website. An account lets you keep a history of all the music you listen to, like tracks and sets (bookmarks) and subscribe to sets. 

More Sharing
You can share each individual track through Facebook, twitter and other social sites. We are adding set sharing very soon.  Sharing is a big part of the the Mugasha experience, it really helps your friends and followers discover new music through your listening experience. 

More Music
There are over 25 different sets by different Djs on Mugasha. With hundreds of individual sets covering many genres. We are adding more shows in the coming weeks. We are going to be adding more music that will cover other sub-genres ( less trance! :)  )

MOG Music Network 
Mugasha is part of the MOG network now. It's a music network that has tons of other partners that create really good content. They will be serving all the ads on our site. We hope they will be nicer looking and more relevant than the Google Ads. 

Growth and more Users
We have seen quite a bit of growth in terms of new users and usage over the last 2 weeks. The launch and a lot of blog coverage obviously creates a nice spike. Although, it seems like the launch (and marketing push) has created enough chatter that our growth should stay consistent. I will be talking about this more in detail in another blog post after a few weeks and share some numbers with you. 

Twitter Recommendations and Mobile Apps
We are working on a new feature that will recommend music to Twitter users based on their music-related tweets. More on this soon. We are also looking into iPhone and Android applications as many of you have requested. We want them as much as you do, so stay tuned. 
Posted by Akshay Dodeja 

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