Lonnie Knows Everything

Welcome to my brain! This is where I blather on incessantly about anything and everything this world has to offer, Whether it be about geeky nerd stuff, music, doing bad things, goofy things or just how much more I know about everything than you do … you can find it here!

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Good, you found it …. if you disagree with something I say, or you think you know more than me about something, feel free to comment!

Before you leave, be sure to check out my music over at www.oneduality.com/discography.php, Equilibrium is my newest creation.

- Lonnie

Since I started at ReverbNation the other day things have only went from good to better! My music, facebook page and all of that have gone up in activity by over 3,500% .. I love having a central hub for posting to my band pages on various social networks! it’s certainly helped increase visibility. Not only that, but ReverbNation’s own social aspect has really boosted me along as well.

In just 7 days I’ve gone from the bottom of the local music charts up to the number 2 spot by making use of simple and relatively cheap promotional tools that are provided..

The statistics they provide are top notch as well! if I had to complain about one thing it would be the cost of the mobile app.. $299 per year for iPhone, $99 for Android! .. as a mobile app developer myself, I know they are making a killer profit on that if anyone is biting.. an app certificate costs only $99 per year, everything after that is profit aside from time.. I decided for forgo that service since I’d already nearly completed my own ( much better, I must say ) mobile app .. I’ll probably continue that development and finish it off.. it is both Android, iPhone and iPad compatible.

Back to ReverbNation – Last night I decided to give their digital distribution a whirl.. my final album on TuneCore is expiring and that will remove the last remnants of my previous efforts.. The process with ReverbNation was pretty similar to my process with TuneCore .. you simply select your files, upload them.. upload your cover art, fill in some basic information and you’re off to the races! The cost for this service is comparable to tunecore though I believe you get more stores out of ReverbNation for your money.. ( don’t quote me on this ) ..

But when you combine the plethora of services that ReverbNation offers compared to the other guys .. it becomes a clear and heavy win for the ReverbNation team! the only thing I think anyone would have a hard time tackling is the customer service provided by TuneCore .. I had one issue with ReverbNation and I contacted them about it but have never heard a single response back .. though my issue did magically vanish after 4-5 days..

Check them out, and let me know what you think!

ReverbNation – www.reverbnation.com ( or www.reverbnation.com/oneduality to check me out )
TuneCore – www.tunecore.com

Yes folks it’s been a long time, I’ve had a busy year so I apologize! but I wanted to update those who’ve read up on the past exploits with tunecore and some of the lesser trustworthy sites out there that I’ve talked about in the past.

This time we’re talking about reverb nation ( www.reverbnation.com )

I must admit I generally fell in love with what they have to offer! .. easy facebook intergration, many powerful free features and a price point for digital distribution that beats out tunecore, not only that! but they offer a free online distribution through their integrated store using audiolife ..

Now there’s where the trouble’s began ..

I uploaded now 8 tracks as of this post to www.reverbnation.com/oneduality .. I decided to make 3 of those 8 tracks available as purchases. Those 3 tracks uploaded successfully with no errors, I can see them in the online store but when you click “buy”.. only one of them actually adds to the cart.. to further this, when you are viewing my facebook page.. only two of the three songs show up which makes no logical sense to me.. clearly there are issues..

To further this mess.. I tried contacting reverb nation days ago and have yet to hear back from them at all.. I also contacted audio life and they too have not replied to me regarding my issues.. this happens to make me quite hesitant to spend money on premium features.. I did reluctantly buy into the premium storage for $30 a year which seems hefty and I’m also using them to promote a song.. which has yielded poor results so far ( maybe I just suck ) …

Now despite all the negativity I just spewed.. that is all I have bad to say about them, they are offering a lot of amazing features at no cost, and given that their online store is “beta” I can’t fault them for the numerous bugs.. what I can fault them for however is lack of customer service, especially considering I have bought into some of their premium services.. I am now afraid to invest much further if they aren’t willing to help me.. TuneCore remains at the top of their game on the field of customer service.. while they don’t offer NEARLY as many perks and charge more money .. the customer service team is dedicated and brilliant.. They even participate in my blog from time to time :)

Kudos to TuneCore and Kudos to ReverbNation .. while I don’t love all of your features, I do love both of you just the same .. now if I could just surgically merge you both =)

I haven’t posted in a long time and for that I apologize but I’ve been a busy nerd, what with music and a day job.

The passing of Steve Jobs however is a momentous occasion because he is a legend, whether you’re a fan of Apple not.

I am the owner of two computers running snow leopard, I own two ios devices ( an original iphone and a 4th generation ipod ) but I am at heart a unix hacker .. I have disagreed completely with many of the policies apple has taken when it comes to development, and in general.. how they do business..

It is Jobs’ perfectionist way that has lead Apple to their success, his desire for perfection and uniformity and his uncompromising attitude.. has it been bad? I think in some ways it has.. but it has lead to what we have now, it has forced his employees to deliver a top notch user experience, the hardware to be sexy and sleek, and the competitors to clammer.. in otherwords, it has pushed competitiveness.. which is precisely what drove us where we are now.. whether you love or hate apple, they set bars that others were forced to try to reach .. and today we lost a driving force behind that, so lets hope we have another Jobs in our generation..

The first real promo is available from this episode, and yes I’m that bald dude with yellow glasses.. Enjoy! The show airs July 17th on National Geographic, and if my sources are correct, July 16th on Fox .. but I’m merely a participant in the show, I don’t know all of the fine details about when to see it =).. I don’t even get a copy until it airs so I’ve not seen more of it than this:

Just an update to an earlier post.

The documentary with Brennan and I will air on July 17th on National Geographic but as I understand it will also air July 16th as part of a 2 hour special on FOX. ( Saturday on FOX and Sunday on National Geographic )

The episode is aptly titled “The Flying Car”