Gatsby's Green Light

Gatsby's Green Light is a postivity party that sounds like Dave Matthews met the Grateful Dead. The Foreve Smile is the bands full length album.

What are people saying about The Forever Smile?

“With their impressive debut album, The Forever Smile, Gatsby’s Green Light has created much more than a great album; they have created a sense of hope, inspiration and community with their positive outlook that mixed with their excellent music could start a revolution! ” Reviewed by: Justin Kreitzer – Rating: 4 out 5 stars

“Following on the heels of Annalee earlier in 2013, The Forever Smile is well-played and crafted; chock full of head-bob inducing riffage and craftsman-style tune-smithing.  And with an ingrained social ethic to boot, Gatsby’s Green Light is bound to play well to the Dancing Bear/Phish-sticker sporting crowd in all their variegated manifestations.  Though to simply write this one off as yet another jam band that is long on ability and short on creative vision would be to sell it a bit short, despite the persistent stereotypes out there backed up with a tangible amount of real world empirical evidence.  The Forever Smile is, at center, a really listenable and enjoyable record pressed by a group of accomplished musicians who know what they’re up to, and the result is both a good listen and, should you choose to hear it, a call to arms.” Reed Burnam – Rating: 4 Stars (out of 5)

Want To Enhance Your YouTube Videos With Clickable Links? Here’s How!

YouTube is great (our free YouTube guide explains this assertion in greater detail). You can upload videos, share them with the world…you can even monetize them with Google advertising.

In the past two years, YouTube has also (at last!) added the ability to include clickable links in your videos, an invaluable help to explain something you might be discussing; contextualise whatever you’re showing; or just provide a link back to your website.

As a result there are three ways to create clickable links in YouTube videos, whether they’re ones that you’re embedding on your website from a third party source, or if they’re videos you have created yourself.

Creating Clickable Links In Your Own YouTube Videos

YouTube’s method for adding clickable links to your own YouTube videos demands that you have a verified account, which enables external annotations. You can ensure this by signing into YouTube, opening Video Manager > Partner Settings and checking your account is verified.

If it isn’t, go to Channel Settings > Advanced and find your Associated website. This should be the site you own that will be used as a target for the links you are about to create. Click Verify to begin the process, which is straightforward but may take a little time. Several methods are provided for verification — the HTML upload and the option of adding YouTube’s verification code to the header of your web page (especially if it is something that is easily editable like a WordPress blog) are particularly recommended.

With your site verified, open the Video Manager. Across the top of the screen you should see a toast notification to Enable your account for external annotation links. Click Enable, then Uploads. Here, choose the video you want to add a link to and selectAnnotations from the menu.

You’ll probably want to pause the video before proceeding. Click Add annotation, select the type you want to use (choose from Speech Bubble, Note, Title, Spotlight and Label), insert the text to be displayed and use the text editing tools to determine how the annotation appears. Use your mouse to drag the annotation around the screen as per your requirements. You should also notice the Start and End fields, which control when the annotation appears in your video and for how long.

When you’re happy with these, check the Link box and in the resulting menu selectAssociated website, entering the URL of your site as previously specified. A preview link will help you check the URL entered. To complete adding the link to your YouTube video, click Save, then Publish.

Take the time to view your video on YouTube and click the link to check it works as intended. YouTube permits you to edit and republish annotations as often as is required.

Add A Clickable Link With Mozilla Webmaker

If you don’t own the videos you’re embedding, but want to add a link, the simplest method is to go to Mozilla Webmaker, select Tools > Popcorn Maker > Start from Scratch and get to work. You will need to create an account on the site before you save anything.

On the right-hand side, paste the YouTube (or Vimeo) URL of the video you want to add a link to. The clip must be one that is publicly available and can be embedded.

Once the clip is found it will appear below this in the My Media Gallery section. Double-click to add it to the main view, or drag and drop. The clip editor will appear on the right, useful for making any changes to the video length and volume.

Below the main viewing area, you’ll find the layers displayed. Your link will be displayed as a layer, so click Add a layer, then click into the layer area and select Textin the right-hand menu.

Use the Basic tab to add the link Text and URL; you can also adjust the position of the text here, while the Advanced tab controls font type, size and colour. You should adjust the position of the text layer to ensure the link appears at the correct time code.

When you’re done, click Save. The right-hand pane will display some settings, but most important is the Embed tab, where you can specify a size for the video and grab the embed code to add it to your website. The link(s) you created will now be displayed on the video when viewed through your web page.

Add Clickable Buttons With LinkedTube

A similar system to Mozilla Webmaker’s tool, LinkedTube is a web-based console that adds links to your existing YouTube clips and like the method above this is intended for embedded videos only – the clickable links will not be visible when viewed on YouTube.

Begin by finding the video you wish to embed. It doesn’t have to be one of your own, but it must be one available for viewing publicly. The video should also have embedding enabled.

Copy the URL, and open www.linkedtube.com. You will find a panel on the right-hand side where you should add the video URL, the text for the button you want to create, the URL, and any mouse over text. Note that when the URL is added, the LinkedTube tool will strip it down to the ID string.

Paste the URL into the YouTube Video field, then complete the other fields as required. If you’re using this video to make some extra cash, you might add an affiliate link in the Button URL field (for more information about affiliate links, our free 50 page Monetization Manual explains in greater detail).

As you make changes, use the Update Preview button to see how they will appear. When you’re happy, click Save & Get Code, where you will find the Embed Code ready to be copied and pasted into your website or blog.

Conclusion: Three Ways – Or More?

We suggest using the first method whenever possible.

Note that added clickable links or buttons won’t be visible on YouTube with these methods, which rely on third party tools adding overlays to your videos. If you’re not already making money from your own YouTube videos on the site itself, you can at least use other people’s videos and one of these clickable links, embedding the results in your own web page or blog.

However, for simplicity, the LinkedTube option is probably best, but the Mozilla Webmaker method offers more flexibility and is certainly more suited to longer videos. The native YouTube method can only be used if it is your own video that you’re adding links to.

Of course, we may have overlooked another secret way of adding clickable text to a YouTube video, so don’t forget to tell us in the comments.

Featured This Week on The Jazz Network Worldwide: Vocalist Daina Shukis Promotes Her Vintage Musical Catalogue with Collaborations from an Array of Jazz Masters

Daina Shukis’ music catalogue is comprised of jazz, rock, fusion, avant garde and blues songs recorded live from some of the most well known clubs in New York City.

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'Living on the lower east side of Manhattan at the birth of the new wave pop art culture I experienced the creative force of this time period; A blast from the past into the future.' - Daina Shukis

(PRWEB) March 03, 2014

Daina Shukis is an international entertainment veteran whose relationships with musical masterminds throughout her career has resulted in some classic live recordings from some of the most noted venues in New York City ie. the Bottom Line and CBGB's. The trilogy of music being shared are Daina and the Tribe LIVE at "Soundscape with Jeremy Steig and CBGB's power trio, Daina and the Tribe "On a Jungle Boat Ride" and "Mystic Rendezvous" instrumental.” Clear vocal tones over textures of complex rhythms, finger cymbals add an ancient world ethnic flavor to some songs. Dania is known for composing her own musical and vocal accompaniment for her choreography and since dancing was an integral part of her shows, space to develop improvisational climax was part of the musical structure.

Daina’s career has spanned the gamet from singing to dancing and acting, receiving a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in Dance/Drama from New York University. Her songs range from a sensuous jazz/pop style to blues and rock. Her brilliant originals had the stellar accompaniment of Jeremy Steig-flute, Leni Stern-guitar, Dan Wall and Tom Coppolla-keyboards, Marvin Horne-guitar, Jerome Harris-bass, Akira Tana-drums, Fernando Saunders-bass, Jimmy Madison-drums, Ray Mantilla and Don Alias percussion, Joe Chambers and Fred Alias-drums, Paul Ramsey-bass, Lee Finklestien, Butch Cambell, Aubrey Dale, Sam Brown and John Saegert-guitar, Gene Perla-bass, Greg Carter-back up vocals and drums. "Cruise Control", "Cocoon", "Cruel World" and "Voodoo Queen" are co-authored with Jeremy Steig. These friendships lasted many years and their support of her music and dancing career resulted in the albums and videos she extracted from her vault of memorable performances.

"I am so excited to bring these vintage audio recordings of my band "Daina and the Tribe" to the world community via the Jazz Network Worldwide and this new press release of my latest three albums. Living on the lower east side of Manhattan at the birth of the new wave pop art culture I experienced the creative force of this time period. A blast from the past into the future,” says Daina.

“Here is a cool song with a soul, it makes me feel like I am listening to a Indian mix with a touch of African, very mysterious beats and the amazing touches of bells and drums. This is a very special song, that you want to listen when you are trying to get some creativity or inspiration to make something. The theatrical voice of the singer is very special and mystical, she is passionate and have very good vibrations and tones that make you vibrate and relax. It sounds like a religious song that will bless you and inspire you to rebirth and travel into heaven.” (Review from Reverbnation)

“I remember these famous venues in New York in the 70‘s where Daina’s music was performed. I can almost picture the audience in my mind closing their eyes and letting Daina and the Tribe take them on a inspirational journey,” says Jaijai Jackson of The Jazz Network Worldwide.

Daina is currently in the studio working on some new material and plans on releasing a new project by the fall of 2014. Be sure to come by The Jazz Network Worldwide to catch Daina’s feature athttp://www.thejazznetworkworldwide.com. To learn more and to purchase, go to Daina’s official website athttp://www.jazzrockndance.com.

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The Wendy Williams Show Moves Up the Viewing Chain

MEMPHIS TN (IFS)-- The View has long been the king of the 10 O'clock slot for over fifteen years now.  But coming up slow and steady and breathing down the View's neck is the long shot Wendy Williams Show.  Wendy over the past several years has been moving up the viewers ladder to numbers now in the double digits.

The success of her show is that she is the only voice, where the "Views" many voices starts to cancel out each other and lots of "traffic" issues plug up the information that is being given.

Williams an ex- Radio DJ and personality has made her transition to television in a big way.  Williams' guest appearance on "Dancing With The Stars" place her in the national lime light.  She has always made her show a friendly place, with very little surprises, and on one occasion, she has made a live guest appearance on the View while taping her own show.

Williams guests and information relay systems are personal and one-on-one.  The overall success of the show is about more time spend on the subject matter and not chasing the clock.

L.A. sheriff's deputies charged in jail beating

Two L.A. sheriff's deputies charged in jail beating amid ongoing probe

BY DAN WHITCOMB

LOS ANGELES Fri Feb 7, 2014 5:57pm EST

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(Reuters) - Two Los Angeles County Sheriff's deputies accused of punching, kicking and pepper-spraying an inmate, then falsely claiming that he attacked them, have been indicted on federal charges amid an ongoing probe of the country's largest jail system.

The indictments against deputies Mariano Ramirez and Joey Aguiar came two months after 18 other current or former members of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department were charged with corruption and civil rights violations at the county's jails.

Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca, who had faced mounting calls to step down amid the jail investigation and allegations of mismanagement of the 10,000-member department, announced last month that he would retire rather than seek re-election.

Ramirez, 38, and Aguiar, 26, are accused in the U.S. District Court indictment of punching and kicking a handcuffed and chained inmate at the Men's Central Jail, said Thom Mrozek, a U.S. Attorney spokesman.

The two deputies also allegedly pepper sprayed the victim, who is identified in court papers only as "BP," and struck him with a flashlight, Mrozek said.

According to the indictment, Aguiar wrote a report of the incident in which he falsely claimed that the victim had tried to kick and head-butt him. Ramirez claimed in his report that the inmate had viciously kicked at the two deputies.

Both men face a maximum sentence of decades prison if convicted, although federal sentencing guidelines typically call for considerably less time.

The 18 deputies indicted in December were accused of subjecting inmates and visitors at two jails to unjustified beatings or detentions and trying to cover up their wrongdoing.

Seven of the defendants, including two sheriff's lieutenants, were accused of conspiring to obstruct a 2011 federal investigation into allegations of excessive force and smuggling of contraband by deputies in exchange for bribes.

The indictment also said the two lieutenants and others tried to prevent contact between federal investigators and an inmate informant after his cover was blown, altered records to make it appear the informant had been released from jail, then re-booked him under false names.

The indictments come more than a year after a blue-ribbon commission blamed Baca for failing to halt a persistent pattern of excessive force against inmates by his deputies.

A separate report by the American Civil Liberties Union cited the sheriff's department in 2011 for a number of abuses, including a finding that some deputies had formed gangs that encouraged assaults against inmates.

The Los Angeles County jail system ranks as the largest in the country, housing some 18,000 inmates.

(Reporting by Dan Whitcomb, editing by G Crosse)

Greg Pope

Greg's new single Greg's new single "a girl like you" is the perfect feel good country song.  And if you haven't heard "a big girl now" you have to check it out.  The next "Butterfly Kisses."  One of those career songs that Artists dream about writing.  

Writing with names like Dierks Bentley, Don Pfrimmer and Kyle Cook of Matchbox Twenty, Greg's skills grew and his resolve intensified. Taking inspiration from country artists like George Strait and Kenny Chesney as well as rock legends like U2 and Journey, he molded those influences into a sound all his own. He searches for stories and melodies in the people he meets and strives to create music that will stand the test of time.

Excelling at piano at the age of 8, and guitar at 11, Greg Pope's drive to understand and master a variety of music - from rock to pop to country - help to shape his unique voice and sound. Ultimately, it was country music that won him, driving him to focus on his songwriting and make the move to Nashville.

Greg's new album, "The Great Unknown", was released August 1, 2011 and is available on iTunes and CDBaby.