Learn How to Use Your iPad By Watching Videos

Hey is Christmas time and a lot of people will be buying electronics. Everything from flat screen TVs to cell phones. One hot item this year will be the latest iPad. I'm told the iPad does NOT come with an  detailed owners manual. 

Well someone has put together a series of videos teaching how to get the most of your new iPad. iPad Pete has basically recorded an owner's manual and teaches you step-by-step the best ways to get up and running with your new iPad. 

Click on the link below to see some of the free videos he's posted on his website: 

http://tinyurl.com/ipad-vid-manual


Let's Make It Happen!!!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist

How The Best Song Are Successful for Generations

Whassup Peeps,

I came downstairs a few minutes ago to find my 8-year old daughter singing "Thriller" by Micheal Jackson. She didn't know I was listening but all I can think of was "Good job Mike! You really made a classic!"

Thriller came out when I was 11 or 12 years old. I remember staying up at night watching the late night video shows hoping to catch the long version of Thriller. That time is long gone but it is re-lived every time someone hears the song and definitely every Halloween.

Anyway I just wanted to say you songwriters use this song as a standard because it truly is an example of how to make a song that will stand the test of time.

R.I.P. Micheal Jackson




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P.S. As I was typing this, I just found out the legendary TV host, Dick Clark (American Bandstand) passed away. My prayers go out to his family. He lived an awesome life.

T.I. -- DESTROYING It On Probation | TMZ.com

Check out my man T.I. Although this headline is very clever, he is actually doing good. Click the link below to read the story:

T.I. -- DESTROYING It On Probation | TMZ.com: - Sent using Google Toolbar

Let's Make It Happen!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist
www.RapBeatCreator.com

Where The Heck Have You Been Mello?

Whassup Peeps?

It's been nearly 4 months since I posted any kind of blog. A lot has been happening in my world too. I've been working like a dog at my 9 to 5 (really its actually 6 to 6) and since I got a new addition coming to the family (yippie!), I cut some things out of my life to make room for more good.

First off, I cut off anything I was using that was NOT making enough money to pay for itself. I had some web hosting and an auto-responder service that I was using and I clipped both of them because I was getting a negative ROI (Return on Investment). I realized way to late that I was paying to much for these services and although they were making me some money, it was not enough for me to keep funneling hard earned funds into the mouth of a dead horse.

I weighed this decision in my mind over and over for months and I realized I was just giving away money.

So I cut them off...

We'll I realized in my cutting things off I cut some other things off unexpectedly but those can be fixed.

What I really missed though is writing about music. I missed writing the articles and posting on this blog. Even if I wasn't making any music, these things allowed me to at least be creative so that my mind wouldn't turn into mush.

And I do know that people read my work and they find value in what I do. I missed that feeling of helping my music industry peers so I'm re-committing myself (...again!) to daily postings, even if its commenting on someone else's article or blog post.

Also, I've been looking at things that waste my precious time I can't get back and eliminating these things. Time-wasters like surfing the web, checking emails and answering random calls have been taking away my focus and I could be doing something more useful with limited time on this planet...like writing articles, blogging, making beats, going to the studio, traveling to new places and a million other things that excite me.

Anyway, I'm out. Gotta go back to the less exciting 6 to 6.

Holla!!!

Let's Make It Happen!!!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist
www.RapBeatCreator.com

Watch Timbaland's E! True Hollywood Story Right Here!!!

Yes! One of my favorite producers finally has an E! True Hollywood Story. It's none other than multi-platinum, mega-rich, Timbaland. Here is the link below to the video.

Timbaland's E! True Hollywood Story [VIDEO] | NODFACTOR.COM: - Sent using Google Toolbar

And this ain't a snippet! Its the whole program so block of some time and check it out!!! Big shouts out to NodFactor for always providing the good content on Hiphop's hottest producers!!!

Let's Make It Happen!!!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist
www.Beats4aDub.com

Eddie Meeks Flushes The Throne and EarBits

There's a lot happening in my Hiphop world!

First of all my long time Partner-In-Rhyme, Eddie Meeks
aka Cappuccino has been really grinding with new music
and projects.

You can check out his latest joint FTT (Flush The Throne)
by clicking on the link below:

http://eddiemeeks.bandcamp.com/track/flush-the-throne-ep-ftt?permalink

This joint is S-O-L-I-D!!!


Also, Spectra Records is looking for new talent and
they're putting together a contest...sort of...

Once again, Eddie Meeks is on the front line and you can
listen to his music from the "Unauthorized Records" album.
The more songs you listen to, the better chance he gets at
a record deal.

Here are the links to the songs:

Intro - http://www.earbits.com/s/irSCvNfeBX7V5D
We Are - http://www.earbits.com/s/6qLqVNLKEWXU0j6
The Briefing - http://www.earbits.com/s/eqLqVNLKEWXU0j6
The Mission - http://www.earbits.com/s/mqLqVNLKEWXU0j6
Cappuccino's Theme - http://www.earbits.com/s/uqLqVNLKEWXU0j6
Song of Satisfaction - http://www.earbits.com/s/87N4HmJkJWXU0j6
The Truth - http://www.earbits.com/s/g7N4HmJkJWXU0j6
Stronger - http://www.earbits.com/s/o7N4HmJkJWXU0j6
Ghostwriter - http://www.earbits.com/s/w7N4HmJkJWXU0j6
Please Don't Change - http://www.earbits.com/s/E7N4HmJkJWXU0j6
Monotype - http://www.earbits.com/s/M7N4HmJkJWXU0j6
The Passion - http://www.earbits.com/s/qOOIsVGUNWXU0j6
JAX Everythang - http://www.earbits.com/s/yOOIsVGUNWXU0j6
Shoulder Chip - http://www.earbits.com/s/GOOIsVGUNWXU0j6
Assasinated - http://www.earbits.com/s/OOOIsVGUNWXU0j6
Obituary - http://www.earbits.com/s/WOOIsVGUNWXU0j6
Legitimate Dope Boy - http://www.earbits.com/s/4POIsVGUNWXU0j6
The View From A 'Lac - http://www.earbits.com/s/cPOIsVGUNWXU0j6
Loudmouths - http://www.earbits.com/s/QvQmeuEuSWXU0j6
Outro - http://www.earbits.com/s/YvQmeuEuSWXU0j6

Thanks in advance!

Let's Make It Happen!!!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist
www.Beats4aDub.com

Behind The Rhymes With @Young_Guru [VIDEO]

Anytime I get to listen to Young Guru talk, I stop what I'm doing. This brother has an amazing wealth of knowledge about the music business and the Hiphop Kulture in general.

Check out the link below to see the 1st few parts of the interview. For the rest of the interview click on the iStandard link at the bottom of the NODFACTOR.com page. Enjoy!!!

Behind The Rhymes With @Young_Guru [VIDEO] | NODFACTOR.COM: - Sent using Google Toolbar

Let's Make It Happen!!!

Mello Melanin, The Hot Instrumentalist
www.Beats4aDub.com
www.RapBeatCreator.com

P.S. Check out my latest beats at www.Beats4aDub.com.