IVideosongs

Infobox_Company
company_name = iVideosongs | company_type = Private company
foundation = Georgia, United States of America (2007)
company_slogan = We'll show you how to play complete songs accurately.
location = ALPHARETTA, Georgia, United States of America
key_people = Tim Huffman, Co-Founder & CEO 2007
industry = Music
homepage = [http://www.ivideosongs.com/ www.ivideosongs.com]

iVideosongs is an online music instruction service that shows how to play complete songs from original artists who wrote and performed them. The site also has song instruction from studio musicians and from professional music instructors.

History

iVideosongs launched the beta of their Website on January 29, 2008 at the DEMO 08 conference in Palm Desert, California [cite web|title= DEMO and Demonstrator News Releases|author= Becky Sniffen,MC2 Communications|url=http://www.demo.com/news/forthemedia.html?CTR=http%3A%2F%2Fdemo.mediaroom.com%2Findex.php%3Fs%3D43%26item%3D230%3C/] . iVideosongs is a start-up company based in Atlanta, GA [cite web|title= Why Can't Computers,Fill in the Blank?|author= DON CLARK, The Wall Street Journal|url=http://online.wsj.com/article/SB120148512760821233.html?mod=googlenews_wsj/] , co-founded by Andy Morton and Grammy-nominated musician Tim Huffman.

Overview

iVideosongs users choose a skill level and genre, and then download the titles to their personal computer, iPod or other device. Each song title is presented in chapter format, so users learn the introduction, verse, chorus, bridge, outro and other elements. Each title includes a master performance, so participants can compare their progress against the song, and tablature notation to aid in learning.

iVideosongs has licensed full rights to its songs from BMG Music Publishing, EMI Music Publishing, Sony/ATV Music Publishing, Universal Music Publishing Group, Warner/Chappell Music as well as numerous secondary and tertiary publishers. This allows the company to provide complete and accurate instructional titles, presented exactly as they were originally written and performed. The iVideosongs titles are primarily for electric and acoustic guitarists, but titles for bass, keyboards and drums are also included in the catalog. [cite web|title= iVideosongs Downloads Top One Million|author= iVideosongs, iVideosongs.com|url=http://www.ivideosongs.com/news/release/ivideosongs-downloads-top-one-million.aspx]

The iVideosongs site has free tutorials to help beginning musicians develop proficiency in techniques such as slide guitar, playing chordal fills and walking bass lines. Beginning tutorials are also offered as a podcast through iTunes [cite web|title=Guitar Tutorials Rocket Up iTunes Podcast Charts|author= Eliot Van Buskirk, WIRED Magazine |url=http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/05/guitar-tutorial.html/] .

Featured ArtistsiVideosongs’s featured artists include [cite web|title= Artist Titles|author= iVideosongs.com|url=http://www.ivideosongs.com/search/all/artist.aspx/ ] :

*Graham Nash

*John Oates

*Jon Foreman

*Jim Messina

*Pierre Bensusan

*Alex Lifeson

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special_Forces_%2838_Special_album%29/ Jeff Carlisi]

*Chuck Leavell

*Kim Richey

*Ryan Newell

*Russ Kunkel

*D.J. Fontana

*Scotty Moore

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Lee_%28musician%29/ Mark Lee]

*John McEuen

*Sharon Isbin

InstructorsiVideosongs instructors include [cite web|title= Instructor Titles|author= iVideosongs.com|url=http://www.ivideosongs.com/search/all/instructor.aspx/ ] :
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Injected_(band)#Band_Members/ Danny Grady]

*Steve Rieck

*Rob Schumann

* [http://www.garageband.com/artist/fivestariris/ Alex Winfield]

References

* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/webguide/music/2008-08-25-ivideosongs-guitar-lessons_N.htm Learn guitar from rock gods on iVideosongs.com] USA Today
* [http://crawdaddy.wolfgangsvault.com/Article.aspx?id=8036/ What Would You Do if I Showed You the Chords...] CRAWDADDY The Magazine of Rock
* [http://lifehacker.com/391435/learn-to-play-an-instrument-online/ Learn to Play an Instrument Online] lifehacker
* [http://blog.wired.com/music/2008/07/listening-posts.html/ Listening Post's Top 10 Hottest Music Sites] WIRED
* [http://www.macworld.com/article/134063/2008/06/freeitunesmusiclessons.html/ Free iTunes music lessons] Macworld
* [http://www.g4tv.com/attackoftheshow/blog/post/683410/WebTools_iVideosongs.html#readmore/ WebTools: iVideosongs] Attack of the Show!
* [http://mashable.com/2008/05/14/ivideosongs-itunes/ iVideoSongs Hits the iTunes Top 10] Mashable
* [http://www.demo.com/community/?q=node/60689/ So you want to be a real guitar hero?] DEMO.com
* [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/05/10/AR2008051000221_2.html/ Some Heroes Want to Get Real] The Washington Post
* [http://canadianmusician.com/news.php?news_id=182&start=0&category_id=&parent/ New Music Instruction Website Launches At iVideosongs.com] Canadian Musician
* [http://www.bostonherald.com/entertainment/music/general/view.bg?articleid=1089193&srvc=rss/ iVideosongs gets rock legends to teach entire tunes online] The Boston Herald
* [http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/004360.html/ Tim Huffman Talks about Online Guitar Instruction] Modern Guitars Magazine
* [http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/businesstechnology/2004329070_ptreviews05.html/ Learning how you doze isn't worth the price] Gannett News Service
* [http://www.guitarnoize.com/blog/comments/using-the-internet-to-improve-your-playing/ Using the Internet to Improve Your Playing] Guitar Noize
* [http://www.reuters.com/article/internetNews/idUSN2857749420080228/ Join the Beatles on Web video] REUTERS
* [http://venturebeat.com/2008/02/21/guitar-playing-startup-hopes-to-cash-in-on-instructional-videos/ Guitar playing startup hopes to cash in on instructional videos] VentureBeat
* [http://www.appscout.com/2008/02/learn_to_play_exactly_like_the.php/ Learn to Play Exactly Like the Beatles] AppScout
* [http://www.bravewords.com/news/84036/ iVideosongs Debuts - Learn How To Play RUSH's 'Tom Sawyer'] Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles
* [http://www.killerstartups.com/Video-Music-Photo/ivideosongs-com-giles-will-show-you/ iVideoSongs.com - Giles Will Show You] KillerStartups
* [http://www.usatoday.com/tech/columnist/edwardbaig/2008-01-30-demo-tech_N.htm/ Demo conference intrigues, but doesn't electrify] USA Today
* [http://news.cnet.com/8301-10784_3-9858613-7.html/ Pay Graham Nash to teach you guitar] CNET News
* [http://tech.yahoo.com/blogs/patterson/12026/guitar-lessons-from-the-stars-in-hd/ Guitar Lessons from the Stars, in HD] Yahoo! TECH
* [http://www.popsci.com/scitech/article/2008-01/tech-startups-rock-demo-conference/ Tech Startups Rock DEMO Conference] Popular Science

External links

* [http://www.ivideosongs.com/ Official site]
* [http://www.myspace.com/ivideosongs/ iVideosongs MySpace Page]