One of the quirky things about virtual life is you don’t always see another person’s avatar right away and you run right over the top of them, or stand right on them. That happens from time to time in Second Life. The next thing I do is pop open my mini-map to see if anyone is too close, I'd hate to be dancing on top of anyone. I'm in his group and go see him now and then because yes, he's really good. Oh well, whether I return here is a crap shoot, then, unless Max comes back here. Well, at least I tried to join the group, but the damn group joiner did not work when I right clicked on it and all I got was the landmark to the place. I join the club group to get group announcements. What would a Second Life music club twist be? I rarely plan things out in Second Life, so it's unlikely. will this bring me back here to see what sorts of twists there might be in the future? I'm not sure. Then, because I'm writing this article, I want to be as informative as possible, so I click the About Land tab and see that this new place is a live music club with club events, art gallery and many more twists! So, the theme is music and various twists. Meanwhile I open my inventory and go to the Animations folder and pop open a few of my favorite dance animations and click one to get my avatar going dancing, not quite on the beat, but close enough. I teleported there and move out of the landing zone and wait for things to rez. I arrived a little late to Maximillion Kleene's live performance on Sunday, June 8th at the grand opening of the Mad Twist. And so, this first article is about a new music venue in Second Life and a couple live performers I happened to catch. My hope is to write about a wide range of musical aspects in Second Life and to give a personal touch to what I write, but also, hopefully, provide some insights to the many and variegated aspects of virtual world music. But what is a music stream and how is it used? That’s another question I have and hope to get into at some point, but I want to mostly talk about the music in Second Life: those who play it live, deejays who mix it, and all the people who dance to it. The music stream is the bedrock for all music in Second Life. Sound streams are used by live musicians, deejays, and other denizens of Second Life. Most of you also listen to music streams. I own a piece of virtual land and it has a music stream that I and my partner listen to. There are performers of all musical genres, clubs with live deejays who play a vast variety of musical styles, radio-like streams for our Second Life homes, and businesses, and much more. Deejays create playlists, musicians play live for fans, and dance animations enliven our avatars to provide visual enjoyment. In many ways, music is a defining aspect of Second Life in the way it aurally shapes the virtual environment and sculpts emotions. And what is the deal with music in Second Life? It’s everywhere, too, and comes in many forms. I ask, why do people come here? What do they get out of it? Why don’t male avatars have a penis? Why would you choose to be a furry, or why would adults want to represent themselves as a child avatar? Why is there food in Second Life? I see it everywhere. In fact, the longer I’m in Second Life the less I think I know. The questions are numerous and never-ending. Being an academically trained media researcher, I’ve often wondered about various aspects of Second Life.
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