I was in Miami for Ultra/Miami Music Week this past weekend, Thursday through Sunday to be exact. Last week was the official launch of SonicTee.com worldwide. My business partner and I thought it would be perfect to celebrate the launch down in Miami along with friends, as well as doing some promoting. We hit many spots in Miami and we had an amazing time doing it. You might spot us in Orlando this week also, so be on the lookout.

Sonic Tee is an Electroluminescent shirt which has a unique design wired to the shirt. Not only do the shirts light up, but they actually light up to the sound of the music. The shirts have a frequency sensor built in, which captures audio frequencies within range, enabling the sound bars to light up according to the actual music being played. We currently have over 140 pre-made designs readily available on the site, the largest of its kind and more to come. We also work with businesses who want their own custom logo done with it’s own Electroluminescent wiring. What makes the shirt also stand out is the fact that it is machine washable. The wiring board is attached to the shirt via Velcro. All you have to do is remove detach the Velcro strip and you are ready to wash your shirt. You can read more about Sonic Tee on the Facebook page.

To really understand the full effect of these shirts at night, you need to see a video. So while in Miami we shot a quick sample video of our Sonic Tees at Cameo Nightclub in Miami. I’m the one rocking the Sunglasses Tee and my business partner is rocking the logo Tee. You can see the full effect of these tees at night.

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Today I was jamming to Diddy - Dirty Money’s new Single “I Hate That You Love Me“. I love this song, I’ve had it on autoplay all day. Even better was what got my attention in the video for this song. One of the models casted in the video is rocking the Bald Head Look. This got me pondering on the whole Bald Head Look on ladies, is this slowly becoming a new sexy trend?

The Bald Head Look is definitely not for everyone and only a few people can pull it off. There is no middle ground, you will either look like a train wreck if it doesn’t work for you, or you will look even better than people with longer hair if it does work for you. I think the key to it is that you must have the right shape head that you can show off and you must be able to add confidence to the mix which creates that sex appeal.

It is really nice to see women in the limelight being confident in their own skin and showing it off. It seems like some videos are actually casting for that specific look these days. It just goes to show that beauty comes in all shapes, sizes and looks. When you are comfortable with who you are and reflect that to the world, people feel that energy and respect you for it. So I’ve decided to include 3 of the hottest ladies rocking this trend right now:

(1) Amber Rose

(2) The Model in the Diddy – Dirty Money Video. Does anyone know who this model is??…I was unable to find anything

(3) Natalie Portman

See more of the video after the jump. If anyone knows the name of the Bald Headed Model, please let me know. Could not find any information on her.

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Get ready world, my friends at PoE.T.s Music International are working very very hard these days in the Studio. Check out the new track just released by Jason Caesar, titled “Turn Around” featuring iNKk. This track was produced by Michael Burek. This is just a taste of what is coming. See more after the jump…

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• Most boring Grammy’s ever.
• Cee-Lo Green probably had the best performance.
• There is a singer named Esperanza Spalding we are all supposed to know about.
• Not sure what in the world Nicki Minaj was wearing….
• The announcer who introduced Diddy as “Puff Daddy” didn’t seem to get the memo, someone might be looking for a new job.
• Only 1 Canadian can rule the Grammy’s, Album of the year goes to Arcade Fire.

Happy Sunday!

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This video should be played to every girl out there who doesn’t know the difference between tasteful and tasteless. Happy Friday.

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Happy New Year to everyone. Though I’m a little late on this one, it’s never too late…better now than never. Anyway, it’s been an already busy year with a crazy schedule, so there are many things I am looking forward to. The first few months of every New Year always bring some exciting activities. January is usually the beginning of new resolutions and goals. In the month of Feb we have black history Month and then Love day on the 14th. March is when I look forward to the Winter Music Conference and Ultra Music Festival, even though this year for the first time in 25 years, both have split. So this year I will actually been doing UMF and have been making all plans. March also brings many other fun Spring Break activities as we roll into the Summer season. So hopefully 2011 has great things in store.

This year with RM, I’ll also try to bring you more articles and insights as time permits, especially with the RM Talk Publications, Part 3 for the Art of Shave Series etc. Wishing you all a prosperous year in advance and stay tuned for more!

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For a very long time now, I’ve been trying to find a good free Audio converter to convert my M4A files to MP3. You see, I listen to a lot of Audio Podcasts downloaded via iTunes. For those familiar with iTunes, you probably already know that iTunes uses a Proprietary Audio format called M4A. I would like to carry these files with me and play anywhere, but I was unable to burn them to an Audio CD or play them on other Audio devices because of the silly format. Moreover I don’t own an iPod either. I was stuck listening to them only on my Laptop on iTunes or Quicktime, which I just thought to be ridiculous. Finally, last week I found Media.io.

Media.io is a website that allows you to convert files from most of the Audio formats to either MP3/WAV/OGG/WMA. This is all done online on the website for FREE. No fees, no registration, it is all on the fly. Even more amazing is the fact that you can also select a Bit Rate Quality and it allows for files as big as 250MB.

I have already converted a number of Podcasts that I have and am now able to play them in various places like my Phone, Car, CD etc. All you do is upload your file, select the settings you want and Media.io goes to work. Once the conversion is done, a link is provided on the screen for you to download your new file. This thing is a lifesaver! So if you are like me and have been searching for something like this for a very long time, go give this a try.

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Over the weekend, I was listening to Kanye’s College Dropout album for memories sake. There is just something about that album that put it way above par, and listening to it again just got me groovin’. Especially the very last track “Last Call”, that was just pure poetry. Anyway, before I digress, I wanted to watch some of the videos from that album, so I went on a YouTube frenzy.

Now when I got to the Gold Digger video, I recalled something I have been searching for ever since that video was released. These are two questions I have still been unable to get answers to even after all these years. You would think Google would have an answer somewhere. My search came close at times, but still no answer. The questions are:

(1) What is the brand of brown sunglasses Kanye West wore in the Gold Digger video? These were the dark brown almost aviator style sunglasses with piano black frame and mild brown tint. I’ve been trying to find them and still don’t know what brand they are. I think I’ve read somewhere before that they might have been YSL, but I don’t know for sure. If anyone has a clue, please provide full details: Brand, style, maybe even model/serial # and a link if possible. See a snapshot below:

(2) What is the name of the Model at the very end of Kanye West’s Gold Digger Video? She is the model at the very end wearing the white top and shaking her head while they were both uttering something. The only closest thing to an answer I was able to find was this info on RapModels.net which listed three Models from the video. But surprise surprise, the list was incomplete, and the only missing Model is the one I am looking for at the very end. So again, if anyone out there has answers, please share them. Below is another snapshot:

In fact, I have gotten so desperate for answers, than I am reaching out to all ye Internet overlords. Not only have I tried many search queries, but I am posting on this blog, Facebook, Twitter and even gone as far as to post these 2 questions on Quora. Someone out there knows something, so help me on my mission, I can’t be the only one who has been looking for this. So join my mission and share this!

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Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving….get festive.

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I just read this very moving appeal from Wikipedia Founder, Jimmy Wales. The appeal is to help protect and sustain Wikipedia. I am sure most people who use the internet have at some point or another used Wikipedia. I’m also sure many of us still do. Jimmy’s appeal reminded me of some of the little things we all take for granted sometimes. Wikipedia is a service that is FREE. Not only free to use, but it is also Ad-Free. Even more amazing is the fact that Wikipedia content is written by anyone who wants to contribute. It essentially contains a wealth of knowledge and information that in my opinion, is unparalleled on the web today. Such a simple concept that proves to be more power and useful than things that are not free. It also goes to show what humans can accomplish when we all work together and cooperatively towards a common goal.

Coming from a technology background, I appreciate the amount of resources and expenses that must go into keeping such a site of this scale managed, orderly and active. Wikipedia needs to stay, as it is one of those few online assets that was built up by the people for the people. So show your support and donate, I just completed my donation.

An appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales

I got a lot of funny looks ten years ago when I started talking to people about Wikipedia.
Let’s just say some people were skeptical of the notion that volunteers from all across the world could come together to create a remarkable pool of human knowledge – all for the simple purpose of sharing.

No ads. No agenda. No strings attached.

A decade after its founding, nearly 400 million people use Wikipedia and its sister sites every month – almost a third of the Internet-connected world.

It is the 5th most popular website in the world – but Wikipedia isn’t anything like a commercial website. It is a community creation, written by volunteers making one entry at a time. You are part of our community. And I’m writing today to ask you to protect and sustain Wikipedia.

Together, we can keep it free of charge and free of advertising. We can keep it open – you can use the information in Wikipedia any way you want. We can keep it growing – spreading knowledge everywhere, and inviting participation from everyone.

Each year at this time, we reach out to ask you and others all across the Wikimedia community to help sustain our joint enterprise with a modest donation of $20, $35, $50 or more.

If you value Wikipedia as a source of information – and a source of inspiration – I hope you’ll choose to act right now.

All the best,

Jimmy Wales

Founder, Wikipedia

P.S. Wikipedia is about the power of people like us to do extraordinary things. People like us write Wikipedia, one word at a time. People like us fund it, one donation at a time. It’s proof of our collective potential to change the world.

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