Getting Started As A Second Life Performer

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Getting Started With Live Music

• You don't need your own land to perform. There are several clubs, stages and other locations where musicians can perform on a regular basis. Contact them and try to find an empty time slot on the mic. A good place to find clubs, stages, etc. referred to as "venues" is the Showcase section of the Second Life web site. Bringing your live music to Second Life can be broken down into the following 6 steps.

1. Get your music right in the real world. 2. Create your virtual self, learn to use it, and outfit it. 3. Learn to stream your music into Second Life. 4. Promote yourself with venue owners and create a group to communicate with your fans. 5. Book your gigs. 6. Put on a great show!

The quality and diversity of performers in Second Life easily rivals first life. While playing live music can be as simple as hooking a single mic to your computer and broadcasting with a free streaming software package, if you wish to perform often, build a fan base, or collect handsome Linden tips you should invest a little time in learning the ropes of performing in second life.

Setting Up A Stream For Second Life

• There are several ways to stream music into second life. One is a shoutcast server. You as the performer need to set up a broadcasting client [1]. That client connects to a shoutcast server. Either you set up your own server [2] or you find and rent an existing server. Several event locations in Second Live have their own shoutcast server, so you only need a client to send out your voice.

How it works:

• Your streaming client sends the data to the server.
• The Listeners' Second Life clients grab the server's URL from the parcel's media settings and tune in.