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The Minnesota Supreme Court primary may be the most important election nobody's heard of
Historically speaking, Minnesota Supreme Court justices running for re-election don't have a whole lot to worry about: An incumbent hasn't lost a re-election bid since the 1940s.
But some supporters of incumbent Associate Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Natalie Hudson worry that this year could be different.
On Aug. 9, Hudson faces two challengers in her bid to serve again on the state's highest court: attorney Craig Foss, who says he's running because he can't find a job, and attorney Michelle MacDonald, who ran an unsuccessful bid for the state's highest court in 2014 that MinnPost's Doug Grow called "one of the most bizarre campaigns in state history."
Of the three candidates running for the slot, Hudson is the only one with experience as an elected judge — and the only one actively fundraising for her campaign to retain her seat, according state campaign finance records.
But those efforts may not matter: In this primary, only the top two vote getters' names will advance to the general ballot. With no other statewide primary on the ballot, voter turnout in general is expected to be low — and in judicial elections, the number of people voting always tends to be lower.
What this means for the Supreme Court race: The random choices of a very small number of voters — or a determined effort by a small group of activists — could have outsized influence on the result, and could even cut Hudson out of the general election.
That presents Hudson with a daunting challenge: How can she get voters to show up to vote for an office that few care about, or even understand what it does?
A unique set of constraints
If you think Hudson should fall back on the well-established set of tricks and techniques used by any politician to get out the vote, you should know that the rules of the game for judicial elections are different.
For one thing, in Minnesota judicial elections are nonpartisan, so judicial candidates can't rely on voters loyal to a party pushing them over the top. Political parties can endorse judicial candidates, but the only information provided to voters on the ballot, besides candidates' names, is which one of the candidates (if any) is an incumbent.
Nor can judicial candidates rely on talking to voters about their views on the issues, exactly.
Following 2002's U.S. Supreme Court decision Republican Party of Minnesota v. White, Minnesota judges have been legally allowed to talk about their views on "disputed legal and political issues." They may not, however, say how they would rule on an issue if it came before the court, said Marie Failinger, a professor at Mitchell Hamline School of Law.
"They can say 'I hate abortion,' but they can't say, 'If I had an abortion case this is how I would rule,' " Failinger said.
But professional ethics in this state still to a degree discourage mixing law and politics. Ideally, Failinger said, the public has confidence in justices' ability to cast aside political baggage and fairly apply the law.
For candidates who choose not to discuss their political beliefs on the campaign trail, that leaves few topics on which to sell their candidacy: their experience and judicial philosophy, for example — not necessarily the kind of thing that animates voters.
During campaigns, prospective judges also rack up endorsements, often from lawyers. They are also allowed to run print or radio ads, but it's not the type of race for which you'll see ads on TV, said Herbert Kritzer, a professor of law at the University of Minnesota Law School — those are expensive.
"The kinds of advertising (run) in most judicial elections are basically promote ads, i.e. ads that are promoting, singing the praises of the candidates," Kritzer said — often, they'll depict the candidate as a family person, list supporters or tout their belief in justice.
Meet the candidates
In her campaign, Hudson has focused on speaking about her work in Minnesota court systems.
Hudson has been practicing law since 1982. She was appointed to the Minnesota Court of Appeals by Gov. Jesse Ventura in 2002. Last year, Gov. Mark Dayton appointed her to fill former Justice Alan Page's seat on the state's highest court.
Last week at a League of Women Voters candidate forum in Plymouth, she told about 20 attendees she was the most qualified candidate in the race. Hudson stressed her belief that justices should maintain independence from political parties.
"Party endorsements are the antithesis of what we want in our judicial elections," she said. "It is vital that judges remain neutral and impartial and that the public has confidence in that neutrality."
Hudson's July pre-primary campaign finance report, which covers Jan. 1 to July 18, revealed she had raised $18,937 in campaign contributions.
She told MinnPost she's not taking any incumbent advantage for granted, especially with low turnout in the primary.
"I don't know that incumbent now means what it used to mean or has the value that it used to have," she told MinnPost, citing the fact that MacDonald got 47 percent of votes in the 2014 general election against an incumbent despite a setback in her campaign.
Hudson's Minnesota State Bar Association questionnaire can be found here.
Challenger Craig Foss is an attorney who worked for Legal Services of Northwest Minnesota from 1998 to 2012. He's done court-appointed attorney work since he was laid off from that job.
"I'm running because I can't find a job — because the good lawyers of the Minnesota Bar don't want to hire a legally blind attorney," he told League of Women Voters forum attendees last week.
In an interview with MinnPost, Foss described himself as focused on individual rights and property rights, and spoke of reforming the legal system to make it easier for defendants to represent themselves. He has not sought the endorsement of any political party, and has not formed campaign committee to raise cash for his bid.
His Minnesota State Bar Association candidate questionnaire can be found here.
MacDonald has been on the ballot before. In 2014, she ran a campaign against incumbent David Lillehaug for his seat on the Minnesota Supreme Court, but ultimately lost with 47 percent of the vote.
That year, MacDonald was endorsed by the state Republican Party at its convention, but she lost the party's support following a Star Tribune story about her arrest on suspicion of drunken driving and resisting arrest in 2013. On the night of her arrest, MacDonald said she hadn't been drinking and refused a field sobriety test until she was in the presence of a judge.
MacDonald was convicted of refusing a breath test and refusing arrest, a conviction that was upheld in the Minnesota Court of Appeals in February, according to the Star Tribune. She was not found guilty of driving under the influence.
This year, MacDonald was recommended for endorsement by a committee at the GOP convention in May, but "blistering dissent from two members of that committee said MacDonald was unworthy of a spot on the Supreme Court," the Pioneer Press reported. The party ultimately did not endorse a candidate.
MacDonald has been an attorney since 1986, according to her State Bar candidate questionnaire. Her practice has focused on family law, and she previously represented Sandra Grazzini-Rucki, a Lakeville mom who was found guilty of of six felonies for hiding her two daughters from their father for two years.
MacDonald characterized herself as a reformer with conservative values. She does not believe judges should be silent on the subject of their political beliefs. "I believe judges should be open and honest about their party affiliation, because while nonpartisan, most judges have an affiliation," she said at the forum.
"I'm not anti-establishment but I'm more individualized in my thinking," MacDonald told MinnPost last week. "I think each case has its own DNA and I think we uphold the Constitution."
MacDonald did not file a pre-primary campaign finance report, for which the deadline was July 25. As of her last filed report in June, she had not raised money this cycle and had about $1,200 in outstanding campaign expenses.
Why the election matters
It's tough to get voters to care about judicial elections — especially for an August primary, when many of them either mentally or physically far from the ballot box (though they can vote early or absentee with no excuse). Many of the people paying close attention are lawyers.
For starters, with so many layers of courts in the United States (three in Minnesota and three in the federal system), just what the Minnesota Supreme Court does is lost on many voters.
A quick primer: The Minnesota Supreme Court's seven justices make up the state's court of last resort, handling appeals from Minnesota's lower courts and big-picture legal questions, such as statutory issues and questions dealing with the Minnesota Constitution. It also helps administer lower Minnesota courts.
Justices are elected to six-year terms and are required to retire when they turn 70. If they vacate their seat midterm — which happens most of the time, often because of the age limit — the governor may appoint a replacement. That replacement must face election to keep the seat.
While the Minnesota Supreme Court's rulings can affect all Minnesotans, most Minnesotans never come into direct contact with it: You might remember it from the state Senate recount in 2008 and the gubernatorial recount in 2010 — the Minnesota Supreme Court made rulings in those processes.
Incumbent advantage
In past primaries for Minnesota Supreme Court seats, incumbents haven't had too much difficulty dispatching challengers.
In 2012, incumbents Chief Justice Lorie Skjerven Gildea and Associate Justice David Stras both faced multiple challengers. The incumbents won — Gildea with 50 percent and Stras with 49 percent. Their respective challengers — two each— racked up between 20 and 29 percent of votes.
But this year could be different, without any other statewide races on the ballot to drive turnout.
Former Minnesota Supreme Court Associate Justice Paul Anderson doesn't count on voters reading up on Supreme Court candidates if and when they head to the polls.
"The voters that are going to be turning out will be inordinately related to contested Senate and House of Representative races," Anderson, who is supporting Hudson, told MinnPost.
Anderson himself faced primary challengers in 2008; he said he campaigned by speaking to civic groups. He ran a few print and radio ads before the general election.
On the one hand, he said that as the incumbent, he felt confident that he'd built a good reputation as a judge in his nearly two decades on the court.
But on the other hand, "What's worrisome about the primary is who shows up to vote because there's such a low turnout," he said. "This is the thing that causes angst and worry — you're just not sure, (though) you think it's going to be all right," he said.
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My wife and I got our ballets in yesterday, so Ms. Hudson can count on two in the yes column.
If you're wondering how so many religious zealots make into Congress, this is how. Only a few people show up for the primaries and they get to pick the slate of candidates for the rest of us. If you don't want another Michelle Bachman in office, then get out to the polls on Tuesday.
Your country depends on you!
Confidence in the judiciary?
Thank you, Greta Kaul, for your apparent attempt to present a fairly-balanced article, despite that its thrust seems to be to get people out to vote for Natalie Hudson.
From the article, "Ideally, Failinger said, the public has confidence in justices' ability to cast aside political baggage and fairly apply the law." Yes, "ideally", but I am not sure that in reality the public has such great confidence in the judiciary. Its protectionist efforts to oppose the judicial elections provided for in both of the two partisan-derived Minnesota Constitutions in 1856, later adopted jointly, and its refusal to promote elimination of the discriminatory "incumbent" judicial label on the ballot drive a lack of confidence.
Robust judicial elections allow the electorate to gain some insight into the temperament of candidates. Yes, in robust campaigns, it is unlikely that judicial candidates can mask their partisan leanings. It seems to me that it is judicial hubris to claim that partisan leanings don't play into the opinions written by judges.
The judiciary has been "gaming" the system, with judges retiring before their terms are up, or before being forced into likely unconstitutional mandatory retirement. With the "gaming" the governor gets to make an appointment, and then the appointee is allowed the discriminatory "incumbent" label when she or he has to stand for election for another term.
Yes, it is true that Natalie Hudson has won elections, but only after an appointment, and likely because of the benefit of the discriminatory label.
You don't report that Michelle MacDonald has served as an appointed judge, at the Conciliation Court level. You don't report on Michelle MacDonald's Family Innocence Project, an effort that has earned her apparently widespread bipartisan support, likely contributory to the nearly 47% of the vote that she earned in the face of a DFL supported candidate, one with a history of being a partisan "hack", who twice failed at state-wide elections, who twice was appointed, and lastly won election after appointment by less than 4% of the vote despite the discriminatory benefit of the "incumbent" label. His race was a prime example why judicial elections are relevant and important.
The judiciary can improve its confidence level with the electorate by getting behind non-partisan judicial reforms: greater legislative oversight of the judiciary, elimination of the discriminatory "incumbent" label, appointees being only "temporary", not being allowed on the next ballot for the seat, and acceptance of judicial elections as constitutionally provided.
All of the above are non-partisan reasons to avoid voting for Natalie Hudson, with her stated preference against judicial elections.
On the other hand, Michelle MacDonald appears to respect the electorate on these issues.
Other Things Not Reported
Michelle MacDonald was named a person of interest in the Rucki parental kidnapping case. Her campaign manager, Dede Evavold, was charged with two felonies in connection with that case.
Let's not forget Ms. MacDonald's Bible-waving acceptance speech in 2014, during which she basically said she would decide cases based on Biblical principles.
Respect for the electorate, indeed.
Judicial Confidence and Natalie Hudson
Your proposals for improving the "confidence level" of the court really just amount to politicizing the judiciary in an explicit way. That would create a host of problems rather than improve anything. Putting the judicial branch under legislative oversight certainly would not improve public confidence. You would do better to worry about public confidence in the legislature.
Natalie Hudson has a distinguished record on many levels. A friend who is a very smart attorney--and doesn't suffer fools--worked for Judge Hudson in the appellate court and has nothing but good things to say about her. That opinion appears to be widely shared in the legal community. The other two candidates lack anything like Judge Hudson's qualifications. Michelle MacDonald turned out to be a major, self-inflicted embarrassment to the Republican Party in the last election, and she has no business being on the State Supreme Court.
Narrow Escape
The MN GOP may have embarrassed itself by nominating McDonald last go-round, but it nearly embarrassed the entire state. She got 47%(!) in the general election. Correct me if I'm wrong (I'm use to it, I've got kids), but I think that was the highest percentage of anyone running state wide with GOP endorsement.
Why yes
A scofflaw who 1. May be an accessory to a felony kidnapping 2.Is a drunk driver ( why yes I'll take that refusal charge over a quantifiable test result) and 3. A religious zealot with utter disdain for the concept of a secular government, free of religious influence is the PERFECT example of respect for the electorate. She's a big a disgrace as Trump, but then again, such has never slowed the machinations of power hungry conservatives before, so why start now?
When is the primary?
An entire article about how important it is to vote in the Minnesota state primary, and not one damn word about when it is, the rules surrounding it, who can vote, where to vote, etc. MinnPost should be completely ashamed. Even a high school newspaper would do better.
Everyone can find their primary ballot here....
Where do we vote?
I'm not absolutely clear on where we vote on the primary after reading the article either. Thanks to Pat Terry I see that it's Tuesday the 9th but I'm having trouble finding where we vote. I assume it's our normal polling place?
My question
Why even have a primary in a "nonpartisan election" in the first place? Why not allow anyone who ants to run for a judicial office and is otherwise qualified to be listed on the ballot in November?
I agree with Mr. Evanson about allwoing judges to run as "incumbents"and I agree mostly with his other comments about the judiciary's "protectionist"(which is really proprietary) attitude toward judicial offices, which in Minnesota are elected in name only. This applies not only to the Supreme Court but to the district courts and the court of appeals. Why hasn't Minnesota adopted a court of appeals system like Wisconsin's where court of appeals judges serve,and must run for election for, in one of four districts, rather than statewide?
Why are there only two single county judicial districts in Minnesota- 2nd (Ramsey) and 4th (Hennepin)? The Tenth Judicial District,in which I live, consists of 8 counties, including Wright west of Minneapolis, and Washington, east of St. Paul, and running north to Pine County. Anyone running against an appointed incumbent, who is after all only serving in one of the counties, must mount a campaign covering 8 counties covering a very large territory. The 9th JD covers 17 counties. These Judicial Districts incidentally were established in the 1950's and haven't been changed since. Why doesn't democracy-"one person-one vote" also apply to judicial elections?
Mr. Evenson is also right to point out the "gaming" of the judicial appointment system which Justice Wright has benefited from. But there are unwritten rules to these games. For example, you can't do what Judge Tom Armstrong did a few years ago by waiting to announce his retirement until the day before his retirement allowing only one person, his law clerk, to file nomination papers in time.
I appreciate retired Justice Anderson's concerns about a low turnout and possible upset of the "incumbent" here. But if such an upset happens, as someday it likely will, I say it will be because of a public unhappy with the antidemocratic walls designed to keep qualified candidates from contesting the monopoly held by politically well connected incumbents.
More politics in judicial elections is a recipe for disaster. Wisconsin (which you cite) is a perfect example of politics undermining the judiciary.
We have a very good judiciary in Minnesota. There have not been qualified candidates being kept out. Rather, there have been (in this lawyer's opinion, at least) unqualified and unfit candidates like McDonald being kept out. It's a solution in search of a problem.
Politics undermining judiciary
How would anyone know qualified candidates have been kept out of judicial races if the obstacles I've mentioned are working? Wisconsin's system I would say is more democratic than Minnesota's in that circuit court judges only need to run on a county wide basis not a geographically dispersed district wide basis. Wisconsin has a pool of very highly qualified and competent circuit judges who, if they haven't faced challenges, face a greater risk of challenge than most Minnesota district judges, who are protected by artificial geographical boundaries.
While I'm appalled by and disagree with the blatantly political decisions of the Wisconsin Supreme Court, I'm not sure I agree that "politics have undermined the judiciary" there. Or at least more than it has in Minnesota. Maybe you mean the terrible decision by the Wisconsin Supreme Court last August terminating the investigation of the Walker campaign's coordination of "independent expenditures" with donors who also contributed heavily to the recent elections of the members of the Court who decided the case? Do you mean that would never happen in Minnesota?
I don't think it would happen here. The "democratic" elections in Wisconsin have made those races highly partisan, and have resulted in poorly-qualified, inexperienced and ethically-challenged judges and justices. We simply don't have that here - Dayton, Pawlenty, Ventura and Carlson appointed quality lawyers regardless of political leanings. And the electoral challengers tend to be people like McDonald who have no business being anywhere near the Supreme Court. I don't want to wreck the good thing we have here.
"Quality lawyers"
I will agree the system works pretty well for much of the legal profession in Minnesota. Anyone who doesn't agree that it works well, any challenger, is by definition to be kept as far from the Supreme Court, if not any judicial position, as possible. Such a person will never be considered for any political appointment to the bench. To get along, you go along seems to be order of the day here.
The judiciary in the US, including in Minnesota, tends to conservative and conformist. Decisions of the Minnesota courts reflect a conservative political bias in favor of the State, big business, and insurance companies. The legal representatives of these institutions are the "quality lawyers" who become the only candidates for the Minnesota judiciary, made possible because of their political connections. They are overly represented in the Minnesota courts, especially the appellate courts. Natalie Hudson is a case in point.
It strikes me as a pretty broad overstatement to indict the entire Wisconsin judiciary as being "poorly-qualified, inexperienced and ethically challenged." It also seems overbroad to assume that Minnesota doesn't have its fair share of "poorly qualified, inexperienced and ethically challenged" judges and justices. Again, how would anyone know? It seems to me that the system is pretty well designed to protect anyone from being "outed" as such once they've become a member of the self-protecting judiciary.
I will agree that it is unfair for me to condemn the entire Wisconsin judiciary. I have appeared before good judges there. The politics have really just infected the top tiers.
I'm not sure why you think the Minnesota judiciary is conservative. The last real controversial political work by the Supreme Court was the Franken recount, where the then-mostly Republicsn-appointed court rose above politics. That would not have happened in Wisconsin. Dayton's latest Supreme Court pick is of Native American background and has spent her career working in child protection.
When you say the judiciary works well for the legal profession, you are telling me that the people who understand it best think it works. That's kind of the end of the discussion for me. Call me a snob or whatever, but I can't get too excited about people who don't understand the law telling me how it should work. I would rather see Minnesota do away with judicial elections and just have retention elections.
I recognize that connections are important for judicial appointments, but there is nothing stopping quality lawyers from running anyway. Instead, the challengers are the nuts. And when there is a bad judge, a good challenger will run and win.
Political questions
Why do I think the Minnesota judiciary is conservative? My comment was that the U.S. judiciary is conservative. The judiciary's rules and policies run mostly in favor of big business, the State, vested interests, like insurance companies and banks. Just because Minnesota's judiciary, or other state or federal judiciary, doesn't enter "politics" as we usually define it, as the U.S. Supreme Court did in Bush v. Gore, doesn't mean it is not making"political decisions." I realize that "political questions" are off limits from the judiciary. Of course, what a "political question" is can only be answered by the judiciary and when it is, it's not a "political question" any more by definition. It's a "justiciable controversy." But what gets defined as a "justiciable controversy" is highly political and generally conservative.
There was a time when the legal profession actually favored making the "law" accessible and comprehensible to the average citizen. Most people who would once have been called middle class cannot afford to go to lawyers. You're right: they don't understand the law. If they don't, it's not because because the legal profession has done its job in educating the public about the law.
I'm glad you linked to the article about the Clark-Blakely judicial election. That's great. But that doesn't mean "there's nothing stopping quality lawyers from running". Yes there is. Clark won because 1) he was a prosecutor; and 2) I'm sure he had to raise a large fund to mount a multi-county campaign. Back to my original point: it shouldn't have to be that hard. Clark should not have had to run for election in a county where Blakely is not really a sitting judge.
Wasn't the judiciary always intended as a less-democratic check on the excesses of the other two branches of government? If the goal really is a court system in which the judges just "call the balls and strikes," don't we want them insulated as much as possible from popular opinion?
You haven't given any persuasive arguments for single-county judicial districts. The convenience of those who wish to run for judicial office is way down my list of policy considerations. If public service is that important to you, suck it up and put a few miles on the car.
A more important concern should be the efficient use of limited resources. In a lot of rural counties, it does not make sense to have a full time judge chambered there. The workload just would not justify having a judge and judicial support staff. In the Ninth District, where I launched my career in the early 80s, there were a lot of counties where a full-time judge would have spent a lot of time doing nothing. The idea that we should make it easy to campaign for an office where the incumbent does nothing strikes me as backwards.
Rural counties and full time judges
If Minnesota or other states had wanted an unelected, undemocratic judiciary, they could have simply adopted the federal system of tenured federal judges with lifetime appointments. But they didn't. The Minnesota Constitution has always provided for an elected judiciary. My understanding was that the purpose of an elected judiciary was to make it subject to popular opinion, and less subject to the influence of the powerful railroad and lumber corporate interests. Obviously, we've seen that judicial positions can be bought and influenced as well. But more democracy is a better rule than less over the long term.
It's my understanding that until a few years ago, Minnesota also had county judges which had jurisdiction over matters like probate and small claims, and maybe some criminal matters. That was abolished since I've lived here in favor of district judges which at least where I've practiced, mostly act like they are county judges, except when it comes to being elected.
Getting elected in an eight county judicial district involves a lot more than putting a few miles on the car. It requires mounting a political campaign comparable to running for the legislature. About ten years ago, I heard that the cost of a legislative campaign was about $35,000.00. Single county judicial campaigns could make that cost a lot less, making campaign costs less of an obstacle to challenge an incumbent.
Having single county judges elected on a county wide basis is a separate issue from having judges without enough to do. That's an administrative problem. If an elected judge in a single county doesn't have enough of a case load to justify his or her pay there, then they can be reassigned to fill in elsewhere when and where they are needed. Just as it's done now.
"But more democracy is a better rule than less"
Up to a point, but it is still a judge's job to make unpopular decisions, even if it costs her re-election. It comes with the territory.
"Getting elected in an eight county judicial district involves a lot more than putting a few miles on the car." If you want the job badly enough, you should be willing to make that sacrifice. The convenience of campaigners does not resonate very strongly with me, I'm afraid.
"Single county judicial campaigns could make that cost a lot less, making campaign costs less of an obstacle to challenge an incumbent." The overall costs of judicial campaigns will go up. The challenger would have to spend less money than under the current system, but the incumbent would likewise have to raise enough to defend against the challenger. This would replicate itself in each of the 87 counties in the state. More challenges, more campaigning, more fund-raising, more judges beholden to campaign contributors."Having single county judges elected on a county wide basis is a separate issue from having judges without enough to do." Well, partly. It also tells me that having a full-time judge in each county would be a waste of time and money, even if we occasionally have them fill in elsewhere (what's the point of electing a judge in, say, Kittson County if she is going to be spending most of her time doing overflow work somewhere else?).
Back of ballot
The judicial race is also on the backside of the ballot, making it more likely to be missed by inattentive voters (despite the good efforts of election judges to remind people to vote both sides of the ballot as they are handed out).
I'll certainly remind my judges tomorrow to advise voters there's a second side of the ballot. At the end of the day though, there's only so much we can do to guide people in the right direction. If they choose not to vote on any particular race, there's nothing we can do to force them along.
As it is I'm sure we'll have a lot of spoiled ballots as people try to vote in both partisan columns. Last election we had someone who spoiled two ballots before they finally got it right and voted in one column or the other. "Oh, that's right--you did mention that" was their response.
Voting machines
At least the voting machines will spit out a ballot spoiled by votes in both columns.
A ballot unmarked on its backside will go through just fine, whether that's what the voter intended or not.
Hudson Projected a Landslide Victory
The Minnesota State Bar Association polled its members and Hudson received 93.77 percent of the vote: http://www.mnbar.org/docs/default-source/judicial-candidate-information/....
Foss on a Horse?
Did Craig Foss submit the picture of him on a horse to be used in this report? If MinnPost chose the photograph they would have done so knowing it would prejudice his campaign. Fess up, MinnPost. Did you do this?
Submitted photo
Here's another article I found using the same photo in which it is captioned "Submitted photo":
Prejudice His Campaign?
Mr. Foss says that he is running because he is having a hard time finding a job. It would be pretty hard for any media outlet to prejudice a campaign like that.
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Many times, we have been asked: "How does Microsoft uses Team Foundation Server".
This series of posts will answer that question (at least in part), by taking you through the processes the Developer Division went through to develop the Orcas release.
It's important to keep in mind that everything I'm showing you is based on the Whidbey version of Team Foundation Server. (Duh … since we were developing Orcas J)
Chapter 1 – Our Process
Here is a picture that represents our process. This process was used for all of Orcas, not just TFS.
· Scenarios – Or more appropriately named, business objectives. These laid out the goals the division had for this release.
· Value Prop– The value from the customer perspective. Stated as "Why the customer would pay for this" All value props were traced to Scenarios.
· Experiences – The experience of the customer to realize the value. You can think of them as business level use cases, or scenarios, or epic stories.
· Features – The feature we needed to implement, so to enable the Experience to release the Value Props to meet the divisional goal. Features were the break-down of the work.
Another way to look at this is that Scenarios, Value Props, and Experience are all about planning the release, making sure we do the right thing. Features are about managing the work.
To provide perspective, here are the rough volumes of each that we dealt with in Orcas:
In future posts, I'll show you how we managed all of this using TFS.
Next post: Our "Feature Crew" model.


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English Baptist. Having migrated to the Netherlands with J. Smyth in 1608, he became convinced that 'Infant Baptism' was invalid, and he joined Smyth's separatist community, the first Baptist Church to come into existence. In 1612 he returned to London, where he founded the first General Baptist congregation in England. His Declaration of the Mystery of Iniquity (1611–12) contained an early plea for universal religious toleration.
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with Kennen its good to keep moving and pushing your enemy back. in the beginning you want to start with doran's shield and be sure to push your enemy back with thundering shuriken and make sure you last hit the minions. then when you have enough money you can get the boots or mejai's soulstealer. this will allow you to keep pushing your enemy and making it so they cant get levels as fast as you and it will also keep them from getting money from the minions. at this point in the game you should have a few kills and should be getting rod of ages or rylai's crystal scepter. these items will help you stay alive through the ganks that everyone targets you for being powerfull and because of your stuns. after you get zhonya's hourglass you can be almost "tank like" with about 150-200 extra spell damage. the reason you get hextech gunblade is to add to the vamp and damage for normal attacks and spell attacks and you should get it some time before or after your first rod of ages or rylai's crystal scepter.. after you have these items you will be alot more helpfull through out the game and can add in alot of damage instead of sacrificing damage for defense and health.
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FSA Consults on Changes to the Listing Rules to Enhance the Effectiveness of the Regime
The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has proposed a number of changes to the Listing Rules that aim to enhance the effectiveness of the Listing Regime. The Listing Rules set out the requirements for companies listed in the UK and are the responsibility of the United Kingdom Listing Authority (UKLA), operating under the FSA.
The proposed changes follow a consultation in January 2012 on the premium listing regime, amid market debate on the issues of free float, minority shareholder protection, corporate governance and the IPO market in general.
The FSA has discussed its thinking and proposals with the Financial Reporting Council (FRC), which is responsible for the UK Corporate Governance Code, and FTSE. The proposals fall under two headings:
Free float provisions
The free float requirements are set at an EU level and allow the FSA to consider a free float of below 25% if there is sufficient liquidity. The amount of shares in public hands potentially plays a role in giving shareholders sufficient power to counterbalance a dominant shareholder. However, the FSA does not believe that an increase in the free float requirement is a proportionate way to address the governance issues that have been raised in this context.
The FSA proposes:
detailing the circumstances where we might consider modifying the 25% free-float requirement for premium listings, indicating that any modification beneath 20% would be unlikely; and
removing the requirement for a minimum absolute percentage free float within the standard segment, provided that sufficient liquidity is present.
Corporate Governance
The FSA proposes to further strengthen the Listing Regime by adopting greater corporate governance requirements for companies with a dominant shareholder. The FSA will increase the tools available to independent shareholders to influence the governance of the companies in which they have invested. These proposals include:
introducing the concept of a 'controlling shareholder';
requiring an agreement is put in place to regulate the relationship between such a shareholder and the listed company;
and ensuring that this agreement is complied with on an ongoing basis. This will ensure that the company is managed independently from that shareholder.
The FSA also recognises the important role that the independent directors play in these circumstances. Therefore it will also insist on a majority of independent directors on the board where a controlling shareholder exists and introduce a new dual voting procedure to allow independent shareholders to have more say in their appointment.
At the same time the FSA is making clear that certain types of company are incompatible with a premium listing including those with voting arrangements that have the potential to subvert or circumvent the investor protections that the premium listing provides.
David Lawton, the FSA's director of markets, said: "We believe that these proposals will strengthen the investor protections afforded by the Listing Regime, particularly for companies with controlling shareholders. Of course, it is primarily the responsibility of shareholders to use these new provisions effectively."
Following the January consultation the FSA also confirms further changes to the Listing Rules in relation to reverse takeover, sponsor regime, externally managed companies, financial information requirements and transactions.


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More than 200 people crammed into a meeting room Saturday in this city's heavily Latino Fruitvale District to condemn Secure Communities, the federal deportation program that was billed as targeting "serious convicted criminals" but has ensnared many who committed minor offenses or were never convicted of the crimes on which they were arrested.
Joined by a handful of Bay Area elected leaders, the largely Spanish-speaking crowd called on Gov. Jerry Brown and Atty. Gen. Kamala Harris to take a stance against the program. Forum leaders also sought support for a bill sponsored by Assemblyman Tom Ammiano (D-San Francisco) that would attempt to make Secure Communities optional for California counties, limit its scope to convicted felons and offer protections to crime victims.
"We're here to say we'll work with you until this program changes," Ammiano's district director, Kimberly Alvarenga, told the cheering crowd.


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Died June 6, 2012
Lester Ray Batts died Wednesday at Wayne Memorial Hospital.
Funeral will be at St. Mark Disciples of Christ Church of Christ in Faro at 11 a.m. Monday, with elder Robert Hood officiating.
He was the son of Bertha Batts.
He is survived by his wife and four children.
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Missing N.C. couple found dead in Galveston hotel
A couple who went missing from North Carolina a week ago turned up dead in a Galveston hotel room on Friday, authorities said.
The bodies of Leslie Cargile, 53, and her husband, William "Allen" Cargile, 58, were found in a locked room at the Holiday Inn in the 8600 block of Seawall Boulevard. There were no signs of foul play, police said.
Leslie Cargile, a prominent doctor in Black Mountain, suddenly closed her family medical practice last week - creating an uproar among patients. According to the community newspaper there, police were even called to corral the crowd. "We understand that this is unexpected and apologize for the inconvenience," the signs read.
Patients described their doctor as wonderful, caring and gentle. They were shocked by her disappearance and subsequent death, according to postings on various web sites.
A missing person's report was filed on the couple on Aug. 18. They left in a Mercedes and later checked into a Hilton in Alabama. Housekeepers found their bodies at the Galveston hotel.
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Who Needs to Write a Book for Cher's Upcoming Musical When Her Tweets Could Win a Tony?
Cher's practically written the book herself already.
A musical based on pop icon and Twitter maven Cher is coming your way, Playbill reports. Rick Elice, Tony-nominated co-librettist of Jersey Boys, is writing the book for a musical based on Cher, which will presumably include her own music just as Jersey Boys did with Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons. But do we really need someone to write a book to Cher's musical when she's proven her wordsmith abilities on Twitter? Mix in her tweets as the book and her classic hits and you've got yourself a Tony winner.
A haunting flash-forward, sung by a Greek-like chorus of Cher's career to come.
Whats going on with mycareer— Cher (@cher) August 18, 2012
Cher, lonely, searches for love. She finds Sonny.
Can anyone c me— Cher (@cher) September 15, 2012
Love turns tumultuous.
Well, lets just say he got an F on his Fidelity Final ! RT @GregSmeltzer: Is it true Sonny Cheated on you? I heard he was a womanizer...— Cher (@cher) October 23, 2011
He grabs me bends me back kiss's me ON MY LIPS &&& Sticks his Tongue down my throat! All my anger disappeared &we both laughed till we cried— Cher (@cher) October 23, 2011
Ultimately, it ends in divorce.
Ok ! I could Never stay Mad at Him! Our Divorce was Huge Deal back in the day ! knock down Drag out FIGHT!
He said all kinda shit about me— Cher (@cher) October 23, 2011
She's embarking on her solo journey.
Where do i find DRAFTS ! Lost one— Cher (@cher) December 15, 2012
She finds rivalries.
I got a colonic.RT @lolyabitch @cher how did you celebrate Madonna's birthday?— Cher (@cher) August 21, 2012
She finds activism.
Going dentist.EVERYONE SHOULD BOYCOTT WALL MART ! They R BIGGEST SELLER OF GUNS IN U.S ! Pick Up Milk,Pick Up BULLETS.
Shop TARGET.RT RT RT— Cher (@cher) December 19, 2012
Like the Thanksgiving Turkey…
Stick a fork in Jeb Bush… …..HE'S DONE— Cher (@cher) October 26, 2015
But, and maybe this is the most important part, she'd end her story on a positive note.
I was looking at tweets & saw that i really hurt someones feelings ! Im sorry.
It was light blue background with white egg shape . Bye— Cher (@cher) April 23, 2012


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Henry Sanchez is one of my favorite skaters of all time, and a good friend from my San Francisco days. I was really hyped to see him posting new clips of himself skating on YouTube after being off of his board for 10 years. I reached out to Sanch to do a quick interview on what it's like to skate again after so much time away from it, and how it feels to skate just for fun without the pressure of being a professional. Check it out on Ride Channel.
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Counseling At The Empty Tomb - Hopeful Resolve (2017)Thesis – Just as counseling at the cross brings the sure resolve of forgiveness to the guilt-ridden soul, through Jesus' substitutionary, debt-settling death, so also counseling at the empty tomb brings hopeful resolve to ...
Martin Luther and the State (2017)This essay demonstrates how Luther's attitude toward the means of grace made Lutheranism unique for its time in its struggle to keep church and state separate: Since only the gospel can create faith and preserve orthodoxy, ...
Luther and the Saints: The Priesthood of All Believers – A True Treasure of the Lutheran Reformation (2017)This essay reviews Luther's teaching about the universal priesthood of all believers and its relationship to the public ministry. The study naturally leads to a review of Luther's thought on the family and the nobility of ...
Martin Luther--God's Voice (2017)This essay reviews Luther's ministry as interpreter of the Bible. Topics include: Luther, the university lecturer and cultivator of pastors; Luther the law/gospel preacher; Luther the translator of Scripture; and Luther's ...
Core Like A Rock: Luther's Theological Center (2017)This essay reviews the central core of Luther's confession of divine revelation. It is a review that includes both exegesis and systematic theology. The study lays the foundation for the central teaching of Scripture, the ...
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Each of the HP Software RIP's are delivered on one CD, containing:
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It was two days before DB Burkeman's sticker-history exhibit was set to debut, and there was still a lot to do. Burkeman, a London-born DJ, and his project manager of two days, Ned White, stood around plexiglass sheets, using a gummy tape to avoid damaging the delicate artwork and attaching dozens of Radiohead stickers, from the band's first album release in the early 1990s to today.
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The jurisdiction exercised by the Court of Chancery to aid a claimant at common law; for example, by forcing a defendant to reveal documents and thus provide necessary evidence for his case. Auxiliary jurisdiction was rendered obsolete by the Judicature Acts 1873–75.
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Find out the best websites to upload your music and get heard!
Monitor Speakers
The importance of using monitor speakers in music production to get the best sound.
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Click here for a selection of drum kits and loops available for producers to download for free!
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Ten rules that new Music Producers should adhere to before starting out a career as a Music Producer
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Thursday, 26 July 2012
Optimize Your YouTube Videos
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ENABLING ADS (Partners)
Enabling InStream and TrueView ads on all of your monetized videos will help to maximise the money you earn through AdSense. In order to do this you need to:
- Select Video Manger
- Select 'edit' on the video
- Select the 'Monetisation' tab
- Then make sure that and 'TrueView in-stream ads' and 'standard in-stream
ads' are ticked for all your videos.
It is a good idea to add annotations to all of your videos to help increase your channel traffic. I recommend you use annotations strategically to maximize your channels performance:
1. Put them in the videos that get that currently get the highest views (use annotations to link this traffic to less popular videos). For Example 'Check out my video on xxxxx'.
2. Encourage users to subscribe with call-to-action phrases like 'Subscribe Now!' and 'Don't Forget to Subscribe!' (Increasing your subscribers is the fastest way to grow your channel).
Thumbnails act as mini marketing posters for your content on YouTube. You should always create custom poster frames. Thumbnails are very important for search, related video traffic, and page optimization. You can choose to upload a relevant image, or choose from the three auto-generated screen captures from the video. The important thing is your thumbnail must represent your video and that the picture is bright, clear, eye catching & good quality. For instructions on how to upload a custom thumbnail please see: Custom Thumbnails
Create new playlists around searchable topics: Make use to use Artists' Names, Event Names, and/or Song/Album names on new Playlists... Playlist titles should include 'music videos' at the end for artist. These playlists show up elsewhere on the site, and more context and keywords will help.
How do I make a Playlist?
Following these steps should increase the traffic you get to your channel and ultimately, lead to more promotion and earnings.
Thanks for reading, and don't forget to check out my YouTube page MickeyMontz Youtube
Wednesday, 18 July 2012
Staying Motivated in the Music Industry
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The music business is one of the most difficult businesses to get into and I'm right there with all of you. However, if this is something that you really love doing then do it to the fullest! I think the main problem that people face with this business is thinking that the only way to be successful is to be a rich and famous artist. I'm here to tell you right now, that's not the case at all.
If you could at least make a living from doing what you love, wouldn't that be worth it in and of itself? Being an artist means that you're doing something that you are passionate about, period. There's a lot money to be had besides what you see on television; such as show money, parties, online distribution, and so much more.
Don't Chase The Dollar Sign
That's right, I said it! You should not chase the dollar sign and measure the amount of success you're having with the amount of money you are making. Instead, you should be thinking along the lines of putting good content out consistently and putting listeners before yourself. After a while, people will start to realize that you're not just another person putting your hand out begging for money, that you're whole mission is to provide them with the best music possible; in turn they'll be more than willing to open up their wallets to you.
Networking/Socializing Instead of Advertising
Imagine how it would feel if you went onto your favorite artist's Facebook, sent them a nice message, and they actually sent a message back that was well thought and weren't advertising. You'd feel real good right? Well that's not something that your favorite artist can provide, but you can right? I've sent local artists messages of encouragement only to get them telling me to "check out" their latest single. Obviously I know about their latest single or I wouldn't be sending them an encouraging message right? Unless you have some awesome connections, which I'm guessing you probably don't, then you're going to need to be genuine with other artists and listeners to get their loyalty to your brand(you).
Start A Blog
Sure having a Facebook, YouTube, and twitter is nice; but how about starting your own site where fans can read all about their favorite artist? All famous artists have their own blogs, but more than likely they never post on it; they have other people to do that for them. You can write posts every time you make a move with your career as an artist. Maybe you had a crazy day in the studio, maybe you just went to a show, maybe your baby just said their first word; anything!
The more posts you write, the more Google's going to start sending people to your website. That way, you don't have to rely on hustling your way to a career as an artist, you'll have people coming to YOU. Just like anything though, you have to really enjoy it. Expect to see your starting year with very minimal traffic, but like I said; don't chase the dollar sign.
I just gave you guys a lot of advice to work with, and I'm actually just starting to apply these things to my life. Things can only go up from here though right?
Friday, 15 June 2012
The Ten Commandments For New Producers
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Lately I have seen WAY TOO MANY "newbies" who have NO CLUE of the magnitude of the journey they are about embark on when they enter into the realm of music production. Thus I am offering these 10 Newbie Commandments as a Guideline of what steps should be followed before one considers purchasing Studio/Recording equipment.
Ten "Newbie" Commandments
Thou Shalt "LEARN ABOUT MIDI"
"MIDI" is the language in which just about ALL music production equipment made within the last 20 years speaks! It is IMPERATIVE that you learn as much about MIDI as possible. Learn what it does and how it works. If you DON'T have a good grasp of how MIDI works, I suggest you DON'T BUY A DAMN THING! Purchasing Music production equipment without a basic knowledge of MIDI is like an American being dropped off in Russia and trying to communicate with the locals. You MUST know MIDI because I guarantee you that at some point in your budding production career you WILL have to deal with it. Plain and Simple
Thou Shalt "READ THY MANUALS"
It NEVER ceases to amaze me, how many people come to forums like these asking for answers to complex questions that are covered DIRECTLY IN THE MANUAL! Why on earth would you totally disregard the knowledge given to you by the ENGINEERS, you know, the people that MADE THE DAMN DEVICE! I know that some manuals can be VERY difficult to read but you are gonna have to just "suck it up" and RE-READ it as many times as it takes for you to UNDERSTAND it. Sure, someone will eventually SPOONFEED you the answer if you ask nicely enough but why take someones word for it when the answer is ALREADY GIVEN TO YOU. Stop being so DAMN LAZY and USE the materials at your disposal.
Thou Shalt "LEARN ABOUT CABLES"
You SHOULD have a basic knowledge of WHICH cables you need to hook up your gear. This is something that can be EASILY researched. ALMOST ALL of the gear you will use will have to be hooked up to something else at some point and knowing what cables you need is an ABSOLUTE MUST. Once again I have to suggest, If you DON'T KNOW about the various different cables used in music production, DON'T BUY A DAMN THING! You might be able to get someone to hook up your studio for you but if you are gonna RELY on that person every time you get a new piece then you might as well leave the music production to them.
Thou Shalt "RESEARCH THY GEAR BEFORE BUYING"
I have seen too many poor souls fishing around in music gear stores who don't have a clue as to what they need and why. There are a great many things to be considered before you start to purchase gear. You should put in the hours BEFORE HAND to make sure that the gear you purchase CAN ACTUALLY DO the things you need it to do. You are gonna get taken advantage of if you walk into a store and say. "What do I need to buy so I can make Beats" The internet is available to you so use it. Often times various websites have the Manuals uploaded before the gear even comes out so there is no excuse to end up with a piece of gear that doesn't meet up to your expectations. In all the years that I have owned gear I have NEVER ran across a piece of gear that could not do what it's Spec Sheet and owners manual SAID IT COULD DO. It's up to you. You could do some research now and get the RIGHT piece for the job OR you can go out "Half-Cocked" and end up wasting lots of $$$$ on stuff that didn't do the job you needed done.
Thou Shalt "PRACTICE THY CRAFT"
Once you DO decide on a purchase, be committed to it. Don't be so quick to give up on a piece of gear because it is difficult to learn at first. ALL gear has a learning curve based on its complexity and your personal music production knowledge. The more you use a piece the more its operating system will become familiar to you. Eventually you will be able to operate the gear effortlessly but it takes TIME. If you keep hopping from one piece to another you will never learn anything. Sometimes it will be rough but that's what the manual is for. You also have places like this to help you out. Just make sure that if you end up parting with a piece of gear that it is because you outgrew that piece or it was not right for you. NOT because you didn't KNOW how to use it.
Thou Shalt "RESIST THE URGE TO BUY ON IMPULSE"
One of the biggest pitfalls of new producers is what's commonly referred to as G.A.S. or "Gear Acquisition Syndrome" There will ALWAYS be new and exciting pieces of gear on the market for you to spend your hard earned $$$$ on. Just remember YOU CANT OWN THEM ALL. You have to stay FOCUSED and remember why you got into music production…TO MAKE MUSIC, not to buy gear. Most young producers have limited budgets for gear so for most this wont be a problem but for those who are fortunate enough to spend whatever they like, remember this. The more stuff you buy the more stuff you have to LEARN. I am sure you may have heard the phrase "Jack of all trades, Master of none" Well the object hear is to MASTER the gear that we have and to make only those purchases that are NECESSARY for the advancement of our craft. Having a room full of gear might LOOK nice but it wont make you a better producer only a POORER one.
Thou Shalt "BEWARE OF FALSE PROPHETS" (SALES PEOPLE)
Keep in mind that the ONLY job of sales people is to SELL STUFF. When you go into music stores sales people WILL help you but their primary job is to sell you something. If you go in UNPREPARED and UNINFORMED there is a much greater chance that you will end up with the Most expensive gear that they can convince you to buy. It has been my personal experience that MOST of the sales people I have encountered had an EQUAL or LESSER amount of music production knowledge than I did! I am by no means a scholar, just someone who uses every available avenue to increase my knowledge about things that are important to me. Your BEST defence against these "False Prophets" is to have your homework DONE when you go in the store. Know what you want or at least what TYPE of gear you want. Know WHY you want it. That way you can keep a salesperson focused on getting you the gear that will best help you to achieve your goals, not the gear that will help him/her achieve their goal. (A Large Commission)
Thou Shalt "CONTINUALLY SEEK KNOWLEDGE"
There are MANY opportunities for us to learn more about music production. As an aspiring "Super Producer" you should seek to learn AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE about music production. The industry is FLOODED with others just like you, who want to make their mark AND make that money. Anything you can do to separate yourself from the "Pack" will be beneficial. Go ahead, Read that article on "Getting better Vocals", go to the library and check out that book on "Proper Mixing Techniques". You MUST realize going into this that it is a NEVER ENDING cycle of learning that you will be involved in. There is SO much knowledge out there and you SHOULD want ALL of it. Read EVERYTHING that may have some knowledge pertaining to your craft. The more you STUDY the better you will be at what you do. It's like going to school for the REST OF YOUR LIFE…now ask yourself….ARE YOU READY FOR THAT!?!?
Thou Shalt "PROTECT THY EARS" (HEARING)
I see a lot of people doing STUPID stuff to their ears all the time. Understand this…YOUR EARS ARE THE MOST IMPORTANT PIECE OF EQUIPMENT YOU HAVE! You HAVE TO take care of your hearing in order to do your job well. I know you like to BLAST those headphones when you are working out. Well guess what? You are going to have to give up a lot of the BAD HABITS that you have learned over the years. No more "Rumbling" down the street with that brand new 1000 watt stereo ALL THE WAY UP in you new pimped out ride. No more playing Splinter Cell on X-BOX with the surround sound MAXED OUT. You have to use common sense. I Personally would MUCH RATHER lose my sight than lose my hearing. Without your ears there would be no music business! Let me repeat that….WITHOUT YOUR EARS THERE WOULD BE NO NEED FOR A MUSIC INDUSTRY BECAUSE THERE WOULD BE NO MUSIC……..Only Silence..
Thou Shalt "REMAIN HUMBLE"
I know a lot of you are wondering…What does being HUMBLE have to do with music production? Well, I'll tell you. Remaining HUMBLE will enable you to do EVERYTHING ELSE on this list. Humility will keep you GROUNDED so you will always have something to STRIVE for. Once you THINK you know everything you will become complacent. You will lose your DRIVE and slowly start to lose sight of your goals. Remembering that there is always something you can learn from the "Next Man" will keep you HUNGRY in the game and help to fuel your ambitions. We are ALL imperfect creatures and thus there is ALWAYS ROOM FOR IMPROVEMENT. Never become so cocky that you are not willing to LISTEN to the Ideas and Advice of other people. Always remember that this journey you are about to embark on is one of COMMITMENT, DETERMINATION and FOCUS. These are the things you will need aid you in you quest for SUCCESS…..
And Remember….
The race goes not to the SWIFT, nor to the STRONG, but to he that ENDURETH FOREVER!
Good Luck!
Source - http://www.futureproducers.com/forums/production-techniques/getting-started/i-give-you-these-ten-newbie-commandments-238810/
Friday, 8 June 2012
06:19 Mickey Montz No comments
This page will be updated regularly with free samples of loops and drumkits for producers. Sample packs are sourced from a variety of websites. These packs are not owned or created by me unless stated. Credits go to original creator of samples.
Drum Kits
Drum Kit #1
This collection contains 1400 various drum samples all in 16 Bit WAV format: 500 kicks; 500 snares; 350 hihats; 50 claps. The file is 41.3 MB RAR/ 97.6 MBb extracted.
Scott Storch Drum Kit
Step up your drum game with some of samples from the producer Scott Storch himself! These are tuned drum samples, and organized into folders by pitch. Getting your drums in key is just as important as getting your instruments in key!
Underground Vinyl Drum Kit
A sick, high quality, underground style hip hop drum kit sampled from vinyl. Includes Kicks, snares, hihats, and percussion. Files in .WAV format
50 Clasic Vinyl Break Loops Vol 1
Volume 1 of the Free Classic Hip Hop Break Loops Collection. Each file is trimmed down and contains original artist info with each file. Files in .WAV format
50 Classic Vinyl Break Loops Vol 2
Volume 2 of the Free Classic Hip Hop Break Loops Collection. Each file is trimmed down and contains original artist info with each file. Files in .WAV format
50 Classic Vinyl Break Loops Vol 3
Volume 3 of the Free Classic Hip Hop Break Loops Collection. Each file is trimmed down and contains original artist info with each file. Files in .WAV format
Thursday, 7 June 2012
Home Studio Monitor Speakers - Get the BEST sound!
08:46 Mickey Montz 1 comment
When it comes to making beats at home, anybody that is serious about their music will need a set of monitor speakers. It's no use having your beats sounding "cray as fuck" on a pair of Beats by Dre, if somebody listening to your track on a pair of HiFi speakers is thinking "shit sounds wack".
When I first started, I had some crappy £10 speakers and a small subwoofer because I didn't have a clue about mixing and what sounded good or bad. That's why most of my early beats are really badly mixed.
If you're on a budget, I would suggest a pair of low-mid range monitors. My first pair of monitors where KRK RP5's, which I still use and will serve me well until I feel my production skills are good enough that I need to upgrade.
The KRK's are many beatmaker's first monitors, due to their low price compared to other monitors and stylish looks, you will have probably seen the trademark yellow cones in many a studio. KRK's also work pretty well in untreated rooms, which is another advantage.
It is worth noting that you should not just go for the cheapest, monitors are like an investment, and the more you spend the likelihood is the better sound you will get out of them.
Also, do not forget to reference your mix on as many platforms as possible. That is, listen to your mix on your ipod, hifi, car stereo, mobile phone speakers, whatever you can. This way you can hear how your mix sounds on a variety of platforms, as not everyone who listens to your beats is going to be using some $3000 speakers.
Thanks for reading! Be sure to post a comment in the comment box!
When I first started, I had some crappy £10 speakers and a small subwoofer because I didn't have a clue about mixing and what sounded good or bad. That's why most of my early beats are really badly mixed.
Why do I need monitors?
Studio monitors or reference monitors give an accurate reproduction of the mix. Standard speakers and headphones colour the music (basically, make it sound better by changing some of the frequencies). So the serious producer needs monitors to get the most accurate representation of their tracks.
OK, so which monitors should I buy?
If you're on a budget, I would suggest a pair of low-mid range monitors. My first pair of monitors where KRK RP5's, which I still use and will serve me well until I feel my production skills are good enough that I need to upgrade.
The KRK's are many beatmaker's first monitors, due to their low price compared to other monitors and stylish looks, you will have probably seen the trademark yellow cones in many a studio. KRK's also work pretty well in untreated rooms, which is another advantage.
It is worth noting that you should not just go for the cheapest, monitors are like an investment, and the more you spend the likelihood is the better sound you will get out of them.
Also, do not forget to reference your mix on as many platforms as possible. That is, listen to your mix on your ipod, hifi, car stereo, mobile phone speakers, whatever you can. This way you can hear how your mix sounds on a variety of platforms, as not everyone who listens to your beats is going to be using some $3000 speakers.
Thanks for reading! Be sure to post a comment in the comment box!
Monday, 4 June 2012
Get Your Music Heard!
08:37 Mickey Montz No comments
Get Your Music Heard.
One thing many new aspiring Music Producers worry about is which websites to add their music to to be heard, as, there are many options out there.
It is an advantage to try to get your music uploaded to as many sites as possible in order to reach a wider audience. Here are some tips from me on which I think are the best websites.
1. YouTube
Yes, YouTube is known as a video website, but this does not necessarily mean you have to upload videos. When I started out, I made a video (in, I think, Windows Movie Maker) of my logo and one of my tracks. With some strategic tags I soon started getting comments (not all positive), which kick started my YouTube career. Fast forward 4 years and I have almost hit 16,000,000 video views and 16,000 subscribers. I was also lucky enough to be offered a YouTube partnership which gives me a reasonable secondary income each month. I can safely say that if it wasn't for YouTube I doubt I would be embarking on a career as a professional Music Producer. Here's a link to my channel - MickeyMontz YouTube
2. SoundClick
Soundclick is a brilliant website for freelance Music Producers. One of the best things about Soundclick is the chart system. The more people listen to your song, the higher it will chart. Now it's not easy getting to the top of the charts as there are many Producers that have a lock on the chart due to their huge fan bases. It also depends a lot on the quality of your music (obviously). I've tried getting to the top of the chart, with no success as of yet, but it still gives me a good source of traffic to my beats. I would recommend getting a VIP page which is around $10 a month. This allows you to create custom layouts and insert your own PayPal buttons for people to purchase leases to beats. I do make a good amount of money from people leasing beats through SoundClick. Check out mine (Yeah, the layouts not that good, I'm working on it!) MickeyMontz SoundClick
3. Twitter & Facebook
Twitter and Facebook are great resources for networking your music. Set up a Facebook page and a Twitter account, separate from your personal accounts. Post links to these everywhere: forums, Youtube, Soundclick wherever. Once you build up a following these social networks make it easier to interact with people. You can post links to your uploaded music to attract more traffic. It works! Chances are a lot of people reading this came from my Facebook or Twitter pages! If not here are the links Facebook Twitter
Those are the three main sources that I use. There are many more out there which I don't personally use, but that's not to say they aren't great resources. Search for Soundcloud, ReverbNation, RocBattle, PMPWorlwide, BeatPort. Those are off the top of my head.
Remember you can never be on too many websites, more networking = more promotion!


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Thanksgiving Break
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