Jun
06

Today, we are proud to announce the launch of the iPhone/iPod touch version of our popular iOS app, Blue Note by Groovebug. Developed by Groovebug, the new Blue Note by Groovebug app for IPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, delivers a rich experience for both jazz aficionados and newcomers alike, providing an immersive way of discovering and enjoying classic jazz recordings from the world’s premiere jazz music record label. It features a deep catalogue of seminal tracks to stream and a wealth of interactive content from iconic Blue Note artists such as Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon and Art Blakey, as well as exclusive features such as Blue Note vocalist José James’ new 11-song playlist of his favorite classic Blue Note tracks from Donald Byrd, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan, and others. The new the new Blue Note by Groovebug app for IPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, available exclusively on the iTunes App Store in the US and the UK, is free to download and features 30 second clips of all the music contained in the app. For a monthly subscription charge of $1.99/£1.49 all of the app’s tracks can be enjoyed in full. Existing Blue Note iPad app users may share their subscription between their iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices, with Favorites and Playlists automatically synced between devices via iCloud. Music can be easily shared to Facebook or Twitter and users can discuss tracks with fellow jazz fans from right inside the app. You can click here to email yourself a link, and then open that link in your iPhone. You can also email that link to your friends who may be interested in the new Blue Note App. The iPhone/iPod touch version features the same quality content and features as the iPad app, released last year, but now conveniently optimized for an iPhone interface (iOS5 / iPhone 3GS upwards, as well as iPod Touch 3). The iPhone/iPod touch app now features a sidebar menu that allows easy access to featured artists, playlists and editorial content, artist navigation, user favorites, user playlists, and settings. The Featured Content screen has been redesigned, and a “Now Playing” bar at the base of all screens allows quick navigation back to music. High quality audio streams are available (up to 320kbps) via wifi or 3G/4G/LTE networks, however users can choose to limit their streaming quality at 128kbps to reduce data usage. Featured articles, playlists and editorial are available from the Home screen. Artist discographies, biographies, videos, news, and similar artist recommendations are presented on unified and easily navigable Artist pages. All screens are presented within an interface designed for the iPhone. Don Was, President of Blue Note Records said: “As a label, Blue Note is not only dedicated to pushing boundaries musically, but also to developing new ways of connecting the label’s music with fans around the globe. Groovebug has developed an innovative way to discover and showcase Blue Note music in a way that is consistent with our tradition of uncompromising artistic excellence.” Neil Tinegate, VP Digital Projects said: “Following on from the success of the iPad version, and listening to our customer’s wishes, we are very excited to bring Blue Note to the iPhone in this way. Once again Groovebug have done superb work in creating a compelling and intuitive way of exploring this great catalogue.” Jeremiah Seraphine, CEO of Groovebug, said: “We designed the Blue Note by Groovebug iPhone/iPod touch experience from the ground up. It is important to our users to quickly play music, navigate with one hand, and still enjoy the immersive and visually stunning experience we achieved with the iPad app. We’re excited to get this in front of jazz fans everywhere.” To download the app please go to: http://www.appstore.com/bluenotebygroovebug ~The Groovebug and Blue Note teams

Today, we are proud to announce the launch of the iPhone/iPod touch version of our popular iOS app, Blue Note by Groovebug.

Developed by Groovebug, the new Blue Note by Groovebug app for IPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, delivers a rich experience for both jazz aficionados and newcomers alike, providing an immersive way of discovering and enjoying classic jazz recordings from the world’s premiere jazz music record label. It features a deep catalogue of seminal tracks to stream and a wealth of interactive content from iconic Blue Note artists such as Wayne Shorter, Dexter Gordon and Art Blakey, as well as exclusive features such as Blue Note vocalist José James’ new 11-song playlist of his favorite classic Blue Note tracks from Donald Byrd, Jimmy Smith, Lee Morgan, and others.

The new the new Blue Note by Groovebug app for IPhone, iPod touch, and iPad, available exclusively on the iTunes App Store in the US and the UK, is free to download and features 30 second clips of all the music contained in the app. For a monthly subscription charge of $1.99/£1.49 all of the app’s tracks can be enjoyed in full.

Existing Blue Note iPad app users may share their subscription between their iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad devices, with Favorites and Playlists automatically synced between devices via iCloud. Music can be easily shared to Facebook or Twitter and users can discuss tracks with fellow jazz fans from right inside the app.

You can click here to email yourself a link, and then open that link in your iPhone. You can also email that link to your friends who may be interested in the new Blue Note App.

The iPhone/iPod touch version features the same quality content and features as the iPad app, released last year, but now conveniently optimized for an iPhone interface (iOS5 / iPhone 3GS upwards, as well as iPod Touch 3). The iPhone/iPod touch app now features a sidebar menu that allows easy access to featured artists, playlists and editorial content, artist navigation, user favorites, user playlists, and settings. The Featured Content screen has been redesigned, and a “Now Playing” bar at the base of all screens allows quick navigation back to music.

High quality audio streams are available (up to 320kbps) via wifi or 3G/4G/LTE networks, however users can choose to limit their streaming quality at 128kbps to reduce data usage. Featured articles, playlists and editorial are available from the Home screen. Artist discographies, biographies, videos, news, and similar artist recommendations are presented on unified and easily navigable Artist pages. All screens are presented within an interface designed for the iPhone.

Don Was, President of Blue Note Records said: “As a label, Blue Note is not only dedicated to pushing boundaries musically, but also to developing new ways of connecting the label’s music with fans around the globe. Groovebug has developed an innovative way to discover and showcase Blue Note music in a way that is consistent with our tradition of uncompromising artistic excellence.”

Neil Tinegate, VP Digital Projects said: “Following on from the success of the iPad version, and listening to our customer’s wishes, we are very excited to bring Blue Note to the iPhone in this way. Once again Groovebug have done superb work in creating a compelling and intuitive way of exploring this great catalogue.”

Jeremiah Seraphine, CEO of Groovebug, said: “We designed the Blue Note by Groovebug iPhone/iPod touch experience from the ground up. It is important to our users to quickly play music, navigate with one hand, and still enjoy the immersive and visually stunning experience we achieved with the iPad app. We’re excited to get this in front of jazz fans everywhere.”

To download the app please go to: http://www.appstore.com/bluenotebygroovebug

~The Groovebug and Blue Note teams

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Apr
04

Artist Feature: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears

Austin, TX musicians Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears employ a classic blues / rock / funk sound that is both instantly addictive and somewhat timeless. The band recently finished a huge tour of the US, including a stop at Metro in Chicago where the Groovebug team were in attendance. The tour was a secondary run supporting his last album, Scandalous, which you can now stream in full via the Groovebug iPad app. Fans of The Black Keys, Jimi Hendrix and Charles Bradley would all be interested in checking out the sounds on the album.

Check out Groovebug for iPad for Black Joe Lewis music, news, videos and more.

Q: Tell us about the tour you just wrapped up… how did it feel to sell out iconic venues such as Metro in Chicago?

A: The tour was a good one for us. We don’t have a brand new record out now [Scandalous was last year] and all the shows were still packed so that’s bad ass. Selling out Metro blew my mind. I didn’t expect that. It was a giant stoic Chicago crowd.

Q: What impact has touring had on your career?

A: We do this for the live shows. We love it and it is what we are best at so touring is my favorite thing. I saw the mountains and the ocean for the first time on tour. I hadn’t been to many places prior, so it’s bad ass.

Q: Which do you enjoy most - performing live or recording in the studio?

A: Like I said, the live sh*t is the best.

Q: What is the most fun you’ve ever had writing a song? Either actually writing it or the situation that inspired it?

A: I guess Ballad of Jimmy Tanks. I just read the story in the paper about an old man that had a gun battle with the repo men and took one out but they got him too. The song just wrote its self.

Q: Which places or people inspired the songs on the Scandalous album?

A: She’s So Scandalous was about this scandalous b*tch that always cheated on me but I kept going back for more

Q: What can fans expect next from Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears? Time off to relax? Back in the studio?

A: We just finished recording the next album and it’s our best work yet. So… expect us to be in your town again soon.

Q: What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever been given?

A: My dad said I need to learn to be patient. My rush attitude has bit my ass a lot of times. In a lot if different ways.

Q: Which historical musical moment do you wish you were present for?

A: To see Jimi Hendrix at Monterey Pop.

Check out Groovebug for iPad for Black Joe Lewis music, news, videos and more. Also, Like Groovebug on Facebook to receive music and news artist, and Groovebug updates and recommendations.

leejarvis Posted by leejarvis

Mar
14

Groovebug’s Concert Vault for iPad Launch Party

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Groovebug invites you to the launch party for our latest app, Concert Vault for iPad, that brings the world’s greatest collection of live concert audio and video recordings to the iPad.  You and your guests are invited to join us for an after work party at Crimson Lounge in Chicago on Thursday, Marchl 21st,to celebrate the release of Concert Vault for iPad.

We will be hosting a gathering of musicians, entrepreneurs, coders, mobile enthusiasts, marketers, music lovers, and all kinds of groovy people from 6pm until 9pm with Corazon Tequila sponsoring a two hour-long bar with complimentary cocktails, along with DJ Andrew Emil aka Change Request(Classic Music/Seasons/Great Lakes Audio), and DJ Form (Fat Beats/Pseudo Slang) spinning a blend of classic and modern grooves.

We’ll be giving away a couple annual memberships to Concert Vault, and some cool swag courtesy of Wolfgang’s Vault.  We’ll also have iPads on hand to demo the app. 

Concert Vault for iPad is available now in the App Store

We would love for you to join us, talk music, explore the Concert Vault for iPad app, and connect in person. You can RSVP at http://concertvaultforipad.eventbrite.com and there is also a Facebook Event Page.  Please Register, and feel free to invite guests.

Please contact us if you have any questions or comments: jeremiah@groovebug.com

~ The Groovebug Team


Concer Vault for iPad Launch Party
Crimson Lounge (inside Hotel Sax)
333 North Dearborn Street
Chicago, IL 60654

leejarvis Posted by leejarvis

Mar
13

Groovebug and Wolfgang’s Vault bring the world’s greatest concert recordings to the iPad

We’re proud to announce the latest product built on the Groovebug Platform, Concert Vault for iPad by Wolfgang’s Vault. The app brings the Groovebug user experience to the world’s greatest collection of live audio and video concert recordings. The app also links to the amazing Wolfgang’s Vault memorabilia store.

Any music junkie knows the name Bill Graham; he was one of the greatest concert promoters who ever lived, with a storied career spanning from the 1960s until his death in 1991. His childhood nickname was Wolfgang, which is where Wolfgang’s Vault gets it’s name. The company was started with the Bill Graham Presents archives and now includes many more collections including the Newport Jazz Festival, Newport Folk Festival, Daytrotter, Paste Magazine, and Ash Grove Blues collections to name a few.

There is only one place where you can hear Bill Graham introduce the Allman Brothers at the Fillmore East, watch the Grateful Dead bring in the new year at Winterland in 1978, and listen to Bon Iver’s Daytrotter set just before they rocketed to stardom - Concert Vault. These recordings aren’t available through any other streaming service or download store.

The audio and video collections are all available for high quality streaming to your iPad. Download the app for free and sign up for a free trial, or purchase a subscription with an in-app purchase. Subscription options are $3.99 per month or $39.99 per year, and allow you access to Concert Vault on iPad, iPhone, Android, Sonos, and the web, as well as featured content including suggested playlists, photo slideshows, related memorabilia and a music discovery engine. The app is also AirPlay integrated for Apple TV users, taking to concert videos from you tablet to you HD TV. Members also get two free weekly full-concert downloads, and for a limited time, annual memberships will get a free exclusive vinyl edition of a previously unreleased Van Morrison concert from New York’s Bottom Line club in 1978.

Download the app for free and register for a free trial today.

leejarvis Posted by leejarvis

Mar
01

Our Groovebug Pick this week is the electronic pop of STRFKR. With the new album Miracle Mile just dropping last week, we are very happy to see the accompanying video for lead single Atlantis. Fans of Toro Y Moi, Vampire Weekend, and MGMT should check this out!

Check out Groovebug for iPad for more Strfkr music and videos, along with regular artist features and contests. Also, follow us on twitter @groovebug to receive the most recent music, artist, and Groovebug updates.

This week

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Feb
22

This week we have been enjoying Darwin Deez and his hilarious new video for You Can’t Be My Girl - the lead single from his new album Songs for Imaginative People. Deez perfects his lethargic hip attitude in rhyme and rhythm; we love the stained vocals and crashing four string guitar. Check it out!

Check out Groovebug for iPad for more Darwin Deez music and videos, along with regular artist features and contests. Also, follow us on twitter @groovebug to receive the most recent music, artist, and Groovebug updates.

This week

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Feb
16

He’s Back! Justin Timberlake releases his first music for six years, with the sexy funky pop r&b jam Suit & Tie featuring Jay-Z. As the lead single for a new album, The 20/20 Experience, the video shows JT at his suave and charming best, along with a couple of staple MJ-esque dance moves. We’re happy to hear more of his return soon when the album comes out next month. Welcome back!

Check out Groovebug for iPad for more Justin Timberlake music and videos, along with regular artist features and contests. Also, follow us on twitter @groovebug to receive the most recent music, artist, and Groovebug updates.

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Feb
15

Feb
13

Back in 1991, the Red Hot Chili Peppers switched gears, releasing Blood Sugar Sex Magik - incredibly, already their fifth studio album. The album peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 200, and went on to sell 12 million copies, largely helped by the striking lead single, Give It Away, and the music video which was featured heavily on MTV back in the day.

Check out Groovebug for iPad for more Red Hot Chili Peppers music and videos, along with regular artist features and contests. Also, follow us on twitter @groovebug to receive the most recent music, artist, and Groovebug updates.

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Feb
08

Multi-talented UK singer Little Boots has always held on to her electronic themes, exploring new ideas and technologies in her records. Recently we found a record under the name LB on 2020Vision, and one track  in particular leapt out at us. Produced by Maya Jane Coles, Superstitious Heart is part of a four track EP, now out on vinyl only.

Check out Groovebug for iPad for more Little Boots music and videos, along with regular artist features and contests. Also, follow us on twitter @groovebug to receive the most recent music, artist, and Groovebug updates.

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