DIY music used to consist of a C30 cassette of tunes which you'd recorded on a 4-track in your shed. You scrawled on it with some biro, or a felt tip if you were posh, shoved it in a jiffy bag and sent it to John Peel. But now, it's different, isn't it. Yes, it is. The Schema challenge is to record, distribute and promote a single from my bedroom in a 30-day timeframe. The resulting yacht-rock spectacular is called Those Rules You Made, and is released under the name The Schema on 20th August, via iTunes and a load of other online stores. My name is Rhodri, and this is the story...
	Buy The Single! from iTunes from us Our Links the VIDEO! rhodri.biz email MySpace Garageband PureVolume TagWorld Bebo Facebook App Assisted By drinkmilk Emu Bands likemind Lot 49 Films Marysia K HitSongScience DreamHost Mailing List Type email! Previous Posts Number One YouTube insanity Internet Radio Video Cost It's Out Web ranking Online Press VHS, DVD, 320x240 MPG Endless profiles Mathematical Potential Archives July 2007 August 2007	Quarter Million So we've nearly racked up a quarter of a million hits on YouTube, which is at once funny, and fantastic. When you have a YouTube viral success, other things start happening: garageband.com are making it their "Alternative Pop" track of the day on Wednesday. And then I had an email from an Argentinian newspaper asking for an interview. Can't see any paparrazzi hanging around outside my flat, but there's always time. Tomorrow, we pay 20-odd quid to the OCC to see how many we've sold; if you asked me to make a prediction, I think that the ephemeral nature of YouTube means that that 1/4 million hits will convert into maybe 150 sales. And I know the music industry is dying on its arse, but that's still not many. Let's wait and see. Total cost: £567.65 posted by The Schema at Sunday, August 26, 2007   +=+=+