Alizée Podcast

[brad]

I was thinking, we already have our own DJ ... why not start an Alizée podcast? Just think, if it becomes popular .. maybe when Lili comes back we can actually interview her :D

we have everything we need ...

- someone with radio experience (greg)
- someone who speaks French (aFrenchie / garconcanadien)
- someone who knows everything about Lili (RMJ / Snatcher)
- someone with webhosting and editing software (me)
- something to talk about (Alizée)

just throwing this idea out there. i think i could edit it and make it sound very professional, but the hardest part is getting on a schedule to release new episodes on a regular basis (i was thinking 2 times a month)

first thing we need are some people with good radio voices to be available to host it :D

[bt_bird_90]

-slacker to do nothing, but reap all the benefits(bt_bird_90)

[Moe]

someone with webhosting and editing software *cough* :D

[RMJ]

I hve no idea whats it but if it's bout lili then i'm in . :wub:

[Moe]

podcasting

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[brad]

I hve no idea whats it but if it's bout lili then i'm in . :wub:

its like an internet radio show ..

we could follow a segment format, like a 30 - 45 mins

part 1 - alizee news / rumors
part 2 - alizee trivia or some type of interview / discussion.
part 3 - call in segment (people can call in a leave a message about alizee to be included on the show)

[jaco]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Podcast

The problem is that you need to have stuff to talk about. I guess you might want to wait until the release of the new album comes closer before you debut the show so that you can have a news segment. Reviewing old songs and albums is great, but I think you should aim to have some fresh content for every new episode. Still, I think it's a cool idea and it's definitely worth exploring the idea.

[Ben]

Hah hah, that Ask A Ninja vid is a classic! :)

- someone with radio experience (greg)
- someone who speaks French (aFrenchie / garconcanadien)
- someone who knows everything about Lili (RMJ / Snatcher)
- someone with webhosting and editing software (me)
- something to talk about (Alizée)
You can add my name to the first and fourth items as well. I worked as a host and DJ at my college's radio station, and did some professional audio and video editing when I worked at a television station in NYC (still have the software).

[jaco]

What kind of software were you planning to use? Something like Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)???

[brad]

perfect snatcher!

i have a lot of good ideas, i was thinking like 2 or 3 main hosts (snatcher and afrenchie?? .. lol) and then have a few other reliable people that speak other languages (spanish, german, italian, etc) that can translate phone calls / emails on the show.

be awesome to get a french girl on there as a possible third host .. that would be ideal :)

jacoplane has a good point about no new material. but i think there is plenty to discuss (40 mins a month) and get on a schedule so when she does come back we are able to keep things rolling out consistantly.

everyone throw out your suggestions, i think this is a good idea. i am sure there are a lot of people that would like to leave a message through email / voice for alizee ... since we would be the only Alizée podcast, there is a great chance she would hear it one day.

[RMJ]

ok!

Thatvideo reminds me of tha mac video with the crazy guyy!

Butr I'm back to Alizé now! tastes like strawberry!! with orange and qwildberry !too sweet but so is Lili !

[brad]

What kind of software were you planning to use? Something like Audacity (http://audacity.sourceforge.net/)???

i have adobe audition and adobe premiere

[jaco]

perfect snatcher!

i have a lot of good ideas, i was thinking like 2 or 3 main hosts (snatcher and afrenchie?? .. lol) and then have a few other reliable people that speak other languages (spanish, german, italian, etc) that can translate phone calls / emails on the show.

be awesome to get a french girl on there as a possible third host .. that would be ideal :)

jacoplane has a good point about no new material. but i think there is plenty to discuss (40 mins a month) and get on a schedule so when she does come back we are able to keep things rolling out consistantly.

everyone throw out your suggestions, i think this is a good idea. i am sure there are a lot of people that would like to leave a message through email / voice for alizee ... since we would be the only Alizée podcast, there is a great chance she would hear it one day.

An easy way to allow people to leave messages is to set up a skype account with voicemail (http://www.skype.com/products/skypevoicemail/). Then people just need skype and they can dial in and leave a message. Actually for skype voicemail you need to pay a small fee, but there are free alternatives like Gizmo (http://www.gizmoproject.com)that have free voicemail.

[brad]

An easy way to allow people to leave messages is to set up a skype account with voicemail (http://www.skype.com/products/skypevoicemail/). Then people just need skype and they can dial in and leave a message. Actually for skype voicemail you need to pay a small fee, but there are free alternatives like Gizmo (http://www.gizmoproject.com)that have free voicemail.

yep .. i have used skype voicemail before and already have an account, it works great.

[bt_bird_90]

This sounds like it could be pretty fun, I want in. I'm no trained DJ but I can speak and do whatever else I can to help out. Please keep me in the know brad.

[Brianh]

This sounds like a great Idea, back in the day I was DJ at college but thats been a long time so I'm rusty but this sounds cool can't wait till it gets going.

[NANAKI]

love the idea remember has to be iPod compatable so that I can watch it on my iPod at school

[RMJ]

Sounds like a nice idea.

And yea, Snatcher is good host if he is willing to do part of it. I listened his radio shows back when he still did them and he is really smooth talking. :)

I can help, too, if needed anywhere. Also capable of video editing and processing. Tho, mostly I just do HQ stuff but I guess I can do an exceptions. :)

[brad]

i registered some domains today in case we ever want to get this going.

http://alizeepodcast.com | http://alizeecast.com

Snatcher, if you are interested would you like to plan on getting something started when you get back from Paris? It would be really nice if we could get a French speaker on there too.

We got a lot of time to talk about different ideas .. and debate whether or not it is worth while.

[Ben]

http://alizeepodcast.com | http://alizeecast.com
How about "lilicast" too? Has a nice ring to it.

And yeah, I'm up for this. In the meantime, I don't know if it will inspire confidence, but I could post some mp3s of my old show if you want. ;)

[brad]

lol .. lilicast does sound pretty good, i will register it. if you want to post some stuff that would be great, but if RMJ said it was good then it must be amazing. He is a hard one to impress :p

[HibyPrime]

We have some people here with experience making sigs, so why not have a banner competition for the pod cast site?

That should be fun, and it's better than someone opening up a sig battle thread.

[HibyPrime]

OOOOHHHH

Lil-iPod Cast

[brad]

OOOOHHHH

Lil-iPod Cast

lol .. i just got that.

[RMJ]

Sorry.. But I have copyright on that name. :p

My iPod is called liliPod. :wub:

[brad]

http://lilicast.com now resolves to the same site.

[DJ_Greg]

I'll help with whatever you might need me to do, although I don't really know much about podcasting, per se.

[Sir Wood]

http://lilicast.com now resolves to the same site.

So these should work on any other MP3/4 not just iPods right - like Sansa or Creative? :confused:

Sorry, I don't have a player but plan on getting one sometime after I start ordering parts to build a new rig (which will also be a truly first build without someone looking over my shoulders).

[HibyPrime]

So these should work on any other MP3/4 not just iPods right - like Sansa or Creative? :confused:

Sorry, I don't have a player but plan on getting one sometime after I start ordering parts to build a new rig (which will also be a truly first build without someone looking over my shoulders).

They will work on a atrac player provided you have the necessary equipment to record onto an atrac.

The files are no different than any other MP3.

[brad]

yeah .. it will just be an mp3 file. you can listen on your computer or anything else that will play an mp3 file.

[jaco]

Brad, if you're using a mac then this software is useful for recording skype calls:

http://www.ecamm.com/mac/callrecorder/

On windows there are a few options, though I'm not sure what is the best:

http://powergramo.com/
http://www.prettymay.net/
http://www.skylook.biz/

[ciarac77]

I think this idea, though a little untimely now as far as this thread goes, sounds fun. Just today I downloaded some podcasting software and made little test runs with straight audio and faded-in music. I plan on making my own little podcast when I play with it some more, just for friends and stuff, but I will definitely be talking about/playing Alizée a lot (except if there are legal issues?). It's fun pretending to be a dj. Anyway, if you guys have the time you should definitely bring this idea to life again.

[NeverMore]

I agree, that podcast would rocks peoples socks off :cool:

[ciarac77]

If I were to do a test-run podcast about Alizée to share here, would I need permission from Brad to base it off this site? Like, say, a show geared toward members about the latest discussions, polls, new members, old threads etc.? I'm thinking of putting one together, but I won't post it anywhere if that's a no-no. What do you all think?

[Ricardo]

It's a pretty good ideia IMO, but can we go on with it?

[Zack -Alizee Lover-]

I think they left this idea a long time ago.

[Chommpers]

I think they left this idea a long time ago.

Maybe they did, but why should that stop Ciarac if she wants to do it. I think it sounds like a pretty neat idea, although I don't know about any of the legal issues regarding the site and the playing of Alizée's music.

I would say go for it, you could probably get members from the site to help you out as well. It would be nice for you to have a couple people to talk to and discuss stuff with as well (unless you already got people there may be forum members up for it), it would make the show more interesting. Depending on times I might be up for it.

Not sure if coming up with content will be a problem yet or not. I mean you could talk about the different forum stuff, but to get more listening then just forum members you will need to talk mostly about Alizée and not sure how long you could talk about what has been said here on the forums and keep it interesting. Might go over what she is doing right now and then maybe talk about different things she did before now kinda like teaching people about her incase there are listeners who are new to her and her music. I don't know just some idea's.

[tbailey]

If I were to do a test-run podcast about Alizée to share here, would I need permission from Brad to base it off this site? Like, say, a show geared toward members about the latest discussions, polls, new members, old threads etc.? I'm thinking of putting one together, but I won't post it anywhere if that's a no-no. What do you all think?

sorry but i can't help you with the legality part
haven't taken a copyright course
anyway i think technically it would be against the code of professional conduct for me to give you advise if i'm not your lawyer and i don't quite have a license to practice anyway

but i can help out in terms of interviews, discussions, writing material, whatever i can do in my capacity.

as you've seen from my pervious threads i can be rather imaginative :p(and conceited too but hey that's good for show business :D) So let me know if you need anything from me :D

[ciarac77]

Awesome, thanks for the input everyone. I would love to make it a group effort when I figure some things out. I actually just recorded a really bad, rushed "Alizee America Podcast Beta" to let you all hear as a test. You can find it here, hopefully. It should start automatically:

http://www.gcast.com/user/ciarac77/podcast/main

Whatever you have to dish, I can take. I just may never return here again :o

I think catering to both new and old fans is the main goal. And yeah, if I don't technically have enough of just Alizee content to talk about, well, it's my show and I can say what I want :)

@Tbailey: in order to post on gcast.com, I had to abide by their terms and conditions which probably say I can't submit anyone else's work. Wanna check on that for me, or do you assume that includes the music?

[ciarac77]

Oh, and check this out! Alizee podcast in Spanish!

http://www.gcast.com/user/jjes2009/podcast/main

[RadioactiveMan]

You have the greatest podcasting voice.... in the universe! Justchil himself could not have crafted a better podcast. :cool:

Try "Have a Youpidou day!"

http://truedungeonfans.com/alizee/frontend.jpg

[lefty12357]

Awesome, thanks for the input everyone. I would love to make it a group effort when I figure some things out. I actually just recorded a really bad, rushed "Alizee America Podcast Beta" to let you all hear as a test. You can find it here, hopefully. It should start automatically:

http://www.gcast.com/user/ciarac77/podcast/main

Whatever you have to dish, I can take. I just may never return here again :o

I think catering to both new and old fans is the main goal. And yeah, if I don't technically have enough of just Alizee content to talk about, well, it's my show and I can say what I want :)

@Tbailey: in order to post on gcast.com, I had to abide by their terms and conditions which probably say I can't submit anyone else's work. Wanna check on that for me, or do you assume that includes the music?

I think you did a great job. Your voice is easy to listen to and the pace is just right. You really seem to be a person that gets things done and does them right. (I hope that didn't sound corny)

[ciarac77]

You have the greatest podcasting voice.... in the universe! Justchil himself could not have crafted a better podcast. :cool:

Try "Have a Youpidou day!"

Lol, next time ;)

I think you did a great job. Your voice is easy to listen to and the pace is just right. You really seem to be a person that gets things done and does them right. (I hope that didn't sound corny)

Not corny, haha. I just wish that applied to my schoolwork instead of my hobbies (not because I can't do schoolwork, just because this is more fun!).

Thanks for listening and the feedback!

[Chommpers]

Not bad, you did a good job. Although brief, but of course it was just a test. Your voice was clear which is pretty surprising if this is your first podcast. I think it would turn out really well if you had content for a whole show and some people to help you out, because that would be mean to force everything on you and allow discussion on topics. How would that work though? Would you have to record yourselves over vent or team speak or something like that? Also would you be willing to put it on itunes if you decide to start the show?

[Joey_adore_Jung]

This would be a very interesting thing to listen to.

[RadioactiveMan]

Also:

Your name gives me the feeling that these podcasts will give me an erection.

I wont have anything to worry about if I'm listening to them in public, will I? :eek:

[ciarac77]

Not bad, you did a good job. Although brief, but of course it was just a test. Your voice was clear which is pretty surprising if this is your first podcast. I think it would turn out really well if you had content for a whole show and some people to help you out, because that would be mean to force everything on you and allow discussion on topics. How would that work though? Would you have to record yourselves over vent or team speak or something like that? Also would you be willing to put it on itunes if you decide to start the show?

I have no idea how all that would work, but I'll research the options. Anyone else know? Also, I don't know anything about iTunes, but if this ends up happening I don't know why not at this point.

Also:

Your name gives me the feeling that these podcasts will give me an erection.

I wont have anything to worry about if I'm listening to them in public, will I? :eek:

I don't even know how to respond to that.

[Fish]

Don't worry, inability to respond is common among RadioactiveStatements. Just don't encourage him.

The beta cast sounded good though.

[tbailey]

hey - great job ciarac!

i'm going to think about some ideas of what could be on the podcast

i might being going to France this summer
if my ex-girlfriend is still willing to hang out with me :)

she has a bunch of friends there and who knows maybe i'll have a camera and document some of the events

[Tchaikovsky]

Well, I enjoyed it and i agree that you have a good voice. More please.

[Ricardo]

sweet, it's the perfect podcast voice lol

edit: I love the way how English speakers say Alizée

[ciarac77]

:confused: Did I say it wrong? I just try to repeat what I hear in all the interviews and such....? And thanks, too.

As it stands now, I'm really wanting to do this, but there are a few things I need to figure out first. One, the best way to host it. The place I'm using now is pretty bare-minimum, and I want something more interactive and, well, better. I don't know if this means putting it in a blog or what, but something I have to consider. There is one other option I may look into. My friend's friend who has her own internet radio show is willing to let me use her server to have my own show, but it would be live and maybe too complicated for me to do. Don't know about that yet. Two, how to make it a group effort. I like the idea of having more than one person to have some discussion and banter, so I have to research how to talk to other people and record it and whatnot.

So, I'll spend the next few weeks trying to figure these things out. If by that time something more stable isn't running yet, I'll do another ghetto podcast like the first one. Also, I may go ahead and not actually use the name "Alizee America" just so I have some creative leeway and don't turn anyone off who isn't affiliated. I'll still get info and stuff from here and other places, though, and direct people here as well. Sound agreeable? Keep the suggestions and interest coming!

[tbailey]

ciarac

yeah it's actually kinda like Ali-zaa and not sounding like it ends with "e"s
it's being picky and though i know that it's pronounced Ali-zaa i still say Ali-zee b/c it sounds nicer and that's what it looks like :p

that's what happens when you put something out there - people will (hopefully) friendly criticize it :D

[ciarac77]

I thought I did say it with a "zay" ending like on the homepage of this site and not "zee". If anything I have a tendency to say the first syllable wrong every time I say it. Like sometimes "A-lee-zay" as in apple, or "Ah-lee-zay" as in say "ah" (which looks to be correct anyway). But anyway, I've never heard another English speaker say it in person or anything, so my bad :)

[lefty12357]

I thought I did say it with a "zay" ending like on the homepage of this site and not "zee". If anything I have a tendency to say the first syllable wrong every time I say it. Like sometimes "A-lee-zay" as in apple, or "Ah-lee-zay" as in say "ah" (which looks to be correct anyway). But anyway, I've never heard another English speaker say it in person or anything, so my bad :)

Sometimes the A does sound a bit like in apple when you say it, but I think your pronunciation is pretty close most of the time. What you are missing is the way it sounds when spoken with a French accent. I suppose it's just because of your "American" accent...:)

[tbailey]

I thought I did say it with a "zay" ending like on the homepage of this site and not "zee". If anything I have a tendency to say the first syllable wrong every time I say it. Like sometimes "A-lee-zay" as in apple, or "Ah-lee-zay" as in say "ah" (which looks to be correct anyway). But anyway, I've never heard another English speaker say it in person or anything, so my bad :)

in all honesty i thought you said it perfectly

who knows maybe those overseas think our accent is cute just like we think Alizee's accent is :)

[brad]

:confused: Did I say it wrong? I just try to repeat what I hear in all the interviews and such....? And thanks, too.

As it stands now, I'm really wanting to do this, but there are a few things I need to figure out first. One, the best way to host it. The place I'm using now is pretty bare-minimum, and I want something more interactive and, well, better. I don't know if this means putting it in a blog or what, but something I have to consider. There is one other option I may look into. My friend's friend who has her own internet radio show is willing to let me use her server to have my own show, but it would be live and maybe too complicated for me to do. Don't know about that yet. Two, how to make it a group effort. I like the idea of having more than one person to have some discussion and banter, so I have to research how to talk to other people and record it and whatnot.

So, I'll spend the next few weeks trying to figure these things out. If by that time something more stable isn't running yet, I'll do another ghetto podcast like the first one. Also, I may go ahead and not actually use the name "Alizee America" just so I have some creative leeway and don't turn anyone off who isn't affiliated. I'll still get info and stuff from here and other places, though, and direct people here as well. Sound agreeable? Keep the suggestions and interest coming!

We can host it here for you, I will set you up a special area if you like. We may host the content (the mp3 files themselves) on something like libsyn, especially if becomes somewhat popular. But short term it will be easy enough to host it all on the server here. and mp3 file is way smaller than a vid file.

I really liked this idea for a long time, just never really got it off the ground. I am busy as hell these days.. work, baby, in the middle of selling and buying a house, etc.. but if you give me a little time we can get something put together.

[ciarac77]

That sounds great, thanks Brad. I'm busy too, so just let me know when/if you need anything from me.

[heyamigo]

hey that was really great job ciarac77. we should get a thread going just to discuss and brainstorm possible content for the podcasts. like others have said, you have a great voice for a podcast.

some possible ideas for podcasts, other than the latest news and grumblings in the alizee world, we can discuss things like:

this day-week-month in alizee history
weekly-montly community polls
post of the week-month
introduce a new member of AAm

anyways, regarding the pronunciation of Alizee, it's probably that americans place emphasis on A, where the french place emphasis on no syllables. the funny thing from all these interviews and performances is that the hosts announce her name differently. especially when she's on a foreign TV show.

[Ricardo]

:confused: Did I say it wrong? I just try to repeat what I hear in all the interviews and such....? And thanks, too.

Please, don't take what I said as an offense because it isn't, it's just cute how you pronounce "zay":p

[Fusoya]

Great podcast Ciarac77!
I look forward to hear more in the near future :)

[Piblokto]

in all honesty i thought you said it perfectly

who knows maybe those overseas think our accent is cute just like we think Alizee's accent is :)

tbailey's quite right, and I know what I'm talking about : I've had an American girlfriend...

More seriously this podcast is a brilliant idea and I hope it's going far.
Bravo !

[brad]

just got time to listen to the podcast, great job!!!

really good job..

PS. i think you should pronounce her name like "UH-Lee-Zay"

Thats how I say it anyway :p

but I think you are perfect for the podcast, love the first one ..

[Ben]

We can host it here for you, I will set you up a special area if you like. We may host the content (the mp3 files themselves) on something like libsyn, especially if becomes somewhat popular. But short term it will be easy enough to host it all on the server here. and mp3 file is way smaller than a vid file.
Hey Brad, I've been meaning to ask for awhile if we can set up a way for the staff to add videos when you're not around. We've fallen way behind on that. And then could maybe use the same system for the podcasts too. I also liked the beta!

[brad]

Hey Brad, I've been meaning to ask for awhile if we can set up a way for the staff to add videos when you're not around. We've fallen way behind on that. And then could maybe use the same system for the podcasts too. I also liked the beta!

definitely, that would be great .. I am going to try my hardest to setup some stuff tonight (already midnight here) and tomorrow. but others adding videos would be awesome, i hate not having the new vids up here :(

an easy way to do it would be to use adobe premiere, if anyone has that. if not i may be able to arrange it :p

[fsquared]

just got time to listen to the podcast, great job!!!

really good job..

PS. i think you should pronounce her name like "UH-Lee-Zay"

Thats how I say it anyway :p

but I think you are perfect for the podcast, love the first one ..

Yeah, I liked what I heard too.

Regarding the pronunciation (let's not get *that* thread started again :p ), my suggestion would be to track down an interview where she says her own name and imitate her pronunciation.

[brad]

maybe we can just get her on the podcast and she can settle the pronunciation :D

[espire]

Though it's easy to follow your voice, I think that you'd do well to slow down a little bit, which will allow you to get more air into your lungs without breathing as heavily. It will also help you avoid swallowing so often.

Of course, those issues in listening are mainly caused by the awful microphone that you're using. I understand that what you're using is not yours, but if you plan to get one, then make sure that you get an acceptable one. What's acceptable? Well, this (http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00005A9AU) won't be bad, and this (http://www.zzounds.com/item--SAMQ1UCW) will be good. $35 and $60 respectively.

[ciarac77]

Yes, I know and noted. Thanks for the links, but the first one was listed for $169.99 and not $35, so could you please resend that link for that one? And is there an advantage over hand-held vs headset?

[heyamigo]

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this is the video where she says her own name.