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			<media:copyright>© Matthew Ebel Entertainment</media:copyright><media:category scheme="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd">Music</media:category><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>The Ultimate Backstage Pass</itunes:subtitle><itunes:category text="Music" /><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="self" href="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage" type="application/rss+xml" /><feedburner:emailServiceId>MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage</feedburner:emailServiceId><feedburner:feedburnerHostname>http://feedburner.google.com</feedburner:feedburnerHostname><atom10:link xmlns:atom10="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><item>
		<title>Live at the Lucey House</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2009 19:17:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to Brett, Jake, and all the others who pooled their resources and flew me down to Atlanta, I&#8217;ve actually got a real live concert recording this month.  The only drawback? I had the plague.  No matter, it seems the crowd that gathered for this house concert enjoyed themselves regardless.  Until next [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks to Brett, Jake, and all the others who pooled their resources and flew me down to Atlanta, I&#8217;ve actually got a real live concert recording this month.  The only drawback? <strong>I had the plague.</strong>  No matter, it seems the crowd that gathered for this house concert enjoyed themselves regardless.  Until next time, keep washing those hands!</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at the Lucey House</strong> &#8211; 112 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 113 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Thanks to Brett, Jake, and all the others who pooled their resources and flew me down to Atlanta, I&amp;#8217;ve actually got a real live concert recording this month. The only drawback? I had the plague. No matter, it seems the crowd that gathered for this h</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Thanks to Brett, Jake, and all the others who pooled their resources and flew me down to Atlanta, I&amp;#8217;ve actually got a real live concert recording this month. The only drawback? I had the plague. No matter, it seems the crowd that gathered for this house concert enjoyed themselves regardless. Until next [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, Atlanta, GA, House Concert, Sickness</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/10/29/live-at-the-lucey-house/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/ikxCpA5VcLc/Ebel-Live-Lucey09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-Lucey09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Major Changes to Matthew Ebel dot net</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2009 17:05:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew Ebel dot net is now officially a year old.  Thank you to all of you who&#8217;ve been part of this awesome new adventure with me!  Your subscription has made all this possible whether you&#8217;re a long-time VIP or just picked up your Backstage Pass this morning.  I&#8217;ve been talking with a [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew Ebel dot net is now officially a year old.  Thank you to all of you who&#8217;ve been part of this awesome new adventure with me!  Your subscription has made all this possible whether you&#8217;re a long-time VIP or just picked up your Backstage Pass this morning.  I&#8217;ve been talking with a lot of the subscribers via the blog, <a href="http://matthewebel.net/category/news/" target="_top">audio updates</a>, and chats online.  We&#8217;ve been talking about how they&#8217;ve enjoyed Matthew Ebel dot net in the past year and how we can improve the system in the future.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m happy to announce that, based off the feedback I&#8217;ve been getting from fans like you, there will be some major changes in the way Matthew Ebel dot net works.  <strong>The following changes won&#8217;t be immediate, they&#8217;ll be rolled out in the next few weeks&#8230;</strong><br />
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<h3>Introducing a whole new pass&#8230;  The Entourage</h3>
<ul>
<li>Membership will be limited to only <strong>5 subscribers per year</strong>.</li>
<li>Entourage membership includes all the benefits of the <strong>VIP Pass</strong></li>
<li>The Entourage will receive <strong>The Entire Matthew Ebel Catalog</strong> as a download <small>(Except Life&#8217;s Been Good, that one&#8217;s officially &#8220;the lost album&#8221;)</small></li>
<li>Every Entourage member will get a <strong>custom song</strong> written by Matthew Ebel <small>The same <a href="http://matthewebel.net/terms" target="_blank">non-commercial rules</a> apply, of course.</small></li>
<li>The Entourage will receive <strong>framed, signed copies</strong> of new Songs from the Vault albums as they are released.</li>
<li>An official Matthew Ebel Entourage Collector&#8217;s Pass</li>
<li>Entourage Membership will cost <strong>$500 as an annual membership</strong>.  This item will <strong>not</strong> auto-renew, but current members will have the option to renew when the time comes.  If there is a waiting list, current members will be first in line.</li>
</ul>
<h3>What&#8217;s Happening to the Other Passes?</h3>
<p>None of the prices for existing subscriptions will change.  In fact, the <strong>Backstage Pass</strong> will stay entirely the same.  Based on how things played out last year, though, a few things will change about the remaining passes&#8230;</p>
<h3>The New All-Access Pass</h3>
<ul>
<li>1 Live Recording per month</li>
<li>2 Studio Recordings per month</li>
<li><strong>Remixable tracks</strong> for new studio recordings</li>
<li><strong>An annual All-Access goodie bag</strong> including an official All-Access membership card <small>(instead of a members-only store)</small></li>
<li><strong>Discounts on non-member album/track downloads</strong> like Beer &#038; Coffee or Goodbye Planet Earth <small>(instead of members-only albums)</small></li>
<li><strong>Discounts on all concert tickets</strong>/cover charges  <small>(This may not apply to conventions where attendees are not charged for the show.)</small></li>
<li><strong>Members-only parties</strong> at most (or all) live concerts</li>
</ul>
<h3>The New VIP Pass</h3>
<ul>
<li>All the goods from the <strong>All-Access Pass</strong></li>
<li>Access to any <strong>deluxe albums</strong> when available <small>(box sets, special editions, etc.)</small></li>
<li>Invitation to the annual <strong>VIP Beer Bash</strong></li>
<li>An annual <strong>VIP goodie bag</strong> including an official VIP Pass (and all the items from the All-Access goodie bag)</li>
<li>Entry into the bi-annual drawing for a <strong>Custom Song</strong></li>
</ul>
<h3>Songs and Albums via iTunes, Amazon, etc.</h3>
<p>Also, I&#8217;ve heard from the overwhelming majority of you that you just don&#8217;t care about exclusivity all that much, so long as you get a first crack at all the new music.  Quite a few of you have encouraged me to get these songs on <a href="http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=zuwuVvoU8C8&#038;offerid=78941&#038;type=3&#038;subid=0&#038;tmpid=1826&#038;RD_PARM1=http%3A//phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewArtist?id=4260326&#038;partnerId=30" target="_blank">iTunes</a> for the rest of the world in less time than a full year. </p>
<p>There have also been people outright looking for torrents and free downloads out there, a sign that if I don&#8217;t release these songs to non-members sooner they&#8217;ll just go get them anyway.  Considering all this, <strong>Studio Recordings will now be available to non-members after two months.</strong>  First they will be individual downloads available through <a href="http://matthewebel.com/store" target="_blank">http://matthewebel.com</a> and Matthew Ebel dot net &#8211; then they&#8217;ll be sent to CD Baby with new <strong>Songs from the Vault</strong> releases.</p>
<h3>We?  Who&#8217;s We?</h3>
<p>In case you didn&#8217;t notice, I&#8217;m dropping the pretentious third-person voice of this site.  Pretty much everyone knows it&#8217;s just me here and, until I really <em>do</em> need to hire someone to man this site, I&#8217;m going to stick with what I do best&#8230;  communicating personally.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s about it.  Again, these changes are the result of a year of thinking, working, talking, and laughing with you.  You&#8217;re the reason I can still sing, and you&#8217;re the reason I&#8217;ll be making more music in the coming months.  I hope to see you on Tuesday night for another <a href="http://matthewebel.com/ustream" target="_blank">UStream concert</a>, and maybe at some colleges in 2010 as my booking team tries to get me out of the house!</p>
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		<title>Live &amp; Acoustic via UStream, September 2009</title>
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		<comments>http://matthewebel.net/2009/09/24/live-acoustic-via-ustream-september-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:10:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This time there&#8217;s no robot band, no drum tracks, and not surprisingly no technical difficulties.  Matthew is recovering from a cold but plays for over an hour with just a piano backing him up.
Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream0909.mp3)
Matthew Ebel Live &#038; Acoustic via UStream, September 2009 &#8211; 97.6 MB MP3

(Also available as individual tracks.) &#8211; [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This time there&#8217;s no robot band, no drum tracks, and not surprisingly no technical difficulties.  Matthew is recovering from a cold but plays for over an hour with just a piano backing him up.</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live &#038; Acoustic via UStream, September 2009</strong> &#8211; 97.6 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 97.8 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>This time there&amp;#8217;s no robot band, no drum tracks, and not surprisingly no technical difficulties. Matthew is recovering from a cold but plays for over an hour with just a piano backing him up. Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream0909.mp3) Matthew E</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This time there&amp;#8217;s no robot band, no drum tracks, and not surprisingly no technical difficulties. Matthew is recovering from a cold but plays for over an hour with just a piano backing him up. Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream0909.mp3) Matthew Ebel Live &amp;#038; Acoustic via UStream, September 2009 &amp;#8211; 97.6 MB MP3 (Also available as individual tracks.) &amp;#8211; [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/09/24/live-acoustic-via-ustream-september-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/xqGuJWUZXi8/Ebel-Live-UStream0909.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream0909.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>“I Blame The Spy” Contest Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:06:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wow&#8230;  Just&#8230;  Wow&#8230;  We ask for video and you gave us this:

Ian Boswell, you have just won a full year of the All-Access Pass!  Congratulations!  Now go find a medic, you&#8217;re on fire.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow&#8230;  Just&#8230;  Wow&#8230;  We <a href="http://matthewebel.net/2009/05/01/team-fortress-2-i-blame-the-spy-contest/" target="_top">ask for video</a> and you gave us <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTm6erl03iE" target="_blank">this</a>:<br />
<object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/TTm6erl03iE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/TTm6erl03iE&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;color1=0x234900&#038;color2=0x4e9e00" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object></p>
<p>Ian Boswell, you have just won a <strong>full year of the All-Access Pass!</strong>  Congratulations!  Now go find a medic, you&#8217;re on fire.</p>
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		<title>Live at the VIP Beer Bash 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:24:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[et it never be said that Matthew Ebel is devaluing human contact.  Though many of his recordings are taken from UStream shows (at least until he gets a booking agent), he has always felt most comfortable with a more immediate audience.  Especially an audience of his VIP fans!
This month&#8217;s live recording is a [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_576" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/VIP-Belgian-Bottlecap.jpg"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/VIP-Belgian-Bottlecap-150x150.jpg" alt="Photo by C.C. Chapman" title="VIP Belgian Bottlecap" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-576" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text"><a href='http://www.flickr.com/photos/cc_chapman/3807347629/in/pool-matthewebelfans' target='_blank'>Photo by C.C. Chapman</a></p></div>Let it never be said that Matthew Ebel is devaluing human contact.  Though many of his recordings are taken from UStream shows (at least until he gets a booking agent), he has always felt most comfortable with a more immediate audience.  Especially an audience of his <a href="http://matthewebel.net/subscribe" target="_top">VIP</a> fans!</p>
<p>This month&#8217;s live recording is a little shorter than most- just over half an hour.  It&#8217;s also taken from a portable recorder, not straight from the sound system Matthew usually uses.  The vibe in the room, however, was so good that we had to share this recording with the rest of the subscribers.</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at the VIP Beer Bash 2009</strong> &#8211; 51.7 MB MP3<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>et it never be said that Matthew Ebel is devaluing human contact. Though many of his recordings are taken from UStream shows (at least until he gets a booking agent), he has always felt most comfortable with a more immediate audience. Especially an audien</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>et it never be said that Matthew Ebel is devaluing human contact. Though many of his recordings are taken from UStream shows (at least until he gets a booking agent), he has always felt most comfortable with a more immediate audience. Especially an audience of his VIP fans! This month&amp;#8217;s live recording is a [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, 2009, Beer Bash</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/08/31/live-at-the-vip-beer-bash-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/GznWNPoaWAw/Ebel-Live-BeerBash09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-BeerBash09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Matthew’s Message to the Members</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:14:11 +0000</pubDate>
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Good morning, subscribers!  Get comfortable, this is a long update.  A &#8220;year in review&#8221; of sorts, and it concerns the very future of Matthew Ebel dot net.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A note from Matthew to all the subscribers here at <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong>.  Here&#8217;s the audio:<br />
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<blockquote><p>Good morning, subscribers!  Get comfortable, this is a long update.  A &#8220;year in review&#8221; of sorts, and it concerns the very future of <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong>.</p>
<p>First of all, as always, thank you so much for making <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> a raging success.  As most of you know it&#8217;s only existed for less than a year now and already people are saying this is the future of the music industry.  I don&#8217;t know about that, I&#8217;m just happy you guys are still listening after all these months.</p>
<p>So I&#8217;d like to talk to you about the future of <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong>.  When I started this little project, I had no idea just how big it would become in so short a time.  I also had no idea what to expect, so I made a lot of promises right from the very beginning.  Some were easy to keep, some took a lot of work, and some&#8230;  well, some of them may have been a bit unrealistic.  Let&#8217;s walk through them together.</p>
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<dt>Monthly Live Recordings</dt>
<dd>The whole concept that started <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> was that touring the nation in a van at $4 per gallon was a bad idea.  Still I wanted a way to bring live music to my fans whether we could actually connect in the same building or not.  Personally I think the live recordings have been a great success to that end.  I&#8217;d like to record bigger and better shows, but I&#8217;ll cover that later.</dd>
<dt>2 Song Downloads Per Month</dt>
<dd>For the All-Access and VIP members, this is the meat.  The backbone of <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong>.  Without question, this seems to be the most popular feature that you guys love.  It&#8217;s also a <em>lot</em> more work than I anticipated.  When I was sitting on Block Island with a pen and a blank sheet of paper, 2 songs per month sounded easy enough to do.  True enough, writing a couple of songs a month is easy.  Writing <em>good</em> songs, however, and backing those up with good productions takes up most of my time in any given month.  Still, I&#8217;ve been able to pull it off and I think my writing has improved greatly because of all the deadlines.  I couldn&#8217;t be doing this without your support, so thank you again.</dd>
<dt>Members-Only Albums and Deluxe Albums</dt>
<dd>Like I said, back in October I didn&#8217;t think 2 songs a month would take that much time.  I figured I could easily come out with albums just for my subscribers <em>and</em> albums for general release while I was doing all this.  Good Lord, what was I thinking?  To be honest, it looks like those promises may just not be possible.  At least, not with material you&#8217;re not already hearing twice a month.  I imagine that, once I&#8217;ve been at this for a couple of years, I&#8217;ll be able to re-record some of the Studio Recordings with a live band and release them as album material for the general public.  To be honest, though, I don&#8217;t know how in the world I&#8217;m going to find time to come up with members-only albums on top of that.  Between 24 new songs per year AND trying to find places to play live concerts, I just don&#8217;t think there&#8217;s enough time in the day.</dd>
<dt>Two Annual Tickets to Matthew Ebel House Concerts</dt>
<dd>At this point I need to flat-out offer an apology.  I had no idea how hard it would be to book any kind of live concerts on my own.  Even house concerts.  As any musician will tell you, booking a tour is the single most difficult task for any new artist.  Right now I can&#8217;t afford to go on a tour that won&#8217;t actually pay the bills- like I said, that was the big reason I started <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> in the first place.  With no booking agent or interns doing this work work for me, I barely have enough time to set up my weekly UStream shows, let alone try and get into colleges, house concerts, and conventions.  I guess this part will have to go into my wish list, which I&#8217;ll get to in just a minute.</dd>
<dt>Members-Only Merchandise</dt>
<dd>I&#8217;ve actually had a Members-Only store open since day one, complete with shirts and other items you just can&#8217;t get anywhere else.  Unfortunately, not many of you seem that interested in wearable stuff.  So at this point I really need to hear from you.  What do you want to see in a Members-Only store?  Do you even care about a Members-Only store, or is it not that big a deal?  As of today I&#8217;m axing the old store entirely and replacing it with a single item- Songs from the Vault.  If I get some ideas for other store items that you guys actually <em>want</em>, I&#8217;ll do what I can to make it happen, but right now the archive CD&#8217;s seem to be the only thing in demand.  And I&#8217;ll cover <em>those</em> a little bit later.</dd>
<dt>The VIP Goodie Bag and Beer Bash</dt>
<dd>Some of you were here in Boston last weekend for the first annual VIP Beer Bash.  Of all the things I envisioned back in October when I started this little journey, the Beer Bash was quite possibly the weirdest thing I came up with.  Who the heck would want to sacrifice a weekend just to hang out with me and drink some of my beer?  Apparently, some of you did.  Some of you flew up from Texas for this.  For those of you that showed up, thank you.  Getting to meet some of you in person for the first time made me feel so good, I just hope you had half as much fun as I did.  And I hope you enjoy the goodie bags I gave you at the event.  The rest of you will get yours soon and I really look forward to hearing your reaction to these things.  Let me know what you think about them, and please feel free to post videos or photos online when you get yours in the mail!</dd>
<dt>The Custom Songs</dt>
<dd>As of this recording I&#8217;ve only done one, so I&#8217;ll be drawing a name from the hat later this week to award another VIP their custom song.  It took me a while to finish Tony&#8217;s custom song, &#8220;<a href="http://matthewebel.net/2009/06/30/two-stars/" target="_top">Two Stars</a>&#8220;, but that&#8217;s because I wanted to make sure it was exactly what he wanted.  The emails and comments he sent me absolutely made my month, so apparently the custom songs are worth keeping.  Like I said, stay subscribed for the next custom song that will be announced soon.</dd>
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<p>WHEW!  That was a lot to cover.  I really want to hear your comments about all of this, and there&#8217;s two ways to do it&#8230;  we could just discuss via the website at <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong>/blog, or I could set up a little &#8220;town hall meeting&#8221; of my own.  Just you, me, and the other subscribers via UStream.  What do you think?  Drop me a comment on the blog either way, I really want to know what you&#8217;re thinking.</p>
<p>Mostly I&#8217;d like to talk about the future of <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong>.  I&#8217;ve got some questions, some future plans, and some things I&#8217;d like to see happen IF I can keep your support and keep growing over the next year or two.</p>
<p>Some Questions:</p>
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<dt>Songs From The Vault</dt>
<dd>Since it looks like I won&#8217;t be able to release members-only albums, should I make &#8220;Songs from the Vault&#8221; available as a free download to VIP&#8217;s?  I was thinking that the most recent Vault collection could be included as a download, thereby catching up a new VIP on the last half year of songs.  If you&#8217;re a VIP, drop me a line and let me know what you think about this.  Just leave a comment in the blog or <a href="http://matthewebel.net/contact" target="_top">email me</a></dd>
<dt>New VIP level</dt>
<dd>A few of the VIP&#8217;s have suggested that I should have yet another subscription level, sort of a &#8220;platinum VIP&#8221; or something.  Suggestions have ranged from a guaranteed custom song to a guaranteed concert in your town.  Something like that would need to have limited slots, like 5 to 10 at most, and depending on what I can come up with it may cost $750 to $1,000 per year for something like that.  I really need to hear from my VIP&#8217;s and anyone considering buying a VIP pass.  I already consider you my investors, but for the few of you who want that &#8220;I&#8217;m with the band&#8221; kind of status, what would you like to see?  And what would you consider reasonable?</dd>
<dt>Make VIP passes Annual only</dt>
<dd>The more I look at the difference between All-Access and VIP passes, the less sense it makes to do the VIP thing on a monthly level.  The big upgrades from All-Access to VIP are mostly once-per-year events anyway, like the beer bash and the goodie bag.  The custom songs only happen twice per year.  I think I may make the VIP pass available as a yearly subscription only once we get to October, but let me know your thoughts on that.</dd>
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<p>Finally, now that your ass is asleep from sitting through all of this, here&#8217;s where I think <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> is headed in the future.  Some of this stuff will happen soon, some will take time, and some will only happen if I can find enough subscribers to afford these changes.</p>
<dl>
<dt>Garage Band versions for All-Acess and VIP members</dt>
<dd>Since the house concerts and members-only albums may be a bit more than I can honestly handle, this may be a good replacement that&#8217;s worth your support.  More than a few of you have asked for remixable versions of the Subscriber songs and I can definitely provide that, at least once every couple of months.</dd>
<dt>Professional mixing and mastering</dt>
<dd>I&#8217;m doing pretty well at the controls so far, but there are people out there who could take my songs and really make them sound like a major label (you know, back before they all started to suck).  Once I&#8217;m bringing in enough money to pay for a real engineer, I can give you guys better-sounding tunes every single month.  The songwriting and production will still be all me, but I could offer you tunes that will stand up next to anything you hear on the radio or Pandora.</dd>
<dt>Fix the damn website already</dt>
<dd>Believe me, I know how clunky it is right now.  Fortunately, it works well enough to deliver everything I need it to, but the second I can afford a programmer to make it function WELL (like Apple well), I will have someone iron out all the wrinkles once and for all.  I&#8217;ve had to sacrifice a lot of flexibility and function in order to keep my costs at minimum, but I want to fix these bugs as much as you do.</dd>
<dt>More live shows</dt>
<dd>Hell, ANY live shows.  I&#8217;ll say it again, I just don&#8217;t have time to act as a booking agent and still make quality music for you.  If I can afford to hire someone to book shows for me, however, I&#8217;ll be able to go on tour (on that note, if any of you know a good booking agent that wants to work with me, that will solve a lot of problems).  Once again, though, it&#8217;s all about money.  If I get enough subscribers that I can afford a plane ticket once a month, I can fly out to a different city every month and play a show in your living room, or down at your local coffee shop, or whatever.  Believe me, I want to see you guys as more than names in a chat room every Tuesday!</dd>
<dt>Live band</dt>
<dd>I keep saying it every Tuesday night during my UStream shows: I want a live band.  The robots are nice, but there&#8217;s just something so damn cool about a real drummer with all the flying lumber making a huge sound.  I can&#8217;t afford to feed anyone else right now, but once we get enough subscribers that will change.  Imagine what could happen if your subscription involved a real rock band coming to your town to see YOU, not the other way around.</dd>
<dt>Bigger and better goodie bags and Beer Bash</dt>
<dd>Simply put, the more VIP&#8217;s that sign up, the cooler the goodie bags and the annual party will be.  This one&#8217;s pretty simple, I just need more VIP&#8217;s to make it happen.</dd>
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<p>Alright.  Deep breath.  That was the last of it.  The bottom line is this:  You guys are awesome.  You are making something possible that no musician could&#8217;ve dreamed of ten years ago.  It&#8217;s been a wild ride in this first year, but we can make things even better in the years to come.  All I need is your support and your help and I can keep cranking out the tunes that made you fall in love with me in the first place.</p>
<p>I can&#8217;t thank you enough for all that you do.  I hope to hear from you soon, and let me know if you want to do the town hall thing via UStream.  I&#8217;ve got a poll at the end of this blog post right now, so go to Matthew Ebel dot net before the end of August and drop me a line.  Thanks!</p></blockquote>
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>A note from Matthew to all the subscribers here at Matthew Ebel dot net. Here&amp;#8217;s the audio: Download audio file (Message-To-Subscribers-Aug09.mp3) And the transcript is below the fold&amp;#8230; Good morning, subscribers! Get comfortable, this is a long </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>A note from Matthew to all the subscribers here at Matthew Ebel dot net. Here&amp;#8217;s the audio: Download audio file (Message-To-Subscribers-Aug09.mp3) And the transcript is below the fold&amp;#8230; Good morning, subscribers! Get comfortable, this is a long update. A &amp;#8220;year in review&amp;#8221; of sorts, and it concerns the very future of Matthew Ebel dot net. First [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Audio Updates, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Front Page, News, VIP</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/08/24/matthews-message-to-the-members/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/7_q8rJiXJl4/Message-To-Subscribers-Aug09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/Message-To-Subscribers-Aug09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 14:05:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew and this site were recently featured in Andrea Shea&#8217;s article for WBUR.  If you haven&#8217;t seen one of Matthew&#8217;s weekly online concerts or seen his main website, check out www.matthewebel.com for more information.
You can listen to the WBUR segment right here:
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew and this site were recently featured in <a href="http://www.wbur.org/2009/08/20/basement-musician/" target="_blank">Andrea Shea&#8217;s article for WBUR</a>.  If you haven&#8217;t seen one of Matthew&#8217;s <a href="http://matthewebel.com/ustream" target="_blank">weekly online concerts</a> or seen his <em>main</em> website, check out <a href="http://matthewebel.com" target="_blank">www.matthewebel.com</a> for more information.</p>
<blockquote><p><strong>You can listen to the WBUR segment right here:<br />
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<p>There&#8217;s also some video from WBUR&#8217;s website:<br />
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Just a video update from Matthew Ebel.

The &#8220;I Blame The Spy&#8221; video contest is now over, results will be announced soon!
The annual VIP Goodie Bags have now been ordered and will be shipping out soon.  If you&#8217;re a VIP, you&#8217;ll get yours either in the mail or at the Beer Bash.
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<p>Just a video update from Matthew Ebel.</p>
<ul>
<li>The <a href="http://matthewebel.net/2009/05/01/team-fortress-2-i-blame-the-spy-contest/" target="_top">&#8220;I Blame The Spy&#8221; video contest</a> is now over, results will be announced soon!</li>
<li>The annual <strong>VIP Goodie Bags</strong> have now been ordered and will be shipping out soon.  If you&#8217;re a VIP, you&#8217;ll get yours either in the mail or at the Beer Bash.</li>
<li>It&#8217;s not too late to sign up for <strong>VIP Beer Bash 2009</strong>.  If you&#8217;re a VIP member, be sure to grab a ticket <a href="http://matthewebel.net/2009/06/26/vip-beer-bash-2009/" target="_top">here</a>.  If you&#8217;re not, you can still become a VIP at <a href="http://matthewebel.net/subscribe" target="_top">matthewebel.net/subscribe</a>&#8230;  but tickets are closing soon!</li>
<li>Last, the new <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net Store</strong> will be opening soon with <em>Songs from the Vault, vol. 1</em>.  Now you can grab the songs that you missed from the first six months!  You&#8217;ll need to be an <strong>All-Access</strong> or <strong>VIP</strong> subscriber to get that, tho!</li>
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		<title>Live at Megaplex 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:39:22 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[ccasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&#8217;s not entirely human.  This year&#8217;s Megaplex convention brought him one of the biggest crowds he&#8217;s played to date.  It also helped him out of a sticky situation with the All-Access and VIP subscribers.
Regarding the audio quality, Matthew explains a bit:
In order to get the crowd in [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_443" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 160px"><a href="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/megaplex20090462.jpg"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/07/megaplex20090462-150x150.jpg" alt="Photo by WildBillTX" title="Live at Megaplex 2009" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-443" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Photo by WildBillTX</p></div>Occasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&#8217;s not entirely human.  This year&#8217;s Megaplex convention brought him one of the biggest crowds he&#8217;s played to date.  It also helped him out of <a href="http://matthewebel.net/2009/07/31/a-song-for-my-subscribers/" target="_top">a sticky situation with the All-Access and VIP subscribers</a>.</p>
<p>Regarding the audio quality, Matthew explains a bit:</p>
<blockquote><p>In order to get the crowd in the recording, I had to butcher the vocals a little.  Next time I play a show like this I&#8217;ll have a microphone set up out in the crowd rather than relying on the one that&#8217;s attached to my head.  Hopefully it&#8217;s still tolerable in this recording!</p></blockquote>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at Megaplex 2009</strong> &#8211; 85.4 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>ccasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&amp;#8217;s not entirely human. This year&amp;#8217;s Megaplex convention brought him one of the biggest crowds he&amp;#8217;s played to date. It also helped him out of a sticky situation with the All-Access and VIP subscrib</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>ccasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&amp;#8217;s not entirely human. This year&amp;#8217;s Megaplex convention brought him one of the biggest crowds he&amp;#8217;s played to date. It also helped him out of a sticky situation with the All-Access and VIP subscribers. Regarding the audio quality, Matthew explains a bit: In order to get the crowd in [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, FL, Furry, Megaplex 2009, Megaplex09, Orlando</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/07/31/live-at-megaplex-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/8vTIswGWJvM/Ebel-Live-at-MP09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-at-MP09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>A Song for My Subscribers</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2009 18:32:37 +0000</pubDate>
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Download audio file (A%20Song%20For%20My%20Subscribers%20-%20Live.mp3)
A Song for My Subscribers &#8211; Live &#8211; 5.9MB MP3


Lyrics:
This is a song for my subscribers,
I don&#8217;t treat them well at all.
I&#8217;d like to write them all hit songs
but this month I dropped the ball.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew explains this one best in the song itself.  Please be gentle&#8230;</p>
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<strong>A Song for My Subscribers &#8211; Live</strong> &#8211; 5.9MB MP3<br />
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<h3>Lyrics:</h3>
<p>This is a song for my subscribers,<br />
I don&#8217;t treat them well at all.<br />
I&#8217;d like to write them all hit songs<br />
but this month I dropped the ball.</p>
<p><strong>So this is the song for my subscribers.<br />
This is a song for my subscribers.</strong></p>
<p>Procrastination is the game<br />
that I kept playing this July.<br />
I guess I could say that I was on tour,<br />
but we all know that&#8217;s a lie.</p>
<p>(Audience Harassment)</p>
<p>Maybe my cat ate my homework,<br />
maybe my studio caught on fire,<br />
maybe I was in a coma,<br />
maybe I&#8217;m a rotten liar.</p>
<p>Maybe I was just too lazy,<br />
maybe I am just a jerk,<br />
I&#8217;m just glad that when I got here<br />
I could put you all to work.</p>
<p><strong>So this is the song for my subscribers.<br />
This is a song for my subscribers.</p>
<p>This is a song for my subscribers.<br />
That was the song for my subscribers.</strong></p>
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		<title>VIP Beer Bash 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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VIP Members: You&#8217;re officially invited to the first annual Beer Bash!  If you can make it up to Boston on August 16, 2009, you can join the party at Matthew&#8217;s studio!  Details below&#8230;
(If you&#8217;re not a VIP, it&#8217;s not too late to become one! Just grab a VIP Pass here&#8230;)

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<p><strong>VIP Members:</strong> You&#8217;re officially invited to the first annual <em>Beer Bash</em>!  If you can make it up to Boston on <strong>August 16, 2009</strong>, you can join the party at Matthew&#8217;s studio!  Details below&#8230;</p>
<p><small>(If you&#8217;re not a VIP, it&#8217;s not too late to become one! Just grab a <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/backstage/signup.php?product_id=13" TARGET="_top"><strong>VIP Pass</strong> here&#8230;</A>)</small><br />
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		<title>Live via UStream, June 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2009 22:13:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yes, yes, we know this is the third month in a row.  Next month it&#8217;ll be Live at Megaplex, we promise.  In the mean time, here&#8217;s Matthew&#8217;s latest concert from his weekly show on UStream.tv.
Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at Matthew&#8217;s Calendar.
Download [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, yes, we know this is the third month in a row.  Next month it&#8217;ll be Live at Megaplex, we promise.  In the mean time, here&#8217;s Matthew&#8217;s latest concert from his weekly show on <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/ustream" TARGET="_blank">UStream.tv</A>.</p>
<p>Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/tour" TARGET="_Blank">Matthew&#8217;s Calendar</A>.</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, June 2009</strong> &#8211; 95 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 95 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Yes, yes, we know this is the third month in a row. Next month it&amp;#8217;ll be Live at Megaplex, we promise. In the mean time, here&amp;#8217;s Matthew&amp;#8217;s latest concert from his weekly show on UStream.tv. Of course, if you want to be a part of the live a</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Yes, yes, we know this is the third month in a row. Next month it&amp;#8217;ll be Live at Megaplex, we promise. In the mean time, here&amp;#8217;s Matthew&amp;#8217;s latest concert from his weekly show on UStream.tv. Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at Matthew&amp;#8217;s Calendar. Download [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, internet, stream, UStream, UStream.com</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/06/25/live-via-ustream-june-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/3JS2cpRFRMc/Ebel-Live-UStream-June09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-June09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Live via UStream, May 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2009 22:30:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music.  For years now he&#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv.  Lately he&#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music.  For years now he&#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/ustream" TARGET="_blank">UStream.tv</A>.  Lately he&#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show.</p>
<p>Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/tour" TARGET="_Blank">Matthew&#8217;s Calendar</A>.</p>
<p><a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-May09.mp3">Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream-May09.mp3)</a><br /><br />
<strong>Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, Apr 2009</strong> &#8211; 85 MB MP3<br />
<a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-May09.mp3"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/download.png" alt="Download" title="Download" width="236" height="41" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-36" /></a></p>
<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he&amp;#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he&amp;#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&amp;#</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he&amp;#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he&amp;#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&amp;#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show. Of course, if you want to [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, internet, stream, UStream, UStream.com</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/05/31/live-via-ustream-may-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/UoqzaKoxeE4/Ebel-Live-UStream-May09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-May09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>All-Access and VIP Update 5/6/09</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2009 17:05:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since the VIP&#8217;s are like board members at Matthew Ebel dot net (dividends paid in cool shwag annually) and the All-Access subscribers are like share holders, it&#8217;s time to ask them how best to proceed with a particularly tricky issue facing the site.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Since the VIP&#8217;s are like board members at <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> (dividends paid in cool shwag annually) and the All-Access subscribers are like share holders, it&#8217;s time to ask them how best to proceed with a particularly tricky issue facing the site.</p>
<p>Please <a href="http://www.matthewebel.net/backstage/login.php?redirect_to=/feed/?cat=7%2C1">Login</a> or <a href="http://www.matthewebel.net/backstage/member.php">Register</a> to read the rest of this content.</p>
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		<title>Team Fortress 2 “I Blame The Spy” Contest</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2009 17:24:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m sure plenty of you saw this coming&#8230;
Fans of The Orange Box from Valve Software have probably become addicted to the online game Team Fortress 2, just like Matthew has.  Now those addicts have a chance to win a full year of the All-Access Pass (a $99 value) and show off their movie-making skills.
Make [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://matthewebel.net/2009/05/01/team-fortress-2-i-blame-the-spy-contest"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/05/menet-embed-500x500-150x150.png" alt="Studio Recordings" title="Studio Recordings" width="150" height="150" class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-321" /></a>I&#8217;m sure plenty of you saw this coming&#8230;</p>
<p>Fans of <A HREF="http://half-life2.com" TARGET="_blank">The Orange Box from Valve Software</A> have probably become addicted to the online game <em>Team Fortress 2</em>, just like Matthew has.  Now those addicts have a chance to win a full year of the All-Access Pass (a $99 value) and show off their movie-making skills.</p>
<p><strong>Make an in-game music video (aka Machinema) using &#8220;I Blame The Spy&#8221; and you could win a full year of free music from Matthew Ebel dot net.</strong></p>
<p>Read on for more details&#8230;<br />
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<h3>The Official Rules:</h3>
<ul>
<li>Videos may use the entire song or part of the song, length is up to you.</li>
<li><strong>Do not use any copyrighted material</strong> such as other songs or movie clips that you do not own the rights to.  Sound effects and other creative additions are okay, but don&#8217;t do anything illegal.</li>
<li>Videos must be posted publicly to <A HREF="http://youtube.com" TARGET="_blank">YouTube</A> to be eligible (though they may also be posted elsewhere).</li>
<li>Videos must contain a legible, full-frame credit of at least 3 seconds with the phrase<br />
<blockquote><p><strong>Music &#8220;I Blame The Spy&#8221; by Matthew Ebel<br />
www.matthewebel.net</strong></p></blockquote>
<p>(Can be at beginning or end of video clip.)</li>
<li>The first sentence of the video&#8217;s info must be<br />
<blockquote><p><strong>http://matthewebel.net &#8211; Music &#8220;I Blame The Spy&#8221; Used With Permission.</strong></p></blockquote>
<p> (Yes, with the http:// in there.)</li>
<li>Post a link to the video&#8217;s YouTube page in the comments to this blog post so we can find it!</li>
<li>Submission deadline is <strong>July 31, 2009</strong>.  All videos must be posted to YouTube before August to be eligible.</li>
<li>Entries will be judged by a panel of Matthew&#8217;s friends and colleagues who have played TF2 but have not submitted a video.</li>
<li>Judging criteria will be: &#8220;Best.&#8221;  Seriously, that&#8217;s it.  Judges will simply pick the video they feel was the best, based on their opinions alone.</li>
</ul>
<p>If you have any questions about the contest, please <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/contact" target="_top">Contact Us</A></p>
<p>Not sure exactly what we&#8217;re talking about?  Something like this&#8230;<br />
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		<title>Live via UStream, April 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2009 22:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music.  For years now he&#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv.  Lately he&#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show.
Of course, if you want to [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music.  For years now he&#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/ustream" TARGET="_blank">UStream.tv</A>.  Lately he&#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show.</p>
<p>Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/tour" TARGET="_Blank">Matthew&#8217;s Calendar</A>.</p>
<p><a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-Apr09.mp3">Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream-Apr09.mp3)</a><br /><br />
<strong>Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, Apr 2009</strong> &#8211; 85 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he&amp;#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he&amp;#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&amp;#</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he&amp;#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he&amp;#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&amp;#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show. Of course, if you want to [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, internet, stream, UStream, UStream.tv</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/04/30/live-via-ustream-april-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/2SSjDxGUhRw/Ebel-Live-UStream-Apr09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-Apr09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Spring 2009 VIP Song Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2009 19:12:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s that time of year&#8230;  time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner!  Congratulations to VIP Subscriber Tony Carcieri, he&#8217;ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s that time of year&#8230;  time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner!  Congratulations to VIP Subscriber <strong>Tony Carcieri</strong>, he&#8217;ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon!</p>
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>It&amp;#8217;s that time of year&amp;#8230; time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner! Congratulations to VIP Subscriber Tony Carcieri, he&amp;#8217;ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon! Download Video Rating: 0.0/5 (0</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>It&amp;#8217;s that time of year&amp;#8230; time to pick the first-ever Matthew Ebel dot net VIP Song winner! Congratulations to VIP Subscriber Tony Carcieri, he&amp;#8217;ll be getting a custom-written song from Matthew sometime soon! Download Video Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Front Page, News, VIP, Tony Carcieri, VIP Song</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/04/14/spring-2009-vip-song-winner/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/nlpm3x6egkU/spring-2009-vip-song-winner.mov" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/spring-2009-vip-song-winner.mov</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>VIP Update 4/5/09</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2009 19:13:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is an update for the VIP subscribers only.  For more information please check out the Subscriptions page.
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>This is an update for the VIP subscribers only. For more information please check out the Subscriptions page. Please Login or Register to read the rest of this content. Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>This is an update for the VIP subscribers only. For more information please check out the Subscriptions page. Please Login or Register to read the rest of this content. Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Audio Updates, Authorized Passes, Downloads, News, VIP, Beer Bash, Custom Songs, Goodie Bags, poll, voting</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/04/05/vip-update-4509/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/j_DR-hrylhM/vip-update-20090405.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/vip-update-20090405.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>FWA Auction Winner</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 16:41:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ couple of weeks ago Matthew not only played a great show at FWA 2009 (the recording is available to all subscribers now!), he offered up a one year VIP Pass for the convention&#8217;s charity auction.  Even going so far as to remove clothing onstage to drive the bids higher (it wasn&#8217;t pretty, we [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><div id="attachment_210" class="wp-caption alignleft" style="width: 160px"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/ebel_045_5119-150x150.jpg" alt="Matthew at FWA 2009&lt;br /&gt; Photo by &lt;A HREF=&#039;http://furshoot.com&#039; target=&#039;_blank&#039;&gt;FurShoot&lt;/A&gt;" title="Matthew at FWA 2009" width="150" height="150" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-210" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Matthew at FWA 2009<br /> Photo by <A HREF='http://furshoot.com' target='_blank'>FurShoot</A></p></div>A couple of weeks ago Matthew not only played a great show at FWA 2009 (<A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/2009/03/27/live-at-fwa-2009/" TARGET="_top">the recording</A> is available to <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/subscribe" TARGET="_top">all subscribers</A> now!), he offered up a <strong>one year VIP Pass</strong> for the convention&#8217;s charity auction.  Even going so far as to remove clothing onstage to drive the bids higher (it wasn&#8217;t pretty, we assure you), the bidding heated up and drew a fair amount for the charity, the <A HREF="http://www.conservatorscenter.org/" TARGET="_blank">Conservator&#8217;s Center, Inc.</A>.  We&#8217;d like to congratulate the auction winner, <strong>Quincy Powell</strong>, for picking up the VIP Pass and helping out a great cause!</p>
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		<title>Redeeming a Coupon Code?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2009 15:52:39 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Since we started implementing coupon codes and gift certificates, we&#8217;ve been fielding all kinds of questions about how they work.  If you&#8217;re one of the lucky folks that found a coupon code via UStream or FWA or somewhere else, you may want to read this blog post about them!  Then sign up for [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/welcome-photo.png" alt="Matthew Ebel" title="Matthew Ebel" width="141" height="175" class="alignleft size-full wp-image-14" />Since we started implementing coupon codes and gift certificates, we&#8217;ve been fielding all kinds of questions about how they work.  If you&#8217;re one of the lucky folks that found a coupon code via UStream or FWA or somewhere else, you may want to read <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/2009/03/06/about-those-coupon-codes/" TARGET="_top">this blog post</A> about them!  Then sign up for your membership on the <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/subscribe" TARGET="_top">Subscriptions Page</A>.</p>
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		<title>Dance of the Rising Current</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:46:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s experimentation time again!  Matthew&#8217;s once again dabbling in dance genres, this time with something a bit raw.  As Matthew put it:
Dance of the Rising Current is more of an experiment with textures rather than melodies.  Yes, it&#8217;s repetitive, but it&#8217;s intended to act on the subconscious of the dancer.  And [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s experimentation time again!  Matthew&#8217;s once again dabbling in dance genres, this time with something a bit raw.  As Matthew put it:</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Dance of the Rising Current</em> is more of an experiment with textures rather than melodies.  Yes, it&#8217;s repetitive, but it&#8217;s intended to act on the subconscious of the dancer.  And yes, you <em>do</em> recognize the melody at the beginning.  I have no idea why I added that.</p>
<p>As for the rest, I wanted to see if I could layer some starkly contrasting elements on top of one another without it turning into a complete catastrophe.  Not sure whether or not I succeeded, but at least it&#8217;s something one can shake their ass to&#8230;</p></blockquote>
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<strong>Dance of the Rising Current</strong> &#8211; 6.7MB MP3<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>It&amp;#8217;s experimentation time again! Matthew&amp;#8217;s once again dabbling in dance genres, this time with something a bit raw. As Matthew put it: Dance of the Rising Current is more of an experiment with textures rather than melodies. Yes, it&amp;#8217;s rep</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>It&amp;#8217;s experimentation time again! Matthew&amp;#8217;s once again dabbling in dance genres, this time with something a bit raw. As Matthew put it: Dance of the Rising Current is more of an experiment with textures rather than melodies. Yes, it&amp;#8217;s repetitive, but it&amp;#8217;s intended to act on the subconscious of the dancer. And [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Front Page, News, Studio Recordings, VIP, dance, experiment, textures</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/03/31/dance-of-the-rising-current/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/m2daBrR5xxM/Dance%20of%20the%20Rising%20Current.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/studiotracks/Dance%20of%20the%20Rising%20Current.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Twitter Me Gently</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2009 22:09:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right, Matthew&#8217;s addicted.  That&#8217;s all we&#8217;re going to say about that.
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Twitter Me Gently &#8211; 5.1MB MP3


Lyrics:
Twitter me gently, twitter me sweet.
I&#8217;ll follow you anywhere you tweet.
The system is fragile, the birds are weak.
So twitter me gently and I&#8217;ll be complete.
Of all the characters that I&#8217;ve seen
I love yours the most.
140 [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>That&#8217;s right, Matthew&#8217;s addicted.  That&#8217;s all we&#8217;re going to say about that.</p>
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<strong>Twitter Me Gently</strong> &#8211; 5.1MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>Twitter me gently, twitter me sweet.<br />
I&#8217;ll follow you anywhere you tweet.<br />
The system is fragile, the birds are weak.<br />
So twitter me gently and I&#8217;ll be complete.</strong></p>
<p>Of all the characters that I&#8217;ve seen<br />
I love yours the most.<br />
140 ways to see<br />
if you like my post.<br />
Refresh me when I&#8217;m buried<br />
in endless mail.<br />
Sometimes it feels like<br />
I&#8217;m lifting a whale.</p>
<p>Don&#8217;t be protective-<br />
you know I care.<br />
I won&#8217;t ever tell you<br />
about my new FREE* Macbook Air.<br />
Message me directly,<br />
talk @me too.<br />
Just tweet me truly-<br />
is that the real you?</p>
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>That&amp;#8217;s right, Matthew&amp;#8217;s addicted. That&amp;#8217;s all we&amp;#8217;re going to say about that. Download audio file (Twitter%20Me%20Gently.mp3) Twitter Me Gently &amp;#8211; 5.1MB MP3 Lyrics: Twitter me gently, twitter me sweet. I&amp;#8217;ll follow you anyw</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>That&amp;#8217;s right, Matthew&amp;#8217;s addicted. That&amp;#8217;s all we&amp;#8217;re going to say about that. Download audio file (Twitter%20Me%20Gently.mp3) Twitter Me Gently &amp;#8211; 5.1MB MP3 Lyrics: Twitter me gently, twitter me sweet. I&amp;#8217;ll follow you anywhere you tweet. The system is fragile, the birds are weak. So twitter me gently and I&amp;#8217;ll be complete. Of all the characters that I&amp;#8217;ve seen I love yours the most. 140 [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Front Page, News, Studio Recordings, VIP, addiction, birds, comedy, internet, love, Twitter, whales</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/03/30/twitter-me-gently/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/U46WNtkSXP0/Twitter%20Me%20Gently.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/studiotracks/Twitter%20Me%20Gently.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Live at FWA 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2009 19:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew was named one of the Guests of Honor at this year&#8217;s FWA convention.  While he was there he put on a full-length show, debuting some new live material to the Atlanta crowd.  It was also his first live performance with sequenced backup tracks (he calls it his robot band).
Of course, if you [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew was named one of the <strong>Guests of Honor</strong> at this year&#8217;s FWA convention.  While he was there he put on a full-length show, debuting some new live material to the Atlanta crowd.  It was also his first live performance with sequenced backup tracks (he calls it his robot band).</p>
<p>Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/tour" TARGET="_Blank">Matthew&#8217;s Calendar</A>.</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at FWA 2009</strong> &#8211; 103 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 101 MB ZIP<br />
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		<title>About Those Coupon Codes</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2009 22:04:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[So you&#8217;ve got a coupon code from a live show, someone&#8217;s website, or a gift certificate.  Wonderful!  We hope you&#8217;ll enjoy getting all the benefits of Matthew Ebel dot net without having to pay full price.
Here are a few pieces of info that should help explain how they work:

Most of these coupon codes [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>So you&#8217;ve got a coupon code from a live show, someone&#8217;s website, or a gift certificate.  Wonderful!  We hope you&#8217;ll enjoy getting all the benefits of <strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> without having to pay full price.</p>
<p>Here are a few pieces of info that should help explain how they work:
<ul>
<li>Most of these coupon codes are just a dollar-value discount.  If you see a coupon code for 1 free month of the All-Access pass, it will most likely give you $9.99 off of any All-Access or higher membership.  If you&#8217;re not sure, feel free to <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/contact" TARGET="_top">contact us</A> and ask.</li>
<li>Not all coupon codes work with all levels of membership.  Be sure to check which Passes your code will work with!</li>
<li><del datetime="2009-03-25T01:38:33+00:00"><strong>You will still need a PayPal account to sign up, even if you have a free month.</strong>  We get asked about this one a lot.  Since this is a subscription site, the system will begin billing you after your free period has run out.  If you don&#8217;t want to pay for monthly new music, just cancel your subscription before the free period runs out.  It&#8217;s <em>way</em> easier than canceling a Magazine, really.</del></li>
<li><ins datetime="2009-03-25T01:38:33+00:00"><strong>Update:</strong></ins> Ignore that previous point&#8230; we&#8217;ve got it down now where your membership simply STOPS at the end of a free trial period.  Your account is still there, though, so all you have to do to remain a member is <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/backstage/member.php" TARGET="_top">go Backstage</A> and use the &#8220;Add/Renew subscription&#8221; section.</li>
<li>We&#8217;re still figuring this stuff out.  Seriously.  This is relatively new technology and we&#8217;re trying to make it as smooth as possible for you.  If you have any questions or concerns, don&#8217;t hesitate to <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/contact" TARGET="_top">contact us</A> and we&#8217;ll do our best to iron out the wrinkles.</li>
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<p>Thanks for your interest and support for Matthew&#8217;s music.  We hope this clears up any questions you might have!</p>
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		<title>Live via UStream, February 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Feb 2009 15:45:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music.  For years now he&#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv.  Lately he&#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show.
Of course, if you want to [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music.  For years now he&#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service <A HREF="http://ustream.tv/channels/matthew-ebel-on-tour" TARGET="_blank">UStream.tv</A>.  Lately he&#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show.</p>
<p>Of course, if you want to be a part of the live action, take a look at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/tour" TARGET="_Blank">Matthew&#8217;s Calendar</A>.</p>
<p><a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-Feb09.mp3">Download audio file (Ebel-Live-UStream-Feb09.mp3)</a><br /><br />
<strong>Matthew Ebel Live via UStream, February 2009</strong> &#8211; 85 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
<a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-Feb09.zip"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/download.png" alt="Download" title="Download" width="236" height="41" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-36" /></a></p>
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he&amp;#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he&amp;#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&amp;#</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Matthew has always embraced new technology when it comes to making music. For years now he&amp;#8217;s been making music available to the world via online streaming service UStream.tv. Lately he&amp;#8217;s been playing a show every Tuesday night and this month&amp;#8217;s live recording comes from his most recent show. Of course, if you want to [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, internet, stream, UStream, UStream.tv</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/02/26/live-via-ustream-february-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/550Q9b4FUkg/Ebel-Live-UStream-Feb09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-UStream-Feb09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Shirt Sizes now in Profile Settings</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2009 18:26:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For the VIP&#8217;s (and those of you that might move up to a VIP Pass someday), we&#8217;ve added a new piece of vital information to the profiles- We need your T-Shirt size.  Chances are good that shirts will be a included in the annual VIP goodie bag from time to time, so please let [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For the VIP&#8217;s (and those of you that might move up to a VIP Pass someday), we&#8217;ve added a new piece of vital information to the profiles- <strong>We need your T-Shirt size</strong>.  Chances are good that shirts will be a included in the annual VIP goodie bag from time to time, so please let us know what size you want.</p>
<p>All you have to do is log into your profile at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/backstage/profile.php" TARGET="_top">http://matthewebel.net/backstage/profile.php</A> and update your shirt size.</p>
<p>All members are set at &#8220;Large&#8221; by default, so if that fits you&#8230;  no need to change anything!</p>
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		<title>Come see Matthew in Atlanta FREE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 14:52:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news!  Matthew&#8217;s made a deal with the organizers of Furry Weekend Atlanta, where he&#8217;s Guest of Honor next month.  Since he hasn&#8217;t played any house concerts in a while, anyone who has signed up for an All-Access or VIP pass can come see his performance FREE!
BUT YOU NEED TO RSVP BY MARCH [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good news!  Matthew&#8217;s made a deal with the organizers of <A HREF="http://furryweekend.org" TARGET="_blank">Furry Weekend Atlanta</A>, where he&#8217;s Guest of Honor next month.  Since he hasn&#8217;t played any house concerts in a while, anyone who has signed up for an <strong>All-Access</strong> or <strong>VIP</strong> pass can come see his performance <em>FREE!</em></p>
<p><strong>BUT YOU NEED TO RSVP BY <u>MARCH 13</u>.</strong></p>
<p>The FWA organizers will need to know before the event if you&#8217;re coming.  If you&#8217;re going to make it, drop Matthew a line directly at <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/contact" TARGET="_top">matthewebel.net/contact</A>.</p>
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		<title>Live At Unums, January 2009</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jan 2009 15:29:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lately Matthew has been playing a weekly show at an upscale restaurant in Nashua, NH.  Though the place is small, the crowd is always fun and the food is fantastic.  This month&#8217;s live recording is an anthology of a few performances in January.
This is also the first time Matthew&#8217;s played regular shows with [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lately Matthew has been playing a weekly show at an upscale restaurant in Nashua, NH.  Though the place is small, the crowd is always fun and the food is fantastic.  This month&#8217;s live recording is an anthology of a few performances in January.</p>
<p>This is also the first time Matthew&#8217;s played regular shows with a drum machine.  Everybody needs a robot, right?</p>
<p><a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-Unums-Jan09.mp3">Download audio file (Ebel-Live-Unums-Jan09.mp3)</a><br /><br />
<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at Unums, January 2009</strong> &#8211; 85 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
<a href="http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-Unums-Jan09.zip"><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/08/download.png" alt="Download" title="Download" width="236" height="41" class="alignnone size-medium wp-image-36" /></a></p>
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Lately Matthew has been playing a weekly show at an upscale restaurant in Nashua, NH. Though the place is small, the crowd is always fun and the food is fantastic. This month&amp;#8217;s live recording is an anthology of a few performances in January. This is</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Lately Matthew has been playing a weekly show at an upscale restaurant in Nashua, NH. Though the place is small, the crowd is always fun and the food is fantastic. This month&amp;#8217;s live recording is an anthology of a few performances in January. This is also the first time Matthew&amp;#8217;s played regular shows with [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, Nashua, NH, restaurant, Unums</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2009/01/21/live-at-unums-january-2009/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/7R8XTBzcQUE/Ebel-Live-Unums-Jan09.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-Unums-Jan09.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>Time to Plan The Attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:28:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Greetings!  It&#8217;s a new year and about time to start planning how things will unfold in 2009.  Matthew is currently working on a new album as well as material for all of you, but there&#8217;s more to this site than music!  The calendar is totally clean right now, so you have the [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Greetings!  It&#8217;s a new year and about time to start planning how things will unfold in 2009.  Matthew is currently working on a new album as well as material for all of you, but there&#8217;s more to this site than music!  The calendar is totally clean right now, so <strong>you</strong> have the opportunity to decide how the year will unfold.</p>
<hr />
<h3>The Beer Bash</h3>
<p><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2009/01/oktoberfest-150x150.jpg" alt="Photo by a4gpa" title="oktoberfest" width="150" height="150" align="right" class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-82" />For those of you in the <strong>VIP</strong> crowd, Matthew has to prep for his first annual Beer Bash.  If you&#8217;re eligible to attend, when would be your ideal time to get together?  We&#8217;re planning on touring a brewery in the Boston area (Sam Adams, perhaps?) then heading to a backyard party where the grown-ups can try some of Matthew&#8217;s own beer and everyone else can enjoy some food and music.</p>
<p><A HREF="#respond">Drop a comment</A> on this post and talk to each other, we want to hear your thoughts!</p>
<hr />
<h3>House Concerts</h3>
<p>At least twice a year Matthew will play in someone&#8217;s living room.  Which living room, however, may depend on you!  Where should Matthew come play?  Would you like to host a show in <em>your</em> house?  <A HREF="#respond">Hit the comments</A> and let us know what you think!</p>
<p><small>Photo by <A HREF="http://flickr.com/photos/a4gpa/1447360500/" TARGET="_blank">a4gpa</A></small></p>
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		<title>Coming Soon…  I Can Fly</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:50:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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A video preview of what&#8217;s coming next for the All-Access and VIP subscribers.
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A video preview of what&#8217;s coming next for the All-Access and VIP subscribers.</p>
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		<title>Now Offering Free Samples</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:59:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s about time!  We&#8217;ve finally started offering 30-second clips of all the new tunes for All-Access and VIP Pass holders.  Now you can hear samples right here on the site whether you&#8217;re a subscriber or not!  Of course, to download the complete songs, you&#8217;ll still need to sign up.
There are a few [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It&#8217;s about time!  We&#8217;ve finally started offering 30-second clips of all the new tunes for <em>All-Access</em> and <em>VIP</em> Pass holders.  Now you can hear samples right here on the site whether you&#8217;re a subscriber or not!  Of course, to download the complete songs, you&#8217;ll still need to <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/subscribe" TARGET="_top">sign up</A>.</p>
<p>There are a few ways to grab the new samples as they&#8217;re released:</p>
<ul>
<li>Read <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/blog" TARGET="_top">The Blog</A>, samples are posted next to the full tracks.</li>
<li>Scan <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/category/downloads/samples/" TARGET="_top">the Sample category</A>.</li>
<li>Subscribe to the free <em>Everything</em> feed via <A HREF="http://feeds.feedburner.com/MatthewEbelDotNet" TARGET="_blank">RSS</A> or <A HREF="http://www.feedburner.com/fb/a/emailverifySubmit?feedId=1109045&#038;loc=en_US" TARGET="_blank">Email</A>.  Samples won&#8217;t be posted to other feeds since those subscribers are getting the full tracks anyway.</li>
<li>Follow our updates on <A HREF="http://twitter.com/medotnet" TARGET="_blank">Twitter</A> (when it works).</li>
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<p>We hope you enjoy the freebies.  Consider them an appetizer for the main course that <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/subscribe" TARGET="_top">subscribers</A> get every month!</p>
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		<title>Live at the Duick House</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2008 16:35:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of Matthew&#8217;s 2007 spring tour he stopped off for a house concert in Ohio.  This was six months before the release of Goodbye Planet Earth and nearly a year and a half after the release of Beer &#038; Coffee.  It was a tiny gathering in a tiny town that created one [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As part of Matthew&#8217;s 2007 spring tour he stopped off for a house concert in Ohio.  This was six months before the release of <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/main/music/gpe/" TARGET="_blank">Goodbye Planet Earth</A> and nearly a year and a half after the release of <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/main/music/bnc/" target="_blank">Beer &#038; Coffee</A>.  It was a tiny gathering in a tiny town that created one of the best intimate concert recordings Matthew&#8217;s ever captured.</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at the Duick House</strong> &#8211; 71 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>As part of Matthew&amp;#8217;s 2007 spring tour he stopped off for a house concert in Ohio. This was six months before the release of Goodbye Planet Earth and nearly a year and a half after the release of Beer &amp;#038; Coffee. It was a tiny gathering in a tiny </itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>As part of Matthew&amp;#8217;s 2007 spring tour he stopped off for a house concert in Ohio. This was six months before the release of Goodbye Planet Earth and nearly a year and a half after the release of Beer &amp;#038; Coffee. It was a tiny gathering in a tiny town that created one [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, 2007, Duick, Johnstown, OH</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2008/12/03/live-at-the-duick-house/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/AUbAnVMC3eQ/Ebel-Live-at-Duick.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-at-Duick.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>For Those Suffering From Our Feed Follies</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:40:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those following the Ex-closure posts, you may have noticed we&#8217;re still getting used to this system.  So far, the only real damage that&#8217;s being done is we&#8217;re making some iTunes users have to download a couple of tunes manually from the website.
For those poor souls, we&#8217;ve found a solution courtesy of one of [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For those following the Ex-closure posts, you may have noticed we&#8217;re still getting used to this system.  So far, the only real damage that&#8217;s being done is we&#8217;re making some iTunes users have to download a couple of tunes manually from the website.</p>
<p>For those poor souls, we&#8217;ve found a solution courtesy of one of our VIP subscribers (Frosty, you are full of awesome).</p>
<blockquote><p>If iTunes downloads the wrong file [because we put the wrong enclosure in the feed], you can force iTunes to re-download a podcast episode this way:</p>
<ol>
<li>Delete the offending podcast episode (the wrong file that you downloaded).</li>
<li>In iTunes&#8217; Podcast list, close the little triangle next to the podcast title (they call it a &#8220;turnbuckle&#8221;).</li>
<li>Mac users hold down the <strong>option</strong> key, Windows users hold down <strong>control and shift</strong>.</li>
<li>Re-open the triangle.  You should now see the complete list of available downloads for the feed.</li>
<li>Click &#8220;get&#8221; next to the file you want to re-download.</li>
</ul>
</blockquote>
<p>Hopefully that will help make up for our lack of feed knowledge.  We&#8217;re going to add this to the FAQ page since it&#8217;s obviously hit a few people.  We&#8217;ll try to keep this from happening again!</p>
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		<title>“They Got The Money” Intro</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 21:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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A little spoken introduction to Matthew&#8217;s latest song.  Had to be moved to its own post since it was apparently confusing both Wordpress and Feedburner.
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<p>A little spoken introduction to Matthew&#8217;s latest song.  Had to be moved to its own post since it was apparently confusing both Wordpress and Feedburner.</p>
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		<title>Live at Megaplex 2008</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:29:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Occasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&#8217;s not entirely human.  One recent show was earlier this year in Jacksonville, FL at Megaplex 2008.  The event organizers didn&#8217;t realize that the hotel had placed an anniversary party in the ballroom next door, so the two parties actually managed to spill into each other a [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/megaplex08-300x224.jpg" alt="Photo by WildBillTX" title="Live at Megaplex 2008" width="200" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-61" />Occasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&#8217;s not entirely human.  One recent show was earlier this year in Jacksonville, FL at Megaplex 2008.  The event organizers didn&#8217;t realize that the hotel had placed an anniversary party in the ballroom next door, so the two parties actually managed to spill into each other a little!</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at Megaplex 2008</strong> &#8211; 85.4 MB MP3<br />
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<p><strong>(Also available as individual tracks.)</strong> &#8211; 85 MB ZIP<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>Occasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&amp;#8217;s not entirely human. One recent show was earlier this year in Jacksonville, FL at Megaplex 2008. The event organizers didn&amp;#8217;t realize that the hotel had placed an anniversary party in the ballroom ne</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>Occasionally Matthew plays for a crowd that&amp;#8217;s not entirely human. One recent show was earlier this year in Jacksonville, FL at Megaplex 2008. The event organizers didn&amp;#8217;t realize that the hotel had placed an anniversary party in the ballroom next door, so the two parties actually managed to spill into each other a [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, FL, Furry, Jacksonville, Megaplex 2008</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2008/11/03/live-at-megaplex-2008/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/ZP4FxrfNmW8/Ebel-Live-at-MP08.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-at-MP08.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>The Return of Ex-Closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 19:15:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sometimes WordPress and Feedburner seem to conspire against us.  If you just tried to download “They Got The Money” via RSS or iTunes, you may have actually received nothing more than the spoken intro instead.  Apparently the feed only runs with the first audio link in the blog post, even if we set [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sometimes WordPress and Feedburner seem to conspire against us.  If you just tried to download “They Got The Money” via RSS or iTunes, you may have actually received nothing more than the spoken intro instead.  Apparently the feed only runs with the first audio link in the blog post, even if we set a specific enclosure tag.</p>
<p>It should be fixed now.  If not, PLEASE let us know in the comments!</p>
<p>If you can’t get it through iTunes because you already downloaded the wrong track with the right name, try downloading directly from the website. Once again, sorry for the inconvenience!</p>
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		<title>“Lost on Block Island” Now Podsafe</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That&#8217;s right, the first song available through this new service is now available for podcasters across the world.  The song that launched this revolutionary new club can be found at the Podsafe Music Network for immediate release.
Normally Matthew asks that people link back to his website when they play one of his tunes, but [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href='http://matthewebel.com/podsafe'><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/uploads/2008/11/sany0020-300x225.jpg" alt="Some great waves came to Block Island during the hurricane season." title="Waves on the Jetty" width="200" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-57" /></a>That&#8217;s right, the first song available through this new service is now available for podcasters across the world.  The song that launched this revolutionary new club can be found at the <A HREF="http://matthewebel.com/podsafe" TARGET="_blank">Podsafe Music Network</A> for immediate release.</p>
<p>Normally Matthew asks that people link back to his website when they play one of his tunes, but for this song we&#8217;re asking podcasters and bloggers to link right back to <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net" TARGET="_top"><strong>Matthew Ebel dot net</strong></A>.  After all, if any podcasters want to sign up for free as an affiliate, they can use their affiliate links to earn some cash in the process!  If you&#8217;re not signed up yet, you can do so <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/backstage/aff_signup.php" TARGET="_top">Right Here</A>!</p>
<p>Some of you might wonder if we&#8217;re just giving away music that&#8217;s supposed to be exclusive.  While we wish there was a way to keep every song just for the members, we still need to spread the word somehow and the best way is through the music itself!  Just like any album, there has to be a few songs that are passed around as free samples&#8230;  otherwise, nobody will know there&#8217;s anything there worth listening to!</p>
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		<title>Ex-Closure</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Oct 2008 17:14:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you just tried to download &#8220;It&#8217;s Raining Bankers&#8221; via RSS or iTunes, you may have actually received &#8220;Lost on Block Island&#8221; instead.  That was our fault, sorry.  We set the wrong enclosure info on that one.
It should be fixed now.
If you can&#8217;t get it through iTunes because you already downloaded the wrong [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you just tried to download &#8220;It&#8217;s Raining Bankers&#8221; via RSS or iTunes, you may have actually received &#8220;Lost on Block Island&#8221; instead.  That was our fault, sorry.  We set the wrong enclosure info on that one.</p>
<p>It should be fixed now.</p>
<p>If you can&#8217;t get it through iTunes because you already downloaded the wrong track with the right name, try downloading directly from the website.  That, at least, we got right!</p>
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		<title>Live at CC Chapman’s</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:00:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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First Chapman House Concert with
Tom Acousti &#38; Matthew EbelOriginally uploaded by CC Chapman.
Here&#8217;s a concert Matthew performed right before heading off to Block Island in spring 2008.  This was a small invitation-only concert over at C.C. Chapman&#8217;s house.
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First Chapman House Concert with<br />
Tom Acousti &amp; Matthew Ebel</a><br />Originally uploaded by <a target="_blank" href="http://www.flickr.com/people/cc_chapman/">CC Chapman</a>.</small></div>
<p>Here&#8217;s a concert Matthew performed right before heading off to Block Island in spring 2008.  This was a small invitation-only concert over at <A HREF="http://cc-chapman.com" TARGET="_blank">C.C. Chapman</A>&#8217;s house.</p>
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<strong>Matthew Ebel Live at CC Chapman&#8217;s</strong> &#8211; 80MB MP3<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle> First Chapman House Concert with Tom Acousti &amp;#38; Matthew EbelOriginally uploaded by CC Chapman. Here&amp;#8217;s a concert Matthew performed right before heading off to Block Island in spring 2008. This was a small invitation-only concert over at C.C. Chap</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary> First Chapman House Concert with Tom Acousti &amp;#38; Matthew EbelOriginally uploaded by CC Chapman. Here&amp;#8217;s a concert Matthew performed right before heading off to Block Island in spring 2008. This was a small invitation-only concert over at C.C. Chapman&amp;#8217;s house. Download audio file (Ebel-Live-at-CC.mp3) Matthew Ebel Live at CC Chapman&amp;#8217;s &amp;#8211; 80MB MP3 (Also available as individual tracks.) &amp;#8211; [...] Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, VIP, C.C. Chapman, House Concert, MA, Milford</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2008/10/01/live-at-cc-chapmans/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/51nQ_jXhplI/Ebel-Live-at-CC.zip" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/livetracks/Ebel-Live-at-CC.zip</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>The Store is Open</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Sep 2008 16:08:12 +0000</pubDate>
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You can now get exclusive members-only shirts at the new <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/store" TARGET="_top">Matthew Ebel dot net Store</A>!  Since the store is actually hosted off-site, you&#8217;ll need a separate username and password to get in.  Fortunately, that&#8217;s visible to <strong>members only</strong> right at the top of the store page.  Check it out at:<br />
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		<title>Welcome to Matthew Ebel dot net</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Sep 2008 22:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Matthew Ebel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To launch this new service, Matthew wanted to welcome his fans personally.  You don&#8217;t even need to be a subscription to grab this download.  Take a listen!
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>To launch this new service, Matthew wanted to welcome his fans personally.  You don&#8217;t even need to be a subscription to grab this download.  Take a listen!</p>
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<strong>Welcome to Matthew Ebel dot net</strong> &#8211; 2.4MB MP3<br />
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		<itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit><itunes:subtitle>To launch this new service, Matthew wanted to welcome his fans personally. You don&amp;#8217;t even need to be a subscription to grab this download. Take a listen! Download audio file (welcome.mp3) Welcome to Matthew Ebel dot net &amp;#8211; 2.4MB MP3 Rating: 0.0</itunes:subtitle><itunes:author>Matthew Ebel</itunes:author><itunes:summary>To launch this new service, Matthew wanted to welcome his fans personally. You don&amp;#8217;t even need to be a subscription to grab this download. Take a listen! Download audio file (welcome.mp3) Welcome to Matthew Ebel dot net &amp;#8211; 2.4MB MP3 Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) Rating: 0.0/5 (0 votes cast) </itunes:summary><itunes:keywords>Albums, All-Access, Authorized Passes, Backstage, Downloads, Live Recordings, News, Studio Recordings, VIP, message, spoken word, welcome</itunes:keywords><feedburner:origLink>http://matthewebel.net/2008/09/22/welcome-to-matthew-ebel-dot-net/</feedburner:origLink><enclosure url="http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MatthewEbelDotNetBackstage/~5/QWOsi1hjHBw/welcome.mp3" length="0" type="" /><feedburner:origEnclosureLink>http://matthewebelentertainment.com/downloads/passes/public/welcome.mp3</feedburner:origEnclosureLink></item>
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		<title>The Store Is Coming</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[As of this post date, there&#8217;s a Members-Only store being set up.  Matthew&#8217;s test-ordering some of the items and won&#8217;t make the store available until he receives them and is satisfied with the quality and service.  Keep watching this blog or your subscription feed for news&#8230;  we&#8217;ll let you know as soon [...]<br /><div><img src="http://matthewebel.net/wp-content/plugins/gd-star-rating/gfx.php?value=0.0" /></div><div>Rating: 0.0/<strong>5</strong> (0 votes cast)</div><br />]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As of this post date, there&#8217;s a Members-Only store being set up.  Matthew&#8217;s test-ordering some of the items and won&#8217;t make the store available until he receives them and is satisfied with the quality and service.  Keep watching this blog or your subscription feed for news&#8230;  we&#8217;ll let you know as soon as the store&#8217;s open!</p>
<p><ins datetime="2008-09-26T16:00:15+00:00">The <A HREF="http://matthewebel.net/store" TARGET="_top">Store</A> is now open!</ins></p>
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		<title>The content starts on October 1</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 14:50:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Right now there&#8217;s really nothing to see here, but that&#8217;s changing soon.  As soon as he got back from Block Island Matthew hit the studio and has been working on new material every single day.  Starting on October 1, 2008, you&#8217;ll see regular updates with new music, live music, remixes, and more.
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			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Right now there&#8217;s really nothing to see here, but that&#8217;s changing soon.  As soon as he got back from Block Island Matthew hit the studio and has been working on new material every single day.  Starting on October 1, 2008, you&#8217;ll see regular updates with new music, live music, remixes, and more.</p>
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