To tell you the truth I really don't know... Growing up I always loved music and most of what I would listen to was introduced to me by my older sister but I never thought of myself as a musician or a music enthusiast.To be honest I always wanted to be a scientist of some sort.My mom told me I always wanted to figure out how things worked and that is probably where that came from.In high school I didn't listen to much hip-hop.I went through an alternative phase where I just listened to nirvana, counting crows and other depressing 90's music.It wasn't until I heard the fugues specifically Lauren Hill that I decided that I wanted to do hip-hop.My parents instilled in me that I should go to college so I can get a good job.The fact that I picked Computer Science as a major was really a fluke.I ended up liking it because it allows one to be creative in a way.I figured that once I got out of school I could get a job but then try to get signed to some label by making an album.I'm glad reality came and showed me that it wasn't as straight forward as that.After I spent my hard earned cash making "Visions of A Better Life" I wanted to figure out a way to sell my music online.Being that I was a programmer I found it pretty pathetic that my knowledge in web programming was pretty poor.That is when I ran into MaianScriptWorld and saw that he had a script that allowed you to sell mp3's.I had it running for about 6 months with no sale or any visits for real.I knew my site was missing something so I went poking about for a system that would make my site more dynamic.Lo Behold I ran into Joomla.It was a little intimidating at first and took me a couple of months to get use to it.I put together my site and had my music store in an iframe.I don't know why I decided to integrate it with Joomla because as far as "clients" I had none.I guess when you have too much time on your hands you tend to do things.To date I have made more money from donations than from my actually music.It's kinda ironic because I've spent a lot of money to put together my album but to make the integration it didn't cost me anything but time. Now 3 years later I see that what I intended to do isn't what ended up happening and I'm pretty happy with the way things have turned out.It will be interesting to see what the future holds for this project.
Last update: 08-05-2010 22:37
What do you expect from somthing that is free??!?!?
Ok I was a little tipsy earlier and went on a drunken rant from some post that this prick posted on Joomla Extensions. I know my extension isn't the greatest but I put a lot of blood and sweat into this damn thing and for the most part I take time out of my day to answer questions that pop up on the support forum via my blackberry. I'm sorry but if someone out there thinks they can do a better job by all means go right ahead. I do this because I am a musician and I know that in the end of the day musician are the ones that get screwed. I am not asking for anything expect a little respect. If I didn't care I would sell this thing with little support like most extension onJoomla . Creating software is no easy task so please people have patience. I have an 8 hour job that has been draining the life out of me for the past 8 months so by the time I get home I dread turning on a computer. But I do see the potential in this so i'm going to keep trucking on no matter what the naysayers may believe.
P.S Thanks to all the people that have supported this project. I will make your contributions worth wile in the future.
Michael Joseph Jackson was a deep soul that found it hard to live in the time and place in which he was born. He was a reflection of our age and a living testament to the souls journey to understand itself. His insecurities were open for the world to see but these same flaws are what made him the great man that we all know and love. If it wasn't for Michael mainstream music would not be where it is today.
This man practically made MTV and that's ironic because they didn't want to play him or many black artist back then. In a way Michael personified the racial and social divide that has existed in America and the world for quite some time. I feel that the only way he could cope with living in this dualistic world is to try and be three dimensional. He was black and white, old yet young, reserved yet loved the spotlight and a man with feminine qualities. He was a complex soul and I have a feeling that he will be remembered centuries to come.
People can say what they want but he was a great man and as we see he did not realize how great he was. Every single person on this planet knows who this man is and has thought about him at least once in the last couple of days. So rest in peace mike you deserve it you have truly made a change is this world and you will not be forgotten.
So I was searching the web the other day and ran into this http://xforce.iss.net/xforce/xfdb/42209 . I have been putting in a lot of time on the 1.5 integration and to find that my component had a flaw I has taken a back. To make a long story short some idiot out there (You know who are PRICK!!!) made changes to my component and made his site vulnerable to sql injection attacks. What makes it worse is that they removed the license at the bottom of the script and never contacted me or David about removal. Now I would post their website but I don’t want to give there punk asses any more credit than they deserve.
I’m pretty new to open source and joomla in general. Actually around this time last year is when I started getting into it. Before I integrated this script it basically came out of my needs. David had warned me that I will get a bunch of false promises and in the end people want things for free. With that being said I do understand and guess I’m just too much of an idealist. Times are tough and people will try anyway to skim a buck or two.
At any rate David is coming with Maian Music 1.3 and is set to release in June. I’m going to try my best to have the 1.5 integration done around this same time as well. I hope people realize that I have one crazy and busy life right about now yet for the past 4 months I have been putting in a lot of time into this script. I’ve been wondering why the hell I’m doing it in the first place if I have bastards making changes, screwing me and giving the software a bad name.
I do have a vision that I am trying to set bring to light and really I’m not that mad. I just want to rant a bit and to let everyone know that changes are coming soon. Thought I call the script 1.5 as you all will see it is really 1.3 for joomla 1.5. (Confusing I know). So thanks for the people who have stayed true made donation and have been honest. Your belief in the cause will be rewarded. Till next month be well.
P.S Congratulations to my younger sister Iris Alao for graduating from Xavier University in Chemistry Pre-Med. Shake them hatters off little sis you’re gonna to shine!!!!!
The 1.5 is almost ready for prime time. There were a lot of lessons learned from the 1.0 and I'm in the phase of finding bugs and creating the installer. I can't give a definite date but if you have a profile on this site you will get a message for when the Beta is ready. My younger sister is graduating from college and I am going out of town until next week so I will not be checking the forums. I have been grinding for the past 4 months and I do need a break. I am going to try and give regualr updates on when the 1.5 Beta will be ready yfor people to tear apart. I've put a good amount of work in this thing and i hope everyone will enjoy it when it is ready. Until next time peace and love.
On January 1st 2009 Lamar Anthony Pierce A.K.A Looch was murdered in his home in Washington, D.C at the age of 23. He leave's behind his 4 year old daughter Zi'haya. His music was a reflection of the conditions he was brought up in. Since I met and started working with him I saw a change in the man. I was trying to show him that there was a glimmer of hope in the world and that we could make positive music. He was in the process of finishing his next album titled Determination. Most of the songs were finished however it was not yet completed. In keeping with his wishes I will finish what he started and put his album out for the world to hear. All proceeds will go to his daughter and their family.
I know most of the people that visit this site might not be into Hip-Hop because of the abrasive language however for some it is the only outlet they have to channel their anger. This tragedy has really made me reflect on my place in this world. I realize I can’t help everyone but I want to at least empower people to believe in themselves. This was one of the main reasons I integrated Maian Music with Joomla and provided it with support free of charge. I am in the process of upgrading to 1.5 but the new MVC framework had a bit of a learning curve and this tragedy has slowed but not stopped my efforts.
It really sad that the capital of one of the most powerful nations in the world is ridden with so much crime that in the 90’s it was labeled the murder capitol. With a new administration coming into power I hope they can do something about the violence that has plagued this city for so long. In closing I want to thank all of those who have given my software and music a chance. We will continue and carry on the memory of my man Lamar.
