The guys at the Eclectro Music blog have started a new weekly live DJ set on the web using Ustream. This is a neat new use for the live internet video platform. You can tune in to the live DJ set at 21.00 CET every friday.

The live show has a DJ streaming his one hour set via line-in and webcam from his living room. Everyone can then gather on Eclectro to listen and chat.

My gut feeling is that this that these sorts of live music venues won’t really get the attention they deserve - but I hope I am proved wrong.

Wilbert Baan, one of the live internet DJs shares his views on the use of this new technology:

Wilbert Baan - Live Internet DJ

Since I opted the idea I was the one to start the first show. This was fun after not using the dj-set (or buying records) for over a year.

These new applications creating a live web amaze me every time. Blogging and chatting live with your audience at a concert using Kyte.tv. Streaming a dj-set using Ustream. Making a weekly program using Operator11. Redefining the definition of friends on Twitter.

All these things are on a high amateur level right now, everything is an experiment. But all these experiments are great and taking interactive communication to the next level. 

The web was always about publishing and pre-recorded material (you needed serious infrastructure to stream). These new applications are all about interactive streaming of words, images and sound. Right here, right now.

Below is the DJ-set I did a few weeks ago. This is the recording, it was much more fun live! See you every friday @ eclectro.

Written by Wilbert Baan, a media and technology enthusiast. Catch his views on art, media, and technology on Hyper Narrative. This post is licensed under the Creative Commons.

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