Podsafe for peace
Encyclopedia
Podsafe for Peace is the name established by a group of podsafe
artists who first came together in 2005 to perform a Christmas
charity
song that could legally be played on podcasts
. (Most existing Christmas songs cannot be included in podcasts due to copyright restrictions.)
In late 2005, Adam Curry
played the song "If Every Day Were Christmas" on his Podcast
. After playing it, he commented that the song would be ideal for use as a multiple-artist benefit project (similar to Band Aid's
Feed the World, or USA for Africa's
We Are the World
tracks). New York
based musician Slau
, who co-wrote the song with Orlando Pagan (a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem
), took on the challenge of producing the song.
In the following month 32 singers from 9 countries contributed audio files of their performances using the Internet
. Slau, who is a recording engineer as well as a singer/songwriter, wove the contributed tracks together into a finished version by early December - a timeframe that would have been impossible for the slower-moving mainstream music industry to achieve.
It was decided that all proceeds from the track would be donated to UNICEF, which aids children in need around the world.
If Every Day Were Christmas got is first North American terrestrial radio play December 4th on KQCX 99.1 in Queen Creek Arizona, when Chris Doelle's PMC Top10
debuted the song in the #2 spot.
Podsafe
Podsafe is a term created in the podcasting community to refer to any work which, through its licensing, specifically allows the use of the work in podcasting, regardless of restrictions the same work might have in other realms...
artists who first came together in 2005 to perform a Christmas
Christmas
Christmas or Christmas Day is an annual holiday generally celebrated on December 25 by billions of people around the world. It is a Christian feast that commemorates the birth of Jesus Christ, liturgically closing the Advent season and initiating the season of Christmastide, which lasts twelve days...
charity
Charitable organization
A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization . It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A charitable organization is a type of non-profit organization (NPO). It differs from other types of NPOs in that it centers on philanthropic goals A...
song that could legally be played on podcasts
Podcasting
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
. (Most existing Christmas songs cannot be included in podcasts due to copyright restrictions.)
In late 2005, Adam Curry
Adam Curry
Adam Clark Curry is a broadcasting and Internet personality well known for his stint from 1987 to 1994 as a video jockey on the music video channel MTV. In the mid-1990s, Curry was a World Wide Web entrepreneur and one of the first celebrities to personally create and administer a Web site...
played the song "If Every Day Were Christmas" on his Podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
. After playing it, he commented that the song would be ideal for use as a multiple-artist benefit project (similar to Band Aid's
Band Aid (band)
Band Aid was a charity supergroup featuring British and Irish musicians and recording artists. It was founded in 1984 by Bob Geldof and Midge Ure to raise money for famine relief in Ethiopia by releasing the song "Do They Know It's Christmas?" for the Christmas market that year. The single...
Feed the World, or USA for Africa's
USA for Africa
USA for Africa was the name under which forty-seven predominantly U.S. artists, led by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, recorded the hit single "We Are the World" in 1985. The song was a US and UK Number One for the collective in April of that year...
We Are the World
We Are the World
"We Are the World" is a song and charity single originally recorded by the supergroup USA for Africa in 1985. It was written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie, and produced by Quincy Jones and Michael Omartian for the album We Are the World...
tracks). New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
based musician Slau
Slau
Slau is an American singer/songwriter and producer of Ukrainian descent living in New York City...
, who co-wrote the song with Orlando Pagan (a member of the Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem
Dance Theatre of Harlem is a ballet company and school of the allied arts founded in Harlem, New York City, USA in 1969 by Arthur Mitchell and Karel Shook...
), took on the challenge of producing the song.
In the following month 32 singers from 9 countries contributed audio files of their performances using the Internet
Internet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
. Slau, who is a recording engineer as well as a singer/songwriter, wove the contributed tracks together into a finished version by early December - a timeframe that would have been impossible for the slower-moving mainstream music industry to achieve.
It was decided that all proceeds from the track would be donated to UNICEF, which aids children in need around the world.
If Every Day Were Christmas got is first North American terrestrial radio play December 4th on KQCX 99.1 in Queen Creek Arizona, when Chris Doelle's PMC Top10
PMC Top10
The Pod Music Countdown is a music program that is broadcast over the internet as a podcast. It is hosted by Chris Doelle and is a weekly countdown show featuring the top podsafe tunes being spun by podcasters all over the globe. The PMC Top10 is recognized as the first podcast counting down the...
debuted the song in the #2 spot.