The Mule Chronicles

Contest Update!

2009-11-12T14:47:00.000-08:00

The contest has been updated to include a second category for entries. The second category called "Category B" is for anything involving "I Am T-Pain" beyond the "I'm On A Boat" concept. For all the details check out the Contest Website!

This week we announced the first Category B winner which was quite awesome.

Here are the videos for both winners this week.

Category A: I'm Wearin Cotton

Category B: I Fotted On Yo Car

I'm On A Boat Video Contest

2009-10-16T16:34:00.000-07:00

Well we are closing in on the end of week 2 of the "I'm On A Boat" video contest. So far we have had some very good submissions. Here is the winner from week one and a couple of good videos to keep an eye on.

Week One Winner!

Ones To Watch
I'm On A Bus

I'm Going Broke

I'm In My Bathroom

Stay tuned for more Autotune wackiness! And if you want to join the contest yourself, be sure and hit up http://iamtpain.com/contest for details on how to enter!

Good luck!

Show us your I Am T-Pain videos!

2009-09-16T12:41:00.001-07:00

Hey all. I haven't done a post on I Am T-Pain just yet and that ain't right! Well here is a big shabang of all the happenings since launch. We are still number 3 in the app store thanks to all of our lovely fans and the T-Pain and Nappy Boy camp showing us lots of love all over the place!

First off we have been getting lots of spots on TV and Radio Nationwide including this plug from Jimmy Fallon on his iPhone app segment last night.

There have been many videos popping up on Youtube of people using the app in various ways. Here is one of a guy doing a live performance and using the app which is pretty cool.

Apparently even Country Music singers like to be T-Pain. In this video (not the best quality unfortunately) we have James Young of the Eli Young Band using it on his tour bus.

And one more video. This one is cool because of the concept. Now I could get all metaphorical on you with this one, but I'll just say I like it because this person had to sing along with the real song and then sync up his guitar playing during the video.

If you have a video you would like us to put on our website, feel free and submit it using the form on our media page.

A huge thanks to everyone who has purchased this app, and also to those who have supported Smule from the beginning! have fun being T-Pain.

--The Mule

Smule featured in Mo Rocca's Tomorrow Show

2009-09-01T14:18:00.000-07:00

Hey all, it's been a while as we have been gearing up for the release of our next big app!! But this here nifty feature popped up recently and gives quite an interesting perspective on the future of slacking. What a great topic! "Don't mind if we do!" says Grandpa Smule.

If in fact you are currently slacking at work in order to watch this video, you might want to go ahead and fastforward to the 5:20 mark just in case your boss is lurking nearby and you are looking to get to the good stuff.

ENJOY!!

Watch CBS Videos Online

Vator TV Smule Sponsorship "Feel the Love" Spot

2009-08-05T16:30:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Vator TV for this awesome feature in their latest episode of "What Am I Missy?". We love those guys!

See this video on Vator.tv »

A Smule Ocarina Superstar Is Born

2009-07-28T11:15:00.000-07:00

Remember DC Yane from the "This Contest Blows"? You know, the one who did entire arrangements of the "Me and You" theme from the Olympics in Beijing? Well he has won our hearts over again, but this time he is performing on Chinese television with a backup band and standing ovations! Thanks DC for your awesome skill and prolific performances in a country where the iPhone isn't even officially available. Smule loves your enthusiasm!

Ocarina Toted as Number 1 App of All Time

2009-07-13T00:42:00.000-07:00

Tech Digest just selected Ocarina as the Number One iPhone app of all time in their "The 101 best iPhone apps in the world today". Thanks to the UK blog for the big props and the very first picture on the page of the Ocarina in action. Who says you have to publish a best of only during the New Year celebration?

Smule Teams Up with the San Francisco Symphony

2009-06-30T11:41:00.000-07:00

Today we here at Smule joined up with the San Francisco Symphony! They are well known for doing new and cutting edge events and performances. Remember the Matallica S & M album. Well anyways, in honor of their July 18th "Distant Worlds: Music From Final Fantasy" event we are kicking off a special sweepstakes running June 30th-July 15th, with prizes including a hotel stay, concert tickets, iPod touches and Smule Apps.
There will also be an Ocarina Master Class, that will take place in Davies Hall right after the performance, led by yours truly, TAFKA The Mule.

In order to enter the sweepstakes all you have to do is join the SFS Social Network and become a member of the Smule Group.

It's super easy, and here is a video giving the whole pitch.

Wish you all luck in winning the prizes, and hope to see you at the concert or chat on the Social Network!!

Leaf Trombone now with Duet Mode!

2009-06-18T18:25:00.000-07:00

It's official! Leaf Trombone: World Stage is now available exclusively for iPhone OS 3.0. So time to upgrade. You may remember the demonstration Smule did way back in March when Ge and David performed a Duet. As promised, the 3.0 version uses bluetooth to sync two devices so you and a friend can rock out together.

Check out this new video straight from Smule HQ to get a glimpse of duet craziness!

"Feel the Love" with Smule's new Contest for Leaf Trombone

2009-06-18T18:06:00.001-07:00

In times of economic hard ship who isn't in need of a little love? Well we here at Smule feel this is something we need to promote. That's why we decided to launch the "Feel the Love" contest... well that and the fact that Leaf Trombone is now available exclusively for iPhone OS 3.0.

Don't let that fool you. You can spread the love whether you have 3.0 Leaf Trombone or not. So what is this contest all about? How can YOU win $500 just for performing on the World Stage? It's actually quite simple. All you need to do is get the most love for your performance on the World Stage and BOOM you are a winner!

Watch this video for an idea of how simple and fun it really is, or check out the Official Contest Website

SF Music Tech Conference

2009-05-20T12:16:00.000-07:00

I went to the SF Music Tech Conference on Monday and just saw this video today. If you look really closely you will catch a glimpse of the Mule's backside around 32 seconds. It was a great conference, I met a lot of cool people, and got some great insight into the future of music and technology.

View more news videos at: http://www.nbcbayarea.com/video.

Docjazz Strikes Again

2009-05-19T12:14:00.000-07:00

Our good friend @docjazz4 has made another awesome video. This time using both Leaf Trombone and Ocarina in an auto-harmonization. It's quite a beautiful performance if I do say so myself.

Tweet This!

2009-05-19T11:59:00.000-07:00

@hannahsteiman of Inc. Magazine wrote a Blog Post today saying they are wondering what people's favorite apps are. They will publish favorite responses to the post in their magazine, so get creative!!

Leaf Trombone is now Free!

2009-05-12T17:29:00.000-07:00

Leaf Trombone: Lite & Free was released today! Now you can enjoy MOST of the amazing features available for the full 99 cents. You can play "Auld Lang Syne" to your heart's content in "Play a Song" mode, "Observe" as many judging sessions as you would like, and of course "Free Play" is still there. If you want to browse the extensive catalog of Leaf Trombone Songs, perform on the "World Stage", or Judge others you'll have to open up that pocket book, but the extra features are definitely worth the dollar!

Smule in LA Times

2009-05-06T23:57:00.000-07:00

Wow Los Angeles is really hooking it up! This great article just came out today thanks to Dan Fost, a Technology writer and blogger for many high end publications. He came and spent a day with Ge and Smule to write this article. A good time had by all as per usual.

Click Here For the Full Story!

Smule featured on CNBC

2009-05-05T23:35:00.000-07:00

Ge appeared on CNBC on Monday, May 4 at 11:56 a.m. The piece talks about the upcoming Apple software updates and does a small feature on Ge and Leaf Trombone. A great piece overall - one of the broadcasters said they loved Smule! Well isn't that cool? The guy who created Trism is also in there. Check it out!

Here's the video, if you are using a mac it might not work to well, just click the video and hit the spacebar to get it going.

App Store Pick of the Week -- Leaf Trombone: World Stage

2009-04-29T13:55:00.000-07:00

We got some major love from apple today as we were featured on their "Hot News" page. It's quite a nice little intro to the Leaf. Along with this great post, we are featured in the "What's Hot" section of the Mobile App Store and in the iTunes App Store as well! Thanks for all the love Apple. We truly appreciate it. Now if only that darn 3000 Facts app wasn't climbing the charts...

Here are some screen shots of the beautiful features.

Smule on Fox News LA

2009-04-28T14:27:00.000-07:00

The Mule and the Mathemegician of Smule were featured this past weekend on Fox News in Los Angeles. They did a superb job of outlining Ocarina, Leaf Trombone, and a little bit of Sonic Lighter in a short period. Here's a link to the clip. Quite a nice feature given the prime time spot we were given!

Here's the video, if you are using a mac it might not work to well, just click the video and hit the spacebar to get it going.

Ge Wang featured in USA today. (the mule makes an appearance)

2009-04-22T10:27:00.000-07:00

Today Ge Wang, Smule's CTO and co-founder as you all know by now, was featured, along with Ocarina and Leaf Trombone, in an article on the front page of USA Today Money. It is a massive article taking up 2 pages in the physical version of USA Today, but it has an online counterpart with a video to boot! Here's the video, see if you can spot the Mule....

Ocarina now in Apple Stores!

2009-04-17T17:38:00.000-07:00

Check it out. thanks to Jman2003 I now have pictures of Ocarina infiltrating the Apple Empire and appearing twice in the store's App Store advertisements! You go Ocarina!

Leaf Trombone Forums and Score Generator

2009-04-16T15:56:00.000-07:00

For those of you who don't know, there is a forum at www.smule.com/forum that now has a section for Leaf Trombone. If you have composed songs and want to share the score with other people this is a great place to do that! Also, if you think you did an exceptional performance and want others to go and judge you on the world stage, feel free to post the Session ID similar to the Auto-Tweet feature in the app.

So check out the Leaf Trombone forum while it's hot.

Leaf Trombone: World Stage has been released!

2009-04-15T09:52:00.000-07:00

It's finally here!! So many late nights and blood sweat and tears, but we finally did it! Everyone at Smule would like to thank the academy and the.... oh wait. No we'd just like to thank all of you Smuleans out there rocking the Leaf. Keep it up.

Here are all the videos to accompany the release. The last Four are tutorials, so if you want to learn all the nuances of Leaf Trombone, as well as how to compose for it, check them out!

An absolute gem from Rhett And Link the boys from North Carolina!

The leaf as an animated operatic virtuoso! I have to say, I was the actual one performing the song for this video. Thank you very much!

Another hit song by the creator of Monkey Head the Music Video Featuring Ocarina. Here is a tale of those beasties from down south! The feared and hated Chupacabras!!

Docjazz4 does it again only this time with the Leaf Trombone!! YEAH!

OK time for Tutorials!

Intro to Leaf Trombone! Time to noodle around

Learn how to play a song!

All about the World Stage

This is where you learn to compose your very own Leaf Trombone Extravaganza!!

Last Night's Broadcast

2009-04-14T11:31:00.000-07:00

Check out the video from the broadcast last night. I had my good friend Cooper Jeffreys doing his own style of what he calls Electronic Honkey Tonk. It was quite a bit of fun. Go to the 1 hour, and 6 minute mark and listen to a little riff we did on Steve Jobs saying "Boom" a whole lot.

Top 20 Apps of All TIME!!!

2009-04-10T17:00:00.000-07:00

I am pleased to announce that today Apple dubbed Ocarina one of the All Time Greatest Apps! Thanks Apple. you rock! I mean they would know which apps are the best right?

We are celebrating by working hard on getting Leaf Trombone finalized of course. Much Starcraft will ensue later.

Check out this graphic on the page with the apps. See the tiny little Ocarina icon? Ohhhh yeah!

Sweet Mule Pic from Jman3000

2009-04-06T20:54:00.000-07:00

One of Smule's most faithful followers Mr. Jman3000 himself created this hilarious and very Smulean pic for me! Thanks a billion man!

You rock!

If you all haven't seen, here is the video he made for the this contest blows contest we had a couple months ago! It is an epic journey into the mind of a man who played wayyyyy to much Ocarina. So much so that he became one!

Microphones for iPod Touch Ocarina

2009-03-28T19:12:00.000-07:00

I have been asked quite a bit about what microphone to use for the iPod Touch version of Ocarina. Here is my two cents for both the 2G and the 1G iPod Touch

For the 2G iPod Touch users I would solely recommend the Griffin SmartTalk microphone.
It is small, has a nice cable, and allows you to plug headphones or any other 1/8" plug into it in case you have other external speakers. Most importantly it has a conveniently placed clip that, if you do like I did in these pictures, allows you to position the mic almost exactly where it is located on the iPhone providing a similarly compelling experience. It runs around $20 USD and is usually available at most Apple Stores.

For You 1G iPod Touch Users I recommend the
Macally iVoiceIII Microphone
It's a little bit more expensive, but does the trick quite nicely. Once again, you'll have to have headphones in order to hear. You can get these at Fry's Electronics or on the web.

Ocarina Now Touch Compatible!

2009-03-22T21:29:00.000-07:00

Horray! The moment that all you iPod Touch owners have been waiting for. Ocarina has now been updated to include a new Touch Mode. It works on both iPhone and iPod Touch and allows you to play just by touching, of course, the little virtual holes of the Ocarina. "But how do I play the highest octave in touch mode? I mean it's played without any fingers..." right you are random question asking person, and that is why we added a fifth hole! Touching only this hole will allow you to hit that high note just like if you were blowing and holding no virtual holes. Speaking of blowing, the touch mode still allows you to hook up an external microphone to play Ocarina as it was originally intended.
I hope you are all happy! We are here at Smule, and it seems like Ocarina has begun its 3rd trek up the top paid application chart.

Stream of the iPhone 3.0 update released

2009-03-17T18:08:00.000-07:00

OK Apple has now posted the live stream of all the festivities from this morning. Fast forward about 57 minutes into the stream and you will see the Smule presenation and rockin performance!
Check it out HERE

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

2009-03-17T13:50:00.000-07:00

I think the title of this post says it all. Here's a picture of how we celebrated here at Smule. mmmmmm tasty treats from Sprinkles, the amazing cupcake producer.

Smule at iPhone Software 3.0 Announcment

2009-03-17T13:28:00.000-07:00

Today was a good day! Apple held a demonstration of the new 3.0 Software update for iPhone and iPod Touch. They announced that in the past two weeks they challenged a few developers to use the new SDK and try to create something with it. Well I am pleased to say that Smule was one of those and we did our thing at the demonstration. Ge Wang and his "assistant" who we lovingly call the "War Chief" rocked the house with a performance and sneak peek of our upcoming app Leaf Trombone World Stage. I am told that there was a thunderous applause and it was said to be the most well received portion of the event! Kudos to us!

Here is what Engadget's live blog said about the performance and demo. I especially like the fact that they said stuff like "Dr. Wang is intense" and "This is pretty amazing, just because it's so intensely bizarre." I think they nailed Smule on the nose with comments like those! HAHA!

10:58AM Scott: "Next, is Smule. The creators of Ocarina. Here's Dr. Ge Wang."

10:59AM Dr. Wang is intense.

11:01AM "We're excited about the new iPhone SDK." He's showing off an app called Leaf Trombone World Stage. Seriously. It's a multiplayer music app.

11:02AM Dr. Wang and assistant are about to perform "a little ditty" for us. "This is Phantom of the Opera on Leaf Trombone." It is. It is! Everyone is giggling. This is pretty amazing, just because it's so intensely bizarre.

11:02AM Huge applause for that! Huge!

Smule Apps Keep Mysteriously Appearing In Pop Culture

2009-03-10T15:21:00.000-07:00

It has become apparent that the Ocarina continues to dig it's claws into the depths of pop culture. A little over a week ago the UK band "The Mentalists" did a full on iPhone band performance, and it has continued to show up in various other YouTube videos as well as on T-Pain's website.

These two videos have a common theme. It seems that Ford is hosting a contest of their own and two of the videos submitted have an Ocarina feature in them. One is from our very own This Contest Blows winner "laughtech". Check them out.

Features laughtech's Ocarina song at 1:22

Features Ocarina as one of "25 Random Things" that these people can do at 1:16

T-Pain with the Sonic Lighter doing some magic.

THR33 RINGZ Webisode 7 - iPhone lighter - T-Pain.com

Glendale Galleria Apple Store Presentation

2009-03-08T22:04:00.000-07:00

Today I did a little Smule presentation at the Glendale Galleria Apple Store. Here's a picture that was snapped by one of the people who came to check it out! You rock man! It was a grand old time. That place sure is packed on Sundays! Go figure.

The Mentalists Pay Ocarina!

2009-03-03T12:28:00.000-08:00

WOW! Really cool stuff! A band called The Mentalists from the UK posted this video the other day of them playing nothing but iPhones and iPod Touches! This is truly groundbreaking stuff here! This is something that was not possible before the iPhone came out. A mobile device enabling a group of musicians to produce a truly expressive performance? Totally awesome.

Live Broadcast in LA!

2009-02-22T22:55:00.000-08:00

One more thing! I will be broadcasting live from LA tomorrow, Monday the 23rd at 7pm PST from Rancho Palos Verdes in Los Angeles. I've been told there are beautiful ocean side views from where I will be so I can't wait.

I would also like to say that I will be featuring two very talented guests. One a renown Magician from the Magic Castle, and the other an astounding musical talent. They also happened to be winners of the This Contest Blows contest with their expressive rendition of Carol Of the Bells.

Don't miss it 'cause it's a one time only event!!!!

Smule you later.

--The Mule

Smule Community Predicts the Oscars!

2009-02-22T22:52:00.000-08:00

Hey all you faithful Smulers! You did it! With the newly released Sonic Lighter poll you have all cast your vote from the far reaches of the globe to successfully predict the outcome of the Academy Awards choice for Best Picture. I was here in LA when it happened and it was quite a site to see. Anyways a huge thank you to those of you who chose your flame of choice and supported your favorite movie of the year.

Yippeeeee!

Contest coming to an end. $5000 to be given next monday.

2009-02-11T16:16:00.000-08:00

The "This Contest (still) Blows" contest is coming to a close! Only two days left (it ends February 13th at midnight. If you haven't yet, check out the http://ocarina.smule.com/contest to see the latest updates on the contest. Also, don't forget to join the live broadcast next Monday at 7pm PST We will be announcing the contest winners and giving away $5000 so don't miss it! I will also be talking about our next product which is shaping up quite nicely so tune in for a sneak peak on that.
Here are some recent video posts from the contest.

This one is just awesome. Must have taken quite a bit of time to do.

Here is a girl with some REAL talent. She plays and sings at the same time! I definitely can't do that.

This is a great update to the original Totoro video by SirLaughsALot535

This guy made his own soundtrack for a short film version of Edward Scissorhands

This guy is a champ. Nothing can stop him from rocking out on Ocarina, not even a cat sitting on his music.

A charming rendition of the Celine Dion love ballad

See you all on Monday!

Boxers or Briefs?

2009-02-03T17:35:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone! The Sonic Lighter wielding Smuleans have now proven themselves as a true force in the future predicting arena. In November '08 you predicted the outcome of the United States Election, and this past Sunday you predicted the outcome of the Super Bowl! Now it is time to prove yourselves once again and finally settle a more pressing issue. One of the most debated issues of all time ... No, not "What is the meaning of life?", or "Why does Madonna talk with a British accent?" but even more important, the dilemma of "Boxers Vs. Briefs?". Of course some of you will say "What about boxer-briefs?" To this Smule emphatically retorts, "There is only one true answer...." and we will soon see what the world has chosen.

To stay up to date on the world's choice, check out our Boxers Vs. Briefs Map

Smulerbowl Lighter Update

2009-01-23T14:20:00.000-08:00

The Super Bowl is coming, but the Smulerbowl has already begun! Yesterday the latest Sonic Lighter update came out with yet another wonderful map to bring you the latest polls from around the globe of who people are voting for in the Superbowl...Smule-Style though of course. It seems that the Steelers are much more popular worldwide, because who ever heard of the Cardinals? Well that may be a little harsh, I mean it might just be due to the fact that we already offered a red flame for the Election 08 edition of Lighter, even though the flames are slightly different.
So who will it be? The Steelers who have already made numerous appearances at the Super Bowl, or the Cardinals who are currently the Smulean underdog? Or maybe you just plain don't give a hoot and that is awwwwwwright!

Using the Sonic Lighter as a Geo Paintbrush

2009-01-21T14:09:00.001-08:00

Smule Tag in Palo Alto
Originally uploaded by themulewashere

Cool News from Smule HQ!
The Sonic Lighter is now being used as a paintbrush with the entire earth as its canvas. This is really cool stuff! With the latest update to the Sonic Lighter Light Map (the Google Maps version of the global light map available in the Sonic Lighter app) you can now create a live archived link to the Light Map as you see it. We have also developed a forum dedicated to the Sonic Lighter, where you can share your Lighter Map Art.

Here are some examples of a creative Smuler from Pasadena, and My Tag in Palo Alto.

Smiley Face from Pasadena

Holiday Greeting from Pasadena

Smule Tag in Palo Alto

In keeping with the tradition started by the guy in Pasadena I am including a screen shot of how long it took to make the "Smule" in PA.

Contest Results, Extension, and T-Shirts for All Participants

2009-01-14T11:10:00.000-08:00

It's been a crazy past couple of days! The Contest winners were announced, the contest was extended, and we are working on sending T-shirts to everyone who entered! All in an effort to make this world a bit more Smulean ... whatever that may be!

First off, a HUGE thank you and congratulations to everyone who has entered the contest up to this point! You guys have done some wonderfully creative things and we decided to extend the contest to see if we can uncover even more creativity in the Ocarina community!

Second, the new contest deadline is Friday, February 13th, and the last 5 winners will be announced on the following Monday, February 16th on my weekly Ustream Broadcast.

So without further adieu, here are the results thus far.

Please visit the Contest Website for a more in depth look (and witty comments) at the contest standings.

10 Winners Thus Far

Monkey Head by laughtech

Hot N Cold by davidchoimusic

Oh Shenandoah by hrdrockgrrl

Music of the Night with your Nose by goddesslynz

Good Sleep, Fast Sleep by Degravia

Whistle Stop by BlakeCarlileITM

Sadness and Sorrow by vladtepesdrac

Greetings from Hungary! by hunocarina

Song of Storms by Watemon

Carol of the Bells by AliHandal

Live Broadcast tonight! Contest winners announced!

2009-01-12T16:03:00.000-08:00

Hey all. Please join for the live broadcast tonight! We will be announcing the Contest results, talking about macworld, and much much more! There will be a special guest, and it may even be a bit controversial. oh my!

Smule Live Broadcast

The "This Contest Blows" Contest One Week Left!

2009-01-03T18:31:00.000-08:00

In light of there only being One more week to submit videos for the "This Contest Blows" Contest, I am featuring some of my personal favorites here.

A huge thank you to David Choi for making us this great video and a few others too! Very well done David!

A somewhat bizarre Music Video made using the Ocarina as the instrument of choice on the soundtrack. And by somewhat bizarre I mean awesome!

A very unique way of putting a crying baby to sleep and some great animation to boot!

A Jazzy Ocarina rendition of "White Christmas"

Crunchies Awards Finalist!

2008-12-30T09:53:00.000-08:00

Smule made it as a finalist in the Crunchies awards! Thanks to all of you faithful Smulers out there for getting us this far!

Now we need your help one more time to take the number one spot and win the whole shebang!

You can vote for us by clicking this badge once a day until January 5th. Thanks again to those of you who have been helping us along the way.

Holiday Greeting Written with the Flame!

2008-12-25T21:27:00.001-08:00

Holiday Greeting Written in the Sonic Lighter Ignition Map!
Originally uploaded by themulewashere

Today I was sent this amazing screen shot! This guy actually took the time out of his Christmas day to write a little holiday greeting in the Sonic Lighter Ignition Map!

If you want to find it for yourself check out the Sonic Lighter Ignition Map, and zoom in on Pasadena, California USA. If you don't know where Pasadena is, it is in the North Eastern part of Los Angeles, California. Actually just zooming in on Los Angeles you will see a spot with more lights than most spots and that will be it!

Enjoy, and Happy Holidays!

The Mule In Las Vegas

2008-12-21T00:01:00.001-08:00

I'll be in Las Vegas Sunday and Monday morning for a video shoot at some of the big casinos. Here's the list / schedule.

1 luxor
2 paris
3 venetian
4 caesars
5 new york new york

If you are in the area check my twitter for updates or send me an e-mail. If I run into you, I'll give you a highly coveted Smule T-shirt and possibly get you in the video!

Happy Holidays!

--The Mule

Week 1 of the Contest! What a Week!

2008-12-18T10:41:00.000-08:00

The First week of the Contest has come and gone! The early entries have been great. There are definitely some colorful examples of the expressive capabilities of the Ocarina. Here are a couple Smule favorites to keep your creativity flowing.

My personal favorite so far was posted just this morning! This guy is working extremely hard to earn his keep with the Ocarina as his tool.

Well this is also my favorite so far. Watch this video and be struck with a little bit of pop culture you never thought possible with a nose flute.

And here's another wonderfully creative video. It seems like the Canadians are ahead in this Contest. Well it's not the Olympics, but the guy playing in the Snow is a Maple Leaf as well!

Thanks to everyone who has entered so far and I hope to see some more videos pushing the boundaries of what is possible!

Rockarina ON!

--The Mule

Yet another nomination.

2008-12-17T12:26:00.000-08:00

The year is coming to a close so everybody and their mother is having a "Best of the Best" competition. Here's another one for Smule from bestappever.com.

If you have a minute we would love a nomination for any of their categories, but especially for
Best Musical App
and
Most Innovative App

Thanks everyone we love your support!

Live WebChat Recording

2008-12-16T14:55:00.000-08:00

The very first Ustream.TV Broadcast/webchat went really well yesterday! If you missed it you can check it out on our Ustream.tv channel!
Thanks so much for all who tuned in. I think it went pretty well and we learned a ton from it. The beginning was a bit rough I'll admit when I was trying to figure out how to set everything up, but NEXT WEEK will be much better just wait and see.

For those of you who don't know about this broadcast, you can watch and participate (via embeded text message) in the Webchat every Monday at 7pm PST!

See you next week!

Live WebChat with The Mule Today!

2008-12-15T09:42:00.000-08:00

Today I will be hosting my first ever Webchat! So point your browsers at our Ustream.tv channel and lets talk Smulean! You can ask me questions about all things Smulean, or the contest, or really whatever floats your boat, but I might not answer some of those! HAHA! See you there.

Live WebChat with the Mule
7pm Pacific Standard Time
(That's 10pm Eastern Time)
Every Monday until January 12, 2009

Win $1,000 in an Epic Ocarina Contest from Smule!!

2008-12-11T12:59:00.000-08:00

The "This Contest Blows" Contest was introduced today by yours truly! I apologize for not posting very much lately, but I've been working hard on getting the contest off the ground!
Here's the Official Video

If you want to participate, just post your video either as a Video Response to this video or on the YouTube Group Page, then go to the Contest Website to fill out a short little form that will officially enter you in the contest!

I hope you guys have some fun and look forward to your creative entries!

--The Mule

Vote For Smule in Two Clicks

2008-12-01T17:21:00.000-08:00

TechCrunch.com having their annual award nomination event. To nominate us just click either (or both) of the badges below and then hit "Nominate" on the page it takes you too. It's really that simple. Just two clicks or four if you wouldn't mind voting for both categories.

P.S. You can vote Once a day until Dec 10th! So come back and vote for us daily if you wouldn't mind.

Thanks so much for all your support everyone! And stay tuned for some BIG NEWS from Smule later this week!

--The Mule

Black Friday at the Stanford Shopping Center

2008-11-28T00:14:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone. I'm going to brave the crowds and attempt to spread some Holiday season cheer to the hoards of shoppers on Black Friday. I'll be in front of the Apple Store at the Stanford Shopping Center at around 1pm and will probably stay for a couple hours or until they kick me out.

Maybe I'll see you there!

-The Mule

My Twitter Account!

2008-11-24T12:07:00.001-08:00

I now have a twitter account! It should come in handy when I am out and about so you can track my whereabouts a bit more easily.

Check it out! Follow my adventures and send me messages!

Blog Layout Change

2008-11-24T12:04:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone,

I changed the Layout of my blog. I think it is a bit easier to read now but if anyone thinks otherwise let me know.

MIDI to Smule Ocarina Transcriber!

2008-11-21T10:50:00.001-08:00

Woo hoo! this is some really neat stuff. The dudes at TheGoodBlogs have developed a way to translate midi files into Ocarina Notation. I have to say the concept is really cool, especially for people who are new to writing music in Ocarina notation or otherwise.

Here's the link to the converter.
http://www.thegoodblogs.com/ocarina.php

I tried it a few times on different songs and had some great success with these midi files

http://www.diskuspublishing.com/manger.mid

http://www.christmas-carol-music.org/Lead_Sheets/AwayInAManger_Mueller.mid

These two examples are slightly different and the first one has full chord progressions, but the generator was able to separate out the melody. Now you too can play "Away in a Manger". This is a really cool thing considering there are a TON of midi files available.

Here is a massive database of songs to get you going. http://www.8notes.com/

Recap of My Trip Down the California Coast

2008-11-20T10:41:00.000-08:00

OK here it is! Finally a little look into the life of the Mule on the road.

First of all, I ended up making it to 34 Apple Stores in 5 days! That's got to be some sort of record. Every single one was a great time and almost all of them had someone with Ocarina by the time I left. I handed out a TON of T-Shirts and you know what that means? A bunch of people got the Ocarina. Ohhhh yeahhh! Now that many more people will be able to express themselves musically to thousands of people around the world!

Here are a few snippets from my journey.

Ocarina Jam Session!
I would like to share this superb experience I had while in LA. There was a video posted of an amazing Ocarinist playing "Song of Storms" on YouTube with her keyboard playing the background music. Well I was fortunate enough to have gotten into contact with her during my travels, and she was nice enough to let me into her home for a bonafide Jam Session! Check out the true awesomeness that prevaled!

Rockarina ON Lauren, you are a fantastic example of what is possible and what Smule is all about!

Trail of Flame
I was able to keep track of where I went using my Sonic Lighter I hope this doesn't upset anyone considering the hills just North East of Hollywood were actually on fire. My condolences to those who lost their homes.

Then From LA to San Louis Obispo and up to the Bay

Thanks to Candace for this picture!

Recap of Stonestown Apple Store Event

2008-11-20T10:39:00.000-08:00

I was invited to come and give a workshop / officially Mule around in the Stonestown Galleria Apple Store in San Francisco. It was a lot of fun as always, and I think there are a bunch more people there who know who Smule is, and what we are all about! Hopefully I will get another chance like this soon.

Mule Tour On Hold! But for great reasons.

2008-11-18T18:54:00.000-08:00

Hey Everybody Mule here.

I had to cut the Mule Tour short, but for great reasons. First of all I ran out of T-Shirts so as to not disappoint those of you who were waiting for me to come through your area, I am waiting to get more shirts.

Most importantly though, I am doing an official event at an Apple Store in San Francisco!
I will be demoing the 4 Sonic Mule products and handing out stickers as well as the last of the T-Shirts. If you are going to be in the Bay Area Come to the Stonestown Galleria Apple Store at 3pm Tomorrow (Wednesday the 19) and we can learn a song together on Ocarina! Woohoo!

I hope to be hitting the road again soon so keep checking in!

-The Mule

Mule Tour Schedule Update

2008-11-17T01:09:00.001-08:00

Hello everyone! I was a little bit more ambitious than I thought I would be today, so I won't be in San Diego tomorrow as I already hit all the Apple stores there! Tomorrow I will be in Northern LA hitting up 5 more stores before I head back to the Bay. And yes I am cutting the tour short which I will post about soon (i'm so busy I can't write any posts lately UGH!). I know you are all probably devastated that I won't be making it your way, but don't worry, it is due to unforseen wonderful circumstances, and I will hopefully be on the road again soon!

Here is my detailed schedule for tomorrow Monday Nov 17:

Simi Valley @ 10am (if I can wake up early enough)
Northridge @ 10:45am
Topanga @ 11:30am
Sherman Oaks @ 12:15pm
The Oaks @ 1:15pm
San Louis Obispo @ 4:30pm
Monterey @ 7:30 pm

If things go as they did yesterday, I will be ahead of schedule. Since I'm pretty much out of shirts I'm guessing it will go quick!

Maybe I'll see you there!

-The Mule

Mule Tour and Facebook Page

2008-11-14T00:34:00.000-08:00

OK everybody the Preliminary round is done! The Bay Area Apple Stores have officially been Smuled by The Mule and so has UCSC! Now it's time for me to branch out to the rest of the States as I start my journey. I already have some pit stops to meet Smule users and Ocarina players as well. I look forward to more of these opportunities so keep an eye out!

As Always keep checking the blog for updates on my whereabouts as well as the ocarina.smule.com forum and become a fan of my new Facebook page.

Sometimes words just don't explain

2008-11-12T23:08:00.000-08:00

This is a favorite among the Smule team and I just had to share it!

Thanks so much for this video and very well played Ms. goddesslynz. I think you deserve a T-Shirt as well!

T-Shirt Giveaway and Mule tour 2!

2008-11-11T16:06:00.000-08:00

Hello Everybody! I'm proud to announce that Smule now has T-Shirts to give away and I'm going on my second tour around the country!

How can you get a T-Shirt and meet the Mule? Well first you have to have Ocarina, and second you have to find yourself in my path, but that won't be all that hard since I'll be posting my general whereabouts in the right hand column on this here blog. I will also be posting my whereabouts soon on the Ocarina Forum.

So where am I going?
Mostly to Apple Stores to spread the word about the Ocarina but I might make some stops here and there. My tentative plan is to start in the Bay Area, then cruise down the coast to LA and San Diego. After that I'll be crossing the Southwest, hitting up Texas, passing through the South to Florida, and then on up the East Coast to New England. After that I'll be heading back West via Chicago and Illinois (maybe I'll stop by the Oprah show!), and finally gutting the good ole US of A right down the middle to return home in the Bay. All in about 2 weeks time if everything goes according to plan.

My itinerary is going to be pretty generalized here, but if you send me an e-mail and I'll let you know more exact locations as I get closer to them.

Hopefully I'll run into you soon and you can get a Smule T-Shirt!

-The Mule

New Mule Video

2008-11-11T12:36:00.000-08:00

Hello everyone. Here is a new video featuring me on the Ocarina I hope you like it!

Ocarina on G4 TV!

2008-11-10T10:36:00.000-08:00

We've successfully infiltrated the airwaves (and the internet waves of course)! This episode of Attack of the Show from last week features the Ocarina at about three and a half minutes in (3:30). Check it out!

The Mule in San Francisco Tomorrow

2008-11-06T22:53:00.001-08:00

I will be in San Francisco for most of the day tomorrow so if you are around shoot me an e-mail and I'll give you a light!

Ocarina: The First wind instrument on the iPhone!

2008-11-06T09:27:00.001-08:00

Today is a big day in the life of the Mule! Sonic Mule released the Ocarina: a wind instrument for the iPhone! It is truly fantastic if I do say so myself and you really need to see it to believe it. For those Zelda fans out there it is a must have. This one really takes the cake though. As with all our applications (except Sonic Vox) you can see everyone using the app around the world, but this one has something more. Instead of just seeing where people are playing, you can actually HEAR what they are playing and give a vote if you like it or not, or skip it and go to the next one. Talk about anonymous interactivity! But it gets better. If you take a trip to the new Ocarina website, you can even learn how to play the Ocarina, generate your own scores, AND join a forum of other Ocarina users to share your Ocarina experience or ask questions.

And here is a video of the first Ocarina quintet playing Stairway to Heaven. I just had to post it!

Audio Stream from KMEL Show!!

2008-11-05T15:03:00.000-08:00

Well here it is as promised, the audio stream from Tuesday's KMEL morning show!

Hope some of you had the chance to call in and win a brand new iPod Touch!

The Mule On KMEL with Chuy Gomez!!

2008-11-04T10:42:00.001-08:00

Me with Chuy Gomez!!!!
Originally uploaded by themulewashere

That's right everyone! I got to be on the air with the one and only, the special sauce in everybody's early morning spice rack... CHUY GOMEZ! After 15 years he's still going strong. We had a great time and gave away some brand spankin' new iPod Touches to the wonderful listeners of KMEL's morning show. I have to say they really got it going on over there, Chuy, Lady Ray, and the gang were super cool and know how to have a great time that is for shure!

I'll upload the radio broadcast once I get it but for now here's a video I snapped real quick like.

Peace.

The Mule in People's Park

2008-11-03T15:03:00.000-08:00

For those of you who haven't ever heard of People's Park, it is one of the many places in Berkeley California that became famous in the late 1960's for it's fervent political activism. There have been many documentaries and books that include sections about the park, most notably the documentary called "Berkeley in the 60's", because it became a landmark for free speech in that era. At one point in May of 1969 this peaceful place, where freedom of expression reigned supreme, became a scene of police brutality, oppression, and bloodshed. For more information on the events that took place at People's Park check out the Wikipedia article.

In my travels to Berkeley I met a very Eccentric individual by the name of Jonah who showed up at Berkeley about a month or two ago in a huge bus that he apparently drove from New York. On this one day in particular he was having an event with music and food at People's Park as well as encouraging passersby to help paint the entire exterior of the bus in a peaceful Berkeley manner. I of course couldn't pass up this wonderful opportunity and jumped right in. Leaving my mark.

Here I am with the man himself in front of his beautifully painted bus.

More of the Bus and Me.

The Bus on it's own. It was very big I must say.

The Mule with Cal Berkeley Democrats and Fraternity Brother

2008-11-03T14:59:00.000-08:00

Well hello there! To recap my time spent at Berkeley I'm going to make a few posts here of things I experienced. But first things first, I ran into some Political types on campus and got the Democrats to do a light for Obama. I asked the Republicans if they would like to counter the lightup by the UCB Dems, but they declined. Here is the video.

I also was able to infiltrate a couple of frat houses in order to equip them with Sonic Vox just in time for Halloween. Here's the video of that!

I hope you all enjoy these vids and be sure to get out and VOTE today and tomorrow!

Morning at Berkeley

2008-10-29T09:05:00.000-07:00

I had so much fun yesterday that I thought I'd spend the morning and early afternoon in Berkeley again. I'll talk about the fun in a post later.

Mule at UC Berkeley

2008-10-27T23:15:00.001-07:00

I will be invading Berkeley frat houses tomorrow to equip those party animals' iPhones with proper voice modulation ability in time for Halloween. So if you are in Berkeley shoot me an e-mail and I'll see if I can give you a light. I'll even let you choose if you want me to increase your Red or Blue count now that the new Election '08 Special Edition flame is out.

See you there!

The Traveling Light

2008-10-27T10:11:00.000-07:00

Hello fellow Smulers. It seems that we have a very ambitious trail blazing Sonic Lighter user out there! Whoever it is they traveled on I-80 across the middle of the USA. It is pretty obvious from the southwest corner of Wyoming to the Chicago area but after that who knows! They may have gone all the way to New York. To commemorate this unique event in Smule history I'm posting a picture of the trail. You too can see this awesome trail being blazed if you check out the Sonic Lighter map and set the time to 3 days.

Keep on Spreading the Light!! Woohoo!!

Sonic Vox Released Today!!!

2008-10-24T07:12:00.001-07:00

Another wonderful day for the Mule! Sonic Vox, the real time voice modulation app by Sonic Mule, was released today with a great FRONT PAGE review from the Apple Blog! Thanks Apple Blog that was a GREAT one! I think I see a wicked Halloween costume in the works!

Sonic Boom Released!

2008-10-20T04:32:00.000-07:00

Today was a great day for the Mule! Sonic Boom was finally released over the weekend. Now a person can light more than just another lighter on fire with the Sonic Lighter, they can also light Dynamite!!! Woo hoo! And as for me, this means I have twice as much to do. So join me in my new journey to not only spread the light of the Sonic Lighter, but also spread the explosive fun of Sonic Boom!

-The Mule

Last Day in LA!

2008-10-18T10:34:00.001-07:00

Well I have to say I went out with a Hollywood style BANG! On my last day I made it to a few more Apple Stores and had the best time yet! But first I spent some time in Hollywood hanging out with the likes of Batman and Captain Jack Sparrow. A couple of unlikely characters to find on the same block, but it made for some interesting Sonic Mule action. Videos to follow!

In my final Los Angeles moments I went to a fashion show! Christian Audigier, designer of the tatoo inspired Ed Hardy clothing line, was showing off his Spring '09 collection. But here's the fun part folks. Believe it or not, after the show I was standing around Smuling it up and who just about bumps into me? Mr. Audigier himself! I guess Hollywood is the place to see the rich and famous. I snapped a shot with my iPhone, but he was moving fast so it's a bit blurry.

I have to say, my time in LA was great fun, and I believe the Mule made quite an impression on this Star Studded town.

Second Day in LA

2008-10-16T08:44:00.000-07:00

Today was even better than the first. Apple Stores really do have great employees! Everyone I talked to was very kind, fun, and extremely helpful. They seemed to really like the Sonic Mule Applications, and I actually met the first employee to already HAVE the Sonic Lighter! It was a magical moment for sure, especially since he said he hadn't ever experienced a light-up. Woohoo! I acquired him into my Sonic Network so he can help keep LA lit up on my map. There is more to do in the land of the Mule. Stay tuned...

First day in LA

2008-10-15T09:11:00.000-07:00

Well the first day was a good one. I met some great apple store employees and learned a lot about Los Angeles. For the first day I hit up apple stores in the Northern part of LA in the Simi Valley area. Yes there were some fires in the hills, but I didn't set them don't worry!
Today I will be hanging out in the famous parts of Hollywood and the Los Angeles area! If you have any suggestions on where you think I should go feel free to drop a line! themule[at]smule[dot]com!

-The Mule

The First Mule Tour -- Apple Store Conquest

2008-10-12T21:24:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! It is an exciting time in the life of The Mule. Tomorrow I will be heading off on my first official tour. I am leaving the safety of Silicon Valley and venturing out into new territory.

In order to chronicle my travels, I will keep a tour schedule on the right side of the blog (which I will be adding to as I figure out where I'm going, so keep checking for new dates!), as well as document where I have been and what I have done with my very own google map! A permanent link to the map can be found in the "Stay Updated" section on the right side of the blog. Clicking "Mule Map -- Follow the Mule's Exploits" will take you to my special google map.

My first tour will revolve around getting as many Apple Store employees familiar with the sonic lighter as possible, and hopefully download it for themselves. I already did a trial run in the Bay Area with pretty good success. Now I will be trying my luck in other places. Stay Tuned!!

As always, if I'm going to be in your area feel free to send me an e-mail and let me know where I can find you to give you a light!

-The Mule

Sonic Lighter Used to Ignight the Home Team

2008-10-11T15:09:00.000-07:00

Thanks a ton to Andy for sending in this awesome Sonic Lighter moment! While attending a 49ers vs. Patriots game he thought it would help to light a fire under the 49ers to help their feet move a little faster. Unfortunately for Andy the Patriots were the ones who put on the heat and won 30-21. Better luck next time!

Keep on sending in those special moments and I'll post 'em!
Rock on.

-The Mule

Sonic Lighter at Fisherman's Warf

2008-10-10T09:35:00.000-07:00

A Light-Up event at Fisherman's Warf in San Francisco

The Mule at the Coit Tower

2008-10-09T09:46:00.000-07:00

Yet another interesting light up moment! If you have captured a special light up moment, and want me to post it on the blog, feel free to send me an email at themule [at] smule.com along with any pertinent information!
Keep smuling everyone!

-Mule

Golden Gate Bridge Light

2008-10-07T23:41:00.000-07:00

A Light-up event at the Golden Gate Bridge.

"A bridge signifies patient stability; therefore, it is sometimes used to represent government or magisterial offices. The bridge may also signify change or the desire for a change" -www.houseofnames.com

Does a bridge symbolize change and government at the same time? Quite ironic based on the fact that we are in an election year. Well I'll leave that up to you, but there is something very interesting that happened at this particular light up. I'll let you try and figure out what I'm talking about!

-The Mule

The Mule at Castro Street Fair San Francisco

2008-10-06T11:16:00.001-07:00

The Mule with Mitch Altman!
Originally uploaded by themulewashere

Yesterday's Castro Street Fair was a total blast. Lots of colorful folks were there to show support for the diversity that makes San Francisco such a wonderful city. There were cake walks by the Diamond Daggers Burlesque troupe, a Sexy Geological Cabaret, lots of Alice in Wonderland insanity, and various other great performances.

One particularly colorful fellow though was Mitch Altman the creator of the TVb-Gone and the Brain Machine (which I am wearing in the picture). Both of these inventions are available in kits or you can find instructions on how to do it yourself.

A special thanks to Max Barnaby and the World of Wonderment for letting me demonstrate the Sonic Lighter in the free vendor zone. I met lots of great people and it seemed like there were plenty of iPhone users who were stricken with amazement at the Sonic Lighters capabilities.

The Mule at Castro Street Fair

2008-10-04T13:15:00.000-07:00

I will be at the at the Barnaby's World of Wonderment section of the Castro Street Fair tomorrow (Sunday) in the Sciences tent. If you are around come by and I will give you a light! Hopefully the weather will cooperate. See you there!

Last Day in SF

2008-10-02T23:20:00.001-07:00

mulewithuser4
Originally uploaded by themulewashere

Today was a great day! And what better day to end my official stay in SF on? I met the first ever smule user who already had the app on his phone when he met me! In order to show my enthusiasm I am posting a picture of us here! I also saw a few other friendly people I had run into earlier in the week. I would say that Down Town San Fran was a success!
And as usual, feel free to send in a picture or video of an interesting/exciting light of your own!

-The Mule

Wednesday in the City

2008-10-01T23:34:00.001-07:00

City Tour for Solar with Investor
Originally uploaded by themulewashere

Hello Everyone. I spent the day in the Financial District of San Francisco. Now that the big Oracle Convention from last week is over it seems things have returned somewhat back to normal. A little bit lighter crowds today. But I did find one very interesting individual pictured here who seemed to like the Sonic Lighter. He is an investor in Solar Energy (similar business to the Sonic Lighter only the energy is measured in Watts instead of Joules) and taught me all about how solar panels work and the process for their production. It seems like solar is a good way to go. There was a stage set up in the Embarcadero Center Plaza demonstrating some of the new solar technology and had some solar panels on display. The City Tour is part of a west coast tour that will be in Seattle and Portland among other cities.

Video from Critical Mass

2008-10-01T23:21:00.000-07:00

Here is a video from last week's Critical Mass. More to Come!

The Mule in SF Financial District

2008-10-01T00:55:00.000-07:00

Tuesday the First of October I will once again be in the Financial district of San Francisco on the Smule Tricycle. If you are going to be in the area keep an eye out. The past couple days I have been touring around San Francisco getting people to light up in various famous places such as Lombard Street, Coit Tower, and Fisherman's Warf. If you are going to be in the area shoot me an e-mail and maybe I will be able to give you a light! Alright people keep on passing the flame!

-The Mule

Recap of Saturday in Dolores Park

2008-09-29T13:11:00.000-07:00

It was a fine Saturday afternoon in Dolores Park. The Expo for Independent Arts was in full swing and there were plenty of weekend people soaking up the rays. Thanks to the Expo there were bands of all types playing on a small stage and a lot of colorful people showing off their artistic capabilities. I spent some time on what I found out is called the Fruit Shelf at the South East portion of the park. Everyone there was very friendly and there was no shortage of tan and muscly bodies appreciating one of the few true summer weekend days the city has seen this year. The Sonic Lighter seemed to be an interesting topic for the people of the park and a few even decided to get lit by The Mule!

Critical Mass found the Mule

2008-09-27T09:46:00.000-07:00

Wow!! Yesterday was quite a day. Friday's in San Francisco mean a lot more tourists than usual, and I had no idea that critical mass was going to be happening, but luckily some very nice people informed me of it! I was also told that it was the 16th anniversary of the event, and it was pretty apparent that this was the case. I have never seen so many bicycles in one place, or so many motorists perturbed as much! But it was all in good fun and I think that everyone involved had a great time. I know I certainly did.

Today should be a little bit more laid back as I will be in Dolores Park trying to spread the light and entertain.

-The Mule

Third Day in San Francisco

2008-09-26T09:07:00.000-07:00

Today will be my third day in San Francisco so keep an eye out! I'm going to be in Down Town for a bit and then head up market to Embarcadero to see what I can see.

Tomorrow I'll be in the Lovely Dolores Park so if you are out and about stop by and I'll give you a light!

San Francisco Day 2 Was a Whopping Fun Time!

2008-09-24T19:45:00.001-07:00

Hellooooooo everyone out there in Smule land! Today was a good day! I spend most of the day riding around downtown San Francisco once again, and took a quick trip out to Dolores Park. There were plenty of people to meet and quite a few characters as you can immagine. One in particular was Travis the Action Weaver in Dolores Park who was weaving a beautiful new scarf and soaking up the rays while they are available!

I also met a writer from GQ magazine who was out here visiting from New York. He wrote an article on Ted Nugent at one point and was invited out to see the Ranch that Ted lives on, but unfortunately he had to settle for a phone interview for lack of time. He was a very nice guy.

So that's the synopsis of day 2 in SF, more to come tomorrow as I branch out and try to embrace the city a little bit more on my journey to spread the light!

Keep on groovin and I hope to meet all of you soon!

-The Mule

The Mule in San Francisco (take 2)

2008-09-23T08:35:00.000-07:00

Ok yesterday was a tragedy as far as San Francisco goes! Injustice was served as the CalTrain people would not let me board the train. They said I was too wide, or rather my Tricycle was! Well today is another shining day. I have arrangements with a lovely friend to transport the tricycle to the city this time.

So once again look out for The Mule around Union Square and if you see me ... well you already know what to do!

Sonic Lighter at Jackson Browne Concert!!

2008-09-23T08:23:00.000-07:00

Thanks to this Sonic Lighter user for sending in this awesome picture of the lighter at a Jackson Browne concert! Nice front row seats man!

So for all of you out there, keep on sending in those pictures and I'll keep putting them up. Have Fun!

The Mule in San Francisco

2008-09-22T08:04:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone! I will be in downtown San Francisco today so keep an eye out around Union Square and ask me for a light if you see me!

The Mule at Stanford

2008-09-19T11:51:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone! Today I will be on campus at Stanford so if you are in the area, look out for The Mule in the flesh!

So When Do We Start The Meetups?

2008-09-17T15:59:00.000-07:00

This post is dedicated to PalDavidO who left a very nice review on the Sonic Lighter app store page. PalDavidO asked "So when do we start the meetups?" This is the exact kind of question I am here to answer. And the answer is NOW!

Send me an E-mail at themule{at}smule.com or leave a comment on this blog about where you would like to see me next. I'm on a campaign to meet new people and encourage them to light up in as many cool and interesting places as possible.

Sonic Mule is all about encouraging people to meet up like PalDavidO suggested and I'm here to make sure that happens! So let the meeting up of people everywhere begin!

-The Mule

The First Light in Muir Woods!!!

2008-09-16T12:58:00.000-07:00

The stage has been set. The first unique light up event has been captured! Here is the official video.

If you have a unique/interesting light up that you have captured in some way, feel free to send it to me The Mule along with any information you are comfortable with including about the event! Remember that the Sonic Network is all about fostering positive interactions so have fun! I will continue to post unique lights along with other fun Mule related ventures here so stay tuned. Be safe, live well, and keep smiling at the people around you!!
-The Mule

The Very First Event. "Give a light"

2008-09-12T14:05:00.000-07:00

To kick things off I am going to extend an invitation to everyone to send in a picture of a unique Sonic Lighter lighting up event. Be creative! Find a friend or two who has the Sonic Lighter and give them a light in an interesting location, or in some totally unique situation. Be sure to capture it on video/camera and send it to me along with any other information you wish to include about yourself. Each week I will post the best light (or two if it is hard to find a best) along with any other information you feel comfortable with providing (remember privacy is key here). Once again, have fun, be creative, maybe even meet a new friend and, of course, enjoy the experience! Don't forget to stay up to date on the progress of the Sonic Network. Over and out for now.