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Sunday, May 9, 2021
The 2021 SLAMMY AWARDS & LANAI JARRICO'S 16TH REZDAY GALA MAY 9TH 1 PM-4:30 PM SLT
Tuesday, April 20, 2021
"HUMPDAY ROCKS” 7PM SLT SETH REGAN/MANKIND TRACER @ SLE Media Center
SETH REGAN/MANKIND TRACER BRINGS HIS LIVE WEEKLY VIDEO SHOW TO SECOND LIFE AT THE SL ENQUIRER MEDIA CENTER!
ARRIVE EARLY… For the first time ever, Wednesday night at 7PM SLT Seth will be streaming this live video show into SL at The SL Enquirer's Media Center! Seth continues to break new ground with his X-Stream™ live video cross-stream events.
LANDMARK http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Akamai/197/32/22
Join Seth tonight and every Wednesday Night as he helps us kick off the weekend early with his new "Humpday Rocks" live unplugged acoustic show!
Invite friends, share the live stream and maybe even have Seth play your request live on the air during his show.
PLUS someone is gonna win Seth's awesome “Covers - Part I” 25 songs double album!
Grab the song list and let's see what kind of trouble we can get into when Humpday Rocks!
Click here to check out Seth's song list:
http://www.sethregan.com/Seth-Regan-Song-List.pdf
If your friends & family aren't on Facebook or Second Life, send them to http://www.sethreganmusic.com
Monday, April 19, 2021
Seth Regan Does It Again with Live Streamed RL Video in SL!
Veteran SL rocker Mankind Tracer (Seth Regan in real life) is known for his pioneering efforts in live music since his start in SL in 2006. Sunday night promised another amazing success for us all! If you missed it, Seth introduced his new live streaming platform into SL under the banner of his recently introduced X-Stream™ (cross-stream) brand. Seth performed live on video in real life and managed to provide the live video stream to fans inside Second Life. There was definitely no shortage of attendees at his awesome premiere event!
Back in 2009 Seth first introduced SL to live video, utilizing what was then a very clumsy way around the limitations of SL’s back end. With this new X-Stream™ version, the video was very smooth, and the audio that the stream carried was just as clean. Many people flocked to this first-of-its-kind event at Seth’s new venue, The Sweet Sp*t. The video stream was also shown to Seth’s real-life fans and was carried by nearly 100 Facebook groups and pages, SL and non SL related
Seth plans on continuing to provide audiences with these new “Live Video in SL” shows. He will be offering these shows to select venues as well as more well-known SL brands as a means of furthering their marketing strategies, and of course because they’re very fun! Seth is himself a successful business owner in design and marketing with many high-profile global brands as clients. He has used his real-life skills to propel and keep him at the top of the live music game in SL for nearly 15 years.
Advertisers will also be able to take advantage of these X-Stream™ shows by having their logos on the actual video screens, which will also be shown to RL fans, many SL-related Facebook groups, and of course the many real-life groups and pages that carry Seth’s regular live video shows.
Venues and businesses interested in advertising on this new platform or booking a live show are encouraged to email [ info at seth regan dot com ] with your serious inquiries.
Find Seth Online
Website: http://www.sethregan.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/sethreganmusic
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mankindtracer
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/sethreganmusic
Saturday, April 3, 2021
Thursday, January 21, 2021
Sunday 2PM SLT Grand Opening of The Sweet Sp*t by Mankind Tracer
This is gonna be big! The Sweet Sp*t, a brand new rock venue created by veteran SL rocker Mankind Tracer (Seth Regan in RL), will be open to all of SL 24/7, to enjoy live shows, DJ’s or just come hang out on your time off when you just wanna listen to some music (which will be playing round the clock).
Doors open this Sunday, January 24 at 1:30PM SLT. SL Press will be at the event so if you’re ok with possibly having your pic in the news, then do come, otherwise, better wear a mask!
You don't want to miss this one!
SCHEDULE OF EVENTS:
1:00PM SLT - Doors open for SL Press
1:30PM SLT - Doors open to the public
2:00PM SLT - Mankind Tracer performs live
3:00PM SLT - Mankind and Max Kleene performs a dual-stream the Max takes the stream
You can even grab real life T-shirts and other stuff for men and women branded with the venue's very cool logo.
Check it out here - https://teespring.com/TheSweetSpotSL
Join The Sweet Sp*t SL Group
secondlife:///app/group/d79a93ef-bb8c-354c-e9d1-221ff3f92832/about
Join the Facebook event for reminder notification:
https://www.facebook.com/events/711513709730752
Be sure to "Like" the Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/TheSweetSpotSL
Press contact: info@sethregan.com
Wednesday, January 20, 2021
Spotlight on Seth Regan aka Mankind Tracer- A Professional live musician touring around SL- Orion Baral Reporting...
The SL Enquirer sat down with one of the more famous musical artists in Second Life. Seth Regan aka "Mankind Tracer". He quickly became a fan favorite, Seth rose to be one of the top rock artists and maintains that status today, among the now hundreds of performers in SL. Many of the millions of global members have become familiar with Seth's music and brand. During his time performing in Second Life, Seth has been the recipient of the most prestigious awards including "Best Live Performer", "Best Singer-Songwriter", "Listener's Choice Award" and the "2011 Best of SL Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Second Life".
Orion Baral (OB): Seth, thank you for finally sitting down with us, it has been a long time coming. And to start off I would like to preemptively apologize for Lanai, she is in one of her irresponsible moods. With that being said, a lot of people don't know that you and I have known each other for over a decade in Second Life and in real life. We have a long history, but a good friendship has stayed true. I took a long break from Second Life and you finally talked me into coming to your comeback show on March 29th, 2020. There were over 300 people at that show for World Health Organization (WHO). That raised a lot of money and was sponsored by Linden Labs and Firestorm. Can you tell me what that means to you for one, the accolades from those two companies and the ability to perform in front of 300 people and doing it all for charity?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: It's great that we can keep our friendships going, starting in SL and moving to RL, either way, I'm thankful to have you both as my friends for so long. The Return Show in March was wonderful. I took a few years off and was truly floored by such an incredibly heartwarming "welcome home"! Linden Labs and Firestorm were both very generous in sponsoring the event. LL provided the 4 sims and FS matched all donations. After all, was said and done, we raised over $2500 USD in 90 minutes! As my first show back, it really was incredible to have 300 people attend. As always, I think about half of them crashed the stage, after I invited people up towards the end of the show as I often do but WOW... you all almost knocked me off the stage. Actually, now that I think about it YOU were there Orion.... I think YOU were the one who almost knocked me off!!!
Honestly, all I can say is that it's a very humbling experience, to receive such support, such kindness, and love, after being gone for a while. Really, it still warms my heart when I think about it.
Lanai: As much as I make fun of you behind your back. I think you are a cool dude.
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: Well thank you very much. What would the family be without a little sibling funnery!
OB: Ok you two, and BTW Seth I wasn't even that close to you and I didn’t even push you. A stern shove sure but not much. Anyway enough blame being thrown about let's get back to the interview. So, I will ask the normal questions like who inspired you to make music? This I ask every musician I interview because it is enlightening to see the responses and learning more about what makes them tick.
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: HA! It's ok... as I'm fond of saying, my "family" in SL gets a pass MOST of the time so she's safe for now! As for the music, I'd have to credit my mother for always singing around the house even when I was very small. There was always music around. I did end up taking some piano lessons at around 9 years old, but I found I was able to pick out tunes by ear, more than I had the patience for the "right" way to learn piano. Later on, in my early teens, I found that a new high school friend (after I had switched schools) was studying guitar. When I'd hang at his house he would show me a few things here and there and I just kinda picked it up, started playing by ear like I did on piano, and it just took off from there.
OB: Well as you can see she started in already. So what brought you into Second Life back in 2006? And how did you originally hear about Second Life?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: I originally found SL after seeing an ad mid-2006 on Yahoo. It was the second ad I saw that prompted me to check out this new thing called a "virtual world". Being in the design space (website design mostly back then) I was up on tech and found the whole notion of a virtual world intriguing. It was only after joining that I immediately put the pieces together and started planning how to perform my live shows in there, only to find I was not the only one to have thought about this very novel idea!
Lanai: Are you sure you didn’t read about it in The SL Enquirer?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: HA! Could be :-P
OB: So with you being in Second Life for such a long time, what would you change about the industry, pertaining to Second Life obviously, what would it be?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: Not a thing! SL has evolved as it has because of the many users globally. It's a community more than anything and the community itself is what I believe has caused its inevitable evolution. So all things considered, I wouldn't change a thing. SL has been amazing to me for over 14 years. I have a very large family, built over time and always growing. It is an incredibly supportive community full of love and more heart than I think people realize. I am friends with a lot of other musicians in SL who have secured a stable career in SL so I don't think they'd change a thing either. If there was one single thing, it would be allowing for more people to fit on one sim!
OB: The limitation of people on a sim can be a downfall I fully understand that. What was your impression of this or any virtual world now? We have noticed a decline in subscriptions here in Second Life, has that hindered your shows any?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: It's an interesting question. But I'll be perfectly honest, I gave up on gauging my shows or even my SL career as a whole by any sort of unit of measure. Some shows have a lot of people, some shows are more intimate. I just love being able to bring my music to so many people around the world. If one line of one of my songs reaches one person's heart, then it's a good day for me. I'm fond of saying, "I've reached more people globally through SL that I had through 20 years of touring"... I believe this still holds true. There are so many talented new artists that have entered SL since Covid started. Many RL venues have sadly been forced to close, so artists have had to find other means of expression and also other means of supporting themselves. There are also so many shows to go to now at any given time. It does affect attendance, especially for the newer artists but as the saying goes, the cream will always rise to the top. So I do believe the community will do as they always have and that is, they will go to the shows they feel the most connection to. I think there's plenty of room in SL for as many artists who want to try their hand at it, and many can be successful, if they have the chops, if they're good and if they understand the business side of the business they're in. Many don't, and that hurts more than being out of tune occasionally, but that doesn't mean they can't learn the business side of things. I am always happy to help as I can when artists reach out.
OB: Seth you got a toe in everything. From logo designs to your rock-inspired gear for men and women. Can you tell us more about what you do outside of music?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: I have been a professional graphic/web designer and marketer for many years. I've been fortunate enough to have done work for the likes of Paramount, Warner Bros., Disney, The US Army, CNBS. Burger King, Pizza Hut, NEC, W Hotels, Wired Magazine, Conde Naste, among others. I also like to help my fellow SL'ers. For example, I get pinged fairly often with requests for me to design a professional logo for venues or other SL businesses, to help build their brand identity. I'm always happy to help my fellow SL'ers as I can and of course, I do offer everything at a steep discount. I also have a lighting company, we design and manufacture a pretty large line of completely custom, handcrafted antique style lighting fixtures. We've done lighting for movies like The Last Samurai, Jesse James, Benjamin Buttons, The US Capital, USPS, hotels, Celebrity homes, etc. It's another creative outlet for me which I really enjoy. I do also enjoy making the SL clothing for R:O:K Store which Brandy and I worked on together. Although she's no longer with us, we have this as her legacy and a testament to her immense love for the SL community. After all, is said and done though, I wouldn't be "me" without my music. It is what defines me, it's what drives me. I am the happiest "me" when I'm in the throws of the emotion I get caught up in when playing/singing a tune.
Lanai: I'm diggin the gold chevron tie front crop top. Can I get a discount?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: NO!!!! 10 dollah for you!!!!
OB: That is great you gotten to work with many Fortune 500 and 100 companies. Has to feel good having your creative talents appreciated like that. So tell me, what are your favorite and least favorite venues? I know you used to play a venue back in 2006-2008 called TOM. Can you enlighten us about that venue owner and his inspiration to you and your music that made you who you are today?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: I have to say my favorite venue right now is the one I've poured my heart into the building, my own venue, The Sweet Sp*t, which will be officially launching Sunday, Jan 24th, 2PM SLT. As for The Temple of Mankind, well the venue owner was a douche, so I learned a lot about what NOT to be!
Lanai: Apparently the least is Club Lanai cause he hasn't done a charity show there yet...
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: Hmmmmm
Lanai: This wouldn't be the SL Enquirer if I didn't ask this irresponsible question. What do you say to all the haters out there that have a problem with you being such a badass in the SL Music scene?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: LOL! All I can say is that everyone is entitled to their opinion, provided it is an educated one. Hating for the sake of fitting in helps no one. You may think you know someone, but then you get to know who they are, as a person, as an individual, beyond what the "public" opinion is and all that changes. Take me for example... I'm truly an evil evil person and I deserve no remorse. So if you see me, get those rotten eggs ready!
OB: Well that was a bit rude about the venue owner of TOM... sigh, but is there anything else you would like to share with our readers?
Seth Regan / Mankind Tracer: Well I have this slice of pie I was gonna share with everyone... but I ate it all. Sorry :-( Seriously though, I would like to simply share that when you go to a show, well I can only speak for myself here, so when you come to my own shows, as much as I appreciate the tips, please make sure to tip the venues first. They are the ones paying for EVERYTHING! Please keep that in mind when you go to live music or any other events put on by an SL venue or business.
There you have it, folks, I hope you had a bit of fun as Lanai and I have interviewed Seth. Truth be told, Seth and I have known each other for over 14 years in Second Life and in real life. He truly is a very talented person and it is an honor to say he is my friend. So take the time and go listen to some of his covers and also a lot of his original songs and take the time to get to know the man. You will have a good time, I guarantee it!
Ciao,
Orion
Additional Information
Be sure to join thousands of other SL family members on the "Friends of Mankind" group in Second Life. For bookings & business matters, performances, design & marketing requests, send a notecard in worlds or email info@sethregan.com
Website: http://www.sethregan.com
"Like" the Seth Regan Music Facebook page to get notifications of Seth live RL video shows and SL shows:
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mankindtracer
Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/sethreganmusic
Accolades
Award Winner 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Second Life
Residents Choice Fav. Live Musician 2009
BOSL Best Live Performer 2008
Vain, Inc 2008 Readers Choice Best SL Live Musician
2009 & 2010 - Best Singer/Songwriter Award
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
PR:Second Life’s Rocker Campaigning For New Original Album
Seth has been performing his live music concerts in Second Life for over 6 years. Quickly becoming a fan favorite, Seth rose to being the top live rock artist and maintains that status today, among the now hundreds of performers in SL. He is Second Life's most widely recognized live performer. During his time performing in Second Life, Seth has been the recipient of the most prestigious awards including “Best Live Performer”, “Listener’s Choice Award” and, most recently, "2011 Best of SL Lifetime Achievement Award for Outstanding Contributions to Second Life". Seth has donated many hours of his time and performances to various charity events. These include helping to promote awareness and raise money for Relay For Life, Buddy Walk, ALS, Wounded Warriors and others, even helping friends and fans raise money for their more personal needs.
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
INTRODUCING SLoupon! Coming at the end of August 2012!
SLoupon... "Amazing Group Deals for your Second Life Exploration!"
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Thursday, May 31, 2012
SL9B EVENT: Street Fair and Pub Crawl June 19-14, 2012 6-9pm slt Brought to you by The Tracer I Birman Agency
Second Life is celebrating it's 9th Birthday. The Tracer | Birman Agency has decided to produce our own event. "The SL9B Street Fair and Pub Crawl" will take place June 19-24 in Second Life.
Get more info here: http://sethreganmusic.blogspot.com/2012/05/sl9b-street-fair-and-pub-crawl.html
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Mankind Tracer virtually LIVE atThe SL Enquirer- November 14th @ 5pm slt
Join SLE for an exclusive encore event as Mankind Tracer performs virtually LIVE for fans at The SL Enquirer Media Center!
Recently finishing up the Peace, Love and Belief V Event, Mankind Tracer can be found, guitar in hand, and ready to energize a crowd with his originals blended perfectly with his voice.
Every artist has their own special sound. Sometimes we can compare them to others more familiar or some are just too unique for comparison. Mankind has such a voice. The power of music is a well known fact and breaks all language barriers. It can get a person to move to the beat and not even realize it. For me music not only makes me want to dance, I enjoy the meaning of his songs. One thing about this rockstar is that he shares his stories with all of us. If you have not experienced a Mankind Tracer concert, I recommend it.
The SL Enquirer Media Center Concert Grounds
http://slurl.com/secondlife/San%20Jose%20East1/224/64/23
Who is Mankind Tracer?
Sunday, November 6, 2011
MANKIND TRACER'S PLB V - November 6th @12PM at The SL Enquirer Media Center
The SL Enquirer is proud to be participating in the "Peace, Love and Belief V" 60 Sim Live Video Concert Event! This is the fifth year that Mankind Tracer has put on such an event and The SL Enquirer will be among the venues hosting this year! Fifty Percent of all tips and even sales of Mankind's 3 CD's will be going to some incredible advancement on research for Lou Gehrig's Disease at Northwestern University. Be here at SLE to be part of Second Life History!
Mark your Calendars and Join us for a garden party with free SLE ad drawings, Truth or Dare, spin the bottle and lots of mixing & mingling.
Networking with other virtual professionals is always welcomed at SLE so be sure to bring your business cards to exchange with the awesome peeps you meet!
Read More to learn about this video concert event
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
SL Enquirer: Metastock 2011 Rocks Second Life! Cynamon pearl reporting...
Metastock 2011 peformance artist competition rocked Second Life this past weekend with twenty artists performing for Grand prize of 500usd. The event kicked off without a hinge leaving a lasting impression.
Although, their weren’t any long haired patchouli wearing hippis at Metastock this past weekend, Metastock’s launch in Second Life will no doubt linger indefinitely. The digital equivalent of Woodstock came to the Grid and dropped some of the best emerging talent that a virtual world has to offer. This live artist contest-event was brought to you buy Metatunes, “Itunes for the Metaverse” the Itunes equivalent in virutual worlds. The Metastock concept is un-precedented providing not only a platform for artists to promote themselves but a web based music distribution site for artists to liscence and sell their music.
Friday, August 12, 2011
METASTOCK SUMMER 2011-Presented by Metatunes AUGUST 13-14TH @ 10am SLT
Ends: August 14th at 9PM SLT
MetaTunes, called "iTunes for the Metaverse", presents 20 of Second Life’s biggest talents for one epic virtual weekend of music, fans and entertainment like you’ve never experienced before! Your favorite performers will battle it out for a Grand Prize of $500 USD and you, the fans will be the ones who decides who wins the Grand Prize! No judges! No jury!
We’ve now added a Second Place Prize: Second Place will be awarded to the performer who comes in, well, Second! The Second Place Prize will be Two Free Cover Song Licenses on the Meta Tunes Store! – Valued at $100 USD!!! This means two songs licensed at the PLATINUM PACKAGE meaning you will have free license for 200 copies of your cover tune for sale on The MetaTunes Store!
Meta Stock will kick off on Saturday morning, August 13th at 10AM SLT, with some of the best live talent in Second Life performing. Then on Sunday morning starting at 10AM SLT, the next 10 artists will battle it out to see who has the most dedicated fans in the Metaverse!
SEE SCHEDULE
Sunday, July 31, 2011
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF METATUNES!
There are millions of talented performers in the world. Some play covers. Some play all originals. Some play both. When iTunes first hit the scene, it offered original artists, mainly the very well known, a great new way to get their music out to the masses on a solid, marketed platform with a huge name behind it. The problem was and remains, how does an unknown, independent artist get clearance to also sell their recorded cover tunes of the artists they love and admire? Well, Copyright Law is very strict! Compulsory Licensing, required for any artist selling any cover, can be obtained, but it's not always an easy process. Furthermore, royalties must be paid to the Copyright holder(s) which means even more leg work… and paperwork.
Introducing MetaTunes! http://www.metatunes.org
FOR COVER ARTISTS
Friday, April 29, 2011
The Official Launch of "The Village" and "Club Graffiti" - Friday April 29, 2011 1PM SLT.- Contact Kalli Birman
The Village, Second Life's newest hot spot, will be having The Official Launch on Friday April 29th at 1PM SLT. Owned by Mankind Tracer and KalliBirman, The Village is modeled after Greenwich Village, NYC of the 1970's and will be home to some of the best couture boutiques Second Life has to offer including House of RFyre, Gizza, Paris Metro, Tres Beau, Bliss Couture, Vogue, Blacklace.
The Village is also home to the new underground rock venue, "Club Graffiti". It is inspired by one of the most famous clubs in Greenwich Village, CBGB's and the area where the whole punk movement of the 1970's began. Artists such as David Bowie, The Ramones,Blondie, The Talking Heads and many others made their way through CBGB's to begin a new revolution in music.
Club Graffiti will host weekly shows by top SL musicians. Mankind Tracer, one of Second Life's most well known live performers and co-owner of The Village, will also perform every Sunday night at 9PM SLT.
The launch will be opened by the popular band The Follow at 1pm slt and will continue at 2pm slt with a performance by Mankind Tracer. It is asked that all attendees remove any attachments and scripted objects prior to arrival to help reduce lag.
The sim will open at 12:30PM SLT to allow time for guests to arrive.
12:30PM SLT - guest arrival
1:00PM SLT - The Follow performs -http://www.thefollow.com
2:00PM SLT - Mankind Tracer performs -http://www.sethregan.com
TELEPORT NOW! http://slurl.com/secondlife/Good%20Day%20Sunshine/143/74/21
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