I’m a fan of Glenn Marshall‘s music videos and his latest video shows why. It’s a generative video exploration of Radiohead’s Bodysnatchers, from In Rainbows. Here’s how Marshall explains how the audio is interacting with the generative video: 1. Bass guitar – makes the red shading on the red zeno pulsate. 2. Lead guitar –… Read More Generative Music Visualization – Radiohead’s Bodysnatchers
Prime Loops, a new sample library site, has officially gone live with a selection of downloadable sound suites, remix competitions and free music production tutorials. Available formats include: Wav, Rmx/Rex2 Loops, Akai MPC, Acid, Ableton Live Packs, Apple Loops, Reason Refills, and presets for Kontakt, EXS24, MPC, Battery, Halion, Mach Five, Emu X2, Ableton, Reason,… Read More Prime Loops Goes Live
Doctors are using the Bee Gees‘ classic dance hit Stayin’ Alive to help train people to do chest compression for CPR. In a small study from the University of Illinois medical school, doctors and students maintained close to the ideal number of CPR chest compressions per minute while listening to the disco hit from the 1977 movie… Read More Strange Fact: Bee Gees’ Disco Hit Key To Good CPR
SoundCloud – a free file sharing service for musicians – has added a Creative Commons option, so you can share music in ways that let others freely copy it: The CC license support on SoundCloud is pretty straight-forward. You can pick a license when you upload a track, and you can set a default license… Read More SoundCloud Adds Creative Commons Support
Designer Bill McMullen has immortalized the MPC in rings of sterling silver (above) and gold. The run of silver is sold out, but the gold-plated era edition remains in stock. The ring retails for $225.
The Crystal Method are doing their thing across the US in a series of weekend club gigs to test out new material for their upcoming album, which has yet to be titled. The new release is expected in early 2009. The Crystal Method Tour Dates 10/16/08 Daytona Beach, FL – The Coliseum 10/17/08 Tampa,… Read More The Crystal Method US Tour Dates
Stylophone 2007, midi-retrofitted by Diabolical Devices / Class A Electronics, LLC
Masterbeat is a new digital download music site that specializes in dance and electronica genres including House, Disco, Electro, Trance, Garage and Pop. Masterbeat.com sells DRM-free MP3’s. “These are the dance tracks made by and for the industry’s top DJs and remixers,” said Brett Henrichsen, Founder and President of Masterbeat, at the site’s announcement in… Read More New Site Masterbeat Focuses On Electronic Music Downloads
Here’s some freaky weird music science accompanied by a scary baby doll photo: Babies as young as five months old can tell the difference between upbeat and gloomy music, providing more evidence that the brain’s ability to detect emotion develops early. So, if you’ve got young kids around the house, you may want to put… Read More Freaky Music News: Babies Know If You’re Listening To Depressing Music
Jean Michel Jarre has announced that he’s killed off plans for a Houston concert DVD: WE REALISE HOW MUCH YOU WERE ALL LOOKING FORWARD TO THE HOUSTON CONCERT BEING AVAILABLE ON DVD, HOWEVER THE UPCOMING RELEASE BY FRANCIS DREYFUS MUSIC HAS BEEN CANCELLED. DUE TO THE EVIDENT POOR QUALITY OF THE FILM, WHICH HAS… Read More Jean Michel Jarre Kills Houston Concert DVD
