Native Instruments has announced an upcoming KORE 2 workshop tour for US and Canada. On 11 dates in different cities, NI product specialists will demonstrate the unique musical workflow of KORE 2, and how to efficiently integrate its versatile functionality in different studio and stage setups. Workshop topics include: Introduction to KORE 2, efficient usage… Read More Native Instruments Announces KORE 2 Workshop Tour
London’s Southbank Centre is one of the hippest venue’s in the world, and it’s the home of an event, Massive Attack’s Meltdown 2008, that may be the event of the year. Massive Attack’s Meltdown will feature performances from: Gong – Seeded in Paris during the 1968 student riots, Gong weave their unique magic with an… Read More Massive Attack’s Meltdown May Be The Event Of The Year
Electro-Music – a forum & site focusing on electro-acoustic music, has announced electro-music 2008, a three day conference/music festival to be held at the Renaissance Center in Kingsport Tennessee, August 14 – 16, 2008. The program will include lectures, demos, jam sessions, and concerts. The scope of this festival is very broad, covering all aspects… Read More Electro-Music 2008 Festival
This video, via BBTV, is really pretty strange. At the 2008 Bent Festival for experimental electronic music, Xeni encountered Krach der Roboter (“Noise Robot”), who offers a message of peace, crackers, and chaotic tonal algorithms for all mankind. “Why do humans love robots so much?” Xeni asks. “Actually, people love animals, babies, and robots,” Krach… Read More Bizarre Circuit Bending Video
Controversy is brewing over a wall-mounted gadget that tortures teens and young adults with sound. The Mosquito, which is designed to target loiterers, projects a shrill noise reported to be only audible to teens and young adults. Nearly 1,000 units of the device have been sold in the United States and Canada, sold under the… Read More Should It Be Legal To Torture Kids With Sound?
simonsound has announced a new radio series looking at the history of electronic music as a worldwide phenomenon. The 10 part series, called The Tone Generation, is presented by electronic musician and film-maker Ian Helliwell. Starting in Europe and finishing in the Southern Hemisphere, Ian will be playing vintage tracks – some celebrated, many obscure… Read More The Tone Generation Podcast – Around The World In Electronic Sound
This is a little off-topic, interesting just the same: Honda’s ASIMO humanoid robot will be “conducting” the Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) at a concert performance with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma at 8 p.m., Tuesday, May 13. Honda hopes ASIMO’s appearance will draw attention to the DSO’s youth music programs, and particularly DSO’s effort to encourage… Read More Honda’s ASIMO Robot To “Conduct” The Detroit Symphony Orchestra
City Skies 08 Electronic Music Festival will be held in the Atlanta area on May 2-3, 2008. The list of performers includes musicians from around the U.S. heard on Music From the Hearts of Space, Echoes, Star’s End, Soma FM, StillStream, Galactic Travels, and more. Musical styles will range from ambient to downtempo chillout to… Read More City Skies 08 Electronic Music Festival
East West has announced a new contest – Score This Movie The company is providing a 2-minute downloadable movie for you to score using Eastwest or Eastwest/Quantum Leap instruments. The winer will receive all PLAY products released before April 30, 2008. For each PLAY product the winner already has, they can substitute another EW produced… Read More EastWest Wants You To Score A Movie
Here are some of the posts that have been generating some interesting discussion this week. If you haven’t weighed in on them yet, check out what others are saying and then add your two cents worth! Minneapolis Hates Kraftwerk – the Minneapolis Star Tribune says that Kraftwerk‘s show there was a snoozer – “With all… Read More What People Are Talking About This Week At Synthtopia
