Let’s go out tonight ok? The seven videos in the playlist above show pretty much exactly what the clubs I went to in 1987 were like. This club happened to be in San Diego California but it really doesn’t matter. The music, hair, clothes and dance style were true to the NY area too. Enjoy!
“Stratus Dance Club was the premier alcohol-free young adult nightclub in Southern California from 1978 to 1987. Located in Casa de Oro – the foothills of Mt. Helix , Stratus catered to high-school and college students from San Diego County to as far north as Los Angeles.” – youtube.com/user/stratusdanceclub
For more info: facebook.com/groups/54649181374/
This entry was written by , posted on September 16, 2011 at 4:13 am, filed under music, video and tagged 1987, new wave, Nightclub. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
If you are in the New York City area next weekend, September 24 come to SAE on 1293 Broadway and hang out with Ableton, Propellerheads, Steinberg, Keyboard Magazine, Celemony (Melodyne), SSL, IK Multimedia and many more pro-audio companies. They set up exhibits in the classrooms and practice rooms. It’s a great chance to see and demo new (sometimes yet released/announced) products. There is also an extensive panel series. You can sit and watch a group of people chat about a number of music related topics. I will be speaking on the “The Future Tech Tools Guide: How to us new music platforms & APPs to build your business & create a better workflow.” panel. The event is free but you have to register in advance. Come say hello: imsta.org/imsta_festa.php
“IMSTA FESTA, a celebration of music technology, features exhibits from the major music technology companies on the market today as well as the highly educating Shocklee Innertainment Panel series about music, creativity and business. Come hang out with NYC’s community of musicians, producers, engineers, DJ’s, artists, managers, studio owners, coders, music students and audio tech enthusiasts. You never know who you may run into.” – imsta.org
Register today: imsta.org/imsta_festa
This entry was written by , posted on September 15, 2011 at 4:08 am, filed under Ableton Live, business, interviews, live performance and tagged Event, IMSTA, IMSTA FESTA, SAE, Shocklee. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
My TC Electronic Powercore PCI recently died. I became quite in love with the TC-Helicon VoiceModler plug-in. After some research and contacting the company I discovered their Voiceworks Plus hardware unit contained the same algorithms. I was able to get a “B-Stock” unit from NovaMusik for $350. It’s an amazing piece of kit. It does do exactly what the Voicemodler plug-in did and a lot more. More importantly it does it clearer, brighter, sharper, bassier and with zero CPU load or latency. I know this little review isn’t the new VoiceLive Rack but my point is Helicon makes really good products for vocals. I don’t believe the VoiceLive Rack has the modeling stuff but nevertheless if it’s anything like their other products it should be great on your voice. Maybe this unit has some tricks the Voiceworks doesn’t? I’m also starting to think I need to bring one of these units on the road with me.
“VoiceLive Rack combines a transparent, digitally controlled mic preamp, a full suite of adaptive pre-effects, and TC-Helicon’s industry leading, complete vocal effects path to produce any vocal sound you’ve heard or dreamed of. Now, whether you’re constructing a giant vocal track for your latest tune or mixing front-of-house at today’s tour stop, VoiceLive Rack delivers the vocal magic.” – tc-helicon.com
For more info: tc-helicon.com/products/voicelive-rack/
This entry was written by , posted on September 13, 2011 at 10:12 am, filed under hardware, song writing and tagged TC Helicon, VoiceLive, Voiceworks. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
One of the great things about the Traktor S4 system is it’s Loop Decks and multicolored/use wave display. From a producers standpoint who DJs the DJ PowerTools sound packs could be interest. They are basically sounds specifically created for use within Traktor. We are at the point where Traktor can be used as a studio remix tool. In some ways it’s more fun than a carefully planned DAW session.
“DJ PowerTools are the world’s first sound packs designed for controllerists. Using cue points and effects, any DJ can play synth instruments inside DJ software and remix songs on the fly.” – djtechtools.com
For more info: djtechtools.com/store/dj-powertools.html
This entry was written by , posted on at 6:48 am, filed under DJ and tagged DJ PowerTools, Ean Golden, native instruments, Traktor, Traktor S4. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This is part of a Kickstarter project and documentary film in the making. To find out more and help the project be completed: click here
“Sun Boxes is a solar powered sound installation. It’s comprised of twenty speakers operating independently, each powered by the sun via solar panels. There is a different loop in each box programmed to play a different guitar note continuously. These guitar notes make a Bb chord. Because the loops are a different length, once the piece begins they continually overlap and the piece slowly evolves over time.”
For more info: kickstarter.com/projects/sun-boxes
This entry was written by , posted on September 12, 2011 at 10:42 am, filed under music and tagged installation, Kickstarter, Sun Boxes. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
We often take for granted the technology that helps us interact with computer databases, cash machines and thousands of other electronic systems. You have to remember that each system we use was designed. The screen graphics, buttons we touch and audio we hear is all planned out by designers. The Talk to Me exhibit at MoMA is showing 194 installations (see them now: click here). Some pieces stand as they were created and used in our current world. Other works are mashups or futuristic dream devices. Coinciding with the exhibit are scheduled talks, tours and family workshops. I know I am definitely going to check it out.
“Talk to Me explores the communication between people and things. All objects contain information that goes well beyond their immediate use or appearance. In some cases, objects like cell phones and computers exist to provide us with access to complex systems and networks, behaving as gateways and interpreters. The exhibition focuses on objects that involve a direct interaction, such as interfaces, information systems, visualization design, and communication devices, and on projects that establish an emotional, sensual, or intellectual connection with their users. Examples range from a few iconic products of the late 1960s to several projects currently in development—including computer and machine interfaces, websites, video games, devices and tools, furniture and physical products, and extending to installations and whole environments.” – moma.org
For more info: moma.org/calendar/exhibitions/1080
photo credit: mattrichardson
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Wir Sind Angekommen – The Horrorist by thingstocome
A 9/11 song I recorded in 2001.
Days cold in time our prison trapped within the walls of lies. Holding back a voice and secrets in the darkness with open eyes. We pray for light for light and reason from the force of terror’s hands. But without any concessions now we stand and fight.
Gemetzel. Schlachten. Wir sind angekommen.
Gemetzel. Schlachten. Wir sind angekommen.[Slaughter. Butcher. We have arrived.]
Keep moving. Keep moving forward.
For more info: wikipedia.org/wiki/9/11
This entry was written by , posted on September 11, 2011 at 6:34 am, filed under music, political and tagged 2001, September 11, terrorism, The Horrorist, Things to Come Records, war, Wir Sind Angekommen. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Indeed.
“The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is a trust that represents the recording industry distributors in the United States. Its members consist of record labels and distributors, which the RIAA say “create, manufacture and/or distribute approximately 85% of all legitimate sound recordings produced and sold in the United States”.” – Wikipedia.org
This entry was written by , posted on September 9, 2011 at 9:36 am, filed under political and tagged RIAA. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
This week we see two new apps for iOS that let you “remix your life”!
MadPad from Smule is like Cambox on steroids. It is very similar except it’s iPad native and you can browse other peoples sets. I absolutely love the browsing feature. I can already see people creating some nice modular or synth sets. This is a wicked app that anyone creative will love.
With VidRhythm you record some video clips and auto creates a music video for you. Although it’s more a fun toy than something you are going to create a real music video the concept is great. It’s not too unlike the web service Animoto. EDIT: After playing with the app a little maybe you CAN make something special…
“Remix your life with MadPad! Turn everyday sights and sounds like your car, an empty soda can, or your friends into the ultimate percussive instrument. Oh the possibilities! Woosh, boom, clap…anything can be music. Just aim the camera and shoot the sounds all around you: your local café, car, kitchen, kids, cat, friends… MadPad magic will take care of the rest. Or have fun playing with the hundreds of free premade sets.” – smule.com/madpad
“Remix your world! Introducing VidRhythm, the fun and easy way to make video music from Harmonix, the makers of Rock Band™ and Dance Central™. Video-sample yourself, your friends, your pets, or anything else, and use VidRhythm to instantly mash it up into a crazy video remix!” – vidrhythm.com
For more info: smule.com/madpad and vidrhythm.com
This entry was written by , posted on at 5:27 am, filed under iPad, iPhone, video and tagged iOS, MadPad, VidRhythm. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
When I first got into softsynths Linplug’s products were some of my favorites. I have created some wonderful songs using Albino. Curios what they have been up to I went over to Linplug’s website and found they are about to release a new device called Relectro. I’m not sure exactly what it does. Is it a sample manipulator? I couldn’t find any YouTube demos so we will have to wait a few days/weeks for it’s release to really get into it.
“It’s no delay. no eq. compressor. no filter and no pitch shifter. But it does all that on a per wave cyle basis. Fire up some of the most boring, overused, outdated drums you have and relectro them into something completely different.” – Linplug.com
For more info: linplug.com/Instruments/relectro/relectro.htm
This entry was written by , posted on September 8, 2011 at 3:55 am, filed under plug-ins and tagged Linplug, Relectro. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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