On December 3rd I attended the Jazz Loft Project book and website launch event at the West End Wine Bar in Durham, NC. WUNC’s Frank Stasio, always on top of local goings on, clued me in. It was packed, despite the venue being situated by LOCAL TRAFFIC ONLY signs from …
The Participant Listener
In the seminal essay The Prospects of Recording, Glenn Gould “explores the vast changes in musical ontology, phenomenology, production, and listening brought about by audio recording” (see Audio Culture, edited by Christoph Cox and Daniel Warner, pp 115-126). The Glenn Gould archives have Part A of that essay online, but …
The Obamas transform the White House into a Salon
In the comic strip Doonesbury, the White House is an iconic representation of all that is wrong with America and American power, the ironic home of presidents who, one way or another, come to represent the very evil they have sworn and affirmed their duty to defeat. Candidate Obama ran …
Construction and Deconstruction
While I have been fairly diligent about maintaining my construction blog, I have neglected to blog about much else since January, which could mislead the reader into believing either that nothing else of interest is happening, or, worse, that nothing else has been interesting me, both of which are false. …
A new website
In case you have only been reading the blog and not visiting the website, I have news for you: the website has been fully refreshed. Big thanks go to Wes Lachot, who showed me a preview of his new website and got my imagination all fired up. His website uses …
New video walkthrough
I have finished another virtual walkthrough of the studio. In this one the lighting is more intimate/subdued. And there’s a much better view of the console in the control room. Manifold Recording—late at night
Ben Folds makes my day
Ben Folds may claim “You Don’t Know Me”, but actually the truth is he doesn’t…know me…yet. And yet, it’s like he does.
Music Think Tank confirms Miraverse business model
A new blog posting For the fans, by the fans… is yet another validation of the Miraverse business model. For those keeping track, this adds to Peter Gabriel’s validation, George Massenburg’s validation, and others. If others are doing this, or thinking about doing this, please get in touch! The biggest …
Changing kids’ lives through jazz
I never thought I’d be giving a shout out to CNN from this blog, but the article they wrote about Wynton Marsalis and his musical ministry was exceptional. The story begins “Jazz musician Wynton Marsalis knows how important education is for youth, but what feeds their minds and souls, he …
Why Dissonance is the new Harmony (a lesson in Authenticity)
I’ve always had a soft spot for Youth Radio on NPR, but What’s is the new What? has taken that affection to a whole new level. The story Dissonance is the new Harmony prompted me to set a bookmark that day and commit to blog it when I had the …