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Comment on “Everyone I listen to, fake patois. . .” by Sam Henry

Sam Henry — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:17:11 +0000

Vanilla Ice had genuine talent,but lacked authentisty.Most Rappers talk big game.But half of them have never smelt gunpowder or changed /flipped a magazine in an actual gunfight.People should respect art.Everyone’s abilities shouldn’t be cut short by bias or shortsightedness.

Comment on Play it Again (and Again), Sam: The Tape Recorder in Film (Part One on Noir) by Fabius

Fabius — Tue, 15 May 2012 22:56:48 +0000

Nice topic.

I would add also the wire (not tape) recorder that appears in “Death of a salesman”.
I cannot find any picture, but see google’s results for “wire recorder death of a salesman”

Comment on Sound at EMP Pop Con 2012 by “Once the word ‘sound’ was in the title, it opened up a kind of door”: A Conversation with Eric Weisbard « Sounding Out!

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:01:20 +0000

[...] March, I attended the first Experience Music Project (EMP) Pop Conference in New York City. (See my pre-conference round-up for SO!, and my blog post for IASPM-US on my post-conference impressions.) Post-conference, I had the [...]

Comment on From Illegitimate to Illmatic: On Tiger Mothers, Ethnoburbs, and Playing the Violin While Dreaming of Nas by prof_chaos

prof_chaos — Tue, 08 May 2012 04:54:07 +0000

To say that Asians strive to master classical music is slightly inaccurate. How many Asians do you see playing the bassoon, any percussion instruments or any brass instruments? The reason piano and violin are fetishized by Asian parents is because there is a formal grading and judging system in place for those instruments, which makes it easy for parents to compare and boast about their kids, something Asian parents are quite well known for. No wonder Asian kids are not encouraged to take up genuinely creative pursuits (e.g. drama, painting or singing) I came from an Asian Tiger Mom household and spent years playing the piano, so I know of what I speak. And no, I never truly enjoyed it or felt like I was doing it for my own benefit, nor did I ever once feel like I was expressing myself creatively. The beauty of piano and violin training for kids is that they don’t need to have musical talent to score those A-grades coveted by their parents in those recitals and musical competitions – all that is needed is good technical skills and hand-eye coordination (somewhere else I read a post comparing this to being good at video games). People like Woody Guthrie or Leadbelly or Kurt Cobain (to name a few) – their music was very simple in technical terms, but unlike most of the young trained robot performers at Asian-dominated piano pageants, it had feeling and these people actually possess genuine musical talent.

Comment on Play it Again (and Again), Sam: The Tape Recorder in Film (Part Two on Walter Murch) by Gayle murch | A1stoptravel

Gayle murch | A1stoptravel — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:24:06 +0000

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Comment on Sound and Curation; or, Cruisin’ through the galleries, posing as an audiophiliac by Bridget Hoida

Bridget Hoida — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 20:18:51 +0000

As a writer of Los Angeles, I am filled with joy reading this post! I have often struggled to (re)create the sounds of Los Angeles upon the pages of my book and I too find myself “sounding out” with cars. From the “click chub” of tires as they cross the reflective lane divide to the blinking tap of the signal light I find that the L.A. of my fiction is syncopated to the rhythms of rush hour. As Reina so intelligently stated above, “Being that L.A. is a car culture moving to the rhythms of the radio waves, I’m always seeking to find synchronicity between music that feels me with joy and my work as a cultural worker.” A brilliant and beautiful essay Ms. Prado! I cannot wait to drive my way to your upcoming exhibit.

Comment on Animal Renderings: The Library of Natural Sounds by Rebecca

Rebecca — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 19:36:01 +0000

Great! Thank you so much for an exciting read. I’m reading Morton’s book ‘Ecology Without Nature’ right now as research for my undergrad thesis and have found your discussion very insightful. I also enjoyed exploring all the examples and links you referenced.

Comment on Animal Renderings: The Library of Natural Sounds by Animal Renderings: The Library of Natural Sounds « The Soundscape

Animal Renderings: The Library of Natural Sounds « The Soundscape — Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:25:00 +0000

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Comment on Quiet on the Set? : The Artist and the Sound of a Silent Resurgence by MANON KUBLER BY MANON KUBLER

MANON KUBLER BY MANON KUBLER — Mon, 23 Apr 2012 10:43:40 +0000

Reblogged this on PORTAFOLIO. BITACORA DE UN TRANSFUGA. 2000.2010.

Comment on Quiet on the Set? : The Artist and the Sound of a Silent Resurgence by Donald Sosin

Donald Sosin — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 02:04:40 +0000

Hi, thanks for writing! Well, let’s work something out for September if you want…my travel plans are not made yet, I could come a day or two early if there was something for me to do at your school. Best D 860-435-4687
dsosin@gmail.com