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Rare photos of Jazz icons by Hermann Leonard

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 08:42:48 +0100

Rare photos of Jazz icons by Hermann Leonard

Stylophokémon???

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 04:28:51 +0100

Stylophokémon???

Apple preparing Logic Pro X, working to avoid Final Cut X...

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 19:43:27 +0100

Apple preparing Logic Pro X, working to avoid Final Cut X backlash

Excellent gentleman changes name to “Led Zeppelin II”

Fri, 16 Sep 2011 09:42:24 +0100

Excellent gentleman changes name to “Led Zeppelin II”

Led Zep’s favourite folkie

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 19:38:45 +0100

Led Zep’s favourite folkie

Steinway & Sons Debuts Etude 2.0 iPad App for Learning and...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:48:47 +0100

Steinway & Sons Debuts Etude 2.0 iPad App for Learning and Playing Piano Interactive Platform for Learning, Reading and Buying Sheet Music from Diverse Catalog

Abbey Road Studios Launches Online Mixing Service

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 18:25:23 +0100

Abbey Road Studios Launches Online Mixing Service

http://www.macosxaudio.com/front/2011/09/ampex-atr-102-mastering-...

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:26:01 +0100

http://www.macosxaudio.com/front/2011/09/ampex-atr-102-mastering-tape-recorder-plug-in-for-uad-2/

6 Music pays tribute to Nevermind

Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:13:14 +0100

6 Music pays tribute to Nevermind:

6 Music will later this month pay homage to one of the most influential albums ever released – Nirvana’s Nevermind .

'Kraftwerk Who?' Pioneering '50s Synthesizer unearthed in French Barn

Sat, 13 Aug 2011 08:50:12 +0100

'Kraftwerk Who?' Pioneering '50s Synthesizer unearthed in French Barn :

‘Kraftwerk Who?’ Pioneering ’50s Synthesizer unearthed in French Barn

Jeff Bridges Demos On the Music Path iPad App

Fri, 29 Jul 2011 16:18:02 +0100

Jeff Bridges Demos On the Music Path iPad App

Cry Baby - The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the...

Mon, 25 Jul 2011 05:29:01 +0100

Cry Baby - The Pedal That Rocks The World tells the story of the wah wah effect pedal, from its invention in 1966 to the present day. Musicians, engineers, and historians discuss the impact of the pedal on popular music and demonstrate the various ways it has been used, as well as how its evolution has improved the ability of artists to express themselves musically. The film features interviews with Brad Plunkett, the inventor of the pedal, plus many other musical luminaries such as Ben Fong-Torres, Eddie Van Halen, Slash, Buddy Guy, Art Thompson, Eddie Kramer, Kirk Hammett, Dweezil Zappa, and Jim Dunlop. These professionals explain how a musical novelty transcended convention and has become timelessly woven into the fabric of modern pop-culture.

A Live Mashup Goes Viral with Ableton and Launch Pad

Wed, 20 Jul 2011 13:10:12 +0100

A Live Mashup Goes Viral with Ableton and Launch Pad

To accompany his new book , ‘Mixing Secrets For The Small...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:45:21 +0100

To accompany his new book , ‘Mixing Secrets For The Small Studio’, Mike Senoir has created a huge selection of free on-line mixing resources specifically aimed at users of small studios.

Rio Ricardo demonstrates his approach to shredding on the iPad,...

Tue, 19 Jul 2011 11:21:19 +0100

Rio Ricardo demonstrates his approach to shredding on the iPad, with SampleWiz, and the Korg M3.

Making Tracks - Tuesday 19th July, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4 Critic...

Thu, 14 Jul 2011 13:29:00 +0100

Making Tracks - Tuesday 19th July, 13:30 on BBC Radio 4

Critic and cultural commentator Paul Morley returns to the Basing Street Studios, home to Island Records and then his own ZTT label. These were the very rooms in which everyone from Led Zeppelin , Cat Stevens and Bob Marley through to Frankie Goes to Hollywood , the Art of Noise and Grace Jones recorded some of their most iconic albums. In the company of Island’s Chris Blackwell and ZTT’s Trevor Horn, as well as legendary engineer Tony Platt , Paul attempts to find out what it was about this particular space that led to some of the most memorable recordings of the 70s and 80s.

Partitura: Mesmerizing Music Visualization Software

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 13:09:35 +0100

Partitura: Mesmerizing Music Visualization Software

A Visual History of Loudness - Why your music is getting louder...

Fri, 08 Jul 2011 09:04:08 +0100

A Visual History of Loudness - Why your music is getting louder and why it’s a problem.

A brilliant pdf document charting the trend of increasing loudness.

Gus Dudgeon Summer School 10th-16th July

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 15:15:00 +0100

Gus Dudgeon Summer School 10th-16th July:

The first Gus Dudgeon summer school is to take place at the ATRiuM, Cardiff from the 10th-16th July.

During his 40 year production career, Gus worked with acts including Joan Armatrading, Chris Rea, Elkie Brooks, the Bonzo Dog Band, XTC and, most famously, Sir Elton John (who is the patron of the Gus Dudgeon Foundation).

audiopalette: Minute of Listening is a project initiated...

Thu, 07 Jul 2011 12:01:43 +0100

audiopalette:

Minute of Listening is a project initiated by Sound and Music. Everyday a group of school children closes their eyes and listens to one minute of sound/music, and afterward there are some questions to be answered about what they just heard.