Music Music tech
Attempt to Make A Music Award That Matters, But Winning Act Calls It ‘F***ing Insane’
It wasn’t supposed to be like this. Amidst award shows like the Grammies, Canada’s Polaris Awards seemed to be something different. As Internet over-abundance has made some feel big media has grown yet more powerful, Polaris seemed oozing with indie cred. Metric, Purity Ring, and Metz played the award ceremonies. Tegan and Sara, Zaki Ibrahim, […]
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John Cage at 100: A Celebration in Words, Listening, and Prepared Piano iPhones
“I Have Nothing to Say and I Am Saying It,” a John Cage title, might well be the creed of the blogger – doubly so this music technology writer. So, here we go again. The notion of John Cage at 100 is humbling in itself. The idea that Cage is a century old cements the […]
Peter Kirn - September 5, 2012
Music Music tech
Weekend Listening: Kishi Bashi Shows the Simple, Elegant Art of Looping
For all the sophisticated synthesis and remix tools out there, for a lot of musicians, the best thing sound technology can do is just give them a way to record and play. Looping is a simple technique – it involves recording a snippet of sound, playing it back, and then adding layers. But used masterfully, […]
Peter Kirn - June 10, 2012
Music Music tech
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