This post is longer and more formal than usual because it was my term paper for a class in the NYU Music Technology Program. Questions of authorship, ownership and originality surround all forms of music (and, indeed, all creative undertakings.) Nowhere are these questions more acute or more challenging than in digital music, where it [...]
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DJ BC is my favorite mashup artist right now. He deserves the nod just for Snoop’s Nu Shooz:
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The other day Brian Eno was on NPR talking about his process. He likes to have people walk into the studio without any preconceived ideas or written out material. Then he has the musicians improvise within certain constraints. Usually these constraints are more about a mood or a vibe than a particular musical structure. After [...]
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Also tagged buddhism, comedy, electronica, groovebox, guitar, Improvisation, intuition, meditation, revival revival, singing, upright citizens brigade
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My friend Adam, a non-musician but devoted music fan, asked me why sampling is good. He’s used to hearing me defend sampling from the accusation that it’s bad, but he’d never heard a positive argument for it. In case you’ve ever asked the same question, here’s my answer.
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Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Here’s a live rendition of Imogen Heap’s song “Hide And Seek.”
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Also tagged authenticity, autotune, electronica, harmony, imogen heap, Improvisation, interface, keybs, midi, Music, pop, remixes, Sampling, synths
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“Once In A Lifetime” by Talking Heads and Brian Eno is one of my favorite songs by anyone ever.
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Also tagged attention, beatles, david byrne, Improvisation, meditation, mixing, philosophy, Recording, recursion, reggae, remixes, sly and the family stone, talking heads, tape, tape editing, time
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