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  • April 28, 2020

    Art About Music: Jean-Honoré Fragonard’s “Music Lesson” (1769)

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    art about music, keyboard music, Uncategorized
  • April 27, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: Nick Foster and Simone Rebaudengo’s “On Distortion” (2020)

    “A symptom of electronic failure became the defining audio landscape for generations, the ‘bug’ became a ‘feature’ and distortion settings are now commonplace on every available guitar amplifier. The initial aim of amplification technology was to generate an accurate reproduction of an acoustic guitar sound, only louder. In reality the technology morphed and altered the… Continue reading

    distortion, Resonant Thoughts, Uncategorized, under-trained models
  • April 24, 2020

    Resonant Thoughts: David Chatton Barker On Frequencies

    “When I was listening to this situation, it was as though there was another frequency which came through–that wasn’t done by that being played, it wasn’t being done by the combination of these things, but the combination of these things allowed this other frequency to come in.” – David Chatton Barker     Continue reading

    Resonant Thoughts, Uncategorized
  • April 22, 2020

    Illustration From The Cantigas Of Santa Maria (c. 1221-1284)

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    art about music, Uncategorized
  • April 21, 2020

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Ital Tek’s “Leaving The Grid” (2020)

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    Brett’s Sound Picks, Uncategorized
  • April 20, 2020

    Soundscapes: Sheep Music

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    soundscapes, Uncategorized
  • April 17, 2020

    Sketch

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    sketch, Uncategorized
  • April 16, 2020

    Curating The Week: Swimming, Walking, And Limited Options

    • An essay about swimming. “Cognitive scientists have shown that water sounds—the rhythmic hum of the ocean, the rush of a waterfall—are calming to the human brain. We experience a drop in heart rate and blood pressure and an increase in alpha-wave activity—those brain wavelengths associated with relaxation and boosted serotonin—as well as creative thinking.”… Continue reading

    Creativity, Curating The Week, Uncategorized
  • April 15, 2020

    Art About Music: Jean Dubuffe’s “Jazz Band (Dirty Style Blues)” (1944)

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    art about music, Uncategorized
  • April 14, 2020

    Brett’s Sound Picks: Gigi Masin’s “If” (2020)

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    ambient music, Brett’s Sound Picks, drone, Uncategorized
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Thomas Brett is a musician and writer who holds a PhD in ethnomusicology from New York University. He is the author of Principles of Electronic Music Production and The Creative Electronic Music Producer, a book described by Sound On Sound magazine as “a deep philosophical analysis of the various creative inspirations, ideas and processes involved in producing electronic music.” His essays have appeared in the journals Popular Music and Popular Music and Society, as well as edited collections by Routledge, Oxford, and Cambridge University presses. Thomas has played percussion on Broadway since 1997 and writes about music at brettworks.com.

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