Archive for October, 2011

Bradetich Foundation Solo Competition gold medal winner Artem Chirkov at Carnegie

Yazan: Jason | 15 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Bradetich Foundation Solo Competition gold medal winner Artem Chirkov performs at the Weill Recital Hall at www.CarnegieHall.org at 2 PM on December 9th and 10th. Order tickets online or call the Carnegie Hall Box Office at 212-247-7800.

Sarah Hogan Master Class

Yazan: Jason | 12 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Master Class Sarah Hogan double bass – St. Louis Symphony Music Building Auditorium Sunday, October 16 3:30 – 5:00pm University of Illinois School of Music —————- Concert St. Louis Symphony David Robertson, conductor James Ehnes, violin Music of Sibelius, Wagner, Manoury

Dubspot’s DJ Kiva – Dub Performance w/ Ableton Live + Akai APC40 – YouTube

Yazan: Jason | 08 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: videos

Here’s a great video from Dubspot featuring DJ Kiva using the APC-40 to get some truly cool effects on a Jamaican jam. We’re working on stuff like this in my electronic music class: Dubspot’s DJ Kiva – Dub Performance w/ Ableton Live + Akai APC40 – YouTube.

Charlie Haden honored by NEA

Yazan: Jason | 03 October 2011 | No Comments
Categories: bass

Charlie Haden has been honored with a 2012 National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master Award, which will be presented in a ceremony at Lincoln Center, New York City. Congratulations, Charlie!

Fun with monomes

Yazan: Jason | 01 October 2011 | No Comments
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I’ve been having a hard time finding time to keep this blog up these days–my new job is keeping me quite busy.  In my spare time, I have been really getting into working with monomes and have quite enjoyed building my own soundscapes with these devices.   Here’s a video showing the program that I’ve [...]

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