Month: November 2013
Keyboardmag: 5 Things I’ve Learned About Producing Live Concerts
Paul Shaffer’s Letterman Rig
Why Hans Zimmer Got The Job You Wanted (And You Didn’t)
Viola Organista
This instrument was designed by Leonardo da Vinci over 500 years ago, and built by a Polish instrument maker, Sławomir Zubrzycki. Fascinating instrument!
Related articles
- Polish Concert Pianist Builds a ‘Viola Organista’ Based on a 500-Year-Old Sketch from Leonard Da Vinci (thisiscolossal.com)
- Listen to the debut performance of Leonardo da Vinci’s incredible ‘viola organista’ (dangerousminds.net)
- Leonardo da Vinci piano hybrid heard after 500 years (news.cnet.com)
- Leonardo Da Vinci’s Viola Organista (derekkwan.net)
Mix Notes
http://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4ZMbvy0iV_0WXk4mdsJPDA
A great site with loads of tutorials on mixing and engineering. Jonathan Roye has a long list of credits, including working on Fireflies by Owl City. Check him out.
Tubular Bells Live
Incredible live version of Tubular Bells by Mike Oldfield. Guest artists include Mike Ratledge and Steve Hillage, among some other Canterbury scene names.
10 tell-tale signs of an amateur mix
“Down the Rhodes” – The Fender Rhodes Story
Muscle Shoals Sound
Noel Webster, current owner of the famed Muscle Shoals Sound, talks some history. Fascinating stuff.
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