Electronic Music NewsNew media artists converge in the Twin Cities for the sixth-annual…
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- New media artists converge in the Twin Cities for the sixth-annual…
- At the Austin Music Hall observe for yourself how success hasn’t…
- Snares Trap page 1 – Music – Miami New Times – Miami New Times
- Terrell’s Tune-Up: So you wanna know what I do at 2 am
- Marshall Jefferson Launches- House Generation
- Festival lineup proves controversial
New media artists converge in the Twin Cities for the sixth-annual…
Minnesota Daily – Feb 21, 2008
Sure it comes at an awkward time between winter and spring when many of us students are eager for spring break with school and work still bearing down on us; we’re tired of the dismal concert schedule and utterly worn out from the repetition of daily activities that have continued since the new year. Spark Festival of Electronic Music and ArtWHERE West Bank Arts Quarter Downtown Minneapolis University East and West BankWHEN Feb. 26 – March 2CST Most events free to public. Check schedule for more info… with other Spark artists accompanying. In the evening Richard Devine skater kid turned electronic music producer from Atlanta will be hosting the "Making Music Series" in which the University brings in talented musicians to speak about the process of creating a song or performance. Atmosphere’s Slug was a previous speaker at the series which takes place in the Whole music club at Coffman Union at 8 p. Friday Internationally acclaimed new-media artist and inventor Paul DeMarinis will discuss his work and career. ne instance of his work involves spectators walking under a shower with an umbrella the falling streams of water modulated with audio signals create music when interrupted by the umbrella.
At the Austin Music Hall observe for yourself how success hasn’t…
Austin 360 – Austin 360 (subscription) – Feb 21, 2008
In most ways Ghostland bservatory is operating exactly the same way it has been since the band started six years ago. Turner hails from Fort Stockton and did some time in Dallas. “That’s where I first experienced electronic music and just thought ‘This is it’ ” he says. He arrived in Austin in 1997 throwing raves here and there. Behrens is from San Saba about 49 miles north of San Antonio. “I grew up with all kinds of different stuff” he says. “A lot of Tina Turner Rod Stewart Hendrix and the Doors and Steppenwolf.
Snares Trap page 1 – Music – Miami New Times – Miami New Times
Miami New Times – Feb 21, 2008
interview in two years. By Tom BowkerPublished on February 20 2008 at 11:13amWhy does everything have to be Forbes magazine?” scoffs Aaron Funk the electronic music madman who performs as Venetian Snares. Speaking with New Times by phone from his native Winnipeg Canada he’s 30 minutes into his first U. interview in two years and on a rant of sorts. “I see your chain of hamburger discos is taking off.
Terrell’s Tune-Up: So you wanna know what I do at 2 am
Santa Fe New Mexican.com – Feb 21, 2008
Talking over “It’s Raining Men” an old tune by The Weather Girls the governor of California leads a series of workouts. (“Now remember this is one of my favorite exercises that made me blast my biceps up to 22 inches. “)There’s a tribute to early electronic-music meister Mort Garson who died last month. His soundtrack work for the 1972 film Son of Blob (also known as Beware! The Blob) is a triumph of the human spirit. And there’s a tacky-tune tribute to the late Evel Knievel.
Marshall Jefferson Launches- House Generation
Skiddle.com – Feb 21, 2008
The mid-1980s gave way to the development of acid house and Marshallactively participated in the movement’s growth through his use of theRoland TB303. The release in 1987 of ‘Acid Trax’ launched the career of DJ Pierre and Marshall went on to work with the likes of Ten City Robert wens Keith Thompson and Pierre’s collective Phuture. With so much more history it is hard for this press release to not justsolely be about Marshall but to cut the story short there thegodfather of house music has been drafted in by leaders of electronicmusic sample packs Loopmasters to deliver the ultimate house musicsample collection ‘House Generation’. Featuring live house drums 808 and 909 house beats alongside 303 basslines care of the big man lots of vocals recorded especially for this pack Bam Bam guitar samples Chicago Jazz Philharmonic House Strings and Horns plus high quality drum hits and musical loops making this a must for any house music producer. These samples will be available as Acidised Wav Samples Rex2 Loops Apple Loops Reason Refill packs plus patches ready for Reason Kontakt Halion EXS24 Emulator X2 Ableton Live. Loopmasters ‘Artist Series’ feature exclusive collections of royalty free samples fromsome of the best-known producers worldwide. Every care has been takento ensure you receive the very best value for money combined with thebest choice of formats and usability within your productions.
Festival lineup proves controversial
smudailycampus.com – Feb 21, 2008
As opposed to previous years there will be more popular headliners such as Pearl Jam Metallica Jack Johnson and Pat Green and less of the jam bands that usually dominate Bonnaroo. Bonnaroonies (people who consistently attend Bonnaroo) are disappointed that the lineup has become so commercial and many say the festival has lost a lot of its feel. “What they’ve done is reduced the number of jam bands eliminated electronic music all together infused more hip-hop and overrode it with country” said three-time festivarian Joe McNamara. “It’s really upsetting. “A rumor surfaced in 2006 that Bonnaroo had been bought out by MTV after they helped sponsor the festival and many people named it as the culprit for such a commercial lineup. However Tom Russell from Superfly Productions one of the companies that founded Bonnaroo said that MTV is in no way part of Bonnaroo; not an owner not a sponsor nothing. “We tell all persons who write us the truth: The rumor is completely untrue” Russell said.