There’s a lot written about the diminished chord and its uses but a lot of it is bullshit in my opinion. So let’s set the record straight.
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You don’t have to do it like that
You don’t need to master your songs, You don’t need to pan the vocals to the center, You don’t need a lot of bottom end, You don’t need to remove unwanted noise, …
Henk Hofstede (NITS) and me on public Radio 1 for The Record Man
Last week Henk Hofstede (NITS) and I were being interviewed for Dutch public Radio 1. We talked about the album we created with 30 musicians world wide called The Record Man. Here’s the transcription in English!
Listen to the album The Record Man!
The Record Man is an album that pays tribute to an American music fan, a story that took a dramatic turn. The album came out today on Spotify and all streaming services.
Peper (Remastered) on Spotify
I remastered my track Peper and put it on Spotify. Sang in Dutch by me. Lyrics by Erno Mijland.
Reissue Maternité on Spotify
Maternité can now be heard on Spotify! This song of my old band MAM was released in 1986 as a single of the album La Grande Parade.
My music in a performance video will be screened on video art festivals around the world
My composition ‘Au coin de la rue’ which is used in a 1 minute performance video will be screened on video art festivals around the world.
Dutchman Eelco Grimm has examined 4.2 million albums (!) on loudness
Loudness is nowadays standardised so that almost all music sounds equally loud. Thanks to the Dutchman Eelco Grimm.
Filmed my daughter dancing on Lady Gaga, 7 years later: DMCA takedown
My 7 year old daughter danced on a Lady Gaga song and asked me to film her. Now 7 years later the copyright owners demanded for a takedown at Vimeo.
Listen to my audio journal 2016
As a member of Disquiet Junto I made an audio journal 2016 of 1 minute: 12 months of 5 seconds each, combined with hard transitions.
Hear Grandmaster Flash explain “The Theory” and beatboxing on his Vox V829 Percussion King
Here’s a cool video of Grandmaster Flash explaining his invention of using 2 turntables to “loop” the beat. A history lesson of hiphop/rap music for geeks.
My generative track: Evening Lights – alt 5
Generative music is music that is automatically generated. Listen and read about my first generative track: Evening Lights – alt 5.