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.
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Installation Lotte and Vince with my music in the Museon
The installation ‘Lotte and Vince’ by Frans Hofmeester is featuring my music. The exhibition was opened this afternoon in person by Ban Ki-moon.
Weekend Edition (week 37)
This blogpost is the start of the Weekend Edition: a list of good longreads, videos and podcasts for the weekend. Killing time!
The cool stuff of Reason 9 (including my sounds)
Reason 9 includes some very useful new tools and some of the older stuff every Reason should have. Including my sounds.
Kind of Modal
Replacing arpeggios with scales is the primary basis for modal improvisation. The improviser can build melodies within the scale instead of following the chords.
Must see lecture by Todd Rundgren (New York, 2013)
Red Bull Music Academy did a lecture with Todd Rundgren back in 2013. A MUST see!
Short doc about Toro y Moi (using Reason)
Toro y Moi is doing some great music and he is using Reason. Winning!
Music for ‘Portrait of Lotte 0 to 16 years in 4 ½ minutes’
For the coming of age time-lapse film ‘Portrait of Lotte 0 to 16 years in 4 ½ minutes’ I have composed a unique piece of music. The film has gotten more than 400.000 views within one and a half days. The previous time-lapse of Lotte is on the 2nd place in the top 5 most viewed time-lapse […]
Reason Thor as a noise generator
There are several plugins on the market for generating noise. For all kinds of noises: static, white, brown, you name it. But if you are a Propellerhead Reason user you don’t need these plugins ’cause Thor can generate any type of noise you’ve ever dreamed of. And it’s super easy! Just make sure that: you put one […]
Google Project Soli shows us the future of controlling knobs, buttons & sliders
Project Soli has developed a 5x5mm radar sensor that tracks sub-millimeter motions at high speed and accuracy. It fits onto a tiny small chip which can be built into small devices for all sorts of objects. This might be the next step in interface design for musical instruments and interfaces for controlling audio. It’s still early days for Project Soli, but […]
What do you hear when you look?
Music helps you to watch better. By reinforcing the sense of the images. Music can keep the momentum of the story, breaking dullness and make transitions credible.
Maternité, because of Mother’s Day
A band in which I played guitar for many years, was MAM. Mam means mother in Dutch. The song which is considered our musical turning, is Maternité, a tribute to motherhood. The song Maternité is based on the eponymous painting by Picasso.