The mamas have been asked to DJ at Shambala Festival! We are very grateful to Dan and the Shambala Festival crew for having us back, tis a wonderful intimate festival, boasting a music lover’s selection of artists and lots of other fun shenanigans you can get up to. If you wanna catch us we shall [...]
August, 2010
Week 6 & 7: 100 Hr Challenge
Day 1: Fail, still in Brumtee, spoke to mi ma about secretly moving my piano from the old house to the new (behind Pa’s back), we’ll see, he doesn’t really do Internet btw. Day 2: Fail still in Brum, social media workshop, helping these cherubs become digital journalists. Day 3: Fail, still in Brum exhausted, [...]
Clever
Glass Music – The top video clips of the week are here
Inspired by Kelechi Amadi Obi
“We can’t keep whining about our situation, the art of whining just makes you a victim, and I’m saying, once you believe your a victim then you can’t fight back, but if you believe in victory then you can win!” Preach it! Kelechi Amadi Obi vs Keziah Jones from Joel Benson on Vimeo. Found via [...]
Heart Chamber Orchestra
Heart Chamber Orchestra – Pixelache from pure on Vimeo. 12 classical musicians’ heartbeats (via ECG (electrocardiogram) sensors ) control in real time a computer composition and visualization environment. Fascinating!!
Soulful Summer
Just completed a week of workshops for THSH and UFA, project was called Soulful summer. I helped facilitate sessions based mainly on developing young people’s composition skills. I was blown away by the young people’s ideas and good vibes. Some of the feedback I got was great, and was nice to see some of the [...]
Week 5: 100 Hour Challenge
Day 1: Fail Day 2: Fail Day 3: Fail Day 4: Fail Day 5: Fail Day 6: Fail Day 7: Fail Summer workshops all day last week. In Brum. I suck. Yes, I do. I’d come home and want to sleep, but had planning and preparation to do. When I’m near my keyboard nothing will [...]