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Getting creative with CDs
Getting creative with CDs You may have heard about the revival of vinyl sales, the hip and trendy new-old way to listen to music. Or how about cassette tapes? I recorded my EP last year onto tape. Analogue is all the rage! Or so it seems. What about the humble compact disc? Unfortunately, it seems that in today day and age actually, funnily enough, they are on the decrease. Although it must be said that there is a certain market for them and as musicians, it's still a great format to get our work out there. As the title of this article suggests there is an opportunity to get creative with the format.
By Charlie Smith4 years ago in Beat
Music Therapy!
Text analysis is another affordable way to explore and process complex emotions, information, or memories about music. Music therapists use text analysis in a variety of ways, but often textual analysis is used to create a text-based dialogue with clients, which may lead to the discussion of therapeutic goals (Freed, 1987). In some cases, customer needs are addressed directly through music; in some cases, they are achieved through constructive relationships between the client and the therapist.
By Ian Axelsen4 years ago in Beat
Flutter
Every couple of years, and now seemingly every week, something is trending. Unfortunately for me, now it's spirituality. I loathe this era. All these "love and light" chicks burning incense with rocks in their bras telling me everything is going to be alright if I just "believe".
By Lilith Marreaux4 years ago in Beat
"Crazy Meshugga Hurricane Earthquake"
"Crazy Meshugga" at the Theater for the New City is what I would call a "Claude Solnick" special. Solnick writes for TNC and is a in house writer in residence. Like Amy Coleman, Claude Solnick too is a run on sentence. Is there something in the water at Crystal Fields woke theater?
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).4 years ago in Beat
"The Seach for Signs of Intelligent Life in The Universe"
"The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in The Universe" at The Shed is almost two plays' in one. We get Trudy the bag lady who makes clever, and at times hysterical observations of the society around her. She has the sticky post it's in her raincoat lining to prove it. Then we get the other eleven roles which includes sullen teen punk Agnus Angst; the feminist activists Edie, Lyn and Marge; and the wealthy posh Kate. Their scenes are interwoven by the character of Trudy, an enlightened vagrant who believes she is in communication with aliens. In 1986 "Signs" starred Lilly Tomlin and her performance won her a Tony for best actress in a play. Directed by John Bailey, the play would run for 391 performances and would tour for much longer throughout the United States. The play would be made into a film in 1991 and later would have a Broadway revival from 2000- 1.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).4 years ago in Beat
"Diana" and "Cheek to Cheek" Reviews.
"Diana" The Tale of Two Musicals. "Diana" at Longacre Theatre has one good Act and one bad one. In what has really good costumes by William Ivey Long, and not just Diana's costumes but also the Ensemble cast as well as Charles and the Queens and most everyone else who graced the stage. The scenic design by David Zinn was also catchy and lively as was the lighting by Natasha Katz.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).4 years ago in Beat
Why Taylor Swifts Short Film "All Too Well" Is A Masterpiece. Top Story - November 2021.
You waited for it. It's finally here. And admit it...you bawled your eyes out. This is me listening to the extended version of one of my all time favorite Taylor Swift songs for the first time and somehow, as a gift from the universe, there is a short film written and directed by the musical goddess herself to accompany my first listen.
By Lizzy Gabrick4 years ago in Beat
"War Words.
"War Words". Shit Happens. And Then You Drive On. As the audience listens to Gimme Shelter by "The Rolling Stones" the stage reading actors rise as one and march up and around the platform that each will read from at several points in the evening and to their chairs. Director Justin Reinsilber (who was just made artistic director at NY Rep which put this performance on) tried to make this seem edgy; it seemed to staged and robotic, however. "War Words" which was performed for one night in New York City and will perform this Thursday in Los Angels, is written by award-winning playwright Michelle Kholos Brooks. Brooks won the Susan Glaspell Award for "Hitler's Tasters as well as Festival Fringe Edinburgh for "Hitler's Tasters" Her play, "War Words" takes us through the different lives of different soldiers' of different theaters of the military. Throughout the evening we are given many fact:"0.5% of the entire population here serve in the military; that most soldier's feel the call to serve, rather than being drafted; that IED's kill more soldiers and property than anything else combined.
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).4 years ago in Beat
Theater Review.
Inline image "Mrs. Warren's Profession" at Theater 2 (The Kirk Theater) at Theater Row is one of George Bernard Shaw's most controversial works: it was frowned upon at the time of Shaw's play for a woman to own and run a business. One would have thought that it would be more of a stir up that the play's plot was that Mrs. Warren ran a brothel. The Gingold Theatrical Group uses Mr. Shaw's writing to help promote freedom of speech and creates theater to further the cause of supporting human rights. To Gingold, Shaw was a humanitarian and as such they continue to produce works like: "Major Barbara" and "Widower's Houses".
By Robert M Massimi. ( Broadway Bob).4 years ago in Beat
