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Tuesday, December 08, 2009
photo: MoPhO
After seeing creative solo uses of the cell phone in electronic music making by Bora Yoon who shared Armen's NYC concert, TW's own DiggyDog, and thousands of private folks who've downloaded various iPhone music applictaions, it was only a matter of time before some formal ensembles should form around the mobile phone witting their own software for it.
The Stanford Mobile Phone Orchestra (MoPhO) had a concert last week which got a write up in the New York Times. "Then the musicians began to swing their arms in wide circles,
creating rising and falling waves of electronic sound…" - New York Times review of Dec. 3 concert with video.
The Michigan Mobile Phone Ensemble, at the University of Michigan, has a concert tomorrow night. They are performing original works on existing and original software using every feature of the iPhone from the mic and touch screen to internals like GPS, wireless sensor, and accelerometer.
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Sunday, October 21, 2007
 Synthopia
spotted a wild wacky
personal theremin from Tim Kaiser.
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The Classic GeigerPhone Theremin is based on a red phone and a geiger
counter antenna. It's Kaiser's personal
theremin. It's also known as the Gphone, for reasons that should be obvious.
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
The Octopus Project has been getting lots of aether attention lately.
Dan Bennis wrote a detailed review of their latest album for Impose Magazine.
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The Octopus Project are self-proclaimed noise-rockers who could fall into any number of genres, whether electronic, indie-rock, jam-rock, or post-rock. Fortunately, Hello, Avalanche ... allows further space for what separates this band from most other electro-based bands- Yvonne Lambert’s virtuosic use of the theremin. It’s all over Hello, Avalanche, taking over duty for what previously might have been a dependable keyboard part and leaving the rest of the band to fend for the “noise” and “rock” they’ve also devoted themselves to.
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Wednesday, October 17, 2007
Peter Kirn has written an interesting article about two of the latest Virtual Moog collections.
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Arturia’s Virtual Experience vs. IK’s Moogs: Fight!
The approach of each product is different. IK uses their sample engine, Arturia uses their “TAE” engine from their other virtual vintage products. IK has some additional multi-effects and sound-warping power; Arturia has arguably more hands-on control. IK is entirely focused on Moog and even endorsed by Moog Music; Arturia has a cross-section of classics.
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Friday, September 28, 2007
Control systems designer, author, and overall sound engineering genius John Huntington
will speaking at dorkbot-nyc on Wednesday,
October 3 at 7pm
about the show control technology behind the high-tech haunted hotel:
the Gravesend Inn (see www.gravesendinn.org).
Admission is free for his dorkbot presentation.
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John Huntington: The Gravesend Inn--An Interactive Haunted Hotel
City Tech's Gravesend Inn is a high-tech, audience-driven haunted attraction. 2007 marks the show's eight annual
edition. The show control system Medialon Manager gives control over the entire attraction to the audience, which
(unknowingly) triggers the effects as they move through the maze. A variety of industrial sensors are currently
used to sense the position and location of audience members, and an infrastructure has been created for more
sophisticated sensing in the future. John, author of the just released third edition of the book Control Systems
for Live Entertainment, will describe and demonstrate the show control systems he designed for this attraction.
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Monday, September 03, 2007
Rotten Tomatoes
and other news services have been reporting plans in Hollywood to remake 1951 sci-fi classic "The Day the Earth Stood Still" featuring the star of "Little Buddha".
The new score will be of great interest and has a very tough act to follow.
Many thanks to all the community members who have expressed their condolences.
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Tuesday, June 12, 2007
Original copy of 1961 Electronics Magazine including Bob Moog's land mark article on building a theremin. But who was the Brylcreem model pictured throughout it playing the theremin?
The seller writes:
"" Increasingly hard to find, this nearly half-century-old issue of Electronics World contains a fascinating how-to on building that special effects staple of scores of classic sci-fi flicks, the theremin, by none other than electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The feature article contains a complete schematic and parts list, as well as chassis layout and photos of the completed unit. There are even tips on how to play the ethereal instrument. You get the entire original 1961 magazine, not a couple photocopied pages like you find elsewhere on Ebay. ""
Link to ebay listing.
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Tuesday, December 26, 2006
Each year around this time, we get lots of new visitors who have just discovered the theremin. To all of you, welcome!
Here are a couple of quick links to help get you started with learning about the theremin, getting help, and learning to play:
Welcome to the world of the theremin! We're all looking forward to getting to know you! |
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Friday, December 01, 2006
Looking for a great theremin-related gift for that hard-to-please musician on your shopping list? We have a few suggestions in the article 10 Theremin Gift Ideas. |
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Thursday, October 19, 2006
For folks in the USA (and other countries, I'm sure), it's getting close to Halloween time again. Time for us to dress up in crazy costumes and go door-to-door begging for candy with our kids. I always enjoy to hear from our readers about how they're planning to use theremins in conjunction with their Halloween festivities. If you're looking for some ideas, check out this article.
Last year, I dragged my Ethervox theremin out onto the front porch - big mistake. Nearly every kid who came up wanted to play with, the rest cried. Maybe this year I'll go for something a little smaller, like a creepy baby doll head optical theremin or a theremin in a skull. They may not be great for music, but it's really just about scaring the kids right now, isn't it?
So, TW readers... Does your country celebrate Halloween? If so, are you planning to celebrate Halloween with your theremin? If not, do you have any other plans to hide in the dark and make scary sounds to frighten children we should know about? |
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