Creative technology studio Mbryonic transforms renowned concert venue into huge virtual instrument
Renowned concert venue Sage Gateshead and digital arts commissioner and website The Space have launched a brilliant new app developed by creative technology studio Mbryonic and Atomhawk Design, which transforms Sage Gateshead into a virtual music instrument. The app is … Continue reading
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Film + Music = Filmic Festival 2013
We all know that music can be at its most powerful when it’s cinematic – think Bristol stalwarts Massive Attack and Portishead – and that cinema soundtracks produce some of the most poignant pieces of music known to man. Imagine … Continue reading
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Bristol to Brooklyn: BEAM Exchange of Art & Music
Bristol Exchange of Arts & Music and Watershed present BRISTOL TO BROOKLYN // TUESDAY 16TH OCTOBER 2012 The Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11211 2pm – Free // 7pm – $ 10 // Get tickets On 16th October … Continue reading
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Meet Senegalese ‘Hendrix of The Kora’ Seckou Keita
They say the sound of kora – a West African harp instrument traditionally made with cow skin – is magical. Today, no one can play it with more warmth than Seckou Keita, a Senegalese music hero, whose song ‘Rewmi’ swept … Continue reading
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Alex Cuba: the kind of Static In The System we like
New album Ruido En El Sistema out in September. Live at Jazz Café 18 September. Of all the songs on Alex Cuba’s forthcoming album, it’s the one about war that’s the closest to the Cuban Canadian’s heart. It is called … Continue reading
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First you make your fingers click…
Then you stamp your feet. And before you know it, your sense of rhythm and musicality improves. A clever new exercise from Artis, children click, stamp, slap and clap, each on a different beat of the bar. The activity can … Continue reading
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“I Need A Dollar” singer Aloe Blacc goes to Ghana with Malaria No More
This heartwarming short film follows American soul singer Aloe Blacc on his first trip to Ghana in Spring 2012 as an ambassador for UK charity Malaria No More UK. Malaria No More has a goal to ensure every home in … Continue reading
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Clap and Click with Artis
Artis Specialist and Mentor Leader Stuart Barter (Chime) once again successfully fuses music, drama and movement – in an innovative and fun way, the children have to play back a rhythm using claps and clicks depending on what part of … Continue reading
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Marcus Miller, the baron of bass.
JAZZ. Calm down calm down! Don’t worry, we won’t bore you with different forms of music improvisation by its chordal complexity, often exhibiting ii V progressions in multiple keys… zzz. – lets just remind ourselves of one of the greats. … Continue reading
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Broken Hearts DJs nominated for Rising Star Sony Award
The intrepid twosome have been presenting their special blend of music, fashion and culture on their Peppermint Candy programme on JazzFM.com since last May, a show that The Guardian said “will shatter your expectations of jazz radio.” They are up … Continue reading
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