Independent filmmaker Ava DuVernay, Sundance Award-winning director of the film ‘Middle of Nowhere‘ and of the upcoming Martin Luther King Jr. feature drama ‘Selma‘ gave a keynote speech last weekend at the 2013 Film Independent Forum event held in Los Angeles that offers some of the realest advice we’ve heard in a while. All people who aspire to be or are in the creative and startup industries should hear this.
Ava DuVernay Says Knock It Off & Make Something
October 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Play With Your Music: Free Online Music Course Starts November 1st
October 30, 2013 By Leave a Comment
If you’re interested in music production and audio engineering check out this free 6-week online course, a project organized by the folks at NYU and MIT that will take you through the basics of working in a DAW, editing, remixing and mixing. It all begins November 1st.
A Ring To Control Your Software: The Hot Hand Wireless MIDI Controller
October 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
This cool new ring device from Source Audio is a wireless USB MIDI controller with a motion-sensing accelerometer that you can use to control your DAW or live-performance software while creating in the studio or performing live.
Free Tunes From MRK1: Dirty Mutt & No Play Ting
October 29, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Two must-have downloads courtesy of MRK1 – ‘Dirty Mutt’ off the ‘Stand & Deliver EP’ on Profound Audio & ‘No Play Ting’ featuring Doctor, get them now!
Brain Music: Scientists Turn Seizures Into Sound
October 28, 2013 By 3 Comments
Hit play on this one and listen to the amazingly interesting, eerie and noisy sounds of the human brain having a seizure. It’s part science and part art brought to you by Stanford University and it will hopefully help find some answers that will help those that are afflicted with seizures.
A Lego Thriller By Annette Jung
October 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Enjoy Michael Jackson’s Thriller in Lego stop-motion animation style by Annette Jung of Talking-Animals, Berlin.
10 Steps You Can Take Right Now Against Internet Surveillance
October 28, 2013 By Leave a Comment
The following post comes courtesy of the team over at EFF and is filled with some helpful information on ways you can safeguard yourself from prying eyes on the internet.
► Deadly Dragon’s Spooky Halloween Mix
October 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Just in time for the halloween season and courtesy of the Deadly Dragon Sound crew here’s a likkle mix of the creepier, spookier and goofier side of the reggaematic experience mixed live and direct.
Russell Brand Says It’s Time To Wake Up
October 26, 2013 By Leave a Comment
Comedian and actor Russell Brand recently did an interview on the BBC show Newsnight with British TV presenter Jeremy Paxman where he discussed voting, change, genuine alternatives, big business and destruction of the planet. In a dynamic exchange that once again shows how the mainstream media is falling off when it comes to real discussion, investigation, thorough questioning and debate.
[Philly] Sat. November 9th: Bring The Noise – A Conversation Around Afrofuturism & The Art Of Noise Manifesto
October 25, 2013 By 2 Comments
On November 9, 2013 < fidget >‘s Fourth Annual Fall Experimental Music Festival presents Bring the Noise: a conversation around Afrofuturism & The Art of Noise Manifesto. The event curated by King Britt and moderated by Peter Price will feature our own Hank Shocklee. Bring the Noise will provide a platform for the investigation of the current state of afrofuturist philosophy and aesthetics of experimental music.
