http://www.defchild.com/ en-us Copyright 2008 May 7, 2008 04:25 PM May 10, 2008 10:32 AM http://www.movabletype.org/?v=2.64 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.defchild.com/archives/000250.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000250.html May 7, 2008 04:25 PM Supporting the latest release of Logic Studio is a 3rd party (non-apple) site run by Zoom-In called the Logic Studio Microsite. The site is aimed at musicians and is chock full of in depth video tutorials, lessons, artist profiles... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000249.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000249.html April 8, 2008 02:24 PM Following on the heels of the beatport sponsored remix contest where remixers were charged for the track's original parts, in a trend that seems to be increasingly common among established bands, Radiohead is now also charging artists for stems... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000248.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000248.html April 5, 2008 02:09 PM Recently, the groovy folks over at It's coming out of your speaker have completely and unreservedly outdone themselves. They're currently serving up heavy weekly doses (on rapidshare) of vintage & classic dub, reggae and dancehall records that you'd snatch... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000247.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000247.html March 14, 2008 11:13 AM http://www.defchild.com/archives/000246.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000246.html March 10, 2008 06:39 PM This is a fascinating article on what happens when in the brain when (Jazz) musicians switch from playing heavily rehearsed material to free improvisation. Wiring up accomplished musicians to an fMRI machine and having them play from memory, then improvise,... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000245.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000245.html March 4, 2008 02:31 PM Check out this short (and sadly prematurely cutoff) video of Toumani Diabate, giving a very basic but amazing demonstration of the fundamental elements of the Kora! You can find more information about Toumani, one of the most accomplished Kora... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000244.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000244.html February 29, 2008 11:33 AM Dub Echoes, is a new music documentary out, now making the rounds in the festival ciruit. It was made by a Brazilian crew and is in the vein of excellent Studio One Story but by way of other more... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000243.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000243.html February 18, 2008 10:18 AM http://www.defchild.com/archives/000242.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000242.html February 16, 2008 12:24 PM This morning, the San Francisco Chronicle had a delightful and illluminating article (complete with photo gallery) on the craftspeople and the top-flight acoustic instruments they make for professional musicians.... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000241.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000241.html February 6, 2008 11:04 AM Check out this great panel discussion from November last year. Organized by Dr. Tae Hong Park, and moderated by my mentor, Jon Appleton, six of the most influential trailblazers in computer music discuss the past and future of music... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000240.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000240.html January 31, 2008 09:44 AM Happy New Year!! Kicking off the year in style, next Sunday morning, January 20th, starting at times when most folk are not usually conscious or sentient, Auralism is launching itself with an all-day bash @ Cafe Cocomo (No Salsa!). All... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000239.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000239.html January 15, 2008 06:10 PM http://www.defchild.com/archives/000237.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000237.html December 5, 2007 04:17 PM This is the end of an era and an amazing run as one of the most influential record stores in the Big Apple. Many many lifetimes ago, I made regular pilgrimages up Interstate-95 to buy records here, many of... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000236.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000236.html November 30, 2007 04:13 PM Meap is a newish composition/rearranging/remixing tool (with groovy experimental mashup-style aspirations) from the folks at the Columbia University Laboratory for the Recognition and Organization of Speech and Audio (labROSA). The tool's concept centers centers around, firstly the segmentation, then... http://www.defchild.com/archives/000218.html http://www.defchild.com/archives/000218.html November 21, 2007 06:51 PM