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Animusic: Mesmerizing Computer-Driven Music Animations

28 May 2013 Leave a comment

by Ed Cyphers in General Posts, Recommended Sites Tags: animusic

Animusic is an American company founded by Wayne Lytle which specializes in 3-D visualizations of MIDI-based music.

Rather than creating an animation to accompany a piece of music, the Animusic process involves first creating an animated model, which is then programmed to follow the commands of MIDI-programmed music–to “play” the piece.

To fully appreciate the mesmerizing HD video, be sure to watch it in full screen.

Other Animusic videos can be seen here.

DVD and Blue-ray compilations are available from their website.

Learn Guitar With David Brent

22 May 2013 2 Comments

by Ed Cyphers in General Posts, On a Lighter Note Tags: david brent, ricky gervais, the office

Ricky Gervais has a very Spinal Tap-esque way with a song. It’s just good enough to pass for hilariously bad–or is it vice versa?

Anyway, we’ll be following his series of guitar instruction videos where we expect to learn zilch about actually playing the guitar and a lot about David Brent and a life on the road selling toilet brushes.

Here’s a little flashback to a scene from The Office (the classic English original, of course) when Brent commanders a training session and turns it into a talent show for one.

‘The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’–a Tribute Video

19 May 2013 1 Comment

by Ed Cyphers in General Posts Tags: the wreck of the edmund fitzgerald

In the Key of Genius: Derek Paravicini and Adam Ockelford

17 May 2013 Leave a comment

by Ed Cyphers in General Posts Tags: adam ockelford, derek paravicini

Born prematurely at just 25 weeks, Derek Paravicini has suffered from blindess, learning impairment and severe autism for his entire life. Despite his impairment, Derek has the unique gift of perfect pitch, and is able to play any piece of music after hearing it only once. In 2010, Derek was featured on Stan Lee’s “Superhumans”, whereupon tests verified his musical ability and confirmed his savantism. He began playing the piano at two, and subsequently attended the Linden Lodge School for the Blind in London. He met a piano instructor, Adam Ockelford, on his first visit to the school; recognising his genius, Adam began to teach him. Derek gave his first concert in South London aged seven. Adam is a Professor of Music at the University of Roehampton, the Chair of Soundabout, a charity supporting music provision for young people and founder of the AMBER Trust, supporting visually impaired children in their pursuit of music.