Published March 9th, 2010
in News and Video.
Friday March 26th & Saturday March 27th
Verizon Wireless proudly presents…
THE FOUNDATION
10-Year Anniversary
Street Dance Championships
www.foundationpdx.com
@ Bossanova Ballroom (722 E. Burnside Portland, OR) | www.bossanovaballroom.com
From 6PM to 10PM each day
Admission: $20/day or $30 for a 2-day pass (limited to 300 passes and will sell out)
Buy tickets here: http://bit.ly/5Azvoi *middle option is for […]
Published March 8th, 2010
in News, Video, Tech and Gear.
I’ve been a huge fan of both Jazz Mutant and Ableton for a while now. This new collaboration looks like it could be a massive leap forward in the quest for software/hardware harmony. Seamless integration and no MIDI mapping!
Though I can’t help but wonder if somebody will hack the iPad and […]
Published February 10th, 2010
in News.
Wow. Here’s an incredibly insightful presentation from Topspin. They’re definitely changing the game and at the forefront of the “direct-to-fan” model.
Topspin’s Marketing With Data Presentation at Midem
View more presentations from Shamal ranasinghe.
Published January 25th, 2010
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Here’s a great piece from The Observer featuring Brian Eno. I particularly enjoyed the bit about his take on hindsight:
“Instead of shooting arrows at someone else’s target, which I’ve never been very good at, I make my own target around wherever my arrow happens to have landed. You shoot your arrow and then you paint […]
Published January 25th, 2010
in News.
Our friend (and BBV1 and BBV2 drummer), Charles Neal has recently moved his studio. East2West’s new space is divided into two parts: a music instructional facility and an audio\video production studio. Charles is a superb drummer and a great teacher. Find out more here.
Published January 9th, 2010
in News and Video.
Here’s a behind-the-scenes vid with another one of my Top 5 favorite MCs, Mos Def (who was also featured in the previous post). It’s always refreshing to see/hear interviews where the artist is allowed to expand upon the creative process…versus a radio spot or TV appearance where they’re expected to just hype a new […]
Published December 11th, 2009
in News.
Black Thought KILLS IT!!! One of my top 5 favorite MCs!
oh holidaze,
P
Published November 10th, 2009
in News.
New album from Paten Locke (aka Therapy of Asamov) out now on Tres Records. You may also know him as Mr. Lif’s tour DJ or for his production work for The Smile Ray’s, The Alias Brothers and The Perceptionists. He’s nasty on the beats, on the dex and on the mic. A true triple threat! […]
Published October 5th, 2009
in News.
From the Rockbox Crew:
Rockbox Dance Party proudly presents their first party rocking vinyl EP. DJ Kez, Dundiggy, and Matt Nelkin have decided to take Portland’s bubbling nightlife scene one step higher and press up some of their own custom edits that have been crowd favorites at their sureshot night, Rockbox. In order to share […]
Published September 22nd, 2009
in News, Tech and Gear.
Whoa! Check out this new product from Teenage Engineering. It’s a stand-alone synthesizer. It’s a compact USB controller. It’s portable, has an internal battery and contains a top-secret sequencer that’s being touted as “truly unique”. The release date is pending, but they’re saying Spring 2010. Looks rad! Here’s some more specs:
8 synthesizer models
8 samplers
effects: Delay, […]