Back on the grid—links for 8-08-2008
I’m back after more than two weeks away. Here’s five inspiring links to get things rolling again.
Does music sound better today than it did 30 years ago? Sonic ID’s very own Martyn Ware leads a podcast conversation with experts Tom Dunmore (Stuff magazine), Rob Kelly (Strongroom studios), Stephen Budd (artist/producer manager) and Tim Lawrence (culture writer). Facilitated by B&W.
Bowers and Wilkins Senior Design Engineer John Dibb recently led a “sound tasting” at Abbey Road Studios: “On a personal level I felt the same satisfaction I felt as a teenage speaker designer, and still do as a professional, when someone really gets how important sound is and how getting the illusion closer to reality is such a magical thing.” Here’s the story.
Brandchannel.com has a good writeup on the use of sonic branding and identity in India — with quotes from our pal Marcel de Bie and my former Elias frontman Martin Pazzani.
Mascara has gone electric. Unfortunately the sound of Estee Lauder’s and Lancome’s new electronic eyeliner is a “hum as annoying as a vibrating cellphone.” I can only assume this is not an intentional attribute of either brand.
And finally…nice Frontline World story about a Mozambique singer who’s saving lives by singing about…latrines.
– Noel Franus
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Thanks for the post about our Mozambique story….Santos’ organization is certainly able to make a bigger impact because of their band’s beautiful sound…maybe more non profits should think of starting a band or having a musical component.
Stay tuned to our site - we put out a fair amount of music stories and are always open to suggestions for international music stories. Email ideas to me at charlotte@flworld.org
thanks,
Charlotte
And I forgot to mention - the music we’ve commissioned for our series - by LA artists Supreme Beings of Leisure - is a subject of a ton of audience attention. We get emails all the time requesting the name of the track and asking where people can buy it….