Star Trek v. Star Trak: Pharrell Interviews Leonard Nimoy
If you’ve listened to pop music at all in the last fifteen years, you’ll know the distinctively spacey, minimalistic aesthetic of Pharrell Williams and his Neptunes production outfit. Hailing from Virginia Beach, Virginia, a region known for its involvement in aerospace engineering and research, Williams was intrigued early on by space exploration, the studies of
CRWN Episode 6 Teaser: R. Kelly
Part 1 of Elliot Wilson’s CRWN interview with R&B crooner R. Kelly will be released Monday, as the next installment in the series. Until then, here’s a quick teaser of the talk (and some frenzied fans) that took place at The Cutting Room in New York City. More of the WatchLOUD series can be found
[Interview] Rob Stenson of CanOpener
by Brian Parker CanOpener is the impressive new app from audio engineer Devin Kerr and software engineer Rob Stenson, which optimizes the spatial balance, equalization, and sound pressure level for listening to music in headphones. CanOpener uses Kerr and Stenson’s proprietary crossfeed algorithm ,which corrects the discrepancy between listening to music in headphones and listening
Lyte: Sell Your Unused Tickets To Real Fans
By Brian Parker We’ve all been there: you purchase tickets for an event months in advance and on the day of the event, an unexpected situation arises and you are suddenly unable to attend. The hassle of selling tickets on StubHub or Craigslist is frustrating and ineffective if showtime is within 24 hours. It almost
[Interview] The Owners of the Newly Opened London Modular Showroom
By Brian Parker Far from the ubiquitous DJ trio or even live electronic music group, the London Modular Alliance comprises three producers, Simon Lynch, Gavin Pykerman, and Phil Ventre, who forgo computers and digital interfaces in exchange for a more spontaneous, analog method of music production and creation–modular synthesis. A modular synthesizer is a customized synthesizer
[Interview] Grégoire Henrion, Co-Founder of Mindie
Last week, the new micro-music video app Mindie was launched, creating a new platform for creating and sharing short videos set to song clips. Mindie steps into the mobile world with apps like Instagram, Vine, Snapchat, and the recently launched MixBit, but shifts the video focus to sharing and building communities through music. With an