Search results for: “house music”
-
Clubhouse & things that caught my eye this week
Korean American security researcher Brian Pak looked at Clubhouse and some of the findings were very interesting. Pak posted a full analysis in Korean here. The key takeouts for me where: Some (probably early adopter) Koreans have been buying used iPhones so that they can try Clubhouse, since the app is currently iOS only. The…
-
Princes music + more
I have been listening to this mix of Princes music. Prince had a diverse song book and the mix covers Princes music catalogue in some depth. It gives a great sampling of the talent we lost when Prince died YouTube has a cornucopia of content including this great documentary on house music interviewing a succession…
-
Bose Wave Music System – throwback gadget
It is a little disingenuous to call the Bose Wave Music System a throwback gadget, mainly because Bose still makes it. It would be reasonable to call it a design classic. There are benefits to picking up a 2006 model Bose Wave Music System, rather than paying the premium of a new device. Bose Wave…
-
Joyous Music School
The Joyous Music School string quartet have been playing together for four years, they started when the lead cellist was four years old and they are awesome After the Joyous Music School its time to move on to another set of musical genius’ Frankie Knuckles’ loss continues to be felt. Underworld and the Junior Boys…
-
Dance Music Industry
Many dance music labels have closed down, particularly those owned by the majors like Strictly Rhythm and Credence. Cream runs festivals and restaurants rather than clubs and looks to Latin America and Eastern Europe for growth, Home is looking to be let out as retail space and the giant screen on the side of the…
-
Trends and fads
Why trends and fads? Why trends and fads came about as a post, was that I was scrolling on my LinkedIn notifications on a Saturday (I know, I know I should keep my life free of this crap on the weekends.) Creative Review were talking about how trend forecasting had become rusty, but that got…
-
Things that caught my eye this week
House music producer Roy Davis Jr put together an amazing mix for Phonica Records and I have been vibing off it for most of the week. An old, but good music video put together by my long time colleague Haruka. It’s a mix of found footage and painting done on 16mm film. I’m not so…
-
Playlists and mixtapes
Working as a remote team got me thinking about playlists and mixtapes. One of my colleagues started off a themed playlist on Spotify. The playlist creativity was based around a narrative. The narrative is driven by song title. Spotify made it easy to collaborate on putting more in there. Its a form of surface data,…
-
Breaking norms
Breaking norms to create shock is a well-trodden path. Look at the way the Conservative Party used transgressions to dominate news cycles during the last election. For a cynical marketer like myself it has all become rather jaded. This news footage of audience reactions from screenings of The Exorcist reminded me of the power in…