Harmony ♫

TARKAN - Yolla

An incredible Turkish singer dominating the country’s pop industry. He was born in West Germany & raised in Turkey. 

Redd - Dünya

A Turkish rock band. Members: Doğan Duru (tenor opera singer), Güneş Duru, and Berke Hatipoğlu (guitarist). 

Gülşen - Bangır Bangır Turkish singer-songwriter. She has released 10 studio albums, and Bangır Bangır, her single from the album Bangır Bangır has reached over 200 million Youtube views. 

Youn Sun Nah - Pancake from the album Same Girl

Korean jazz vocalist

The Buckwheat Boys - It’s Peanut Butter Jelly Time!

This is throwback to my childhood!

Art Tatum - Tea for Two 

American jazz pianist

Bill Evans - his entire album Days of Wine & Roses

American jazz pianist. Worked with Miles Davis on the famous Kind of Blue album. Died of a heroin addiction. 

1925 - from the musical No, No, Nanette, by Vincent Youmans

1929 - also called Tahiti Trot, Op. 16, in Shosty's ballet The Golden Age. In 1929, Dmitri Shostakovich was challenged to re-orchestra "Tea for Two", from memory, by conductor Nikolai Malko. 

(A preview of the Bolshoi Ballet dancing to the Tahiti Trot)

1933 - A recording by jazz pianist Art Tatum

1956 - A recording by jazz pianist Thelonious Monk

1959 - The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra ft. Warren Covington 

I wish I was fluent in multiple languages so that I could understand more of what these cool artists are saying. T____T

Myriam Fares - “Chouf Halak Alayi” ميريام فارس شوف حالك عليي

Lebanese singer & entertainer

청하 Kim Chungha - Why Don’t You Know ft. 넉살 Nucksal

Korean singer debuting on a solo career, ex-I.O.I member, was on Season 1 of the Korean Show “Produce 101″

(迪玛希) Dimash Kudaibergen - S.O.S. d’un terrien en detresse

Kazakh countertenor (probably) singer who came to fame on the Chinese TV show Singer 2017, and was a nominee for “Most Popular Asia Singer” during the Top Chinese Music Awards 2017. 

This young man is a wonderful singer, but I fear for his vocal health in the long run. I hope his quick catapult into fame won’t screw up his voice. 

This track is pretty weird, but I made it with my Nexus 5. Technology is cool.

Do you think sampling without permission is morally acceptable? 

Sample example:

Daft Punk - Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger

Sample: Stronger by Kanye 

In Kanye’s sample, he takes an important melody from Daft Punk’s “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” and uses it as the underlying beat and texture for his track. The melody is easily distinguishable as the bit from “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger”, and it runs throughout Kanye’s entire track. Kanye mainly uses the sample as the driving rhythmic and melodic texture in the track. In fact, the Daft Punk sample bit in his song is so awesome that it distracts from Kanye’s rap; Kanye’s rap seems to accompany the sample rather than the sample accompany his rap.

Quotation example:

Boom Boom Pow by Black Eyed Peas containing the quotation “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” from Daft Punk at 1:33. 

Flying Stars Remix

Which sound did you use and why? What steps did you take to make it work in a musical context? Do you feel that you were successful?

A hw assignment blog post analyzing the sounds in Don’t Let Me Down - The Beatles.

This post is for a music tech class assignment. I’ll be comparing the difference between “real, hyperreal, and surreal” recordings based on some of my favorite groups and musicians out there.

A “real” recording: Snarky Puppy - Lingus (We Like It Here)

So, I love Snarky Puppy. If you’re a musician, or the general music aficionado, and haven’t listened to them GO LISTEN FOR YOSELF SOME SNARKY PUPPY. I chose Lingus for a “real” recording because the video helps the listener see how some amazing musicians create an amazing sound without digital manipulation. This is a live recording of trumpets, keyboards/synths, saxophones, guitars, and drums. The musicians are playing some incredible sounds and rhythms, but you can tell it’s being performed live not created by someone wearing glasses behind a bright computer screen. And, you can also see how they’re making the sounds live in this video, which makes me fangirl all the more when Cory Henry enters on his solo at 4:22.

A “hyperreal” recording: E.S. Posthumous - Pompeii

E.S. Posthumous has combines a great blend of orchestral sounds with modern beats and some electronic sounds. I categorized this track as “hyperreal” because of how E.S. Posthumous combines the use of acoustic instruments and electronic sounds or beats. There are a lot of orchestral sounds and choir singing, sounds that can be performed live. I think what makes this track “hyperreal” is in how mixing, editing, and arranging was involved in the process. What the group probably did was record the orchestra & choir live, then add beats, drums, and electronic sounds during the editing and mixing process. 

A “surreal” recording: SKRILLEX - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites