Ok, I’m still waiting for the Coltrane or Brecker App…..but this is kind of cool. [Continue]

Philip Bloom visited the Skywalker Ranch and did this great video of the place. Very cool stuff. Here is another link to it. Skywalker Ranch from Philip Bloom on Vimeo. [Continue]

I would tend to agree, though the game and Guitar Hero have exposed people to some great, classic music that they would not have known otherwise. I’d rather have kids and people listen to some of the tunes on Guitar Hero/Rock Band than some of these “rap artists” and whatnot. Also, on a related note, [Continue]

Gizmodo.com has a great article on why you cannot get a good pair of in-ear earbuds/in-ear monitors. “The difference between $300 set of buds and a $400 pair is nowhere near the jump from $20 to $100. Even smaller is the difference in models between generations. The best value on the market might be a [Continue]

From the SF Chronicle: “..earlier this year one of its principal funders, the New College of California, collapsed financially, leaving the church without a vital income source. The school had paid two-thirds of the church’s rent, so now King and his retinue are again asking its members and the community to help the church.” [Continue]

From the BBC Pink Floyd keyboard player and founder member Richard Wright has died at the age of 65 from cancer. I always think of Pink Floyd as sort of a Miles Davis rock group (without Miles). Lots of colors, and mood to their music. Plus, they had saxophone (sometimes). I can cite two songs [Continue]

iTunes is a great thing….not only for managing music, but for finding and getting Podcasts. Here are some of my picks. In The Groove, Jazz and Beyond NPR: Jazz Profiles Podcast The SaxTips Podcast Detroit JazzStage These are the “Jazz” ones I have subscribed to. Anyone have any others they’d recommend? [Continue]

The SOS Forums had this interesting thread about a bloke who can turn his guest room into a studio in about 10 minutes. My studio set up consists of a control room/office which is unusual in that it has no parallel surfaces, even a sloping roof. This room is loosely triangular being a maximum of [Continue]

The Muppets have performed with many, many people over the years. People such as Buddy Rich (one of the best!), Stevie Wonder, Cab Calloway, Johnny Cash, REM (I love this one too) and Squirrel Nut Zippers. But the best has to be this one: I think you all would agree as well. [Continue]

MakeMusic finally released SmartMusic 10.2 today. Highlights of the new features: Support of Mac OS X Leopard Microphone Check Wizard ensures proper microphone levels for recording and assessment Easier-to-Use – many aspects of SmartMusic have been simplified and made more intuitive, including the installer, login process, activation, and update [Continue]

The potential of a touch interface is amazing, as exhibited by this video I found at Gizmodo: Lots of potential for all kinds of interesting things. Now where is the saxophone sound?? [Continue]

Not sure what happened to the Music Education Alliance, but Steinberg announced their Classroom Resource Pack. “Computer technology is increasingly being used for teaching music in schools world-wide,” comments Mark Porter, Steinberg’s International Sales Manager. “But often the task of providing classroom resources is left [Continue]

Nodame Cantabile is a Japanese Manga, a TV show, and Anime about a pianist and violinist of a famous pianist who wants to become a conductor. It is a very entertaining Anime. The TV Show, I didn’t care for. The Manga is good. If you went to music school, you’d like it. Brings back memories. [Continue]

I have a simple question:  How do you make this great pdf files? I would like to make my own practice regime, and I´ve been trying with the musicTex and is quite a hassle to find the right settings. I would like to know your way. E‘s Reply: [Continue]

Yamaha has a new thing out, called the Tenori Media artist Toshio Iwai and Yamaha have collaborated to design a new digital musical instrument for the 21st century, TENORI-ON. A 16×16 matrix of LED switches allows everyone to play music intuitively, creating a “visible music” interface. Check out a video of it Create Digital Music [Continue]