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Mark Ronson on How Sampling Transformed Music
Artist Mark Ronson shares how sampling isn’t about “hijacking nostolgia wholesale,” but inserting yourself into the narrative of the song while also pushing that story forward. — Sampling isn’t about...
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Is Music’s Future Its Past?
Embed from Getty Images By Ian Brennan As much as the complaint “why does music suck today compared to _________ (name your own adolescent-era here)?” may seem like just another case of old-fogeyism,...
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Happy Birthday Grandma Moses
Grandma Moses’s birthday is celebrated today. Here is the woman herself discussing her birthday, 64 years ago. — Facts about today and Grandma Moses. Photo: Flickr/F Deventhal The post Happy...
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Kid Cudi’s Facebook Revelation Exposes the Stigma Black Men with Depression...
Embed from Getty Images Tuesday evening rapper Kid Cudi posted on social media about his battle with depression and suicidal thoughts. In a Facebook post, Kid Cudi details his decision to check himself...
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The Artist’s Manifesto
Sit. Silently. Close your eyes and listen. Let it come to you. And it will come. This morning I sat. Silently. Listening. And I thought I heard, no, I knew I heard, the sound of breaking waves. The...
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Fans Need to See These ‘Halo Wars 2’ Exclusive Prints
If you are a fan of Halo Wars then you need to check these prints out I have never played a Halo game before, yet I am familiar with the series. I have no problem with the games, I just have never had...
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This Children’s Book About a New York Artist Won Every Possible Award. But...
“Somewhere in Brooklyn, between hearts that thump, double Dutch, and hopscotch and salty mouths that slurp sweet ice, a little boy dreams of being a famous ARTIST.” Those are the words that begin...
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How Google Street View Became Fertile Ground for Artists
Embed from Getty Images By Allison L. Rowland, St. Lawrence University and Chris Ingraham, North Carolina State University On May 25, Google Street View celebrates its 10th birthday. A feature of...
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Richard Pryor, Murdered Black Men, and Police Brutality
Embed from Getty Images — When I began doing stand up comedy in 1999, I aspired to be as brilliant as Richard Pryor. Great comedy slams ideas together, questions the ridiculousness of humor behavior,...
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It Takes Creativity To Be Courageous
We have to continually be jumping off cliffs and developing our wings on the way down. ―Kurt Vonnegut Jr. Creativity is internal Creativity begins within the person. The creative juices flow out into...
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Embed from Getty Images We know our work inside out, but we love when someone tries to tell us how to do our job. We have been working in the industry for years, and we know how to tackle certain...
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Envy & Doubt
— Sometime in January, I made a commitment to get better. To become a better human being. To be less cynical and more open to the ideas of others. And while the short-term results have for the most...
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Big Mike Takes Lunch from HELLER films on Vimeo. “Big Mike Takes Lunch” by filmmaker Nicolas Heller, is a documentary that captures a day in the life of Michael Saviello, manager of 40 years for the...
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From Mistakes to Risk Takes
— When it comes to going for our dreams we can often find that ‘what if?’ becomes our pre-strike lament: What if I fail? What if I lose money? What if the business fails? What if I lose the love of my...
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Do You Have the Heart of an Artist?
— I speak to my coaching clients all the time about choices. And today I’m going to speak a little more about them. Choices, not my clients. Can’t talk about my clients. First things first, what’s the...
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Artists Work Alone, Juggle Responsibilities, and Get Stuff Done?
— Buy it on Amazon. How do male artists — men who work alone — have productive days? How do female artists — who generally have to juggle roles — get their work done? And — because voyeurism only goes...
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Have No Patience for Art Leeches
— Art is a means of expression, art is a tool for communication, art is craftsmanship, but most importantly, good art must be effectively poignant to the beholder. This is, why when analyzing the...
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What Happens When Artists Use Tech to Confront Inequality?
— As an artist working with emerging media and technology, I’m often asked to describe the “what” of my projects, how they came to be. What is this device? What do I do with it? What makes it light up,...
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Good Enough
— In high school, most of my friends were actors or artists or writers. These were the people I hung out with on weekends, who I went to parties and played Dungeons & Dragons with. But I was also...
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Ballet Men: Beautiful Technique
Australian Ballet members Adam Bull, Christopher Rodgers-Wilson, Cameron Hunter and Cristiano Martino talk about the highs and lows of the profession and show off their beautiful technique. — —...
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