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Jeff Watson is an artist, designer, and Assistant Professor of Interactive Media and Games at the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts.
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Tag Archives: music
Deadmau5 iPhone app
I think the albums-as-applications concept will probably go a lot further than just a simple track-mixing app like this one by electronica artist Deadmau5, but this is definitely a step in the right direction. Deadmau5’s iPhone app ($3 on iTunes) … Continue reading
Fotoplayer
This is what I want for Christmas. Talk about old-skool drum machines! In the early days of silent motion pictures, it was realised that background music had a great influence on the audience. Before movies had sound, many picture theatres … Continue reading
Animal Collective – Reverend Green Live
Animal Collective = magic.
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The Trons
The Trons are an all-robot band, composed of little machines named Ham, Wiggy, Swamp and FiFi. They have a MySpace page and play gigs in their native New Zealand. Here’s a poster featuring them from an upcoming show:
Vamos a la playa
Everything about this music video is awesome.
Muxtape
Since its launch in March of ’08, Muxtape has become ridiculously popular. I’ve made a mix that you can listen to here. Some background: There’s nothing like making a mix-tape for that special someone, but when was the last time … Continue reading
Absolut Quartet
The Absolut Quartet is essentially a marimba played by rubber balls that fall on to the keys after having being shot into the air by 50 miniature robotic cannons. You can “interact” with the quartet using an on-screen keyboard. But … Continue reading
David Byrne’s Survival Strategies for Emerging Artists — And Megastars
The fact that Radiohead debuted its latest album online and Madonna defected from Warner Bros. to Live Nation, a concert promoter, is held to signal the end of the music business as we know it. Actually, these are just two … Continue reading
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Looptracks
Looptracks is an interactive music video. Many websites use interactivity as a means of accessing non-interactive content. In this website the interactivity is the content. (looptracks)
Popol Vuh – Improvisation (1971)
The Popol Vuh (K’iche’ for “Council Book” or “Book of the Community”; Popol Wuj in modern spelling; IPA: [popol wuχ]) is a book written in the Classical Quiché language containing mythological narratives and a genealogy of the rulers of the … Continue reading
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