John Fleming is a singer and instrumentalist who has performed extensively in comedy and theatre internationally and also composes for TV, film and theatre. This song “Icarus Wings” was written for a 2007 Melbourne Fringe show entitled “Stung”, it’s about taking risks and being prepared to fail in order to learn and grow.
Download the words to this song here
Visit John’s website
johncf.com.au
18. January 2010
Doug DeVries lays down – the Challenge – Can you learn this chord sequence and then use it to accompany Doug playing the melody in the video. Then video yourself doing it and post it as a video response on youtube? No clues provided. You are equipped only with your ear as a compass and your pulse to sync with the maestro over the rugged terrain of this melody in a frenzied pace to the finish line. The piece is called the Humming Bird.
I liked Doug’s idea so much I gave it its own category in the menu just in case any other Melbourne musos wanted to lay down the gauntlet and issue their own musical challenge. Any video responses to Doug’s video that are truly inspired I will post on this site. Leo
Visit Doug on these links
His lesson is on this page of Digital Pill
Visit his website dougdevries.com
Doug’s albums on iTunes
and here is the first video response from Kev
1. January 2010
Happy new year to you all
I am currently drawing up plans for an improved podcast studio. It’s only on the drawing board at the moment but I have a budget in place for it already, so it will definitely happen – better set and lighting, a bit more space to run an occasional interview, moving up to 1080 resolution videos and occasional trio performances in studio.
To date the videos on the site have been mainly either performances or lessons, here’s a sneak preview of the other topics you can expect to see covered in the coming year
Out on a limb – videos about musicians who have taken a risk because of an idea they had and it has paid off. Practise – besides ideas about WHAT to practise – this would be a series of videos about ideas to KEEP you practising. Musician’s stories – I have been collecting these in 2009 and plan to start a series in the next couple of months. At the gig – more video shot at live gigs
Also
Live streaming – continuing to experiment with live streaming and move up to 720p streaming
Digital Pill availability as an iTunes podcast
2009 was a BIG year for the site with mainstream publicity and Digital Pill passing the 100K views mark.
As of today that figure is touching 140,000 views.
Thanks to
Phil Greenwood and Kim Lynch for their great work redesigning the site
and our supporters (links on the right)
the site’s subscribers
to everyone who passed on the word through facebook etc
to every one who contacted me with encouragement and constructive criticism
Garry Barker for writing the excellent article about this site in the Age
and to all the musicians who came and sat in my little podcast studio and shared their ideas and music
and were very gracious about my video direction
Finally
I will need to continue to find financial support to keep the work going
but that doesn’t detract from the fact
that Digital Pill is a labour of love . . .
Thanks
Leo Dale
Melbourne, Australia
10. December 2009
Anita Hustas performs and talks briefly about two graphic scores ‘Stream’ and ‘Underwater’ from her ‘Water’ collection composed in 2008. In trying to find creative approaches to composing and making music, and integrating visual art and music performance, Anita has been creating graphic scores for improvisors since 2003. In this video Anita plays Double Bass and Waterphone.
Find out more about Anita’s work here
anitahustas.com
myspace.com/anitahustas
19. November 2009
Garry Barker has written a feature article in the Age GREEN GUIDE about Digital Pill and the Louie Prez CD launch.
Below is some info about the new Louie Prez album with Leo Dale, Ray Pereira and Doug DeVries.
Sample the first track – The Phantom – in this youtube clip
The album tracks are on iTunes
BUY the Louie Prez CD – SCAM – here
CDs are also available NOW instore at JB HiFi – Readings Carlton and Basement Discs as well as in any other store in Australia or New Zealand through our distributor the Planet Company
15. November 2009
Percussionist Eugene Ughetti plays an improvised percussion solo on gongs and temple bowls
Visit Eugene’s projects on these links
Speak Percussion
Glass Percussion Project
Eugene’s CD is available here
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3. November 2009
Mal Webb sings his song – Ad for beer – featuring vocal, guitar and some of Mal’s evolved vocalisations. He wrote it after Chick Ratten of the Rainbow Hotel in Fitzroy told him his music was “not a good ad for beer” and made Mal realise who his audience REALLY was . . . [...]
10. February 2009
Afro Mandinko playing a concert in Fitzroy Gardens in Melbourne – January 2009. Not only a great dance band in action but also a group who are experts in the science of warming up large crowds to dance, sing and express their inner spirit.
Visit Afro Mandinko’s website by clicking here
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23. July 2009
ARIA Award winning musician, singer-song writer, theatre collaborator and choir director Kavisha Mazzella sings her song Amour
About this song Kavisha writes
I saw a fantastic film by Tony Gatlif in 1996 called Latcho Drom about gypsies and thier music
and in it there was a scene where the french gypsy musicians visit the medieval church and play [...]
21. August 2009
Rae Howell is a freelance composer and performer on piano & vibraphone. She is a founding member of Sunwrae Ensemble, showcasing some of Australia’s finest versatile musicians. Here she plays her piece “Decipher the Crooked Ways” on the vibraphone using a combination of bowing and four mallet technique. Decipher the Crooked Ways…. an ambient & [...]
14. October 2009
Girish Makwana was born in Gujurat, India and received his Masters of Music from the Maharajah Sayajirao University of Baroda. Here he performs on tablas with Saby Bhattacharya on sarod and Nicolas Buff on alto saxophone. This performance was filmed at the studios of radio 3CR in Collingwood as part of their ongoing training.
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8. October 2009
This week I’m celebrating the counter turning over 100,000 video views for Digital Pill. Its been great receiving emails from every corner of the globe and tracking all the interest inside and outside of Melbourne, Australia – where all these musicians are based.
Thanks again to all those who have contributed. The recent video from Cam [...]
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26. February 2010
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