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December 16, 2010

Thanks

I’m off on my annual trip to India to study yoga and recharge for a BIG year in 2011. I’ll be checking email every day, don’t go thinking I’ve disappeared, its the 21st century. Back on board 2nd week of January. Thanks to the incredible team here at Digital Pill – Phil Greenwood for all [...]

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December 8, 2010

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Carl Pannuzzo and Penny Larkins

Carl Pannuzzo and Penny Larkins perform the song – The Painting – at home in their kitchen Visit their website Have a listen to Carl’s album – Hayfever – on iTunes

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November 22, 2010

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Kim Lynch – interview

This video is a recording of the interview with Kim Lynch streamed live on 8/11/10 following his induction into the ARIA hall of fame for his work with the incredible 60s band the Loved Ones. As well as his past work as a musician, Kim works on the production team of Digital Pill as a [...]

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November 1, 2010

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Doug de Vries plays Lamentos do morro

Doug performs ‘Lamentos do morro’ by Garoto, a samba on his 7-string guitar. Visit Doug on these links His website dougdevries.com Doug’s albums on iTunes

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October 31, 2010

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In House Arts

A growing trend in music is house concerts. If you have a reasonably sized area in your home you can have some very fine musicians come and play at your house. Today I set up InHouseArts on Facebook. The impetus has come out of the need for independent arts to find a place in the [...]

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October 20, 2010

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Ray Pereira – interview

This video is a recording of the interview with Ray Pereira streamed live on 11/10/10. The opening sequence is Ray’s two sons Lucky on drums and Mali on piano For the timing of the next live stream see the countdown clock in the sidebar > Find out about Ray’s projects and workshops Ray’s website Or [...]

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October 19, 2010

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Sax: long notes (Dean Hilson)

Dean looks at long notes from several different angles – the growl, vibrato, dynamics and ear training. Listen to Dean’s music here The Pearly Shells Zydeco Jump The Vanguards

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September 20, 2010

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Helen Mountfort – solo cello

Helen Mountfort performs Soliloquy a solo ‘cello piece originally written and performed in Swift, a dance piece devised and performed with dancer Ros Warby and designer Margie Medlin. Soliloquy is inspired by and pays homage to the music of extraordinary Armenian composer and duduk player Djivan Gasparyan. Helen writes music for film, dance and theatre [...]

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September 20, 2010

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Post sync sound for Digital Pill

As part of my constant striving for technical excellence on the coalface of the ever changing digital learning curve, I am now recording sound separately. This presents me with the opportunity to mix the sound in my studio and general tweak the levels at leisure. This video of Helen Mountfort represents my first effort at [...]

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