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Oddities: Alphorn is … Cool?
All you wanted to know about alphorn but were afraid to ask. The Wall Street Journal has published a detailed article, video and slideshow on the alphorn. The focus is on Eliana Burki who puts a new twist on the old:She performs in short skirts and torn jeans, and likes to play funky jazz tunes [...]
Clash of the Titans, AFM vs. RMA Part II
Trying to make sense of the AFM/RMA conflict – continued from Part I. The issues behind the AFM/RMA conflict are complex and multi-faceted, but they appear to revolve around media rights, reuse and residual payments, work dues and where this money trail ultimately ends. RMA-affiliated musicians in the major U.S. recording capitals – Los Angeles, [...]
Clash of the Titans, AFM vs. RMA, Part I
Attempting to comprehend the RMA/AFM conflict. For weeks now I have been trying to understand the discourse between the American Federation of Musicians (AFM) and the Recording Musicians Association (RMA). Normally I would leave a topic like this to the people that are “in-the-know.” However since I spent so much time looking into this conflict [...]
Sexy Musicians; Rock Me Amadeus!
Introducing Venus von Hilf. A recent article – “Too Hot to Handel” – at Playboy.com features a voting contest for the “sexiest babes” in the forefront of classical music. Among them are opera singers, violin soloists and … an orchestral oboist? Discovering this article timed perfectly with a discussion in my household about sex in [...]
Review: Happy Aniversary to Horn Articles Online
One of the oldies but goodies. I just noticed (!) that John Ericson’s Horn Articles Online has hit its ten-year anniversary – a noteworthy accomplishment that deserves attention and praise. Back in the mid-1990′s – the “old days” by Internet standards – only a handful of horn-related web sites with content existed. They …
A Brain for Clam Control
There is nothing new about clam-xiety. A great deal of attention has been flagged here recently on the issue of cracked notes on the horn – otherwise known as “clams.”History shows that there is nothing new about “clam anxiety” as this review from 1953 shows:To a sympathetic audience, a French-horn player is often the object [...]
Sonoran Brass Goes Live
The new Sonoran Brass web site. An introductory 30-second video: Based in Phoenix, the Sonoran Brass Quintet has been around for over a decade and recently they decided to redesign their web site – I was glad to help. After several months of work, their site is now live. As the developer for this project, [...]
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