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The organ of corti is the part of the inner ear of mammals which contains auditory sensory cells, but more recently it is also the name of an experimental artwork by Liminal which won this year’s PRS New Music Award…

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Dancing about architecture may not have caught on just yet, but the former frontman for Talking Heads is still interested in buildings and music. At this year’s TED event, he talked about the relationship between music and the spaces it is performed in…

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The Internet can be a powerful promotional tool, and the viral music video is something of a holy grail for independent musicians and major label acts alike. However, it is very difficult to manufacture something as compelling as a cat playing the piano…

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Toshia Iwai’s sleek grid-based performance instrument, the Tenori-On, has now been released in a cheaper, ‘Orange’ version. However, considering the design sacrifices made, and heightened competition from other devices, the price may not have been reduced quite enough…

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The Electric Picnic music and arts festival took place last weekend in Stradbally, Co. Laois. It was an action-packed event filled with rock, electronica, burlesque, burgers, debate, dancing and mud…

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The potential of computer music is practically unlimited in the studio, but when transferred to the stage, excessive knob-twiddling can often leave audiences somewhat bemused. So what’s the best way to perform a live gig with a digital rig?

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Apple are certainly no slouches when it comes to marketing, and they are using the current series of London music festival gigs to promote iTunes by giving the audience a free set of mp3 downloads…

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For some people, the boundaries between senses can overlap – they see sounds as colours, or tastes and words intermingle. This condition is known as synaesthesia, and Terri Timely has created a brief but complex video that illustrates it in a fascinating manner…

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Last week I received a question about how two musicians in different cities could jam together. I did mention the ejamming collaboration site in a previous post, but there are other options now available for geographically-challenged rockers…

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Sometimes computer musicians get so caught up in technology that we forget to actually get down to being creative; and sometimes it’s hard to get those creative juices flowing, whether you be a musician or a writer, Tom Waits or Elizabeth Gilbert…

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