Hi! I'm Lee. Welcome to my blog. Here we talk music: news, reviews, interviews, tips, tutorials and more. I'm also working on the upcoming podcast Influenced as a guest, writer and researcher alongside music aficionado Mark Williams and friends. Watch this space! I have been a lover of music for as long as I can remember, an amateur lyricist for 25 years, a music writer for 15 years and a hobbyist musician and blogger for almost 10 years. My tastes range from jazz to house to hip hop and I love helping artists from all genres develop their sound. My music, videos, reviews and interviews have been featured in a variety of magazines and websites, including: B-Boy Tech Report Gimme That Beat Humanhuman Audio Skills Dream House Beats Where Did the Road Go Beat Tape Co-Op Push Power Promo Drum Magazine You can find my music on Bandcamp: Monkey Mind Sounds AKA LeeTNB And you can find me on Facebook: The New Beatmaker page Lee's personal page
MUSINGS: From birds mistaken for opera singers to the household sounds of a galaxy far, far away
As a big fan of found sounds, I found the below TED Talk a joy to watch (and listen to). Singer-Songwriter and TED fellow Meklit Hadero demonstrates how the sounds of slowed down bird song can be mistaken for opera singing; and how musical inspiration can strike from something as easily taken for granted as the sound of a pan lid on a hot stove.
In keeping with the theme of just how inspirational and dramatic everyday sounds can be, with this week's release of the latest Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and the subsequent clamor for tickets almost breaking the internet, it felt only right to share the below video from starwars.com.
There's a certain irony to discovering that the most memorable sounds from one of the biggest grossing film franchises of all time were created using a clever mixture of everyday sounds; many are from nature or can be found within the home.
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As a big fan of found sounds, I found the below TED Talk a joy to watch (and listen to). Singer-Songwriter and TED fellow Meklit Hadero demonstrates how the sounds of slowed down bird song can be mistaken for opera singing; and how musical inspiration can strike from something as easily taken for granted as the sound of a pan lid on a hot stove.In keeping with the theme of just how inspirational and dramatic everyday sounds can be, with this week's release of the latest Trailer for 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' and the subsequent clamor for tickets almost breaking the internet, it felt only right to share the below video from starwars.com.
There's a certain irony to discovering that the most memorable sounds from one of the biggest grossing film franchises of all time were created using a clever mixture of everyday sounds; many are from nature or can be found within the home.
ted.com
starwars.com
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From musical instruments to sample packs, if you buy through one of our affiliates, you can pick up great products and support The New Beatmaker at the same time. Please click here.