April 24, 2012

My dream music format

Tonight I finally disposed of a large tub of old CDs. To avoid filling the bins (and landfill) with so much plastic, I hoped to offer the jewel cases to anyone else for reuse. So as I sat for hours, stripping all of the 311 jewel cases of liner notes, discs and tray art, I … See the full post


June 19, 2011

Journey to the Centre of Gotham

My parents never chose to take me to kids movies when we went to the cinema. That’s probably due to the fact that I have a brother a few years older than me, and the selection had to appease us both. My first distinct memory of seeing something at the cinema was 1989′s Batman. I … See the full post


August 5, 2010

In the pits

In my ongoing interest in orchestra pits and the music technology contained in them, I’ve found a few interesting reads: On Broadway: Playing ‘in the pit’ for musicals This article is aimed at musicians who don’t really know how the whole orchestra pit thing works. It’s a nice overview for others with some interesting details … See the full post