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


August 10, 2010

Things I Miss #5: Faster Internet Tubes

While Singapore may be known for being well connected in terms of technology, the effect is diminished when some 300 hotel guests are trying to use the same internet connection each night. In my latest hotel room, the internet essentially becomes unusable from 8pm until I go to bed. Even working on my blog requires … 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