1. Amon Tobin’s Live Show is 3D Projection

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    Tweet Amon Tobin’s newest live show is a stunning musically driven live projection celebrating the release of his ISAM album. Below is an extended trailer via Vimeo. Though it is no longer downloadable for free, the ISAM album is still available for preview on SoundCloud.com (including commentary).
  2. Daft Punk Visual Mashup

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    Tweet In a style similar to Girl Talk, this mash-up moves through 23 Daft Punk tracks and uses HTML5 and CSS3 in order to visualize all the layers, cuts and waveforms in real time. You can use the timeline on the bottom to skip around. It would have been neat...
  3. Fruity Loops 10 Gets More Procedural

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    Tweet I love seeing innovative leaps in software upgrades. Companies willing to take the gamble of creating grumbling purists in order to freshen the product… makes my heart melt. It seems like you can feel out dependencies better, which should help get the big picture, quicker. I’m guessing this would...
  4. Music Video Collaboration

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    Tweet A friend of mine recently posted this Ted Talk video of Eric Whitacre’s virtual choir of 2,000 voices. The beginning of the first song presented sent chills up my spine. I find it eerie and beautiful how there can be so many voices, singing in unison, yet none of...
  5. Novation Music Controllers

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    Tweet I hear that combined with Ableton, the Novation Launchpad is killer. Searching around for prices, I noticed that Novation also has a DJ controller coming out called Twitch. This device includes a touch strip, instead of the plastic discs we typically see on these kinds of controllers. This controller...
  6. The Music Scene

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    Tweet “The Music Scene” from Anthony Francisco Schepperd on Vimeo. Thanks to Rachit for this killer link!
  7. The Monk and The Fish

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    Tweet A classically animated short created by Michael Dudok De Wit. Simple yet beautiful. Powerful use of the music to tell the story. If you like this short and can handle seeing something a little more simple, Father & Daughter is also worth checking out. Thanks to Des Duggan for...
  8. Animusic 2 – 3D Animated Music

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    Tweet Many remember the 3D animated instruments from Animusic, that were showcased on the Mind’s Eye DVDs produced by Sony.  Due to my renewed interest in 3D animation triggered by audio, I went to see what they’ve been upto recently. It looks like they’ve been keeping themselves busy. They’ve released...
  9. A New Era for the Video DJ

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    Tweet Andrew Lowell Productions just released an ebook entitled, Simultaneous Music, Animation, and Sound with Houdini. At $29.95, I picked it up immediately! His goal is to share his discoveries in order spark more interest in this area, and the reasonable price reflects this goal.  Big props to the author...