My friend (and fellow net nerd) Julie showed me this cool video of different unknown musicians around the world singing “Stand By Me” – mixed entirely by the use of a microphone, a video camera and headphones. Not a studio. Watch this and try, just try, to tell me it’s not one of the most amazing things you’ve ever seen and heard:
Playing For Change is a ten year project of Grammy-winning music producer/engineer Mark Johnson. He recorded little-known street musicians around the world in New Orleans, South Africa, Paris, Italy, and more using (essentially) a microphone and a video camera. The end result is a multimedia movement created to “inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music.” Read more about the project and get involved at www.playingforchange.com.
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Radio Daze #2: DeafGeoff vs. The Speedo
For the first day of summer 2007, I celebrated by putting on a pair of Speedos and went around Central New York jumping in people’s pools for a radio stunt. It was horrifying. There’s a video.
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