Archive for the ‘music’ Category

Drummers Are Natural Intellectuals

Friday, April 18th, 2008

via Guy Kawasaki on Twitter New research suggests that as well as possessing extraordinary musical talent, drummers may also be natural intellectuals. By asking volunteers to keep time with a drumstick prior to taking an intelligence test, scientists found those with the best rhythm scored the highest in mental assessments, as ...

Music ramblings and Ticketmaster rants

Tuesday, November 20th, 2007

I'm a huge music fan, especially live music. I pretty much listen to every genre out there, but focus mostly on alt, classic rock & electronic. I've setup my DVR to record Austin City Limits and a variety of music related shows. I didn't even know there was a VH1 ...

My first iMovie: Knockin’ on Heaven’s Door, bluegrass style

Tuesday, October 16th, 2007

In the programming world, there is the standard "Hello World" tutorial included as part of learning any new language. Consider this my Hello World, so to speak, for learning iMovie. I am happy to say that using iMovie was pretty straightforward, and good enough for any basic editing ...

Recruiting Video 2.0: Connected Ventures hits a home run

Thursday, July 26th, 2007

I got an IM from my friend Kyle about a cool recruiting video from Connected Ventures with some employees lip synching to Flagpole Sitta by Harvey Danger. We did this video one night after work. We are a company called Connected Ventures, a group of friends who work for: Vimeo, CollegeHumor, ...

Mobile music in the Asia-Pacific

Sunday, May 27th, 2007

I was reading Billboard magazine this weekend when an ad for Soundbuzz caught my attention: Today, mobile music accounts for more than 95% of digital music sales in the Asia-Pacific. According to a Billboard article (May26: The Path to China), there are between 450 and 500 million mobile phone subscribers in China ...

Pandora Founder visits Barkley and holds KC get-together

Wednesday, February 21st, 2007

Tim Westergren, Chief Strategy Officer & Founder of Pandora, stopped by to visit Barkley today, and will be holding a Kansas City get-together at the Screenland Theatre in the Crossroads tonight at 7 PM. Check out the Pandora blog for details. If you haven't heard of Pandora, it is a ...