Yes, I know, it’s been a while since my last post. I’ve sort of been enjoying a bit of the quiet before the storm hits. Things are also a bit out of my hands now, which feels a bit weird. I haven’t even seen the finished product, yet the discs should be out of manufacturing [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Spy On MeHere’s a video of me playing Hold On To Your Dreams at last Saturday’s Gluren Bij De Buren:
I had strategically placed the camera so it would include the heads of my audience in the frame, but that plan was foiled by our lovely host Marquerite’s gigantic couch. There were actually people there, but you’re going [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Mother Of All Funk ChordsWhen a colleague mentions Kutiman’s THRU YOU over coffee and then, mere hours later, Dubber points out the same project on New Music Strategies, I go check it out. You should too, ’cause it is friggin’ awesome! It’s music composed entirely by editing existing YouTube videos. Check out this mad funk:
Jim Offerman inspirational piano pop [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
On Creative GeniusA riveting TED talk by Elizabeth Gilbert on creative genius:
Be sure to check out the other talks from TED 2009 as well. Great stuff!
I’ve made it my goal to become the kind of person who would be invited to do one these talks. I don’t mean that to be arrogant and claim that I possess [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Like Superman @ MuziekbibliotheekHere’s a video of me playing Like Superman live at the Utrecht Music Library last thursday:
I had planned to tape the entire show, but unfortunately someone who shall not be mentioned pressed the wrong button before sitting down at the piano. Luckily, my inexhaustible fans were prepared to hear the darned song again, which is [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Another Day now on BandcampAnother Day is now available on Bandcamp. It offers “name your price” downloads of the EP in alternate file formats: AAC, Ogg Vorbis, FLAC and Apple Lossless. In addition, the site allows you to create cool widgets, like this one:
How Can It Be by Jim Offerman
Related postsIt sounds so very simple…Why am I doing this [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
Video: Secret LoveI braved one of my biggest fears today and recorded a video of myself, performing one of my songs. In all earlier attempts (and there were many), my fear of the blinking red light that says ‘camera on’ would prompt me to start screwing up the song half way through - but not today. Today [...]Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website
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