It’s pretty straight forward. I have the recordings from the conference, so all I have to do is trim them, combine them with the tops & tails, run the files through an enhancer and get them ready for distribution.
Dnosauria
Writing it down before it gets sketchy
Category Archives: Listen
Down in the Basement – 01 Dec 2009
Down in the Basement airs on ArtSound (92.7 / 90.3 FM) Mondays through Thursdays from 8pm until 10pm.
1. And the Melody Lingers On (A Night In Tunisa) – Chaka Khan
2. Love Me For The Cool – Mark Sholtez
3. In Full Swing – Ronny Jordan
4. On Broadway – George Benson
5. Smile – The Ray Mann Three
6. Sweet Inspiration – The Derek Trucks Band
7. High on a Mountain – The Badloves
8. Belief – John Mayer (The Village Sessions)
9. Tip of My Tongue – Diesel (Live at Lizotte’s)
10. Right to be Wrong – Joss Stone
11. I Never Loved A Man – Aretha Franklin
12. Do I Ever Cross Your Mind – Ray Charles & Bonnie Raitt
13. Brown Skin – India Arie
14. Shelter – The Brand New Heavies
15. Make It Real – The Bamboos feat Kylie Auldist
16. The Sound of Everything – Quantic feat Alice Russell
17. The Fact Is I Need You – Jill Scott (Live in Paris)
18. Rock With You – Quincy Jones, Brandy, Heavy D
19. Back to You – Kid Confucius
20. Funk McLovin’ – Lyle Workman feat Bootsy Collins
21. Are You Man Enough – The Four Tops
22. Move By Yourself – Donovan Frankenreiter
23. Willie Chase – J.J. Johnson
24. You Can’t Even Walk In The Park – Johnny Pate
25. Sweet Sweetback’s Theme – Earth, Wind & Fire
26. Clocks in Sync With Mine – Speech Hoopla
Down in the Basement – 26 Oct 09
A last-minute fill-in request saw me in studio 1 on a Monday night instead of my usual Tuesday Down in the Basement spot. It was another show programmed on-the-fly and I think it flowed well, as things created by inspiration rather than design tend to do.
Down in the Basement – 06 Oct 09
A funk-heavy Down in the Basement that had people calling in begging for more. I hope the fans consider subscribing during this year’s radiothon which is coming up soon.
Perception at the Northey Street Markets
Perception
…something to think about…
Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approximately 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician playing. He slowed his pace and stopped for a few seconds and then hurried to meet his schedule.
4 minutes later:
The violinist received his first dollar: a woman threw the money in the hat and, without stopping, continued to walk.
6 minutes:
A young man leaned against the wall to listen to him, then looked at his watch and started to walk again.
10 minutes:
A 3-year old boy stopped but his mother tugged him along hurriedly. The kid stopped to look at the violinist again, but the mother pushed hard and the child continued to walk, turning his head all the time. This action was repeated by several other children. Every parent, without exception, forced their children to move on quickly.
45 minutes:
The musician played continuously. Only 6 people stopped and listened for a short while. About 20 gave money but continued to walk at their normal pace. The man collected a total of $32.
1 hour:
He finished playing and silence took over. No one noticed. No one applauded, nor was there any recognition.
No one knew this, but the violinist was Joshua Bell, one of the greatest musicians in the world. He played one of the most intricate pieces ever written, with a violin worth $3.5 million dollars. Two days before Joshua Bell sold out a theater in Boston where the seats averaged $100.
This is a true story. Joshua Bell playing incognito in the metro station was organized by the Washington Post as part of a social experiment about perception, taste and people’s priorities. The questions raised: in a common place environment at an inappropriate hour, do we perceive beauty? Do we stop to appreciate it? Do we recognize talent in an unexpected context?
One possible conclusion reached from this experiment could be this: If we do not have a moment to stop and listen to one of the best musicians in the world, playing some of the finest music ever written, with one of the most beautiful instruments ever made…. How many other things are we missing?
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I noticed a similar thing at the markets this morning. The A-frame with the story was ignored by the passers-by, but when I stopped to read it, others stopped to read it. Even more stopped to read after I knelt to take the picture of the story. But once that group had finished, the cluster fragmented, returning to their shopping. When I passed by again a few minutes later, all of the passers-by were ignoring the sign again.
The original Washington Post story on the experiment is worth reading. There’s also a video that accompanies the article.
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