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Rainbow Death Ray – Rainbow Death Ray
#Electronic #Experimental #Metal #RainbowDeathRay #Rock #allfemalebands #crowdfunding #debutep #electricviolin #growlers #industrial #keytar #rainbows #unicorns #violin #Sydney
CC BY-NC-ND (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial No Derivatives) #ccmusic
https://rainbowdeathray.bandcamp.com/album/rainbow-death-ray

Here are some photos from my St. Patty’s Day gig at Nuno’s Bistro and Bar in Upland CA! #irishfiddle #electricviolin #giggingviolinist #stpatricksday

((S*5)) – ((S*5)) 505
#BossSP505 #Experimental #Washingtondc #electricviolin #electroacoustic #jazz #live #livelooping #Washington
CC BY-NC-SA (#CreativeCommons Attribution Non Commercial Share Alike) #ccmusic
https://response.bandcamp.com/album/s-5-505

LE Violoniste de la salsa, Alfredo de La Fé, de nuit dans une rue de Turin en 2004.
Fine Art Prints on https://tinyurl.com/3mx6zu6t
#argentique #filmphotography #salsa #fania #violon #violin #latinjazz #cubanartist #musiciencubain #turin #torino #portraitdenuit #nightportrait #night #faniaallstars #electricviolin #violonélectrique #nysas #newyorksalsaallstars

New #review today: "This recent release from #LShankar sees the violinist revisiting traditional forms in a modern context. Full Moon is much closer to #Shakti than Peter Gabriel or Echo and the Bunnymen, and it shows Shankar’s mastery of his double-necked electric violin." #ExposeOnline #IndianClassicalMusic #ElectricViolin #violin http://expose.org/index.php/articles/display/l-shankar-full-moon-2.html

C'est demain pour découvrir le premier teaser de #Akayne !!
🖤❤️
#guitarist #metalmusic #electronicmusic #concertlive #ampero #metalmusic #guitarplayer #violon #SkaMusic #punkmusic #electro #guitarist #trance #violinperformance #electricviolinlovers #beatmaker #musicfestival #3dvarius #ska #electromusic #electronicmusic #violin #livemusic #punk #concertlive #guitarplayers #electricviolinist #trancemusic #skamusic #electricviolin

Blog Question Challenge: Technology Edition

It’s my turn to do the blog question challenge, technology edition! I’ve been tagged by James.

When Did You First Get Interested in Technology?

You have to understand that I consider “technology” as something “more than electricity, binary code, recording, or the Internet. It is the long pattern of humankind observing our surroundings and finding ways to adapt them…” — check out the whole textbook I wrote on this subject! 😁 Honestly, as a history nerd, I love exploring how humanity has adapted and reconceptualized our surroundings in all sorts of ways throughout the eons of our existence…

For me right now, these are the two answers that come to mind:

1. I first started learning to read sheet music (a communication technology that’s been around in some fashion since at least the ancient Sumerians 4,000 years ago; or, in our more familiar western form starting in the late 1300s) when I was in third or fourth grade. My music reading was of course strengthened throughout my time singing in choirs starting in fourth grade, picking up my first violin in fifth grade and continuing to play to this day, teaching myself to play piano since I was a kid (whenever I came across one like at my grandparents’ house), playing handbells in church during my teen years… I wouldn’t trade this technology of music notation for anything; it’s been invaluable to me my whole life in helping me understand the nature of sound, acoustics, intervals, how different cultures interpret those sounds through their styles of notation, and how all of this intertwines…
2. At the same time, my first video game console was a Commodore VIC-20 — I LOVED this machine and all the game cartridges I grew up playing on it!!! I must have started playing with it when I was maybe 6 years old… We plugged it into our family television in the living room and used a joystick from the Magnavox Odyssey 2. I can’t tell you the nostalgia I have when recalling the feeling of this in my hands! Some of my most favorite games included the text adventures of Scott Adams, Moon Patrol, Pole Position, Rat Hotel, and soooo many more!

What’s Your Favorite Piece of Technology All-Time?

I can’t choose just one, seriously…but here are my top two…

1. Notation Software: Right now I’m using Dorico, and I LOVE it!! Best software for this purpose I’ve ever used, for sure! But, regardless of the evolving brands over the years, I started out writing my original music by hand, with pencil and paper, when I was 13. Being given my first notation software some years later (a pirated copy of Finale, haha) seriously changed everything! With this tech, I can copy/paste notations, hear a MIDI rendition of what I’m working on and make changes when needed, create professional looking sheet music that can not only be used by musicians but also sold online (believe me, printed music is ALWAYS preferable to handwritten parts…)… There’s just no comparison–but I will say that first learning your craft by hand is an extremely valuable experience that makes you just really appreciate the advanced tech even more.
2. The ability to share music in various physical/digital storage formats: from vinyl to cassettes to CDs to mp3s and other file formats… I won’t say “streaming” however; while it is an impressive and [arguably] inevitable outgrowth of the Internet and the file-sharing craze of the ’90s, I truly believe we can do better for our artists and their fans than what we currently have with this streaming economy. BUT, the ability to store and shape and share music on various mediums is astounding! I’m one of those artists that would prefer to hone and craft and record my work in order to share it around, rather than play it live and have it disappear… So the fact that I can do that, is just thrilling for me!

What’s Your Favorite Piece Of Technology Right Now?

In no particular order…

The mid-century mechanical pegs on my acoustic violin: So my violin is more than 100 years old, but at some point in the mid-1900s, some previous owner had swapped out the normal friction pegs for mechanical pegs (they could have originally been banjo or mandolin pegs…?). I have to carry a screwdriver in my violin case for the rare occasion if a screw loosens and therefore a string starts falling flat, but otherwise these work fantastically well! My strings generally stay in tune even in adverse weather; plus the appearance gives my fiddle a really unique character! 🙂

My music recording set-up: My DAW (Logic Pro), my notation software (Dorico), my microphones, my audio interface (EVO 8), even a way cool iPad app called Audio Kit Synth One that creates fabulous digital synth presets… everything I need to make my music come to life and be able to be shared far and wide!

My 6-string electric violin: What else can I say–I adore her! She’s a Dragonfly model from the Electric Violin Lutherie in New York. The sixth string allows me to play almost to the bottom of a cello’s range… 🙂 You can hear a fabulous example of what she’s capable of on this EP…

Name One New Cool Piece Of Technology We’ll Have in 25 Years!

I mentioned this a bit earlier in this post, but I’m really hoping we find a better system for sharing music that is more freeing for both artists and listeners, where we all can enjoy and share various kinds of niche art for art’s sake, without needing to cater to the billionaire mega-corporations that have always held sway over what gets heard and what is even allowed to make any kind of money (e.g., Spotify’s decision not to pay any track that gets less than 1,000 streams in a year, which affects over half the songs on the platform). Maybe we’ll find an answer in adapted blockchain tech?… Maybe we’ll go back to favoring the collection of physical media? Maybe something blending the two ideas…? I don’t know… But that’s my hope.

Final Thoughts…

I am always and forever blown away that some of humanity’s biggest technological inventions came at first to enhance our ability to make music and art [take the wind-wheel for example: it was first put to use by Heron of Alexandria to power his own hydraulis–which, originally created in the 3rd century BCE by Ctesibius of Alexandria, was the world’s first keyboard instrument and the direct ancestor of the pipe organ; and the world’s first programmable machine was a “robotic flute player” invented by the Banu Musa Brothers in Baghdad in the 9th century (CE).]!!

Get this: The earliest evidence for textiles and sewing needles dates back to 30,000 and 61,000 years ago respectively. The oldest bone flute discovered dates back to at least 60,000-40,000 years ago, depending on who you ask. Basically music-making with complex instruments is at least as old as the beginning of making clothes. 😉

Who Will Participate Next?

I challenge Adam to complete the challenge! Tag, you’re it. 🙂

#commodore #electricViolin #musicHistory #musicNotation #musicTechnology #retroVideoGames #technology #vic20 #violin

Just finished setting up my pedalboard for violin! 🎻
Can't be happier with it 😀

#electricviolin #violin #pedalboard #fedimusicians

My pedalboard for the violin keeps evolving! I think now mostly what is left is a nice overdrive and a compressor
#pedalboard #fedimusic #violin #electricviolin

The other day I recorded a version of the Deus Ex main theme, hope you like it!
#Deusex #pcgaming #cyberpunk #electricviolin #violin

Just a bit of good news…
My recent re-recording of “Leviathan of the Ancient Deep” won a Silver Medal for the “Instrumental” category at the June 2024 Global Music Awards!

You can find more info about the composition and listen to it now at https://sound-deliverance.blog/leviathan-of-the-ancient-deep-2024-ep/

#awards #honors #instrumentalmusic #orchestra #electricviolin #concerto #ep #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers

Finished playing some #jazz with #Polyhedra with my hubby and father-in-law :)
#electricviolin #laptop

74 palos el #TymonDogg. Y ahí está el tío con disco nuevo con el #RichardDudanski y los #LagartijaNick granaínos.
Hora de recordar una joyita del "Sandinista" de #TheClash, en la que nuestro protagonista ejercía de compositor, cantante y violinista:
#ArtRock #Punk #ElectricViolin
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IJgCDs-Us7Q

https://soundcloud.com/sarah-wallin-huff/round-peg-square-hole

I’m so thrilled to be able to share this recording of my newest e-violin solo with you (and the sheet music is available, too — https://sjwallin.gumroad.com/l/rpsh
— for those who’d like to play this themselves)!

Presenting “Round Peg Square Hole”…

Do you ever feel like you don't fit in, no matter how hard you try? As an autistic adult, I'm slowly discovering who I am after over 40 years of intense masking. I'm accepting now that I never have and never will "fit in", and that's ok. :)

This piece is for all those whose minds see the world a little differently from everyone else around them. The "Round Peg" is represented in the circular flow of the triple-based rhythms, and the "Square Hole" is found in the duple-based patterns. Even though the duples are strong, the triples maintain their integrity and still, somehow, manage to flow within the surrounding world.

#electricviolin #loops #laptop #electroacoustic #idm #modernclassicalmusic #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers

Here's part of my new electric violin solo, "Round Peg Square Hole", debuted live at Cal Poly Pomona on May 16, 2024. Many thanks to the two students who captured these parts of my performance and shared them with me! :)

https://youtu.be/lIM8lhJzWpo

#electricviolin #loops #newmusic #liveperformance #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers

Super in love with this cover image I created for my new e-violin piece (https://mltshp.com/p/1Q1GD), “Round Peg Square Hole”! I get to play it for an audience for the first time tomorrow night! #newmusic #electricviolin #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers #loops

Just finished creating fun #newmusic for my 6-string #electricviolin plus effects like #delay and #loops — how my office looks right now… 😅

Announcing the 2024 Recording of “Leviathan of the Ancient Deep”! 🎉 Join me for a Virtual Listening Party on May 11! 🎉 (Details at https://sarahwallinhuff.bandcamp.com/merch/leviathan-of-the-ancient-deep-dolby-listening-party)
My refreshed and revitalized recording of “Leviathan of the Ancient Deep” (infused with all sorts of new tech and knowledge) is both available now on SoundCloud and coming soon on streaming and Bandcamp (visit https://sarahwallinhuff.com/2024/04/28/announcing-the-2024-recording-of-leviathan-of-the-ancient-deep/ for all the links).

Join me and listen to the music of this fresh new recording—plus, I will narrate the mythological story from the accompanying book (which is available for purchase at https://sjwallin.gumroad.com/l/leviathan-book) through chat! As the music plays, I’ll point out the specific moments in the tale that correspond with the music. And of course, I’m available to engage with all your thoughts and questions. Hope to see you there! 🐉

#newmusic #electricviolin #listeningparty #orchestra #recording #synthesizer #ewi #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers

Movement 3–“The Hunt”—from “#Leviathan of the Ancient Deep” is now ready for listening! (Yes I’m saving mvt. 2 for last…) ;)

Enjoy!
https://soundcloud.com/sarah-wallin-huff/leviathan-of-the-ancient-deep-iii-the-hunt

(PS: listen to both available movements at the playlist here, https://soundcloud.com/sarah-wallin-huff/sets/leviathan-of-the-ancient-deep )

#music #recording #electricviolin #orchestra #synthesizer #EWI #concerto #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers

You can hear the finished #recording of movement 1 from “#Leviathan of the Ancient Deep” now at https://on.soundcloud.com/SGTA9uE24NwG4VfMA

I’m already working on finishing the last 2 movements; I’ll post those on #SoundCloud as they’re finished, and then I’ll release the whole work together on streaming when the recording is complete.

I am just so excited that I had the opportunity to re-record this massive work with better equipment and better knowledge! It’s already sounding so so good! :)
#electricviolin #orchestra #synthesizer #ewi #concerto #womencomposers #neurodivergentcomposers

There Are Stradi-various Ways to Make a Violin, and This Is One - We’ve always said that if we had enough money, we’d have a large room that housed ... - https://hackaday.com/2024/01/08/there-are-stradi-various-ways-to-make-a-violin-and-this-is-one/ #electricviolin #musicalhacks #piezobridge #3dprinting #violin

Here is a cool video from an electric violin player, Mia Asano. She plays some pretty good and energetic music and in this video explains all about the fretted 7-string violin she plays. It turns out it is a Wood Violin designed by Mark Wood, who I have a couple of albums from the early 90's. Small world!! Check them both out if you want some (random) heavy metal/rock electric violin music!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1u4rsWcwa2s

#Music #Rock #Violin #ElectricViolin #MiaAsano #MarkWood #WoodViolins #Metal

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EiNhegscVXg

Not only is this a #review of a #Glarry #violin (which they sent me)

it's also a 35 minute example of my #VideoEditing skills 😎 and I play violin for the first time in my life so it's kinda funny.

#ElectricViolin #musician #producer #IndependentMusician #VideoEditor #FinalCutPro #FinalCutProX #Youtube #video #YoutubeVideo

I keep making little clips playing the violin. Today I played a Malice Mizer song, listened to it for the first time when I was 14 and never got tired of it 🎻
#malicemizer #violin #electricviolin #visualkei #vkei

Little video playing a bit of Serenade from Versailles while looking for clean tones on the electric violin 🎻
https://videos.grafo.zone/w/8SzaQttz97rfepMKvEkP9Q
#versailles #visualkei #vkei #violin #electricviolin

I put a little video on my #PeerTube channel ( @[email protected] ) trying out the new amp I got with my electric violin
https://videos.grafo.zone/w/hNvuNrC46qCW1QanuSPJdf

#bosskatana #electricviolin #violin

Trying out new sounds for the electric violin 🎻!
#music #violin #electricviolin #indiemusician #fediversemusic #fediart