Earth Movie Theatre

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Windows on Earth is the a 48-minute Earth movie with evocative and unique views of Earth captured from the International Space Station; released by The Association of Space Explorers (ASE) and TERC, a STEM education non-profit and available in 4K resolution, free for public viewing on Earth Movie Theater YouTube channel and EarthMovieTheater.org. The original soundtrack I composed in 2007 was commissioned by TERC, the Math & Science education non-profit; created to accompany the specially developed Windows on Earth software for the 2008 Richard […]

ABMC Movie

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Another awesome score I mixed for gifted composer/producer Ruth Mendelson. “Our Promise: 100 years of the American Battle Monuments Commission” is a 56-minute documentary produced to celebrate a hundred years of commemoration and ABMC’s centennial. The film was released and live streamed on March 3rd and will be airing around the World at many commemorative events in 2023. Also, I understand a multimedia surround version of the film will find its way into theaters associated with the many monument sites. This is a pretty […]

Audnoyz says the ‘AI”

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Using the paid version of Chat GPT a music-tech colleague and I wanted to conduct an experiment. So I  picked an obscure subject as in the music of Audnoyz. 🙂 I find this pretty scary stuff in that the text below was scraped and constructed in about 3 minutes along with suggested FB post w/ hashtags… Here’s what it was fed: “What’s great about the music of Audnoyz” Here’s what it generated: Title: Audnoyz: A Sonic Journey of Creativity and Innovation Audnoyz is an […]

Folktales & Fusion in Formulation

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Folktale & Fusions: 1.) varied musical compositions with unique construction that impart a certain sonic character or signature 2.) music styling percolating during the Covid Pause 3.) assemblage of originals that vary in shape and texture from a toe tapping rag, to expressive fusions that vary compositionally blending baroque, country, roots and rock with jazz sensibility and Frissel-tinged Americana. 4.) varied originals and interpretive folktales where country meets ambient, interpretative folktales, baroque-rock mashups, post-bop blues, classically derived fusions, influenced by […]

Art-i-Facts

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Art-i-Facts: 1.) a collection of compositions penned over the same period of time as the Audnoyz Project Vol 4 final formulation  2.) compositions that accompany the Folktales & Fusions endeavor. 3.) pensive solo guitar and ensemble pieces imbued with a vibe from years past. 4.) music from stirred emotions that land outside the composer’s head in eclectic acoustic compositions. 5.) artifacts of interconnectedness living, being, walking a creative path. 6.) all the above along with narrative: Rising Tide -The saying goes […]

Audnoyz Project Vol 4

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Genre Mashing Audnoyz music reaches new heights with Audnoyz Project Vol 4 A rich, potent, sure handed evocative blend of instruments, including the human voice in its most primal manifestation, and genres, ancient and cutting edge. Terra Nova, December 1, 2021, –Audnoyz Media releases Audnoyz Project Vol 4, the fourth full length album from the genre-mashing artistry of music producer Audnoyz (Steve Thomas). Picking up where Audnoyz Volume 3 left off, Vol 4 embarks on new fusions of style and […]

Let It Be Said: S/W saves the song

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Software saves the day song… Tech saves the day? Well song… In this age of daily hyperbolic messaging extolling the virtues of BIG tech.  Technology doing this and changing that for the good or more pernicious, more access to personal data and its exploitation. AI is changing, running and listening to your life and in many situations, folks aren’t even aware. Who actually take the time to read any EULA?  That said, the advancements in AI applied to music is […]

My Life with the Chimpanzees by Jane Goodall  –The new audio book version

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A review by Dr. Maggie Rizzi There is so much to recommend about the new audio version of Jane Goodall’s book, My Life With the Chimpanzees, in so many different dimensions. It is a cogent explanation, essentially irrefutable, as to why we must address the perils of climate change.  It is a roadmap for children and adults alike to the art of living the life of their dreams.  It is a superlative inspiration for girls. It is a quiet, deliberate […]

Feeling fortunate to contribute to an ever-enduring legacy.

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IMMERSIVE ‘MY LIFE WITH THE CHIMPANZEES’ AUDIOBOOK INSPIRES A NEW GENERATION Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, has published an updated edition of her famous children’s biography, ‘My Life with the Chimpanzees’ with Hatchette Book Group. This new edition offered via audiobook features Goodall telling her story in her own voice with new details and additional stories. The immersive ‘My Life with Chimpanzees’ audiobook was released in early 2020. Like many things, it […]

Mixer Moments (sight & sounds)

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This post is a collection of my favorite moments from the many hours of audio that make the MLWC unabridged Audiobook. It includes a few of the more challenging moments in mixing. To start with, I have to say never ever grew tired of listening to Jane’s voice. I found it especially soothing and therapeutic in the times when I was struggling with family related challenges during the course of the production timeline.  Conversely, there were the challenging moments toiling […]

Audio as the carrier of art… and, message.

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I noted in my previous post LUFS for Dr. Jane our concern in putting forward the best form of audio masters to mitigate any changes to the audio downstream. Meaning: presenting the audio in such an acceptable form that there would be no need for additional processing by any distribution platforms. Also, presenting dynamic audio in such a frame that listeners would not be constantly adjusting volume. The magic of this audiobook production in part has allot to do with […]

LUFS for Dr. Jane

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This post briefly gets into our consideration in preparing the final delivery of the three plus hours of mastered audio for the UK based publisher of the My Life with Chimpanzees audiobook. First off, what’s LUFS anyway? LUFS stands for Loudness Unit Full Scale. Unlike traditional VU meters that detect loudness at a point in time, LUFS metering looks at the average loudness over an entire audio track. A great example of how you experience this and the way it […]

Audio Alchemy and Iconic Audiobook

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Sometimes the stars do align If you talk to anyone in the production side of the music industry a common theme is how long projects can take from concept to completion. This has much to do with budgets, rewrites, shifting timelines especially in film work and yes, sometimes neurotic directors. On the other side of the coin is I need it yesterday even though I told you about it today… That said, sometimes a production delay truly is a good […]

Integrated Marketing and the Tao of PESO

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Here’s where I left off in my previous post Integrated Marketing = Marketing Public Relations for the Social Era and how I embrace PESO. Integrated Marketing in the Social Era is about strategically integrating communications and interactive experiences coordinated with consistency across multiple channels.  The plethora of choices can be overwhelming to say the least. I have found most small businesses struggle just keeping their web site updated.  Analyzed and optimized content alone can be a big step. What to […]

Silos Are For Grain and Not For Marketing Organizations.

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“Follow effective action with quiet reflection. From the quiet reflection will come even more effective action.” ― Peter F. Drucker An observation: when a company is riding high on a product curve, expanding rapidly enjoying a halo effect that seemingly filters out to new product domains, that’s when complacency enters the room.  Product Marketing, Content Management, AR/PR, Social, Inbound, all talking to each other, true interdepartmental collaboration yielding consistency and efficiency in effort right?  Well actually this is when the silo effect […]