Entertainment/Culture

Musical Beats Enhance Visual Comprehension

May 17, 2010
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Came across this study through a post by Tom Jacobs over on Miller-McCune that referenced the original study here. Here’s the Abstract: The present study investigated whether and how a musical rhythm entrains a listener’s visual attention. To this end, participants were presented with pictures of faces and houses and indicated whether picture orientation was [...]

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“Excuses” – The Morning Benders Yours Truly session

April 14, 2010

We’ve been quiet for a week or so – projects, family, sickness – in no particular order. With some of these still ongoing – here’s a wonderful piece of music and video that I can’t stop listening to. A live version of their song Excuses by The Morning Benders. Thank you to my brother Richard [...]

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The Blues – at 131 bpm

March 30, 2010

Some days there’s just nothing – even if you’re half humming a theme in the shower, by the time the finger chops are done there’s nothing in the ether – so what to do? This is where the blues come in: [Audio clip: view full post to listen] Download MP3 I almost gave up the [...]

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Last Chance – Full Movie – It’s About Hope

March 11, 2010

Here is the full 6 minute movie: We just got accepted to the Lake Arrowhead Film Festival – which we’re pretty stoked about. If you’d like to learn more about the movie – check out Last Chance – It’s About Hope

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Playlist for Writers to Write to

March 7, 2010
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Summary music2work2 playlist to write to: containing 6 tracks and over 79 minutes of music. Tracks range from 42 to 85 beats per minute and get progressively faster as the playlist continues. Designed to create a calming but stimulating atmosphere that will keep a writer writing even when they start to flag. $7.96 Download Now [...]

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These Things Shall Be

March 6, 2010

These Things Shall Be – Happy 70th Birthday Dad [Audio clip: view full post to listen] It has been an incredibly turbulent week across all fronts.  It started horrifically with Charlotte being badly injured in a car accident and finishes today with my father’s 70th birthday.  Charlotte is on her way to recovery although she [...]

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Long Form Instrumental Music – Say what?

February 8, 2010

So I’m taking a course at Berklee College of Music on Digital marketing and it’s been the best decision I’ve made since I got married.  Of the many aspects on the course, the one we are looking at right now is: “Who is the market for music2work2?” Unlike my fellow students who are marketing everything [...]

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22 tracks – Music Curators Extraordinaire

February 5, 2010

As Charlotte and I expand our listening habits, it never ceases to amaze me just how much new music there is “out there,” and not just new music, but new and easy ways to listen to it.  This morning’s post is a little bit of cross pollination from Alex over on Kilted Chaos as he [...]

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