Anyone who has read the fine works of the brilliant Harlan Ellison – late of Ellison Wonderland, Los Angeles – will immediately spot that I’ve twisted the title of one of his most famous short stories for the headline of this post. The original is I Have No Mouth, and I Must Scream. I’ve borrowed […]
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Video podcasting is becoming more popular. But what does it take to put yourself on the small screen? Well, not much…
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Ok, you’ve started podcasting. You’re ten episodes in and beginning to ask what you’re really getting out of it. If you’re finding yourself shortchanged when it comes to fast money or validation, it’s worth looking at what podcasting gives back in other ways. Hosting a podcast forces you to pick up new abilities quickly –
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How many downloads does each episode of your podcast get? Twenty? Fifty? Two hundred? If you’re consistently seeing numbers north of 300, you’re doing extremely well – better than most, in fact. To put that into perspective, data from podcast host Libsyn suggests that if an episode receives more than 124 downloads within its first
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I was reading some Facebook groups about the Rodecaster mixer and someone who had got a new mixer was really illustrating they didn’t understand why everything sounded so awful when they recorded their voice. And reading between the lines, I could see, well, they’ve probably gone into the processing section and not really knowing what
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I spent a few hours searching for vintage broadcast gear over Christmas and came across a 1980s Sonifex jingle cart machine. Then I got to thinking about making a plugin version…
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Today’s young DJs have it easy when it comes to mixing one track into the other…It got me thinking how hard it was to beat-mix in a world of vinyl and analogue gear…
Two turntables and a whole lot of sweat Read More »
A chance visit to a rural second-hand store in Victoria set me on a surprising trail…
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Pianist and composer Lisa Hilton unveils her latest release, Extended Daydream, a genre-fluid album that brings together a seasoned quintet and a set of compositions shaped by personal reflection, natural beauty, and the turbulence of recent years. Joined by JD Allen (saxophone), Igmar Thomas (trumpet), Rudy Royston (drums), and Luques Curtis (bass), Hilton delivers an 11-track recording that bridges
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Australian jazz musician Gene Shelby is no stranger to the international jazz scene. He spent the 1990s and early 2000s signed with Warner Chappel, performing across LA, promoting his original music and working with world-renowned producer Mark S. Berry. He plays piano, guitar, bass, and sings. In this interview Gene talks about his career, studying
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This space adventure for young teenagers, and anyone who enjoys future fantasy, tells the story of Mayan Levantis. Mayan’s boogying along minding her own business ferrying people and cargo between Earth, the Moon and Mars – but then it all turns to custard. She finds herself in the middle of a fight and there’s no
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In this video I take a deep dive into Billy Liar (1963), a classic of British cinema that blends comedy, drama, and fantasy in a uniquely powerful way. Directed by John Schlesinger and starring Tom Courtenay and Julie Christie, Billy Liar tells the story of a young man stuck in a dead-end job in post-war
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I bought my teleprompter with high hopes…I packed it away after a day, but then gave it one more go…
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