Mobtown Morning
Mobtown Modern takes to the radiowaves! Tune in to Maryland Morning with Sheilah Kast on WYPR 88.1FM this Wednesday at 9 a.m. to hear Erik and I talk with Tom Hall about the series and our upcoming concert.
Sounds Like Now
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AV on WNYC’s New Sounds
I’m not sure how this one flew under my radar for so long, but back in September The Album (Erik Spangler’s pastlife laptops and attic instruments, to be exact) was featured on WNYC’s New Sounds with host John Schaefer. You can listen to the entire show on demand by clicking here. Our bit starts at 15:09.
Signal audio
Audio from HGP‘s segment on WYPR’s The Signal is now available for download. Many thanks to Aaron Henkin for making us sound smashing.
HGP on The Signal
Tune in to The Signal on WYPR this Friday at 12 p.m. (repeat at 7 p.m.) to catch Hybrid Groove Project in conversation with Signal producer and host, Aaron Henkin. The program will also spotlight the upcoming performance of Phil Kline’s Unsilent Night in Batlimore.
Update: The line-up for Friday’s Signal broadcast is up on their blog.
Spotlight Djupstrom
Counterstream Radio, the adventurous new music radio station from the American Music Center, is airing a Spotlight Session with one of my all-time favorite composers and collaborators, Michael Djupstrom. Give thanks for the broadcast on November 22 at 9 p.m., but don’t worry if you miss it—there’ll be leftovers on November 25 at 3 p.m. Did I mention that the program will include a performance of Mike’s piece Walimai that we gave at the North American Saxophone Alliance conference way back in 2006? Though it’s not quite Thanksgiving, I don’t think anyone will mind if you have a little taste and sample the cooking.
Instant replay
Rob Deemer, the venerable host of The Composer Next Door radio program informs me that he’ll be replaying the program that I was featured on a few months ago. In case you missed it the first time, check it out tomorrow at 4 p.m.
No static at all
Rob Deemer, the distinguished host of The Composer Next Door radio program, was kind enough to send along some audio from last week’s program, which featured yours truly along with So Percussion and Duo46. He’s done an SLN edit, which highlights my portion of the program. Click here to listen. Rob’s doing an amazing service to the new music community with the Composer Next Door. Be sure to give him a weekly listen.
While we were out
While my lovely assistant and I were in Rome last week it appears that a couple of tracks from the new CD were featured on Rob Deemer’s The Composer Next Door radio program along with recent recordings by So Percussion and Duo46. Missed the show? Me too. But check back soon for an mp3 of the broadcast.
Fair and balanced
There might be more music on NPR in the near future: ” The [Corporation for Public Broadcasting]‘s board has told its staff that it should consider redirecting money away from national newscasts and toward music programs produced by NPR stations.” Sound good? Maybe, but not if you consider why. The Times reports today that NPR is being scrutinized by Bush appointees who lead the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. The charge: NPR is too liberally biased. Come on. But even if NPR does lean a little to the left, it’s still more fair and balanced than some other news organizations. Suggesting that there be more music programming on NPR must be the Bush administration’s way of trying to appeal to the artsy, intelligent, NPR-listening types.
TOTN: Music Business
There was a great topic on NPR’s Talk of the Nation today, which every college music teacher should download, listen to, and share with their students. The show was titled, Playing Jazz, and Making a Living, but could be applied to any artistic discipline–especially classical music. It dealt with the business side of music making and its importance in today’s music world–a topic that’s not addressed nearly enough in higher education. (Jazz composer and arranger Maria Schneider echoed this sentiment during an interview on the show.) The classical music world is changing. Witness how I’m communicating to you right now. Re-read Terry Teachout’s post on this issue. How will you prepare your students to be competitive and successful in today’s cultural marketplace?
