Flash can be used in many great ways. One example is making music online using visuals.

Below are some pretty inspiring examples.

if piano is your thing check out Pianola

if beats are your thing check out this simple beat layering by Project Two

if glitches and cuts is your thing check out Glitchscape

if simple chords and rain dew drops sounds enticing check out this from Lullatone

you can even make music using our planets in the solar system with Solarbeat

and for you visual/aural pleasure check out this form of music making using movies cut/clipped/pasted using instruments like the pioneer dvj-1000. This is by a artist called Pogo (a video disc jockey) made with mixers similar to cd turntables but these are mixed with dvds. The music is not bad but its the way that its put together which is great.

There are a lot of  other sites as well to consider but these are the ones that sparked my interest.

If you know any sites similar to the ones above please feel free to share.

I haven’t written anything in a long time. so right now, i’m writing this on my iphone using the wordpress app that I’ve actually had for the past year but never used. one of the reasons that I think I’ve taken so long to write is because, not being a writer, i’ve been placed certain standards on myself as to what a blog entry should be or not be (damn you social media and your undefined wild west)

last week though, I saw the movie Julie/Julia. if you know, it was an oscar nominee in a few categories. i always thought it as a chick flick from the ads (kinda was but on a totally different level). anyways, the main theme that i got out of it was simply: inspiration. and sidebar: truth be told, the acting was superb too.

so, in this post there are no photos or text links, nothing that i’m forcing myself to produce just for social media’s sake. just a bit of transparency into what’s on my mind today. after all, I’ve been talking about transparency all day so I may as well start it here and now.

I was saying that I think it’s important for clients to actually know a little more about individuals/companies they work wih in order to forge better relationships. by using social media, whether it’s twitter or linkedin, it becomes a means to an end. as long as the work gets done, if my clients know I enjoy a full bodied cabernet with my dinners, all the better.

but hey, if you’re shady to begin with, you’d be hiding anyway. yeah talking to you west VA mining companies. that’s all for now.

and happy birthday lauren cook.

On  August 16, 1960 Joseph Kittinger ran one of 3 series of tests for the U.S. Air Force called Project Excelsior.

Jumping from a hot air balloon at a world record of  102,800 feet (31,333 meters) to test high-altitude parachutes and the effects on the human body. His descent took almost 14 minutes and reached speeds of  614mph. Reaching temperatures of -90 degrees and nearing the speed of sound.

This has to be one of the most amazing recordings as he  jumped with a camera at hand. Till this day Joseph Kittinger holds the record for the highest jump in history.

Below is a clip of the jump. The clip is edited after 2:20, as it was used in one of my fav  Scottish electronic music duo,  Boards of Canada.

Recently, Red Bull sponsored Felix Baumgartner at an attempt to break the 50 year  record.