Emmanuel Fonte | Music | Art | Leadership
If music be the food of love, play on. Emmanuel Fonte website is about music, art, real estate, architecture, design and decor. Occasionally, I talk about my other passion, hockey.
I found this video a few weeks ago, so I thought I would share.
This video has been nominated in the film & animation category of the webby awards!
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The awesome Touche by Expressive E, is a compact, innovative expression controller designed for use with synthesizers, and allows you to control your sounds in ways you have never seen before.
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Yes, you read the title right, this revolutionary drivetrain eliminates the need for derailleurs and chains! The award-winning Driven Drivetrain by CeramicSpeed is poised to radically change bicycling as we know it. The system features a unique carbon fiber shaft-driven bearing gear (similar to those used on cars) causing a lot less friction (creates 49% less friction than chain and derailleur setup, and reduces drag) leading to a more durable system and resulting in an extremely smooth movement. This also means that the efficiency jumps through the roof to a whopping 99%. watch the video below
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For artists, these platforms are more than the soundtrack for a fun night. The money a musician makes from a streaming service can be enough to live on, so it’s important to know which streaming service pays the most.
If you listen to the first few seconds of Bruno Mars’ “Finesse” (hint: listen to the Cardi B remix) you’ll hear a sound that immediately creates a sense of 80s hip-hop nostalgia. Yes, Cardi B’s flow is very Roxanne Shante, but the sound that drives that nostalgia home isn’t actually from the 1980s. Robert Fink and the inventor of the Fairlight CMI, Peter Vogel, help me tell the story of the orchestra hit – a sound that was first heard in 1910 at the Paris Opera where the famed 20th century Russian composer Stravinsky debuted his first hit, The Firebird. The video below is, in short, a history of the original orchestra hit sample from The Firebird Suite to the 1982 hit “Planet Rock” to “Finesse.” And as a treat, here’s a playlist of way more songs with orchestra hits than you probably wanted.
I love the scene where Herbie Hancock is showing Quincy Jones the fairlight.
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Oddball is a drum machine you can bounce off walls to make beats! Currently crowdfunding on Kickstarter, Oddball is a drum machine encased in a bouncy ball you can throw at any surface. The ball behaves as the percussion trigger, and sensors inside translate noise via Bluetooth to a dedicated app. The harder you bounce it the more intense the sound, the lighter you bounce it the more delicate. Users can play around with beats, looping them to make original tunes, or even adding them to existing tracks and share their creations. For more advanced users, the round instrument also works as a MIDI controller in apps like Ableton, Logic Pro, Pro Tools, and Garageband. Oddball can easily be recharged over USB, and includes an app preloaded will all kinds of effects. watch the video below
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Whether stacked stone or rustic brick, your masonry deserves great lighting. Discover 6 ways to showcase stone and brickA hundred years ago, brick walls were commonly covered up with layers of plaster. Today, many people eagerly pull plaster off walls to expose the worn brick beneath and create a design feature. And now that brick, stone and manufactured stone are available in easy-to-install veneers, it is easier than ever to replace plain drywall with beautiful masonry.
But just uncovering or adding a brick or stone wall isn’t enough to get the full effect that masonry can add to your home inside or out. Truly showcasing masonry requires proper lighting. Read on to discover six techniques to highlight your home’s stone and brick to its fullest.
Americans are addicted to their cellphones, but that’s not exactly fresh news. There is something unnerving about our obsession, though.
The stats from this infographic shows exactly how far our cellphone overuse goes. The average American uses their phone around 3 hours a day, and we’re checking our cell phones roughly 110 times per day!
At age of 40, Jeff, the oil company executive, tried to learn to play a small song on the Casio keyboard that he bought for his children. He quickly went on to play many original works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Elton John, Billy Joe, John Lennon, and Jay Chou … all because he built a notation system that anyone can read immediately. The patented Hao Staff (named after him and referenced against the traditional Grand Staff music notation) is now already used by thousands of people.
At age of 40, Jeff, the oil company executive, tried to learn to play a small song on the Casio keyboard that he bought for his children. He quickly went on to play many original works of Bach, Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Elton John, Billy Joe, John Lennon, and Jay Chou … all because he built a notation system that anyone can read immediately. The patented Hao Staff (named after him and referenced against the traditional Grand Staff music notation) is now already used by thousands of people. That number is expected to grow into tens of millions in the near future, and hopefully, will teach people around the world how to play the piano in a matter of minutes.
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