April 23, 2018

Bumper music: The Carolina Chocolate Drops, “Don’t Get Trouble in Your Mind.” Audio first, then video. Well, now; that was a surprise.

The Snowden family vs. Dan Emmet. We may never know the truth, but since copyrights are similar to patents, it reminds me a little of James Rumsey, Robert Fulton and steam-propelled boats. Fulton was granted a patent for his steamboat, yet Rumsey had demonstrated his steamboat years before. There are design differences, but by broad definition Rumsey was first to propel a boat using steam. But I digress.

Phenomenon: Technology displacing artists from their work. In the case of artists selling midi files of their work to make some coin, I have no issues with it. Compared to live performances, it’s a force multiplier, making money 24/7 via PayPal. Does it cheapen or diminish their craft? Maybe, but it also disseminates their work farther than possible by other means. Power to the people.

Additional discussion of GarageBand project. I’m thinking of a song as a timeline of US history. Maybe dropping Neil Armstrong’s “One small step for (a) man…” audio somewhere inside my mix.

April 25, 2018

Class canceled.