tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540Sun, 27 May 2012 11:57:22 +0000riaa boycottmanifestoThe Ladybug Transistormusical as dramaproposalsluke winslow-kingDouble Dutch Will Take You HighernytimescyberpunkSalt and SamovarrecordingseventsartnonprofitmattisonontologysurveillanceDeatHat#newmusicalel jezelsustainabilityspeculationimprovisationmy friends' showsintelligencestring theoryvelvet undergroundgeniussadie plantvideoconcertdystopia watchjeremy hoevenaarscience fictionJacques Attalimashupdorky postreviewmusic as dramakodwo eshunblogsoperathe futureElvis Perkinsnico muhlymcluhanprincetonJohn Cageelectronic musicworld musicparson redheadsscary mansionlanguagecmjBloomfield Collegephilosophylabelsshameless self-promotioncamptraditionalclmate changeFUTURITYinterviewphotosenryubarack obamabandsccrusingularitymp3melodicalovenoisespeculative fictionjohn oswaldOccupy Wall Streetthe subway bandspaceglitchtoureducationtechnologyluna loungepodcastjargon is free nowJames Rouvellevermillion liescyberneticsZeljko McMullensongsyllabusZoe Boekbinderenvironmentmy dadagent ribbonsdemoalison o'danielKylerhythmLittle socks presspedagogythe fancymusical theaterMarina RosenfeldMathematicssoundChris DeLaurentiso longcorey dargelshinkoyoancient musicpost-scarcityben kamenbluesmixtapeartificial intelligenceSavoir FaireCrispin Webbtheorynew york timesthe lispschris leorandomauto-tunemusictheaterthe pipettesmusic is freesecret mommyAda Lovelaceeconomicsconcertspoetrycompositionvotevague angelsrevolutionbellwritingsound artAdaLovelaceDay09Molly RiceMusic Is Free Now is the blog of composer César Alvarez. He posts music, articles, and rants mostly about sound, technology, musicals, and the music industry.http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (César)Blogger185125experimental,music,iPod,mashup,criticism,philoshopy,new,york,composerMusicArts/Performing ArtsTechnology/PodcastingSociety & Culture/Philosophycesar@cesaralvarez.netCésar AlvarezCésar Alvareznoexperimental,music,iPod,mashup,criticism,philoshopy,new,york,composerMusic is Free Now is the (mostly) audio blog of composer César Alvarez. Experimental compositions, improvisations, mashups, conceptual projects, and music from his band The Lisps.Music is Free Now is the (mostly) audio blog of composer César Alvarez. Experimental compositions, improvisations, mashups, conceptual projects, and music from his band The Lisps.tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-2016598264316226780Thu, 24 May 2012 19:35:00 +00002012-05-24T15:35:13.134-04:00videoontologyancient musicworld musicmusic is freeelectronic musicHere are 3 videos that have been hacking my own thoughts about music. All of them have a distinctive non-western approach to melody, harmony and rhythm, and they are each incredibly catchy. My jazz training has given me a feeling that chord changes are "the bones" of a song, but the more I look outside of western music the more I realize how melodic and rhythmic exploration inside of more static http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/4Sl9339QmbE/ancient-music-for-future.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2012/05/ancient-music-for-future.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-6453770299144124920Wed, 15 Feb 2012 03:16:00 +00002012-02-14T22:16:34.915-05:00shameless self-promotion#newmusicaltheaterFUTURITYeventsartificial intelligenceAda Lovelace Tickets and show times HERE http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/zBeBhWba1DM/world-premiere.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2012/02/world-premiere.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-6829566409724191514Sat, 03 Dec 2011 15:10:00 +00002011-12-06T11:13:57.506-05:00 Hedwig Illustration by Alex Kittle "It is nonsense to say what a musical should or should not be. It should be anything it wants to be, and if you don't like it you don't have to go to it. There is only one absolutely indispensable element that a musical must have. It must have music. And there is only one thing that it has to be – it has to be good."  - Oscar Hammerstein II*  Musicalshttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/52qcYckVGqQ/in-defense-of-musical.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)2http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/12/in-defense-of-musical.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-4998940664770440153Thu, 01 Dec 2011 21:30:00 +00002011-12-04T13:38:42.247-05:00#newmusicaltheaterrecordingsmusical theatercampdorky post I listened to all of these cast albums in about a month. Here's a 6-word observation about each one. 1. Sweeney Todd - (Angela Lansbury, Len Cariou) - This musical is a masterpiece. Period. 2. Sweeney Todd - (Michael Cerveris, Patti LuPone) - Stripping it down is often best. 3. Urinetown - Songs should approach narrative more obliquely. 4. Avenue Q - The most obvious things are hilarious.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/8GlQZZpG5Hw/27-cast-albums-six-words-each.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/27-cast-albums-six-words-each.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-2368866999784091566Mon, 28 Nov 2011 19:10:00 +00002011-12-04T13:43:45.620-05:00shameless self-promotion#newmusicalFUTURITYmusical theaterAda Lovelace FUTURITY at HERE by Sam Hough Dear Friends, Family, and Readers, Since 2007 I've been working on a musical called FUTURITY. Some of you have seen it and many of you have heard me yammering on about it. In a few months it will World Premiere and run for 5 weeks at American Repertory Theater in Cambridge, MA. This is a HUMUNGOUS deal for me, my band, and everyone that's been working on the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/Et7Hiiepccc/this-machine-creates-peace.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-machine-creates-peace.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-5186664538876996164Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:23:00 +00002011-11-19T10:38:44.668-05:00ontologyeconomicsmusic is freeMathematicselectronic music Photo Cred This is a podcast by Marcus Schmickler "Is it possible to approach developments in music by its relationships with money? Can we gain insight into societies by means of their relationship to music? Music serves as a mirror, as a prophecy for society because it reflects developments faster than anything that materializes.  There is an obvious simultaneity between music and http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/BgmC-o7VRqs/ontology-of-vibration-economics-music.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/ontology-of-vibration-economics-music.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-2043522211915249974Fri, 11 Nov 2011 18:52:00 +00002011-12-04T13:38:58.421-05:00#newmusicaltheatermusic as dramamusical theaterthe futurespeculative fictionoperascience fiction photo of Via Galactica by John Michael Cox Musicals: Rocky Horror Show by Richard O'Brien (1972) Via Galactica by Christopher Gore, Judith Ross and Galt MacDermot (1972) Time by Dave Clark, David Soames, Jeff Daniels, and David Pomeranz (1986) Starmites by Barry Keating and Stuart Ross (1987) Return to the Forbidden Planet by Bob Carlton (1989) Metropolis by Joe Brooks and Dusty Hughes (http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/6usDbaVPRFc/list-of-sci-fi-musicals-operas-and.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)1http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/11/list-of-sci-fi-musicals-operas-and.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-3254543260417554519Mon, 31 Oct 2011 21:26:00 +00002011-11-13T21:35:05.087-05:00pedagogyeducationBloomfield Collegesyllabuselectronic music Student group - Fara Enclave (photo by César Alvarez) In 2008 I was asked to teach a single course in the Music Tech division of the Creative Arts and Technology Department at Bloomfield College called "Digital Audio Engineering 1." I approached the class as a composer, producer and sound artist assuming that most of my students would be primarily interested in figuring out the studio http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/WpjLhVe1U_8/alternative-pedagogy-for-21st-century.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)3http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/alternative-pedagogy-for-21st-century.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-2306960234221505277Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:49:00 +00002011-10-26T10:54:24.101-04:00revolutionOccupy Wall Street From friend and mastering engineer in Oakland Myles Boisen: "I first noticed the constant whine of helicopters at about 4 pm today. Checking the news I learned that the Occupy Oakland camp in downtown Oakland had been cleared by police in the middle of the night, and a series of afternoon protests had been called in the nearby area. With plans in place to go downtown later that night, I http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/RjQ3S5CCNek/occupy-oakland-eyewitness-account.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)4http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupy-oakland-eyewitness-account.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-8395402079061009747Fri, 21 Oct 2011 12:38:00 +00002011-12-04T13:39:17.088-05:00video#newmusicalFUTURITYmusical theater Help us make the FUTURITY concept album by pre-ordering: http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/cwxLYiayNMA/futurity-musical-by-lisps-official.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/futurity-musical-by-lisps-official.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-21114793322982513Thu, 13 Oct 2011 04:18:00 +00002011-12-04T13:39:41.210-05:00#newmusicalmusical theaterreviewoperamusical as drama I am not a reviewer I am a musician. And it was as a musician that I went to see Karen O's new opera "Stop the Virgens" that debuted last night at St. Ann's Warehouse. Anyone who is taking non-mainstream popular music and putting it in a theatrical setting has my attention and I applaud the work for walking that very tricky and unfriendly territory. The biggest critique that I anticipate http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/r5sI8sLEfuE/stop-virgens-impressions-of-karen-os.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)5http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/stop-virgens-impressions-of-karen-os.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-6554422634240993699Sun, 09 Oct 2011 20:24:00 +00002011-12-04T13:43:45.635-05:00#newmusicalFUTURITYmusical theatercompositiondemotraditionalI found this song in an old Pete Seeger songbook that belonged to my Dad. I love how the shape of the melody mirrors the topography of a valley. I rewrote some of the words and added a bridge so that it would fit into my musical, which coincidentally is set right near the Cumberland Gap in and around Whythe County, VA. Cumberland Gap (DEMO) by musicisfreenowIMAGE CREDIT: Hunt, S. V. D. (Samuelhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/30dvfB-rnjk/cumberland-gap.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/cumberland-gap.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-1291918440615404948Tue, 04 Oct 2011 14:32:00 +00002011-12-04T13:43:45.596-05:00shameless self-promotion#newmusicalmusical theatercompositionphilosophysongI've been collaborating on a piece with Mac Wellman and director Meghan Finn. This has been a wild ride. Part japanese tinged puppet theater, part philosophical absurdist performance art, and then I added the childlike musical theater earnestness. Devil's Butthole (DEMO) by musicisfreenow "His script is a meditation on Heidegger’s Dialogue on Language Between a Japanese and an Inquirer. The http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/CACjNrDHdDQ/3-2s-or-afar-by-mac-wellman-devils.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/3-2s-or-afar-by-mac-wellman-devils.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-7121230295041104099Mon, 03 Oct 2011 11:13:00 +00002011-10-03T07:40:20.054-04:00economicsrevolutionOccupy Wall StreetThank you to all the protesters occupying Wall St. right now. We are a country built on shared sacrifice and civic duty. We are a nation of immigrants. We are a nation which, at our best, thinks flexibly about problems as they happen and works through them with the messy and slow process of democracy. These protests are voicing the myriad arguments for equitable economic reform and against the http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/QL7z8d1a-cg/occupywallstreet.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/10/occupywallstreet.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-9198538782781136996Mon, 05 Sep 2011 20:05:00 +00002011-09-05T16:13:03.294-04:00videorandomimprovisationelectronic musicHere's an improvisation I did on the very clumsy little beast that is Suzuki's Omnichord. This instrument is absurd, but a really fun to play...http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/dFjjJ4bX1iw/blog-post.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/09/blog-post.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-4170017288948874112Tue, 09 Aug 2011 02:52:00 +00002011-08-08T23:11:35.000-04:00 Car on the Moon's self-titled debut is Extropian Records' 2nd release. I feel very lucky to have gotten the chance to mix this album and help with some of the production. COTM's music has a surreal quality to the lyrics and orchestrations that I find to be really compelling. Stream the album here. And if you like come to the release show September 3rd at Rock Shop. Car On The Moon by Carhttp://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/AY9MiB_pBsw/car-on-moon.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/car-on-moon.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-7078255349866374953Sat, 06 Aug 2011 15:56:00 +00002011-08-08T19:18:42.905-04:00sustainabilitymy dadartnonprofitdorky postMy dad blew my mind last night with what's called a Dual-Bottom-Line Matrix. This is a table that typically helps non-profits evaluate their various activities and develop their sustainability. It works great for artists too though. Because as artists we are mostly pursuing a mission (fulfilling career) rather than a bottom line, and we do a million different things in pursuit of that mission. http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/753OeZnpTlk/artists-what-are-you-spending-your-time.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/artists-what-are-you-spending-your-time.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-1321117640691909458Tue, 02 Aug 2011 17:40:00 +00002011-08-02T13:45:59.774-04:00videorandomauto-tunebluesI recently heard a radio show about Son House on NPR. This song just killed me so I went ahead and did my own updated version. Hope you like.http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/7eL5C187QpE/john-revelator-auto-tuned.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/08/john-revelator-auto-tuned.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-2338840860102628081Thu, 28 Jul 2011 04:12:00 +00002011-07-28T00:23:53.652-04:00videoshameless self-promotionthe lispsconcertslanguageTry is one of the most ridiculous songs I've ever written. But it is pretty fun to perform if we can remember all the words. Here's a video from our CD Release on May 20, 2011. Lyrics below.Thanks to Paul Snyder (edit) and Ben Chace (camera)Buy the song Here.Studio Recording HereLyrics:Try to tell the truth about how you feelTry to take responsibility for your crappy lifeTry to eat the seedsTry http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/PcM0Hb1n4Ao/try.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/try.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-5471813576208553161Tue, 05 Jul 2011 22:51:00 +00002011-08-06T17:04:27.821-04:00glitchcompositionmusic is free Instruments is a series of 20 instrumental cut-ups which explore the finest grains of sound from a variety of sources. (Full Free download HERE) Instruments by musicisfreenow Laura Goldhamer – Banjo Lily Gottlieb-McHale – Cello Jeremy Hoevenaar – Electric Bass Jessica Feldman – Flute Marylea Madiman - Horn Marina Rosenfeld - Piano All other instruments played by César AlvarezThe set "http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/KtlTQEh58Vc/instruments-lp.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/07/instruments-lp.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-4396533414443567754Thu, 26 May 2011 02:46:00 +00002011-05-25T23:07:23.264-04:00videothe fancyconcertThe Fancy opened for The Lisps last week at Rock Shop. They have killer basson and viola arrangements. Video below:http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/pAXKbD9O_SM/fancy.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/fancy.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-7703127912768967611Wed, 11 May 2011 23:24:00 +00002011-05-13T16:37:45.897-04:00the lispswritingsingularityI wrote a short essays about every track on "Are We at the Movies?" for InDigest Magazine. Read the full text at Indigest...“Wear and Tear”I wrote this song while watching a video on Facebook of a friend of a friend, someone who I had never met. In the video these kids were all picking up their friend from the airport. It was spring break or some kind of special trip. They are all in the car http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/mhvGpD_FN9w/micro-essays-on-lisps-sophomore-lp-are.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/micro-essays-on-lisps-sophomore-lp-are.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-7235304227147605241Mon, 02 May 2011 18:21:00 +00002011-05-02T14:25:59.473-04:00videoshameless self-promotionartthe lispsAre We at the Movies?Release Date: May 17, 2011 (Extropian Records)thelisps.comfacebook.com/​thelispsextropian.orgDirected by The Lisps & Pamela RomanowskyArt Direction by Emily OrlingEdited by Nick PattenCameras - Pamela Romanowsky and Ben ChacePAs - Stephanie Eiss, Conrad Kluck and Mark RutanThe Lisps: César Alvarez, Lorenzo Wolff, Eric Farber, Sammy TunisHuman Theremin - Lady RizoBurlesque - http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/midtSj8Er7o/are-we-at-movies-movie.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/05/are-we-at-movies-movie.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-4479391127836749338Fri, 29 Apr 2011 01:44:00 +00002011-04-28T21:49:24.934-04:00videotourthe futurespacesongThe Lisps played with John Muther twice in Milwaukee this year. Both times it was a joy. His songwriting is crafted so brilliantly. And he manages to talk about all the things I'm interested in just the way that seems to make sense. When I first heard is song Space Race, I was a believer.Lyrics:As kids, on our hands and knees Around the warm glow of the radio,We wondered if the space men will http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/-ZGGwpMEVh0/john-muther-space-race.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2011/04/john-muther-space-race.htmltag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5795540.post-3996480007770081192Wed, 22 Dec 2010 01:05:00 +00002011-07-28T00:28:20.458-04:00jeremy hoevenaarproposalspoetryby Jeremy Hoevenaar p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal { margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt; font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman"; }div.Section1 { page: Section1; What's on the table today is what we've put on the table.We come to the table as experiencers trained and partially equipped.Sound drips down from a fountain of proposals to fill our cups.Our cups become plates. Spinning, http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/MusicIsFreeNow/~3/rAf0wf4ixDc/wedding-poem.htmlcesar@cesaralvarez.net (César Alvarez)0http://musicisfreenow.blogspot.com/2010/12/wedding-poem.htmlen-usCésar Alvareznonadult