We all feel it, that pang of jealousy when we see the laneways of Melbourne dripping with creativity & colour. The laneways themselves are a testament to the culture & energy of the city which, unlike here in Brisbane, doesn’t hide just beneath the surface. While our cultural sterilization has its roots in a well documented difficult [...]
Delve into the tricks of mixing for different genres of music – metal, dance, shiny pop – with Sound Catalyst Andrei Maberley
BYO beats to swap sounds and show off with a bunch of other musos and producers.
So for Libraryhack Amanda and myself had a bash at ‘remixing’ an image from The State Library of Queensland’s copyright-free database of images. On the 2nd page of images I got inspired by the flower on the jacket of this gentleman. I came up with some text, threw it into Photoshop on one of The [...]
Calling all Splendid young artists
Splendid session Tuesday April 19, 6-7.30pm Auditorium 2, State Library of Queensland Free, bookings required (email book.it@edgeqld.org.au) Attention creative types of all stripes! The 2011 Splendid program is just around the corner and they’re looking for under 30s with inquisitive minds, innovative approaches and a thirst for collaboration. Splendid is a three-week intensive residency where [...]
I have been going through the library hack data set for Real Estate Maps and am amazed at how affordable it seems to own your own home back in the day. Most of them require a initial deposit term of between 2-5 pounds and then you have to make repayments every 6 months for the [...]
Hack to the Future! Free workshop
Sunday May 8, 1– 3pm The Edge, Lab 1 Free, bookings required (email book.it@edgeqld.org.au) Hack to the future! Your challenge is to take any number of vintage Queensland songs, superbly preserved as scores by the state library here, and hack them into the 21st century. To kickstart the creation, our resident sound Catalyst Andrei Maberley [...]
Recipes for Rappers involves exercises and techniques that introduce or re-introduce street poets to a diverse array of inputs/ inspiration and methodologies. Generally the writing of rhymes are a solo mission including hours in front of the computer or with pad in hand, these workshops will see up to 20 artists playing and experimenting with the form in one space.
Get digital on the radio with 4ZZZ
April 19, 20 & 21, 4-7.30pm The Edge, Lab 1 Bookings required (email giordana@4zzzfm.org.au) 4ZZZ is going digital and they want you to get involved! The community radio station’s Zed Digital will be officially launched in May 2011, opening up roles for new program-makers who are passionate about music and counter-culture. If you’re interested in [...]
