“There are two kinds of music. One comes from the strings of a guitar, the other from the strings of the heart. One sound comes from a chamber orchestra, the other from the beating of the heart's chamber. One comes from an instrument of graphite and wood, the other from an organ of flesh and blood. This loftier music I speak of tonight is more pleasing than the notes of the most gifted composers, more moving than a marching band, more harmonious than a thousand voices joined in hymn and more powerful than all the world's percussion instruments combined. That sweet sound of love.” WorldHeartKindTwoMovingSpeakSoundVoicePowerfulBloodSweetThousandBandInstrumentsNotesGuitarWoodsFleshTonightStringsComposerOrgansGiftedOrchestraChamberHarmoniousHymnsFlesh And BloodPercussionMarching Band Author:Michael Jackson
“My favorite instrument is the snare drum. In Scotland, the snare drum is very prominent in Highland bands. The Scottish style of playing is in my blood. It's a very powerful instrument, but it can also be soothing, like velvet. It's a real challenge for composers.” RealChallengesPowerfulBloodStyleBandInstrumentsMy FavoriteComposerScotlandVery PowerfulScottishSoothingVelvetProminentSnares Author:Evelyn Glennie
“New Amsterdam Records, a new label run by composers, has begun documenting this hybrid music, with invigorating discs by the band itsnotyouitsme and the composers Corey Dargel and William Brittelle.” RunningRecordsBandLabelsComposerHybridAmsterdamDiscsInvigorating Author:Allan Kozinn
“I grew up not really listening to guitar players. Especially when I was studying music, I was just interested in piano players and arrangers and composers; I came to playing in a band from the perspective of someone who never expected to play guitar in a band.” PlayStudyPlayerPerspectiveListeningGrewBandGrew UpGuitarExpectedPianoComposerGuitar PlayerStudying Music Author:Daniel Rossen
“My entire education in music was in reading interviews with bands like Stereolab and finding out about Brazilian music or a Romanian composer. You expose yourself to what people you look up to admire.” PeopleLooksReadingBandFindingsAdmireInterviewsLook UpComposerBrazilian Music Author:Bradford Cox
“We've always said we're a HEAVY METAL band. We've kinda branched out here and there - we've done a rap thing, we've done a rap-rock thing, we've done something with Angelo Belmonte, who's the primary composer of Twin Peaks. In fact, most of David Lynch's movies is Angelo. He did something with us and that was great. We've also acted, we've done an episode in Married with Children, which was awesome - so we're always looking to do things which you wouldn't expect.” ChildrenSaidDoneFactsRocksBandMarriedHeavyRapPrimariesMetalsComposerEpisodesTwinsHere And ThereHeavy MetalMetal BandTwin PeaksMarried With Children Author:Charlie Benante
“Occasionally I hear a band that blows me away. For instance, there's a musician in Oakland named Weasel Walter who has a band called the Flying Luttenbachers. Go see the Flying Luttenbachers when they're in your town. He's one of the greatest rock composers who ever lived, and he's struggling and living like a poverty-stricken hermit.” PovertyStruggleRocksBandMusicianTownsBlowFlyingInstanceComposerHermitsOur TownWeaselsOakland Author:Glenn Branca
“A few Disney TV composers had me pinch-hit writing some scoring cues to picture. Disney tapped me to be the composer for the underscore and song producer for this new show called "Phineas and Ferb."There is nothing like a successful animated show to get your chops up. You have to do every style - action, adventure, romantic, suspense, spy, poignant, rock, funk, big band - delivered on a deadline.” WritingShowsBigsActionSongSuccessfulRocksStyleAdventureTvsBandProducersSuspenseComposerSpyAnimatedDeadlinePoignantFunk Author:Danny Jacob