New and Noteworthy: Issue 25
👋 Welcome to the 25th issue of New and Noteworthy, a collection of interesting ideas and projects from the world of music and audio.
Research
Working to the Beat: A Self-Regulatory Framework Linking Music Characteristics to Job Performance
Around the web
“People often want to aim for the biggest, most obvious target, and hit it smack in the bull’s eye. Of course with everybody else aiming there as well that makes it very hard to hit. The alternative? Shoot the arrow, then paint the target around it. Make the niches in which you finally reside.”
Album Whale - Share album lists created by people
The Battle Over Techno’s Origins
How did Hip-Hop media get so bad?
songfinch - write custom songs for special occasions
Video: 10 surprising ways sounds are made for TV shows, movies, and video games, from using grapes for the terrifying aliens in A Quiet Place and an old lawn mower for Transformers to the whimpers of a pair of cute little pugs for the creatures in Halo.
Listening and watching
On Giacometti - Hania Rani (See video/s below)
pink moment - marine eyes
Sekunder, eoner - Snufmumriko
IV - nueen
Aria - Simone Giudice
Champ De Cotons-tiges - Berceuse Heroique
Tightrope - Michel Banabila
Work It Out - Klara Lewis & Nik Colk Void
Settling In - Rich Ruth
Louhivesi (ft. Cucina Povera) - Civilistjävel!
No Highs - Tim Hecker
. - Michael O’Shea
Video: On Giacometti - Hania Rani: A live performance recorded at Giacometti Atelier in Stampa, Switzerland.
Video: Yes, another from Hania Rani - Live from Studio S2
Video: OK, one more from Hania Rani. This one with band from the royal courtyard of the Invalides in Paris.
Podcast: NDPNDNT Podcast - Fulton Lee on making a living as an independent artist, content creation, and more
Podcast: Sound Expertise - Will Robin and Kerry O’Brien discuss minimalism
Things we’re interested in
Reimagining video and audio tools with Adobe’s Firefly - generative audio/video
“ If you need 10 of something, make 30. Then pick the best.”
