Dave teaches a class on rhythm
Predictably, given the fact that I’ve pretty much done nothing other than the Dave Holland project for the past four days, my photo today would be of something from that project.
This was taken during a really interesting class that he taught this morning in which he talked about the relationship [...]
Tagged: jazz
Photo by Illinois Springfield
Today’s idea is about sound. Specifically, acoustics and recorded music. Simply put, my idea is for people to turn up to a concert hall, sit down, and listen to a record.
There are a few ways you could approach this, but ideally, the listening experience would be curated and explained track by track [...]
Categories: 30 Days, Art, Music, culture
Tagged: Audio, Concert, Concert Hall, Recordings
Jake and Hannah join me for the Dave Holland gig
I asked Jake and Hannah to join me to come and see the Conservatoire students led by Dave Holland in a performance at the Adrian Boult Hall this evening. I’m so glad they came.
It was a great performance, and there was some inspiring drumming (my [...]
Tagged: Conservatoire, Family, Photo
My card
Today’s idea is a fairly simple one: a business card that remains relevant and current no matter whether you change your job, your address, your phone number or your email address.
People you give your card to simply open up a generic reader application on their computer, hold the card up to their webcam – [...]
Categories: 30 Days, Business, Idea
Tagged: Business Card
Photo by Sharky1974
I’ve become quite a fan of graffiti art in recent years. I was always sort of aware of the quality out there, and I’ve long been an admirer of Otis Frizzell (who I commissioned to design my tattoo). In my travels in recent years, I’ve been struck by the different art lining the [...]
Photo by As_One
I particularly like this “not legal, but tolerated” bit of graffiti, by Tempo33 and AsOne. There’s something friendly about it that seems to be capturing a pretty cool mood in the city at the moment. Not sure whether the art helps create that mood or merely reflect it – though I suspect it’s [...]
Categories: Art, Birmingham
Tagged: graffiti
