Kickstarter Archives | Alan Cross' A Journal of Musical Things

Daft Punk PPE? Something like that.

Yes, you should wear a facemask. But what kind? And what about a face shield? This Kickstarter project has a

After many years of work, painstaking dedication and who knows how many trips to review footage with his family, the

Although I believe that cassettes are a horribly outdated technology that deserves to die, I kinda like the kitchiness of

I will never understand the weird nostalgia people have for cassettes, an outdated bad-sounding technology that has no more relevance

There’s a little power metal band in the States that is obsessed with Elon Musk. They’re named Raptor Command and they call themselves

Do you ever find yourself tapping away on your desk with pens? Banging different parts to play out that wicked

Next to computers, Steve Wozniak’s greatest love was music. In 1982, he took some of the fortune he made as

If you attended the latest Music Technology Meetup on November 17, then you would have seen the presentation by Chris

There are plenty of different ways to create music digitally, but if you want a device where the audience can

In the endless stress of life these days it is hard to find ways to get rid of the stress

Do you miss the 1980s? Enjoy listening to 80’s hits like “When Doves Cry”, “Girls Just Want to Have Fun”,

Gamifying the Movie Theatre Experience – Aaron Silverberg in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 031 May 9, 2021
People yearn for live experiences that they can share with others. Though fan and crowd-based events such as sports and concerts may be the source of most of our FOMO, movie theatres are even more appealing. Although the film may be the main attraction, movie theatre owners are constantly looking for new ways to maximize […]
Mark Silver
Revenue Architects… Beyond the : 30-second spot – Derek Myers, Christos Nikitopoulos, Kevin Worsley in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 030 May 4, 2021
Well behind the scenes in the media business lurks smart folks who really know their way around a spreadsheet. They’re the ones who have charted out and flighted all the commercials, billboards, features and other innovative forms of sponsor integration. We’re of course referring to… revenue management. If you’ve never heard of this career path, […]
Mark Silver
King of the Deal – Phil King in conversation with TBP Podcast EP 029 April 26, 2021
Sports fans today can watch more games and global competitions than we could have possibly imagined, even 20 years ago. For those of us that can remember, which generally means Boomers and Gen-X, there really weren’t many sports to watch until the advent of pay-TV in the mid-80s, which saw the dawn of specialty channels […]
Mark Silver