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Five Futuristic Musical Instruments That Are Pretty Cool

Fast Company Design highlights five new musical instruments that will probably excite people looking for new ways to express themselves.

Here’s your safety tip for today: learning to play a musical instrument can stave off dementia. Studies on twins show

TED and TEDx talks don’t always have to be about serious things. Sometimes all you need is a carrot and

The makers of the Skoog say that it can make anyone into a musician–even if you have no training at

As musical devices go, it’s hard to beat the guitar. However, the CTO of Qeexo, Chris Harrison, multi-touch devices like

WARNING: GEAR PORN AHEAD Patrick, one of the many thousands of unpaid writers for my other project, Geeks&Beats, discovered a

I’ve been on airports from LA to London and back over the last ten days so I’ve had plenty of

Check out this new circuit technology created by a company called Bare Conductive. Full coverage at Gizmag.

No, that headline isn’t a cheap shot against Mick and Co. I’m talking about some cylindrical(ish) stones that date back

I know what you’re thinking. People make music out of beer all the time. They just start drinking and after

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