The Dangers Of Performative Activism in the Arts
On Martin Luther King’s birthday, it is a timely and important matter to approach just what is and what is not in fact activism, and what is in fact simply performance.
On Martin Luther King’s birthday, it is a timely and important matter to approach just what is and what is not in fact activism, and what is in fact simply performance.
Part of our artists on artists series, HPrizm interviews Philadelphian curator, performance artist and creative director Raoof aka TR7
Part of our artists on artists series, Raz Mesinai delves into the murky sonic depths of Daleks “Meditations” series on Bandcamp.
For international women’s day, the UPA is proud to deliver a mix of some of the most powerful female rappers and producers taking Hip Hop by storm in Iran.
See, hear and witness some magical moments and live performances, dJ sets, production workshops, films, lectures and more.
For international women’s day, the UPA is proud to deliver a mix of some of the most powerful female rappers and producers taking Hip Hop by storm in Iran.
“Don’t make a sound”? Ironically, one of the most effective ways to sneak into a computer system is by making a sound.
To open the “third ear”, as she called it, all of these components had to be exact to her specifications, without compromise.
Viberous (UPA Records) offers a resounding spatial effect from his latest album.
UPA alumni Satya discusses her amazing work in sound, healing and meditation.
UPA alumni and upcoming DJ’s DJ, Sabine Blaizin is blazing through New York city’s nightclubs, bringing the African diaspora to the masses in the form of addictive and soulful dance music.
The sound designer shares her unique journey through sound design for children’s media and education.
The pioneers behind Portland based label ZamZam talk about keeping dub music alive and on schedule.
Ed will be a lecturer on audio enhancement at this year’s UPA Sound Design Career Development Program.
Four mind bending send effects in a Live Set. Created by Ghost Producer and ready for battle.
Todd Krupa will deliver an online, live streaming lesson taking psuedo random triggers made in Reaktor through an awesome pair of analog modules courtesy of the man behind Folktek – Arius Blaze.
GAT particularly excels at drippy, elastic noises that ramp up and fit between stronger beats, creating ‘syrup’ in the rhythm.
A brief visual of the situation going down at Scotty Hard’s studio.
A remake from the bottom up of the popular Max for Live LFO. Includes enhanced randomization, Sample & Hold, and GUI improvements.
A sonic landscape for moving picture, taken from the Sound for Picture class.
A specific workflow from Todd Krupa, underscoring the similarity between Synthesis and Sampling methods.
An excerpt from the Music Business course at the Underground PA.
Feedback usage, in context of a nasty dancehall rhythm, a la Raz Mesinai.
Ableton’s browser system has broad implications for the way you work and build on sounds.
Drum Racks are Ableton’s way of loading just about anything onto a single Pad or Key.
Audio Effect Racks add useful tools to the standard signal flow.
Tracing the signal flow commonly found in Synthesizers, to get an overview of how to study them.
Instrument racks are the preferred “shell” for saving all kinds of sounds.
Raz Mesinai shows how to create deep drones using a sub pack and an acoustic bass drum.
Raz Mesinai demonstrating extended manipulations for acoustic piano. Digital deconstruction ensues.
A few of the workflow implications built into the file format system of Ableton Live.
The timing of human cadence bends subtly, but DAWs seem to insist on nice, even beats and bars.