The Sonic Research Studio, school of communication, Simon Fraser University: The World Soundscape Project (WSP) was established as an educational and research group by R. Murray Schafer at Simon Fraser University during the late 1960s and early 1970s. It grew out of Schafer's initial attempt to draw attention to the sonic environment through a course in noise pollution, as well as from his personal distaste for the more raucous aspects of Vancouver's rapidly changing soundscape. This work resulted in two small educational booklets, The New Soundscape and The Book of Noise, plus a compendium of Canadian noise bylaws. However, the negative approach that noise pollution inevitably fosters suggested that a more positive approach had to be found, the first attempt being an extended essay by Schafer (in 1973) called 'The Music of the Environment,' in which he describes examples of acoustic design, good and bad, drawing largely on examples from literature ...
Technical reference guide for sound recording and related fields such as electronic music, acoustical physics, and signal processing. Includes a keyword search.
Woman of 80s Music: A collection of information and links to influential women of 80s Music. Historically, the realm of rock & roll was a male dominated field. There were always exceptions, but with the 80's came a surge of women who wanted to rock more than ever before. The reason so many women suddenly joined the ranks can be summed up quite simply; the feminist movement of the 70's gave women an empowerment that they had never had before. Think Helen Reddy, "I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar." Women suddenly realized that they had a voice and that they were going to be reckoned with. Although many never cited feminism as their cause, in fact some denied it, they all proved by their example. Secondly, the Punk movement of the mid - late 70's opened more opportunities for women ...
United Kingdom Sound And Lighting Community, a completely free resource for DJs and sound/light/theatre technicians alike. Sound And Lighting Forums And Chat and more ...
GAP: Global Alliance of Performers: Musicians, performers, artists, journalists, entertainers, producers and entertainment industry working on far reaching non profit activities, making a difference in society. Global Alliance of Performers is a tax-exempt, nonprofit organization which bridges charities, performers, technicians, artists, buisness and the general public providing an opportunity to educate and increase public awareness of important social and environmental concerns.
This mission is accomplished through the nation-wide leveraging of media and entertainment resources, and includes the performing arts, media, performance oriented events, indepth public affairs programming for commercial radio, artists appearances, direct information and PSA and concert production assistance for qualified nonprofit organizations.
Global Alliance of Perfomers is a tax-exempt, 501 (c)(3) agency, incorporated in the State of Washington and supported by foundations, corporation grants, individual donations and donated services. We have never accepted government funds.
American Hit Network's (AHN LLC.) mission is to provide syndicated content about the past 48+ years of American popular music. This content is distributed to broadcast, interactive and publishing concerns, looking to establish or increase their dissemination of this genre of music.
The concept of American Hit Network was based upon author Thomas Ryan's book, "American Hit Radio: A History of Popular Singles From 1955 to the Present", published in 1995. An update of this book, with added chapters covering 1996 through 2003, will be re-published in the Spring of 2004. Please email contact@americanhitnetwork.com for inquires about content licensing or site sponsorship opportunities. -- Rock and Roll!