Weekend Special: The Steel Guitar And Such
May 24, 2013 / Weekend special
Watching Buddy Merrill playing the Fender steel guitar is quite a fun thing to do. But looking at somebody playing The Talking Steel Guitar… We stumbled upon this fantastic instrument the other day, and wow is this something! Alvino Rey and his wife Louise King were the first ones to modulate a guitar tone with the signal from a throat microphone in 1939. The unique sound of the talk box with a steel guitar was new in the 1960s, and it made the sounds of vocalizing along with the strings of the steel guitar. These fellows were quite ahead of their time. Actually, did you know Homer Dudley was the one who invented the first vocoder in 1939? We gathered some cool footage with weird vocoder stuff so check it out!
Homer Dudley – The Voder
Alvino Rey and Stringy The Talking Steel Guitar – St. Louis Blues
Pete Drake and His Talking Steel Guitar – Forever
Neil Young – Transformer Man
Peter Frampton – Do You Feel Like We Do
EP Release: Sofie Winterson – Your Eyes
May 23, 2013 / MassiveTalent Artist
Currently Sofie can be seen on loads of television screens in many many countries around the world. The Braun Silk-Épil commercial featuring Sofie herself, as well as her indi-pop song ‘Your Eyes’ will soon be broadcasted in our little country too.
‘Your Eyes’ is one of the three songs of Sofie’s new and also first EP. Tonight is the official presentation in OT301 in Amsterdam, and we would like everyone to join us, as we believe it is going to be a very joyful evening!
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‘Your Eyes’ EP Release
OT301 – Overtoom 301, Amsterdam
Doors Open: 8.00pm
Showtime: 9.30pm
Entrance: 8EUR
RSVP to the event here
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By the way, her first album is due this Summer, of course we’re looking forward to that one already. Plus, she will be the supporting act for Sebastien Tellier in Paradiso, Amsterdam, on May 30… Way to gooo, Sofie!
Check Sofie Winterson’s page here.
Video: Robin Block – You Walked
May 22, 2013 / MassiveTalent Artist
After Sofie Winterson’s performance last week on “De Wereld Draait Door”, there’s been quite some interest from several different types of media. In a couple of hours MassiveTalent Robin Block (see the video above) and A&R manager Dieuwertje will be guests on the NCRV Radio 1 Show. It’s a Dutch diverse and dynamic program that exposes the news from a different angle. They’ve invited us to talk all about MassiveTalent.
From 1.15pm to 1.30pm you can tune in, and see Robin and Dieuwertje shine in the Lunch! Show – live – HERE!
Check Robin Block’s page here.