Diplo (aka Wesley Pentz) is at the nexus of music and the cultural collateral it collects in the process of being created and released. His record label Mad Decent has helped bring the sounds of baile funk from Brazil, cumbia from Mexico, and other unknown musik to clubs around …
Contains photo essays on the music and cultural scenes of many different places including Philadelphia, Israel, Trinidad, and Asia.
"A combination of memoir and music history, Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home is a journey of exploration by a member of one of the world's leading string quartets into the related ideas of home, displacement, and retreat in the lives and chamber music of four composers:…
"A combination of memoir and music history, Distant Melodies: Music in Search of Home is a journey of exploration by a member of one of the world's leading string quartets into the related ideas of home, displacement, and retreat in the lives and chamber music of four composers:…
An engaging blend of memoir and music history, Distant Melodies explores the changing ideas of home, displacement, and return through the lives and chamber music of four composers. How does music played and heard over many years inform one's sense of home? Writing during the COV…
From packing the right equipment to keeping enough gas in the tank to get home, every aspect of making a successful tour with a band is addressed in this comprehensive guide. More than 100 luminaries and leading organizations from the world of touring, among them Chris Connelly,…