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Dec 31
by Frank Coleman in Art, Audio, Demo, Music, Music Video, Soundtrack, Surrealism, Video, Virtual Reality 0 comments tags: Demo, Fred Schreck, John Ashton, Mi5 Recordings, Music, Music Video, Satellite Paradiso, Video, Virtual Reality

2020 In Review

I actually got A LOT done this year. So, now I feel really guilty!
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Dec 31
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Killing Joke – Money is Not Our God (Babylon Dub) – VR by Frank Coleman

Posted on New Year’s Eve, 2019. A final summary word on the decade. A metaphysical middle finger to the prevailing conditions. A statement of purpose for the times ahead: Money is Not Our God.
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Nov 05
by Frank Coleman in Art, Music, Music Video, Surrealism, Video, Virtual Reality, Virtual Reality 0 comments tags: Demo, Video, Virtual Reality

Frank Coleman – Jackson Pollock in VR (Music Video)

I took the largest print I could find of Jackson Pollock’s “Summertime 9a,” broke it out by color spectrum in Photoshop, exported the pieces as separate PNGs with transparent backgrounds, imported those into a virtual reality environment (Tilt Brush), built a “room” out of the pieces in 360 space, then did a fly-thru, in one unbroken five minute take, using Tilt Brush’s handheld virtual camera, which saves it out as standard 720p video. So it’s “shot on location” inside VR. The music came from an undeveloped song idea I wrote for Satellite Paradiso a few years ago. Everything you hear is me, multi-tracked, all from one keyboard.
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Oct 25
by Frank Coleman in Technology, Tutorial, User Experience (UX), Video 0 comments tags: Apple, Technology, Tutorial, User Experience (UX)

Frank Coleman – How to Make Your Mac 100x More User-Friendly in Three Minutes

In which I demonstrate the first thing I do with any brand new Mac to make it much easier to navigate than the way it comes from the factory. As always, your mileage may vary, but this is what works for me.
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Oct 24
by Frank Coleman in Demo, Music, Music Theory, Music Video, Tutorial 0 comments tags: Demo, Drumming, Music, Music Theory, Tutorial

Frank Coleman – Introduction to Odd Meters in Music

In which I gives an examination of how to think about playing odd meters in a musical, aesthetically pleasing way. Topics include Take Five (Brubeck), America is Waiting (Byrne/Eno), Tomorrow’s World (Killing Joke), Tattooed Love Boys (Pretenders), Scatterbrain (Jeff Beck), 13/8, 5/4, 7/8, 9/8, 31/8, and nested rhythms.
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Oct 11
by Frank Coleman in Demo, Interactivity, Programming, Technology, Tutorial, Video 0 comments tags: Demo, Interactivity, Programming, Technology, Video

Frank Coleman – Lingo Library / Inspiration

A blast from the past – a guided tour through my Code Library that I built for myself using Inspiration (http://inspiration.com), a deceptively simple visual organization program that maps well to the way my mind works. The code is Lingo (Macromedia / Adobe Director), circa 1996, (!) but the real point here is the way in which it’s organized, and how I think about multimedia.
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Sep 23
by Frank Coleman in Music 0 comments tags: Fred Schreck, John Ashton, Music, Music Video, Satellite Paradiso

Satellite Paradiso – John Ashton (ex-Psychedelic Furs)

John Ashton has been one of my lifelong guitar heroes. As one of the founders of the Psychedelic Furs, he gave us “Pretty in Pink,” “Love My Way,” “Heaven” and “The Ghost in You,” amongst many others. So imagine my surprise when he not only accepted my friend request on Facebook, but started turning up on my wall. One day, gathering up my courage, I dropped him a line to see if he might be interested in playing on my Secret Agent project. He asked for a sample track, which I sent, and he said yes! “…And by the way, I have this project of my own called Satellite Paradiso. It needs drums…” “SEND IT OVER!” I turned around the first track in 48 hours, ended up on six tracks on the album, designed all the artwork and became the drummer for the live incarnation of the band. The album features some 20 world class musicians, including bassists Sara Lee (Gang of Four, B-52s) and Gail Ann Dorsey (David Bowie, Lenny Kravitz); drummer Paul Ferguson (Killing Joke); guitarist Cheetah Chrome (Dead Boys, Rocket From the Tombs); Mercury Rev’s Anthony Molina and Jonathan Donahue; Flo & Eddie’s Mark Volman (The Turtles, […]
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Jun 05
by Frank Coleman in Music, Music Video 0 comments tags: Downton Abbey, Elizabeth McGovern, Mi5 Recordings, Music, Music Video

Elizabeth McGovern – The Truth (excerpt)

It’s 7:30PM, Sunday night. My phone rings. “Hey, we need a music video for Elizabeth by 9AM tomorrow morning. She’s going on TV to promote the new Downton Abbey movie. The only problem is we don’t have any footage.” “That’s not your only problem. It’s 7:30, the night before.” “We know. All we have is four other videos she did previously. The production values are great, but they’re four completely different songs, each with completely different lyrics and tempos than this one. Can you help us?” “Sure. I can give you ONE HOUR. Put everything in a bag and send it to me. I’ll figure it out.” [Two hours later] “Here’s your video.” Elizabeth: “It’s absolutely incredible. I’m amazed.” 🙂
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