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Welcome to jakito music. Click on the various tabs above to see the content, or scroll down on this page to read my blog. Moving from jakito.dk to jakito.com, the website has been enhanced with blog integration, search, comment and RSS functions. And due to the flexible platform (WordPress) it is possible to maintain and update the pages much more frequently - so watch out for new content!
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Saharan summit
March 11, 2010
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Currently experimenting with cross-pollinating Arabic influenced North African music with Sub Saharan rhythm. Here is one example
Any comments about how and where these two musical traditions merge will be greatly appreciated!
By the way, supporting Ian Shepherd’s Dynamic Range Day initiative, I produced this with not less than 12 dB of dynamic range (applause)…
Categories: Uncategorized
Jazz and Metal – convergence or collision course?
January 3, 2010
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Interesting article about similarities between jazz and metal. Only a few days ago I listened to Mike Stern and it struck me that some of his riffs would sound quite at home in metal. Are these genres gravitating towards each other or is it just cross pollination? Metal has definitely moved towards the melodic and harmonic complexity of jazz, and for decades rock has been finding its way into jazz, too.
Categories: Just Music
New therapy targets tinnitus
December 28, 2009
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Therapy where tinnitus frequences are filtered out can potentially mitigate tinnitus. Read this brief article from Scientific American:
Observations: Music to the (ringing) ears: New therapy targets tinnitus.
Categories: Miscellaneous
Dubstep pointers
December 25, 2009
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If you would like to get your arms around the Dubstep genre (if that is possible), Kmag provides is a good start:
Knowledge | The Essential Dubstep Tracks Of The 00s.
Here are some additional pointers:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dubstep
http://www.aok.dk/musik/guide/hvad-er-dubstep (in Danish)
Categories: Just Music
5 worst noughties audio trends
December 23, 2009
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Continuing his examination of audio technology in the years between 2000 and 2009, Mix technical editor Kevin Becka offers his personal picks for the Top Worst Audio Trends since 2000.
Phew - only guilty in one of them (I think) – phew – …
5 Worst Audio Trends of the Noughties | MixBlog.
Categories: Distributing Music, Producing music
