Support the No Fakes Act to Protect Performers’ Rights
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by Dr. Mitchell
5M ago
The emergence of AI technologies capable of mimicking singing voices has opened up new creative possibilities, but also raised concerns about misuse of personal images and voices. A bipartisan bill introduced in the Senate aims to give performers more control over digital replicas of themselves. The No Fakes Act would require consent for the use of any individual’s voice, image, or likeness to create a digital replica. Performers would have the right to authorize or decline this use. Supporters say this will help prevent misinformation and unauthorized impersonations. As a fan of music, film ..read more
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Protect Working Musicians Act
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by Dr. Mitchell
5M ago
As an independent musician, I’m excited to learn about new legislation introduced by Representative Deborah Ross that will support the rights of artists like myself. The revised Protect Working Musicians Act (PWMA) aims to give independent artists more bargaining power when negotiating with major streaming platforms and AI developers. According to congress.gov, “This bill allows certain individual music creator owners to collectively negotiate music licensing terms with dominant online music distribution platforms. Individual music creator owners include musicians, producers, and technicians w ..read more
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“Vanishing Points” for MAX/Jitter
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by Dr. Mitchell
2y ago
“Vanishing Points” is my latest real-time interactive MAX/Jitter patch. It was inspired by the event horizon associated with black holes in deep space. This piece is improvised using a MAX patch and Jitter video processing software. Mouse movements control the sine wave glissandi, while the synth sounds are created using a MIDI controller and computer keyboard rewired into Ableton. The audio texture is created with delay pipes that are controlled via the pitch wheel and computer keyboard. The direction, velocity and tilt of the video pixels is controlled by the velocity and MIDI note informat ..read more
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Blues Falls Hard
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by Dr. Mitchell
3y ago
“Blues Falls Hard” is dedicated to everyone struggling with work, family, financial, medical, racial justice and mental health issues during this pandemic. This song was inspired by conversations with friends and family about what they’ve been going through in these tough times. It will soon be streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Pandora, Tidal and other major streaming services. This song was written, recorded and mixed by Dr. David Mitchell (aka The Professor). : ) Please like, share and subscribe to my YouTube channel, if you like the song ..read more
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Wedges for Classical Guitar by Dr. Mitchell
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by Dr. Mitchell
3y ago
I became interested in twelve-tone hexachordal combinatoriality after studying the works of Arnold Schoenberg. Wedges is my latest composition utilizing this approach. I’ve found it to be the most efficient way to cycle through the row and generate a consistent and convincing accompaniment part. It works particularly well in counterpoint. I decided to share the score and recording on my blog because I thought perhaps music theorists would find it interesting to analyze. Besides hexachordal combinatoriality, there are a number of compositional tools packed into this piece. So, feel free to down ..read more
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“Champagne” by David Mitchell
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by Dr. Mitchell
3y ago
“Champagne” is a rock/funk tune, which some have described as David Bowie meets The Commodores. This song was written, recording and mixed by Dr. David Mitchell, aka The Professor. The song begins and ends with the sound of a champagne bottle being opened. It utilizes musique concrete techniques pioneered by Pierre Schaeffer and spatialization techniques inspired by Edgard Varese. Click on your preferred streaming service below and check it out: “Champagne” Streaming on Spotify “Champagne” Streaming on Apple Music “Champagne” Streaming on Pandora ..read more
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Compensate Musicians Fairly: We Demand It Now!
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by Dr. Mitchell
3y ago
Musicians, it’s time we started demanding just compensation for our life’s work! Another case of “musicians  being asked to play for exposure” has come to my attention. Ex Cop, a punk duo featuring Amalie Bruun and Brian Harding, was asked by the McDonalds corporation to play at their SXSW show for the exposure only, no compensation whatsoever. McD’s is a mega corporation with a net worth of $97 billion with a B, and they can’t scrap together just compensation for artists. This arrogance blows my mind. When did it become OK to rip of musicians? It’s not the first time this has happened ..read more
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How to Develop Your Own Voice and Become a Great Composer: The Ligeti Model
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by Dr. Mitchell
3y ago
In the spring of 2007, Simone Fontanelli, a world renowned composer and professor of new music at the University of Mozarteum in Salzberg, gave a series of seminars at the University of Georgia, Dancz Center for New Music. I asked maestro Fontanelli, “are there any composition exercises you would recommend to help beginning composers develop their own voice?” He suggested borrowing harmonic, melodic and/or rhythmic ideas from three great composers, then write a new piece which combines the best elements of all three. For example, combine Stravinsky’s Petrushka chord, Bartok’s rhythmic motives ..read more
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“Champagne” by David Mitchell
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by Dr. Mitchell
4y ago
“Champagne” is a rock/funk tune, which some have described as David Bowie meets The Commodores. This song was written, recording and mixed by Dr. David Mitchell, aka The Professor. The song begins and ends with the sound of a champagne bottle being opened. It utilizes musique concrete techniques pioneered by Pierre Schaeffer and spatialization techniques inspired by Edgard Varese. Click on your preferred stream service below and check it out: “Champagne” Streaming on Spotify “Champagne” Streaming on Apple Music “Champagne” Streaming on Pandora ..read more
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My Little Hound Dog
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by Dr. Mitchell
4y ago
This is a video and song written for Callie, “My Little Hound Dog”. : ) She’s a rescue dog with a great big heart and a talent for catching frisbees. All proceeds go to Lifeline Animal Project. Adopt a dog today. Their goal is to #emptythecages by National Dog Day, August 26th! Share and Enjoy! Jennifer Jones Mitchell wrote the lyrics. Click on the picture below to check out the video ..read more
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