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Wednesday, June 13, 2012

The Theremin



Leon Theremin is Russian Soviet inventor of French and German descent. Theremin became interested in electricity at an early age by the age of 7, and by 13 he was experimenting with high frequency circuits. Theremin is well known for one of inventions called, “The Theremin”. The Theremin was the very first electronic instrument created. Leon gave homage to the creation by naming his creation by his last name. Leon’s life was electricity, because by the age of 17 he had his very own laboratory where he would experiment with high frequency circuits, optics and magnetic fields. Leon recalled that he had built a million-volt Tesla Coil and noticed a strong glow associated with his attempts to ionize the air.


The outlook on what Leon was trying to accomplish was to use the resources of the actual universe. Leon’s device, “The Theremin”, was patented in 1928. The Theremin consisted of the position of the player's hands to control oscillators for frequency bands with one hand, and amplitude with the other without being touched. Vladimir Lenin, Leader of the Soviet Communist Party, ordered six hundred of the instruments for distribution and sent Leon on a trip around the world to demonstrate the latest Soviet technology and the invention of electronic music. Leon had much to express with his passion for inventing and using the universe at his advantage to create such invention like the Theremin Instrument. The fact he had the idea of even having thoughts of creating an invention that would ionize the air seems quite bizarre and intriguing even in our day in age. Today, Theremins are popular instruments among avant-garde and classical artists, and is occasionally used in jazz music as well. Also, there said to be a newer version of the Theremin created that reacts to movement, which was created for dancers.



Sunday, June 3, 2012

Watch The Throne Tour - Jay N Yeezy'





Jay-z and Kanye confirmed that the, “Watch The Throne Tour”, was scheduled for October 29th in Atlanta, GA. The tour started out in North America and will be set to finish in Europe. The last concert is set to finish in Birmingham, England. This past Saturday, Jay-z and Kanye both performed in Paris and set the scene off well. They did a tribute to Paris in honor of their hit single, "Ni**as in Paris”. The duo has started every show to begin with the two emerging on two cube-shaped mini stages to the operatic sounds of the hit single, “H.A.M”. The tour will definitely be stored as one of the greatest concerts in Hip-Hop. The onstage chemistry between the two artists has been stated as a high-energy show. A lot of hard work went into the visual’s and spectacular light show that was part of the show as well, which made the concert that much more exhilarating.



Box office score in total revenue have made tremendous amounts in profit from the North American tour. Gross revenue for the North American tour has been averaged at a total of 24.4 Million dollars. It is too early to calculate the profits from the Europe tour dates, but its quite clear that the rap sensations are the road to successful tour in Europe.


In abundance, the tour has grossed $48.3 million so far by the end of 2011, which made it the highest grossing hip-hop tour and the eighth highest grossing tour of 2011. Now that the tour is still on going here in 2012, there is no doubt that Jay-z and Kanye will go out with a bang for the concerts they have left ending on June 22 in Birmingham.









Friday, June 1, 2012

Way Too Cold (Theraflu) - Kanye West

Kanye West has just unveiled the third version of his Theraflu' artwork created by artist George Condo. Having previously been renamed to “Way Too Cold,” the track is now simply known as “Cold.”


So you must have heard that Mr. West has renamed his most recent track Theraflu into "Cold". Now this unofficial video for the track has surfaced, featuring Mini Kanye West. Definitely fun to watch. Check it out here below.



Have a closer look after the click.