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• Concerts, New Things

  YouTube Symphony

  12.02.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I think this is utterly amazing: http://ben.am/P
  The idea of a downloadable symphony, complete with conductor video for public vote and selection resulting in a concert at Carnegie Hall is absolutely fantastic. It creates long term excitement throughout the project, and looks to be a great event.
  I’ll be applying - will you?

• News

  Last.fm

  11.21.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  If you don’t know about it yet, please check out Last.fm.

  It’s an amazing website, a great business model and is, I believe, one of the few ways that the music industry can actually survive.
  Why?
  It build support, and it does so in an honest way: you say who, what and where you like and dislike. They [...]

• Concerts, New Things

  SoundWIRE

  11.19.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This is a new project for me, but one that has been going on at CCRMA / Stanford for a while now: using the internet as a medium for concert performance. Check it out here.

  I am to be trying it out from here in Edinburgh and in London from December, so will look forward to [...]

• News

  Date for your diary…

  11.16.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  October 23rd 2009. In a mere 8,186 hours time, Coffeeloop will officially launch in London at a really exciting new venue - we’re keeping it under wraps for now, but believe me when I tell you that it’s utterly stunning and like nothing you’ve experienced before. Keep track of the time here.
  Starting in January 2009, we will [...]

• Thoughts

  Obamarama

  10.31.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Tomorrow I leave for the US, where Obamarama is gripping the nation. 

  I think this is a great idea - using Web 2.0 sites properly (like Twitter and Flickr etc) to engage the audience in all that is US politics and really getting people behind the voting process. Another great one is VoteHour.
  What’s so astonishing and “proper” about this?
  It’s [...]

• Thoughts

  Borrowing from Behance, but well worth reading.

  10.26.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  This from the always wonderful Behance team
  …in the near term, we will all suffer a bit. However, we must also recognize the many new and exciting opportunities before us.Our economy and country can only thrive if we CREATE NEW STUFF. Bold innovations take a lot of time, energy, and a stomach for risk. But, in these uncertain [...]

• News

  More blogosphere

  09.23.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Another lovely article in the ever-fascinating blog, JoshSpear.com

• News

  Wow a lot has happened…

  09.19.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  …in the past week! CoffeeLoop is really moving on with stuff - there are three new web projects (check the projects page out on the site) and a lot of exciting ideas flying around. It’s just manically busy right now.
  Most excitingly (and relevant here!) is UrbCon.com, a new type of concert series that is in [...]

• News

  My first revision in nearly four years!

  09.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Well, hello there! I have spent today editing style forms, CSS thingys and HTML all for this moment.
  Please go easy on the new site for the next few days, just until it’s all nicely worn in and comfy around the heels… also, the placeholder image will go and my wonderful new publicity photos will appear! [...]

• News

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  08.12.08 | Permalink | Comment?

   
  It’s the start of the Edinburgh Festival, and it is, of course, raining. 
  So I’m taking this opportunity to put my eMoney where my eMouth is, and step up the CoffeeLoop online presence.
  Web 3.0 is closing in, so I have decided to take the ultimate 2.0 step, and have created a YouTube channel. I know I’m [...]

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  JoshSpear.com

  04.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  No, this is not a joke.
   
  I have been featured on JoshSpear.com . This is hugely exciting for me and for SPEM, as they are focusing on the SpemCast
  Having followed his website for a while, reading their reviews and commentary, it’s a little bizarre seeing my little self up there, but as they say - all [...]