ryanmdschmidt http://ryanmdschmidt.com i would rather have someone hate me for who i am than love me for who im not. Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:24:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 stylo http://ryanmdschmidt.com/music/stylo/ http://ryanmdschmidt.com/music/stylo/#comments Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:20:35 +0000 spyke http://ryanmdschmidt.com/?p=745

I’ve always loved the idea of the Gorillaz. Something about their approach to a musical act taking on a persona has always intrigued me for some reason. It’s been done before – masked musicians like Kiss, Mushroom Head and Slipknot comes to mind – but Gorillaz has upped the ante by having a complete separation between the actual musicians and the “band”. What’s interesting is that, as technology progresses, the Gorillaz characters evolve and become more and more real, more visceral. The cartoon band even got to take the stage in front of live audiences.

Recently, I ran across an article that described the development of technology that would allow us to recreate the works of dead musicians. The project by Zenph Studios analyzes nuances of playing and musicality and recreates performances on real instruments via midi.

I wonder how long it’ll take until the two ideas merge: virtual bands and “reincarnated” musicians. Maybe someday soon, we could see live performances by virtual Hendrix, Bach, Lennon, Mozart.

Until then, enjoy the Gorillaz video. The guy from Die Hard is in it being a badass.

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I assumed by the glow of the GPS unit atop the dash that the confused driver was waiting for the unit to tell him where to go. Finally, he took a left turn and I assume he arrived at his destination. I’ll never know.

This whole incident reminded me of the Oregon couple who got stuck in the snow for three days after being guided by their GPS unit to take a back road. I’m glad the couple are safe, however, it seems pretty dumb of them to take an unsafe route in the middle of winter simply because a phone tells you to.

This led me to a couple questions.

Have we become so dependent on technology that we cannot make decisions for ourselves anymore without technological assistance? Have we become so lazy that we’d rely on our gadgets, gizmos and widgets to make important decisions for us?

I, myself, am guilty. Anyone that knows me knows I am constantly checking my phone. In fact, as I was at the bookstore this evening, I was researching books on my phone’s browser.

The important thing to question is how much we will these new advances dictate our behavior. Will these cool new shiny things be a tool for us to use or a crutch? Has the constant availability of a vast wealth of knowledge diminished the ability of the general public to think critically?

]]> http://ryanmdschmidt.com/personal/digital_idiots/feed/ 1 ethereal haze http://ryanmdschmidt.com/inspiration/ethereal-haze/ http://ryanmdschmidt.com/inspiration/ethereal-haze/#comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:50:14 +0000 spyke http://ryanmdschmidt.com/?p=712 very cool photos by Cole Rise

yosemitefires

surface

salt

relocationist

passengerside

mardeajo

groundeffect

frostinfog

fromthefire

endless

More at http://www.colerise.com/.

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it’s pretty dark for Mr. “I’ma let you finish”, but the directing is top-notch and overall a very interesting short.

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]]> http://ryanmdschmidt.com/personal/great-dane/feed/ 1 Ólafur Arnalds – Ljósið http://ryanmdschmidt.com/inspiration/olafur-arnalds-ljosi%c3%b0/ http://ryanmdschmidt.com/inspiration/olafur-arnalds-ljosi%c3%b0/#comments Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:02:07 +0000 spyke http://ryanmdschmidt.com/?p=640 stop everything else and watch this full screen. simple, but moving.

Ólafur Arnalds – Ljósið (Official Music Video) from Erased Tapes on Vimeo.

Official music video for ‘Ljósið’ taken from Ólafur Arnalds – ‘Found Songs’ (2009) available on Limited Edition CD/10″ Vinyl and Download here: store.erasedtapes.com

Director: Esteban Diácono

Label: Erased Tapes Records

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IsthE hardest

part     without

thedrEam     that iS
it wenT.    and  changed.

]]> http://ryanmdschmidt.com/my-work/my-writing/cest/feed/ 0 yo         u should     not have http://ryanmdschmidt.com/my-work/my-writing/yo%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0-u-should%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0-not-have/ http://ryanmdschmidt.com/my-work/my-writing/yo%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0-u-should%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0%c2%a0-not-have/#comments Thu, 17 Sep 2009 07:12:26 +0000 spyke http://ryanmdschmidt.com/?p=591 yo         u should     not have
as sumingit   all
grows on you
tie    dd     own

lost
dri            ven
l ost

cau ghtup     torn
tor           mented
you i
de c       id  e
f           or

lovehate

-from sometime between 2000 and 2004, idk when

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