July 28th, 2012 § § permalink
Dennis Baxter, the official sound engineer for the Olympic Games, explains what he has been doing to the sound of live sport in this audio interview from NPR.
They play clips of what the Summer Games sounded like before and after Baxter took over in 1996.
Would you ever have imagined what he has done for Rowing?
Making the Olympics Sound Right. From a “Swoosh” To A “Splash” – click on the audio
Here is another interview with Dennis from Audio Pro International on the same subject:
2012 Olympics: Interview with audio consultant Dennis Baxter
Great Stuff!
July 27th, 2012 § § permalink
Occasionally I sneak a couple of hours at the LA84 Foundation Library in Los Angeles for my history research. Today was the perfect day to visit, with the Olympics starting in my birth town of London, England. Symmetry.
LA84 Foundation are funded by surplus funds from the 1984 Los Angeles Olympic Games. They use the money to keep youth sports alive, through grants, replacing the money that no longer comes from Federal, State, and City coffers. Their library is outstanding, and one of the best sports libraries in the world. Don’t miss it when you visit Los Angeles.
The library also has numerous torches on display from over 100 years of the Olympic Games. The actual Olymic Flame from 1984 still burns in the garden of the foundation on West Adams street in Los Angeles. I understand that all of the flames in the world are all related! I never neglect to touch the flame as I enter and as leave, on every visit. It’s a wonderful feeling. I just wish the Olympic Games were still the high ground of amateur sportsmanship that they were meant to be. Oh well.
Here I am, taking my own candid shot with the flame, this afternoon!
The 1984 Olympic Games flame, and John Jones, July 27, 2012 in Los Angeles.
July 26th, 2012 § § permalink
This is a fantastic study about the changes in recorded music over the past 50 years.
Update the instruments, modify the chords, and don’t forget to make it louder!
Measuring the Evolution of Contemporary Western Popular Music
July 26th, 2012 § § permalink
Continuing our tradition of having a pint and a bite:
John Jones and Nick Wood at Faux Pas Bistro in Los Angeles
July 26th, 2012 § § permalink
Another Saturday night in Studio 3 at East West for Nick Wood.
After a long day of string recording, I began a marathon piano session into the wee hours on the Steinway.
John Jones at the Steinway in Studio three. That's Adam Moseley in the window
Jones at the big old Steinway
Another look at the Steinway - note the U47 and U69
July 16th, 2012 § § permalink
I’m sorry it took me so long to buy the new Beach Boys album. This is a masterpiece!
That’s Why God Made the Radio
Here’s the wiki page
July 14th, 2012 § § permalink
July 11th, 2012 § § permalink
I think not!
Here are my two and only voyages, into Francais.
Malade – Rational Youth – 1980s
Etat D’Esprit – john jones – 1990s
July 11th, 2012 § § permalink
Our Gang!
Sean Fernald, Richard Gibbs, John Jones, Grant Buckerfield, MJ Mynarski, Anna Granucci, Steven Swimmer, David Weitzman
July 8th, 2012 § § permalink
Some people are very relaxed on the grid with a drink in their hand!
On the Grid for the 1991 Silverstone GP with Piquet & Jones