Vangelis

Vangelis: Blade Runner OST

by Nenad Georgievski
August 31, 2013

At its worst, the music of Greek composer and multi-instrumentalist Vangelis is full of sounds and furies that signify absolutely nothing. At its best, his recordings incorporate many types of sounds and beautiful and memorable melodies that nod in the direction of a number of different musical styles without destroying the overall mood of his records. Certainly, he is one of the great popularizers of the synthesizer, and the first to win an Oscar for his completely synthetisized score to ...

Recording

New Documentary On Music Legend Vangelis To Be Released On DVD September 23, 2013

Source: Glass Onyon PR - William James
July 25, 2013

London, UK - Much to the excitement of music fans worldwide, the new feature length documentary on Greek music legend Vangelis titled 'Vangelis And The Journey To Ithaka' will be released on September 23, 2013 by Gonzo MultiMedia UK. The two-hour documentary includes interviews with Vangelis and many of his friends and colleagues, including Sean Connery, Hugh Hudson, Jessye Norman, Oliver Stone, Akiko Ebi, Julian Rachlin and many others. It also includes rare, historical footage, most of which has never ...
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Technology

Tech Evangelist Robert Scoble on Music in the Age of Context #midem

Source: HypeBot
January 30, 2013

Robert Scoble is one of Silicon Valley's most respected bloggers and tech evangelists, with a role as startup liaison officer at Rackspace Hosting, and a famous enthusiasm for seeking out new and interesting startups and technologies. He took the stage today at Midem for a presentation on 'Music in the Age of Context', in which he outlined some of the new technology that's exciting him, how it's all weaving together, and what it may mean for musicians and the music ...
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