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Brian Kobayakawa

About Me


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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 06/03/2006
Band Website: www.creakingtree.com
Band Members: The Creaking Tree String Quartet: Andrew Collins - mandolin, Brad Keller - guitar, John Showman - fiddle, me - bass.I also play with The Meat Hockey Club, Elana McMurtry, Elvis Bossa Nova, Corin Raymond and the Sundowners, Rhonda Stakich, Kim Beggs, Angie Nussey, Pagan Mary, The University of Toronto Symphony Orchestra, and Leela Gilday.
Influences: Most of my friends, and recently the following list of famous people: Edgar Meyer, Henry Brant, Bjork, David Lynch, Bill Hicks, Igor Stravinsky, Jaco Pastorius, Charles Mingus, Gillian Welch, Hal Wilner, Homestar Runner, Tom Robbins and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Sounds Like: melting
Type of Label: Major

My Blog

Atomic Music: Composition Using Very Small Pieces of Sound

Composers, philosophers and scientists have all considered the makeup of sound from a variety of viewpoints throughout history. Recent technological advances have made analyzing properties of acousti...
Posted by on Thu, 03 May 2007 23:05:00 GMT

No Nac Barc: Comments On Puzzling Notation

In a canon, the composer is required to create a line where each note can serve as melody and support, and whose rhythm lends itself to some process of strict imitation. Solving this compositional pu...
Posted by on Fri, 01 Dec 2006 22:54:00 GMT

Halfway through

Halfway. The point where pessimism rears its ugly head, or where the optimist does that silly dance that I wish I didn't find so funny.The halfway for me today is through another summer's touring wit...
Posted by on Fri, 21 Jul 2006 16:54:00 GMT

Harmless Airwaves: Political Music on the Radio

Creators of politically charged music have always had to overcome many obstacles to get their songs to the mainstream radio audience. Government policies in many countries have provided an insurmount...
Posted by on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 23:02:00 GMT