Twin Solid State Musical Tesla coils playing the Zelda theme song

The music that you hear is coming from the sparks that these two identical high power solid state Tesla coils are generating. There are no speakers involved. The Tesla coils stand 7 feet tall and are each capable of putting out over 12 foot of spark. They are spaced about 18 feet apart. The coils are controlled over a fiber optic link by a single laptop computer. Each coil is assigned to a midi channel which it responds to by playing notes that are programed into the computer software. What is not obvious is how loud the coils are. They are well over 110dB. Listen for the echo after the notes stop. These coils were constructed by Steve Ward and Jeff Larson. Programming and musical content by Steve Ward. Video was captured by Terry Blake and edited by Jeff Larson.

Free Bob Dylan Download-Mar 30 only

Free Bob Dylan Download-Mar 30 only.
Go to http://www.bobdylan.com to download "Beyond Here Lies Nothin'".
Completely free & legit. Song is GREAT!

William Vacchiano and Miles Davis

William Vacchiano, was one of the top trumpet teachers in the country who taught trumpet at Manhattan School of Music Mannes College of Music and at the Juilliard School for 67 years.


















His students included Wynton Marsalis, Gerard Schwarz, and Miles Davis.

Vacchiano was big on teaching trumpet students to transpose various parts for variously pitched trumpet parts.
Miles Davis studied briefly with Vacchiano in the 1950's.

During one lesson Vacchiano asked Miles: "If the piano is in the key of E, where does that put the trumpet?"

Miles replied, "Back in the f**king case."

























explanation for non-musicians: The "concert pitch" is the original key that the instrument is in. Concert pitch can be found from the score of the piano. The piano is a "C" instrument. The trumpet is a B flat instrument. Any B flat instrument will be two half steps down from the original key. That means that if the original key is in C on the piano, you go down two half steps on the trumpet, which is B flat.
The process for transposing is this: if the piano is in the key of E flat, you have to go down two half steps, leaving you at the key of D flat. If you are transposing an entire score, you will do this to every note that you play in order to get the same note as the piano.

REVIVAL Big Band Jazz video

REVIVAL Big Band Jazz de Mexico under the musical direction of Ernesto Ramos Nieto.6 saxophonists, 5 trumpets, 4 trombones, piano, drums, bass guitar and tuba. 3 vocalists, 6 dancers and video clips. Aqua Hotel, Mexico City.


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Mr. Audiophile Tweaks His Turntable

Here's an audiophile rigging up his turntable to make it sound better.

Spinal Tap to record new material + Stonehenge Interview with Nigel

The spoof metal band, the subject of 1984 "mockumentary" 'This Is Spinal Tap', will release new music via download later this year followed by physical releases.
Band member Derek Smalls (aka actor Harry Shearer) told BBC Radio 5live: "It'll be for download as well as on conventional media later this year."

He went on to give details about which songs would be likely to be released.
"We've never recorded the song we did at Live Earth [at Wembley Stadium in 2007], 'Warmer Than Hell'," he said.
"I think they [Spinal Tap] are trying to revisit their old success. Not that they were ever popular, maybe in their own universe. We'll do a song called 'Gimme Some More Money', probably with some dubious results."

Spinal Tap: Current members
David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) – rhythm & lead guitars, lead & backing vocals, acoustic guitar (1964–present)
Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) – lead & rhythm guitars, backing & lead vocals, acoustic guitar, mandolin, violin, violin bow, harmonica, keyboards, piano (1964–1982, 1982–present)
Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) – bass guitar, backing & lead vocals, acoustic bass guitar (1967–present)
"Caucasian" Jeffery Vanston (C. J. Vanston) – keyboards, backing vocals (198?–present)
Drums, percussion
John "Stumpy" Pepys (1964–1967) Died in a bizarre, unexplained gardening accident
Eric "Stumpy Joe" Childs (1967–1974) Choked on vomit of unknown origin
Peter "James" Bond (1974–1977) Spontaneously combusted onstage
Mick Shrimpton (R. J. "Ric" Parnell) (1977–1982) Onstage explosion
Joe "Mama" Besser (1982) Quit the band, claiming he "couldn't take this 4/4 shit"; according to an MTV interview with Spinal Tap in November 1991, he disappeared under mysterious circumstances
Gary Wallis (Amnesty International performance in 1991) (Wallis pretended to explode at the end of the performance)
Jody Linscott (Amnesty International performance in 1991)
Richard "Ric" Shrimpton (1982–1999) Allegedly sold his dialysis machine for drugs, presumed dead
Mick Fleetwood (2000) The only one to survive unscathed
Scott "Skippy" Scuffleton (2001–2007) Fate unknown
Plus 14 other drummers at various times all of whom are dead

VIDEO: Spinal Tap’s Nigel Tufnel shares his unorthodox views about Stonehenge.



Spinal Tap Stonehenge Interview Pt.1



Spinal Tap Stonehenge Interview Pt.2


Spinal Tap Stonehenge Interview Pt.3


Spinal Tap Stonehenge Interview Pt.4


Spinal Tap Stonehenge Interview Pt.5