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Friday, 28 March 2008

Tallan "T man" Latz Worlds Youngest Blues Guitarist

Tallan Noble Latz (aka: The T-Man) was born on September 22, 1999 to Carl and Doris Latz. Tallan had an immediate connection to the sound of music and how it effected his emotions. He seemed to be born to play music and has been doing so for most of his life.



Tallan received his first musical instrument, a drum set, when he was 3. At age 4 he received a small acoustic guitar. He would strap that guitar on and play for anyone that would sit and listen.

At the age of 5 Tallan asked for an electric guitar for Easter after watching a video of Joe Satriani. He had his choice between a guitar, a remote control boat or a new bike. He chose the guitar. The stipulation was that if he got the guitar he must take lessons and practice. He has done both every since and has never looked back!

Tallan has a real determination to improve his guitar playing skills. Tallan practices 2 - 3+ hours a day. Tallan has studied with many accomplished teachers, he also watches numerous instructional DVD’s and has become a student of his instrument. All the while he’s working towards becoming one of the best.

Tallan loves playing his guitar; he’s played before small groups of 15 to huge crowds of a couple thousand. Tallan has already performed at dozens of venues and festivals. He has had the opportunity to share the stage with hundreds of different musicians, some local musician, some regionally known, some nationally known and still others that are internationally known, all before the age of 8. You can find more about where and with whom Tallan has played with here.

In just a few short months, Tallan has created a huge stir in the SE WI and Northern IL. The buzz is all about this little kid playing with the big boys. They are all saying the same thing “You gotta see this!!!”.

Tallan has many musical influences that range across many genres of music from classical music to classic rock and from blues to country. Tallan’s list is an endless list but some of his major influences that he came up with are: Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Joe Bonamassa, Walter Trout, BB King, Buddy Guy, Joe Satriani, Steve Vai, Steve Miller, Eric Johnson, Led Zeppelin, Bon Jovi, Derek Trucks, Rush, Keith Urban, Craig Young, Collective Soul, Bach, Beethoven and the list goes on and on.



Tallan already has endorsement deals with these companies: Curt Mangan Strings, Morley Guitar pedals, Laney Amps and Dean Guitars. More endorsements are in the works right now.

Just recently, before his 8th birthday, Tallan has formed a band with some seasoned music veterans from the area. The name of the band took on Tallan’s nickname and is called T-Man’s Blues Project. They are already taking the music community by storm.

Tallan has many exciting things that are in the works for the remainder of year including going into the studio to put together a CD and many other things that he’ll be announcing shortly. Some of these announcements are major things for an adult let alone a now 8 year old. (source: http://www.pbase.com/soulfulimpressions/tallan_latz).



You will be star...

Thursday, 27 March 2008

Alibi Vs Rockefeller: Sexual Healing

Interesting coerography...






I'm healed now!

Wednesday, 26 March 2008

'One Man Band' by Kunal Sen

A music video for Kunal Sen's song 'The Crazy Dice' which invloves a combination of real time staging and compositing. Inspired by Michel Gondry, this piece was recorded and the video shot and composited in the span of 10 days.



"The first part was recording the song, then i did a rough layout sketch/animatic to time out the various actions. The projected video was shot and edited... And then, the actual shoot, which was shot 3 times (from the same camera angle) and the final image stitched together on Combustion. That was the tricky part, and the most work!!!"

Dude, congratulations...

Tuesday, 25 March 2008

Professor Gizmo one-man-band (Gary A. Krueger)

Most people look at this man with admiration, some see him as trivial or even silly. I know that without men like this a lot of very personal, and amazing music would not be heard. Too many people are caught up in perfection to hear peoples soul anymore. I for one love this and any kind of new thing im graced enough to hear. Congrats to real people.



Professor Gizmo one-man-band plays The Saint Louis Blues on The Lonesome Pine Special, "One Man Band Spectacular" 1991.



Professor Gizmo at the solano stroll 2007, Berkeley, ca. Playing "The stars and stripes forever", otherwise known as "Be kind to your web-footed friends".



The Tiger Rag:



Gary A. Krueger has taught Science in Appleton, Wisconsin since 1968. In 1985 Gary received the Wisconsin D.P.I. Award of Excellence for District Middle School Teacher of the Year and in 1987 received the Appleton Area School District, Mielke Award for Secondary Educator of The Year and in 1993 received the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers Regional Award for Excellence in Education. In 1996 the Kings Daughters awarded Gary the Appleton North High School Educator of the year. The student body of North High School also selected Gary for the "Educator Of The Year" award in 1997. He has been on the Board of Directors and has served as president of the Wisconsin Society of Science Teachers. Gary has also been a staff member for the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction at Science World from 1990-1999. Professor Gizmo was developed as a science outreach program to fulfill a requirement for the Science World experience in 1989. Gary, as Professor Gizmo, has presented his science program to thousands in Wisconsin, Illinois, Minnesota, Michigan, California, New Jersey, Iowa, Missouri, Colorado and Wyoming. Gary loves performing as Professor Gizmo and especially enjoys the interaction with the audience.