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Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
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Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
DIYers paradise in Shinjuku but there's also a branch in Yurakucho which is just as good. I got a spanner wrench here for lenses + leather craft tools and supplies for repairing old camera cases.
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
My home theater is featured at Electronic House Magazine's website. www.electronichouse.com/article/depp_sinatra_others_star_...
Dengan keterbatasan space & budget yang minimal mampu memperoleh total Score urutan 7 dari 11 peserta (77,06) & mendapat nilai tertinggi dari Bos Tube Lover pada SESI-1 BT 5 Juli 2008 yg lalu(78,75) cukup menjadi standar bahwa PreAmp Aikido 6111 mini ini bersuara khas Tabung yang tidak mengecewakan mengingat 4 PreAmp dengan total score urutan berikutnya juga merupakan PreAmp2 Audiophile serius dengan budget 2x-4x nya...Hasil tersebut dimungkinkan karena secara design Aikido 6111 mini ini memiliki internal wiring yg sangat pendek bahkan dari RCA input section langsung terhubung dengan kaki R input=nowire at all, dilengkapi Coupling Capacitor Teflon & kombinasi USA/Europe Brand Audiograde Resistor serta USA Tube Rectifier 6X4 yang disupply Germany C-Core High Voltage Trafo. Tidak lupa kontribusi dari ALPS Potentiometer+Timah WBT dan High Inductance Choke Trafo ,kecuali High Capacity Power Elco, semuanya tertanam didalam Casing yg mini tersebut. Biar berukuran Mini, berkat topologi Aikido circuit PreAmp ini menghasilkan Audio Repro yg Optimal.
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--- On Mon, 7/7/08, Arif Wicaksono wrote:
From: Arif Wicaksono
Subject: [avifans] LIPUTAN BLIND TEST AIKIDO LINESTAGE
To: avifans@yahoogroups.com
Date: Monday, July 7, 2008, 11:09 AM
Dear all,
Keampuhan desain Aikido linestage dari John Broskie terbukti dalam Blind Test Sabtu 5 Juli
2008 lalu. Hampir semua peserta menunjukkan kualitas suara yang memuaskan, meski
menggunakan berbagai tabung dan racikan parts yang berbeda. Artinya desain Aikido ini
tetap konsisten menghasilkan kualitas suara yang baik meski dengan berbagai kombinasi
komponen. Tim juri dalam blind test kemarin juga merasakan beratnya melakukan
penilaian karena performa peserta relatif "hampir sama bagus", sehingga faktor selera dan
matching seluruh perangkat akhirnya lebih berbicara.
Hal unik lain adalah penggunaan dua jenis perangkat pendukung yang dikenal memiliki
karakter berbeda; tube amplification dan solid-state amplification. Maka, perangkat
preamp yang paling allround lah yang bakal muncul sebagai pemenang. Berikut jalannya
blind test sesi demi sesi:
SESI 1:
"Kebingungan juri" dalam menentukan pemenang blind test Aikido linestage ini langsung
terlihat dari hasil penilaian mereka di sesi 1, yang dimulai jam 11:00 WIB, dan diikuti oleh:
- Aikido 6111 (Ado-Bekasi)
- Aikido 226-6DJ8 (Resha-Bandung)
- Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-Bekasi)
- Aikido ECC86 (Arif W-Tubelover)
Pada lagu pertama, So Nice oleh Stacey Kent, dengan menggunakan cd player AR CD3
mk2, amplifier Jadis Defy 7 (tabung, push-pull), dan speaker Tannoy Stirling HE, rata-rata
penilaian tim juri menunjukkan bahwa Aikido 226-6DJ8 (Resha-Bandung) unggul dengan
skor 79,75 (pre referensi dianggap nilai 75). Keunggulan preamp asal Bandung ini terletak
pada kualitas vokalnya yg lebih "basah" dibanding rivalnya.
Namun di lagu kedua, The Mirrors of My Soul oleh Rim Banna, dengan menggunakan cd
player Linn Majik, amplifier Linn Majik 1 (solid-state) , dan speaker Linn Majik 140, Aikido
226-6DJ8 (Resha-Bandung) itu justru jeblok ke urutan buncit. Dengan lgu yang lebih
lengkap jangkauan frekuensinya, kelemahan preamp Bandung itu terlihat, kurang bagus di
low dan high frequency. Rata-rata penilaian tim juri menunjukkan bahwa Aikido 6SN7
(Budiarto-Bekasi) yang lebih unggul kali ini dengan skor 78,00.
Hasil akhir pun menunjukkan bahwa seluruh peserta sesi 1 ini di-vote oleh masing-
masing juri sebagai yang terbaik. Ir. Harjono S. memilih Aikido 226-6DJ8 (Resha-
Bandung) dan Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-Bekasi) sebagai yang terbaik dengan skor 76,88.
Namun Jimmy Auw memilih Aikido ECC86 (Arif W-Tubelover) dengan skor 81,00.
Sementara Arif W malah memilih Aikido 6111 (Ado-Bekasi) dan Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-
Bekasi) dengan skor 78,75. Juri Arief Hidayat memilih dan Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-Bekasi)
dengan skor 75,00.
Akhirnya rata-rata nilai juri menunjukkan nilai yang sangat BETI (beda tipis) antar peserta
sebagai berikut:
1. Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-Bekasi) , skor 77,44 (BEST SOUND)
2. Aikido 226-6DJ8 (Resha-Bandung) , skor 77,16
3. Aikido 6111 (Ado-Bekasi) , skor 77,06
4. Aikido ECC86 (Arif W-Tubelover) , skor 77,00
Tetapi apa pendapat pengunjung? Penilaian pengunjung justru menunjukkan bahwa
PEOPLE CHOICE (pilhan pengunjung) jatuh ke Aikido ECC86 (Arif W-Tubelover) .
SESI 2:
Kebingungan juri tak berlanjut ke sesi kedua. Setelah sempat diselingi break sambil
menikmati sate ayam dan jus pada jam 12:00 WIB, Sesi 2 dilanjutkan pada jam 13:00 WIB
yang diikuti oleh:
- Aikido E80CC-CV4003 (Ara)
- Aikido 10Y (Arif W-Tubelover)
- Aikido EF92-E280F (Ayung-Bandung)
- Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA)
Pada lagu pertama, dengan lagu dan perangkat yang sama seperti sesi 1, rata-rata
penilaian tim juri menunjukkan bahwa Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA) unggul dengan skor
78,50. Preamp "pendekar MOSFET" ini menunjukkan reproduksi musik yang paling detil,
dinamis namun tetap musikal. Untuk repro vokal, preamp pak Didik ini bersing ketat
dengan Aikido 10Y dan Aikido EF92 asal Bandung itu.
Hasil ini konsisten di lagu kedua, kali ini dengan lagu I've Got To See You Again oleh
Norah Jones, dengan menggunakan Linn system Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA) justru
lebih perkasa dengan skor 79,35. Hasil mengecewakan pada lagu ini justru ditunjukkan
Aikido 10Y (Arif W-Tubelover) yang tampil bagus di lagu 1, ternyata tampil sebaliknya saat
dipasangkan dengan perangkat solid state. Konsistensi Aikido pak Didik ini disaingi oleh
Aikido EF92 dari tim Bandung.
Hasil akhir pun menunjukkan bahwa nyaris seluruh juri sepakat bahwa Aikido 6072-6CG7
(Didik WA) layak tampil sebagai yang terbaik di sesi 2. Ir. Harjono S. memberikan skor
78,75. Jimmy Auw memberikan skor 78,25. Sementara Arief H. memberikan skor 77,38.
Nilai yang signifikan tinggi diberikan oleh juri Najib H. dengan skor 83,13. Sedangkan juri
Arif W. menunjukkan pilihan berbeda pada Aikido EF92-E280F (Ayung-Bandung) dengan
skor 79,50.
Urutan ranking peserta pada sesi 2 ini adalah sebagai berikut:
1. Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA), skor 78,93 (BEST SOUND)
2. Aikido EF92-E280F (Ayung-Bandung) , skor 77,13
3. Aikido E80CC-CV4003 (Ara), skor 76,78
4. Aikido 10Y (Arif W-Tubelover) , skor 74,18
Bagaimana dengan pilihan pengunjung? Kali ini ternyata pengunjung sependapat dengan
tim juri dengan memilih Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA) sebagai PEOPLE CHOICE.
SESI 3:
Sesi 3 akhirnya hanya diikuti 3 peserta setelah Arief Hidayat (Suara Audio) gagal mengatasi
masalah teknis yang timbul pada Aikido 12AT7 miliknya. Maka peserta pada sesi ini
adalah:
- Aikido 12SN7 (Paul Yahya)
- Aikido 6CG7-5687 (Arif W-Tubelover)
- Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio)
Kehebatan tabung "cabe rawit" (subminiature) kembali terlihat pada blind test Aikido di
sesi 3 ini. Pada lagu pertama, tetap dengan lagu So Nice dari Stacey Kent dan amplifikasi
tabung seperti sesi sebelumnya, rata-rata penilaian tim juri menunjukkan bahwa Aikido
6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio) unggul dengan skor 81,13.
Hasil ini konsisten di lagu kedua, dengan I've Got To See You Again oleh Norah Jones,
dengan menggunakan Linn system Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio) tetap
menunjukkan kinerja menawan dengan skor 80,19.
Keunggulan Aikido milik Gunawan bersaing ketat dengan Aikido 6CG7 milik tuan rumah,
hanya saja Aikido 6111 bersuara lebih open di frekwensi tinggi. Sementara Aikido 12SN7
milik pak Paul Yahya sebetulnya juga cukup impresif, namun sayang masih terdengar
adanya noise power supply yang lolos hingga ke speaker. Selain itu, Aikido 12SN7 yang
dipersenjatai output transformer itu terdengar sedikit lebih dry ketimbang 2
kompetitornya. Seluruh juri akhirnya sepakat memilih Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess
Audio) sebagai yang terbaik di sesi 3. Jimmy Auw memberikan skor 79,13. Arief H.
memberikan skor 79,75. Najib H. memberikan skor 81,25. Sedangkan juri Arif W.
memberikan skor tertinggi 82,50.
Urutan ranking peserta pada sesi 3 ini adalah sebagai berikut:
1. Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio), skor 80,66 (BEST SOUND)
2. Aikido 6CG7-5687 (Arif W-Tubelover) , skor 78,31
3. Aikido 12SN7 (Paul Yahya), skor 75,38
Tuan rumah yang kali ini gagal menempatkan wakilnya ke babak final, masih mendapat
"hadiah hiburan" karena PEOPLE CHOICE (pilihan pengunjung) pada sesi 3 ini adalah Aikido
6CG7-5687 (Arif W-Tubelover) dan Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio) yang
menurut penilaian non juri sama-sama bagus.
SESI 4 (Babak Final):
Setelah break sebentar sambil menikmati suguhan martabak manis plus kopi panas, babak
final pun segera digelar dengan peserta peraih BEST SOUND pada sesi 1 hingga 3:
- Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio)
- Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA)
- Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-Bekasi)
Persaingan seru terjadi di babak final dimana semua peserta memang menunjukkan
performa yang sangat baik. Pada lagu pertama, dengan amplifikasi tabung, rata-rata
penilaian tim juri menunjukkan bahwa Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA) unggul dengan skor
82,40. Hasil ini konsisten di lagu kedua, dengan sistem pendukung yang full solid-state,
dimana Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA) tetap unggul dengan skor 82,75.
Semua juri akhirnya memberikan skor tertinggi kepada Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA).
Najib H. memberikan skor 85,63. Arief H. memberikan skor 84,75. Jimmy Auw
memberikan skor 80,00. Arif W. memberikan skor 80.00. Sedangkan juri Alex Pangkarego
menganggap semua kontestan di babak final ini sama bagus dengan memberikan skor
sama rata 82,50.
Urutan ranking peserta pada sesi final ini adalah sebagai berikut:
1. Aikido 6072-6CG7 (Didik WA), skor 82,58 (BEST SOUND)
2. Aikido 6SN7 (Budiarto-Bekasi) , skor 81,23
3. Aikido 6111-6021 (Gunawan-Jess Audio), skor 79,90
Persaingan seru juga terjadi dalam penilaian pengunjung non juri, meski akhirnya Aikido
6072-6CG7 (Didik WA) berhasil menyempurnakan kemenangannya dengan memperoleh
PEOPLE CHOICE pada sesi final ini.
Di akhir acara, dengan hadirnya dua pendekar audio; Kek Chung dan Tjandra Gozalli,
sempat digelar uji dengar ulang secara terbuka antara 3 finalis blind test tersebut, dan
menurut Kek Chung hasilnya konsisten dengan penilaian tim juri saat pada saat blind test,
Aikido 6072-6CG7 pak Didik lah yng terbaik pada hari itu. Bahkan sempat pula dilakukan
perbandingan dengan preamp "rame-rame" (karena menggunakan begitu banyak tabung)
dari tim RIFA Bandung, juga dengan preamp 26 milik tuan rumah. Kegiatan benchmarking
sore itupun berlangsung menarik.
Terlepas dari siapa menang dan siapa kalah, yang memang harus ada dalam setiap
"game", maka kemenangan sesungguhnya adalah milik John R. Broskie dari
www.tubecad. com, pencipta desain Aikido linestage itu, yang membuka kesempatan luas
bagi para DIYers untuk membuat sendiri preamp berkualitas tinggi dengan kombinasi
tabung apapun dan di tingkat harga berapapun.
Kemenangan lain yang juga penting untuk dicatat adalah kemenangan semangat para
DIYers yang melalui information- sharing akhirnya menunjukkan peningkatan pengetahuan
dan kemampuan yang semakin merata di antara mereka. Terbukti dengan munculnya
pemenang blind test belakangan ini yang belum pernah juara di blind test sebelumnya,
yang bahkan di beberapa kesempatan mengungguli nama-nama yang selama ini sudah
menjadi "pelanggan blind test" atau biasa memenangi blind test.
Regards,
Arif Wicaksono
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Electronics hobby
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Electronics hobby
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Electronics hobby
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Garber's Hardware has been serving NYC DIYers since 1884. This is no ordinary hardware store. If you can't find what you need in the store, you can order from the Special Order Catalogue that has over 60,000 items. Plus, you can order online. It is located on 710 Greenwich St.
Abstract Series 184 - Katy Gunn at The Lizard Lounge
Genre: Indie
Members: Katy Gunn (Fiddle, vocal and keys), Fred Baker (beats, guitar, keys), Thea Beemer (voice), Bob DiGiacomo (Bass), Paul Sherrard (Drums)
Hometown: Brooklyn
Record Label: Katy Vs Evil Records
About: www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.sonicbids.com/epk/epk.aspx?ep...
www.cdbaby.com/Artist/KatyGunn
www.facebook.com/pages/Katy-Gunn/56221484800?sk=app_17809...
Biography
Recipe for Katy Gunn: Pour equal parts of the following into large bowl: Ella Fitzgerald, Bettie Paige, Wonder Woman, Hip-Hop, pure joy, Brain-Dance, unrequited love, sinful debauchery, Idealism to a fault, and (quite a bit of) sarcasm.
Cook for any length of time to achieve varying results. All promise to be rich rich rich.
Katy Gunn - a DIYer with a vengeance, wrote and produced her solo EP - well equipped with rich vocal harmonies, soulful grooves and an intimate songwriter's sensibility. Sarcastically witty "exquisite pop" as quoted by her CD Baby review, Katy Gunn's music is all at once dark and blissful, daring and eclectic while maintaining accessibility as she always finds a way to lay down a hook with particular sophistication. To top it off, her voice is one you won't be forgetting anytime soon.
From the age of two, Katy routinely stole her brother's violin and practiced secretly in the broom closet. The path to a musical life seemed inevitable from that point on. Dropping out of high school to study classical violin at the Oberlin Conservatory, she performed at home and abroad as soloist and concert master, until eventually moving beyond the staid classical world to pursue her own musical language. Katy traveled restlessly between San Francisco, West Hollywood, Chicago, New York, Spain and Brazil before eventually settling in Williamsburg (Brooklyn), where she currently resides.
Nothing like your typical rock band, come to a show and you will find a seven piece group with three part vocal harmony, two violins (katy will dazzle you as she sings and plays the violin - both at the same time) and a complete rhythm section sure to please. Her self-released EP is a willing teaser for the upcoming album, "Beautiful Things," yet another DIY accomplishment to be released in the fall of 2010.
Artists We Also Like: Bjork, Tribe Called Quest, Portishead, Tori Amos, Dirty Projetors, Aretha Franklin, Led Zeppelin, Beastie Boys,
Influences: Bettie Paige, Ella Fitzgerald, Wonder Woman, Tori Amos, Bjork, 1, the everlasting mystery of the universe
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
One time I got something stuck in the headphone jack of my iPhone 3G.
Being the DIYer that I am, I decided to fish it out with a Q-tip. Bad move.
From then on, no audio jack plug worked with my iPhone. The fibers from the Q-tip became stuck inside the audio jack, preventing a secure connection. Stupid, stupid, stupid.
This meant I couldn't listen to albums or podcasts on my morning commute. Thankfully, my trusty iPod Shuffle came to the rescue. I used it every single day as my on-the-go audio device until I purchased an iPhone 4S.
To say the iPod Shuffle is simple is to be coy. There's no visual interface. Just a few buttons and a clip. But its simplicity is its beauty -- and its usefulness. I use mine all the time.
The blue one was my first one. It was a refurbished model, all of $50, that lasted until I left it in a pants pocket and it took a trip through the wash cycle (I'm hard on my iPods). Try as I could to save it, it was done. Retired.
But I didn't want one of those goofy 3rd generation Chicklet models. No, I wanted real buttons. So I bought a 2nd-gen model on Amazon -- a low-key silver one that works like a dream.
These days I mainly use my Shuffle for gym workouts. The clip is everything: it helps the iPod stay out the way, stay secure, and stay with me. And it does one thing well: plays audio. Boom.
The one complaint I have is that, if you accidentally his the Reverse button, you erase all the progress on a podcast -- meaning you have to fast forward through to the point you left off. It's annoying, and it happens enough that I'm complaining about it.
But despite the abuse, despite it's simple nature, and despite being a two-generations-ago model, I do appreciate the little bugger.
// VSCO Kodak T-MAX 3200+ (switched to color mode)
A glucometer for testing blood sugars. This is where the rubber meets the road to really find out what food makes my blood sugars spike. Recommended by my chiropractor who is diabetic. Not recommended by my physician who thought it was too soon for this. I'm a DIYer so this is my sort of scene. It's easy to use, stings a little when making the pin prick to produce blood, but the device itself is kind of cool how it works. The tip of the test strip draws the blood into itself and then it beeps when it's done calculating like R2D2. Only $15 off e-Bay. Cheap to get because like printers they get you on the ongoing price of test strips and needles (also cheapest off e-Bay).
This reading taken after my tofu stir fry with veggies and a little rice. A little on the high side, but still considered normal. So far I have seen a 15 unit difference between waking up and after dinner. It's supposed to stay consistent.
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
ShamShuiPo, heaven for DIYer, textile, leather, electronic parts, raw metal, hardware, vinyl record, stereo, computer....etc
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
this weekend I painted over a blue Ikea table that we had -- I used a cheesy graphic and the stump of a stick to hand-paint every dot. Yes, I AM a loser.
update: 9/6/07 this table was featured as part of an article about DIYers in the NY Times: (read here), and included with it was this picture of lil' ol' me. (to see the whole slide show of all the Hackers, click here)
Many years ago we had that lethal device that enabled us to cut our own hair, remember that? a sort of comb with blades you dragged through the hair, cutting as you went. I certainly remember my Mother attacking me with one. Strictly speaking they should be tried once then thrown away immediately, otherwise you stumble across it one day having forgotten the ordeal of last time and decide to give it another go, then you end up looking like Arthur Scargill.
I digress, well now the DIYer can experiment with another innovation in home grooming, as we know, NHS dentists are getting harder to find, and the cost of private treatment is prohibitive for most of us, thankfully there is an alternative.
Now you can pin your child down, poke about and find something in the kitchen cupboards to mix up to use as filling paste-Smash maybe? or sit in front of the mirror and do your own descaling and extractions.
Hmmm, I was thinking of a career change, £2.99 for a set of tools, and I've got some pliers in the boot of the car, bottle of Vodka / Gin for anesthetic and a 12v vacuum cleaner, maybe a little van..
dx.com/c/car-accessories-799/diagnostic-tools-equipment-713
- U280 is a kind of Auto device for reading and erasing trouble code in vehicles, sometimes
called car reader
- Works with Volkswagen and Audi (Audi/Seat/Skoda/Jetta/Golf/Beetle/Touareg/GTI/ Passat and
more) sold worldwide of 1990 or newer models
- Reads and erases Diagnostic Trouble Codes (DTCs) of engine, ABS, Airbags and Automatic
Transmission
- Stand-alone unit with no need for an additional laptop computer to operate
- Performs continuous DTC scan
- Specially designed for DIYers and car-owners
- User manual contains VW/AUDI diagnostic trouble code definitions
The consummate DIYers, these birds are constantly refining and expanding their communal nest.
They are well adapted to the climate of the Northeast, having come from a similar climate in Argentina. The birds' diet include seeds, berries and the various "foodstuffs" that urban birds can find on the streets of New York.
Brooklyn, NY
Nov 2, 2013
Designing and building a high power amplifier capable of driving low impedance (as low as 2 Ohm’s @ 50 Vpp) loads.
www.diyaudio.com/ see alias FdW
History of DIY audio
Audio DIY came to prominence in the 50s to 60s, as audio reproduction was relatively new and the technology "complex," audio reproduction equipment, and in particular high performance equipment, was not offered at the retail level. Kits and designs were available for consumers to build their own equipment. Famous vacuum tube kits from Dynaco, Heathkit, and McIntosh, as well as solid state (transistor) kits from Hafler allowed for consumers to build their own hi fidelity systems. Books and magazines were published which explained new concepts regarding the design and operation of vacuum tube and (later) transistor circuits.
While audio equipment has become easily accessible in the current day and age, there still exists an interest in building one's own equipment, including amplifiers, speakers, preamplifiers, and even CD players and turntables. Today, a network of companies, parts vendors, and on-line communities exist to foster this interest. DIY is especially active in loudspeaker and in tube amplification. Both are relatively simple to design and fabricate without access to sophisticated industrial equipment. Both enable the builder to pick and choose between various available parts, on matters of price as well as quality, allow for extensive experimentation, and offer the chance to use exotic or highly labor-intensive solutions, which would be expensive for a manufacturer to implement, but only require personal labor by the DIYer, which is a source of satisfaction to them.
1/ I am a biologist at heart
2/ An accountant by training
3/ An atheist by belief
4/ A sex machine of course
5/ A cook because I love cooking
6/ A photographer always
7/ A Hotelier by trade
8/ A DIYer by default
9/ A proud father of 4
10/ An introvert (if it is ok with you)
11/ A lover of rain forest
12/ A birder but not a good one
13/ Mad keen on macro pictures
14/ A Spike Milligan fan forever
15/ A husband of a superior photographer......
16/ A frustrated eco warrior (at the moment)
If you are nice enough to comment, I may just tag you.....
A briefer version of Japanese Tourism.
Not only when on holiday, but also when having fun as a child, the Japanese like to collect symbols. They are modern totemists, they "bricole."
Levi-Strauss in one of his last formulations defined those "primities" that have a "savage mind" -- the "bricoleurs", the botching, DIYers, that think with signs-they-have-to-hand (Levi-Strauss, 1966) -- as those that do not have writing.
"The way of thinking among people we call, usually and wrongly, ‘primitive’—let’s describe them rather as ‘without writing,’ because I think this is really the discriminatory factor between them and us" (Levi-Strauss, 1978, 5)
What he meant to say was that they do not have an alphabetic writing (see the brilliant paper by Chad Hansen, 1993, "It started with Phoneticians").
The important point is not the natural constraint that Levi-Strauss proposes that "savages" face. Like the Japanese, even the totemists in totemistic societies that Levi-Strauss himself reported, had started to create their own totems (e.g. gourds, mythical animals) and are not constrained by nature.
The important point, that Derrida stress(1998), is that the "savages" remain aware of the corporeality of the sign, aware of the "trace," they remain forever "post-modern," even more so than Derrida who claims phonocentrism is inevitable, and unable to believe in "presence" of meaning, of voice as thought. The "savage" (or perhaps savant) is aware that the sign is external.
They, the Japanese, are happy to travel, to the shrine, to the local toy shop, to the "named place" (meisho) abroad to collect external signs.
Derrida, J. (1998). Of grammatology. (G. C. Spivak, Trans.). JHU Press.
Hansen, C. (1993). Chinese Ideographs and Western Ideas. The Journal of Asian Studies, 52(02), 373–399. doi:10.2307/2059652
Levi-Strauss, C. (1978). Myth and Meaning. Routledge.
Lévi-Strauss, C. (1966). The science of the concrete. In G. Weidenfield (Trans.), The Savage Mind. University Of Chicago Press. Retrieved from homepage.mac.com/allanmcnyc/textpdfs/levistrauss.pdf