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After the other incident that we just learned about, here is unfortunately a second one. This time the police punched a sound technician in the face, who lost three teeth and got a fracture. https://www.bz-berlin.de/berlin/friedrichshain-kreuzberg/journalistin-ins-gesicht-geschlagen-ermittlungen-gegen-polizisten With her, was also six colleagues that apart from being eye witnesses also filmed. She will try to press charges.
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They were on their way to their vehicles after shooting for "heute show" which is a highly popular satirical programme in Germany. It's presented weekly on public German broadcaster ZDF. Five members of the crew are in hospital. Let's hope they will get well soon. Background of the attack is unclear, perhaps from far right or from far left or violent opponents of corona restrictions. Six suspects were arrested by the police. This could be us. Let's hope the best for them. What a shame. Picture is from this article in German language. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/medien/berlin-journalismus-heute-show-angriff-zdf-1.4894982
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This AM the CA EDD site for "Pandemic Unemployment Assistance", ie unemployment insurance for people who were mostly paid via form 1099 until Jan 1 of this year, went live. If you had a mix of probably a handful of W2-days and a basket of 1099-days you are hosed. The EDD requires you to apply for and take the benefit payments off your handful of W2s if you have any at all, and not your 1099s. In that most of us were never given a choice about which method of payment would be used on a given job, this is fair....how? When you exhaust what benes you can get from your W2s supposedly you will be able to apply for PUA benes, depending on what else happens between now and …
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Filed under "restoring a friend's old Korean War era Navy Band recitals." According to the American Chemical Society, reel to reel tape is prone to degradation, which has been a topic of active research for many years. It's well known that applying heat can often reverse the damage sufficiently to enable playback, usually by baking the tapes in an oven. Now scientists at the US Library of Congress have determined precisely why this method seems to work, presenting their findings earlier this month on the American Chemical Society's SciMeetings online platform. The primary culprit for the degradation is known as "sticky shed syndrome," in which the binders used in a magne…
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I am a production mixer and I teach. I am literally in a conversation at this moment about pulling the plug on all student production. I'd like your thoughts about this. (I am in favor of shutting down).
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"Easy to disinfect." OMG! April Fools Day is loooong gone. D.
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Dear NAB Show Community, The COVID-19 pandemic has created a truly unprecedented situation around the world. Our thoughts are with those who have been directly affected by the virus, and all of those who are struggling with the ramifications of this global health crisis. At the National Association of Broadcasters, we believe it is our responsibility to help stop the spread of COVID-19, and put the health and safety of our show community first. In the week since announcing that we will not move forward with the NAB Show in April, the landscape has c…
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The EDD didn't record today's UI webinar, but I did. PM me if you want me to send you the file. There was some good info but many many questions unanswered. My main takeaway--you will have to wait for them to get to you individually to get real clarification of your status and benes if you aren't all-W2-income. The meeting was inundated with chat questions about mixed W2-1099-residual etc income, among other issues. The EDD folks were apologetic but they are overloaded. BTW, the phone-in hours are only 8a--12 p for now.
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Jeff Wexler is inviting you to a JWSOUNDGROUP Zoom meeting. Topic: JWSOUNDGROUP Time: This is a recurring meeting Meet anytime - you can JOIN without a host Once you join you can Invite others to join you. If you already have the Zoom app, just join Meeting ID 606 297 541 Password: jwsound Join Zoom Meeting using browser access to Zoom app. https://zoom.us/j/606297541 Meeting ID: 606 297 541 Password: jwsound
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The music that spoke to me the most seemed to come from the triangle of Memphis, Nashville and Muscle Shoals. Jimmy Johnson was one of the originators of what came to known as the Muscle Shoals Sound. They used to get paid $25 per completed and everyone is happy side. He was the rhythm guitar player and he would find a place to add a little something that would just go to the root of the song. He was often the engineer and was the producer of record for the Rolling Stones. As musicians it wasn't ever about them, It was always about the song. Rolling Stone Obit https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-news/jimmy-johnson-obituary-880678/ …
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It’s being reported our good friend and frequent contributor Jay Rose has passed away. I’m not sure of the details and really they don’t matter. He was an outstanding master of sound for picture and shared his knowledge freely and kindly. My condolences to his family and many friends. CrewC
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It’s all happening… the 29th annual R.A.M.P.S./JWSOUND Party, April 9th, NAB - Las Vegas RSVP and details click this Eventbrite LINK
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Amy Scott's wonderful documentary about my dear friend and mentor, the late great Hal Ashby, is now available on DVD or streaming through amazon and iTunes. Trailer below:
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I suspect that many of you have come across Howard Kaufman in his role as New York's Lectrosonic tech expert and will have benefited from his expertise and generosity over the years: Howie is now desperately ill with a Stage 4 Glioblastoma and his family are fundraising via a GoFundMe page to help with his care. If you can spare a few bucks, please go here and donate. https://www.gofundme.com/f/howie039s-recovery?fbclid=IwAR31xyj2yFKYh4b7EUz5h4LZRfiVdA8PytZO257JqyUlHNbFIY_KFMOzy6c Thanks, John
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I am not looking to start a political discussion here. I'm asking about what the real effect on the tax situation of what I think of as a typical JWS member will be of the new tax bill that seems likely to pass in the next few days. By typical I mean someone who is running a 1-person indie sound business, mostly as a location sound mixer using gear they own themselves, and who has many currently deductible small-business type tax expenses. I've read everything from dire warnings about the loss of any deductions for home office, tools, office supplies, advertising, travel, phone, mileage, continuing ed., etc etc to others saying that all that isn't true. What does an…
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Now that NAB has cancelled, we will not be having the party on this date. We're waiting to see what NAB decides --- they may reschedule to later in the year in which case we will try to get the party going again. In any case, we will plan, of course, to do the party next year if that's the way it goes.
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To: Steven A. Morrow CAS, Paul Massey CAS, David Giammarco CAS, Tyson Lozensky, David Betancourt, and Richard Duarte for "Ford v Ferrari" (Live Action) To: Doc Kane CAS, Vince Caro CAS, Michael Semanick CAS, Nathan Nance, David Boucher, and Scott Curtis for "Toy Story 4" (Animated) To: David J. Turner, Tom Myers, Dan Blanck, and Frank Rinella for "Making Waves - the Art of Cinematic Sound" (Documentary) To: Ronan Hill CAS, Simon Kerr, Daniel Crowley, Onnalee Blank CAS, Mathew Waters CAS, and Brett Voss CAS for "Game of Thrones: the Bells" (TV Series) To: Benjamin A. Patrick CAS, Elmo Ponsdomenech CAS, Jason “Frenchie” Gaya, …
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Does anybody know of the (retired?) production mixer Craig Felburg? Looking for some sort of contact/whereabouts of him...
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This mummy isn't a movie, but an actual mummified Egyptian priest from 3000 years ago. Researchers wheeled his remains into a CT scanner, mapped his vocal tract, and 3D-printed a replica of his throat and mouth. They bolted it to a compression horn driver, and claim it reproduces the guy's authentic voice. It makes a good story in today's NYTimes along with a brief audio sample and a link to the research paper in Nature. It's also only a story. The mechanism used to create "speech" -- a complex vowel waveform generated by a computer and controlled by a joystick, then sent through a few fixed low-Q resonators in the 3D-printed "mouth" -- is nothing…
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Cross posting from Facebook --- Zaxcom Nova Rundown at Audio Dept. on January 25th (day of the CAS Awards). Eventbrite LINK for more details Date And Time Sat, January 25, 2020 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM PST Location Audio Department LLC 2700 West Burbank Boulevard Burbank, CA 91505
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Cracked me up... a scatalogical element requires a warning. From a new twisted director.
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My daughter Roxie wrote the story and libretto for the 2019 Pulitzer Prize winning opera p r i s m. The prize, post the premiere in NYC, got them a run at the magnificent Teatro Municipal in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Here's a pic from a singer's POV during soundcheck in the hall. The composer, Ellen Reid is in white in the center aisle, and Roxie is seated back row right. It's been quite an experience, tremendous ovations and support from the locals. Next, the Kennedy Center in March '20.
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