Niclas Tamas does not front your typical chamber orchestra. As the sole creative force behind Budapest Dream Orchestra, the Uppsala, Sweden, resident crafts nü-jazz ambiance using not violins and cellos, but three iPhone apps that mimic the sound of organic instruments. Though still somewhat of an underground treasure, Tamas holds at least one significant claim…
Recording artists Ellen Once Again cram a boatload of disparate elements into the above video: It’s a mash-up of “Marry You” by Bruno Mars and “Marry Me” by Train, which singer Ellen Hinton says was done in the style of Mad Men, as inspired by an episode of Glee — and that’s before we even…
You know how when you’re creating teenage symphonies on your iPad, like some strange hybrid of Brian Wilson and Damon Albarn, it’s sometimes hard to play the virtual keyboard on the iPad’s touch screen while controlling all of the knobs, pads, and switches that need controlling? Music-making apps are growing remarkably sophisticated, to the point…
