Some Thoughts On This Class

I didn’t know what to expect coming into a new semester and this class, which would actually be the first production class I’d ever taken in my life. One of my best friends, Barbara, recommended that I take it with Prof. Sandhouse and that I’d have to work hard but I’d learn a lot from …

Some Thoughts on… Coachella

Yes, that's right. It's that time of the year again… Coachella is back and that means your Instagram feed filling up with pictures of celebrities and anyone who’s anyone with flawless looks and skin that glows. But let’s not focus on that. Let’s talk about the music. First of all, I think Coachella is a …

Some Thoughts On Music Shaping Reality… And Fantasy

Usually, we hear about how music describes our lives, or how it connects with us based on our past experiences and emotions. Seldom, however, have I found myself discussing music as a point of departure for new ideas, particularly in different fields. Music tends to be thought of as the product, not the reactant. Marvel …

Some Thoughts on Cultura Profética + Rawayana

Here it goes... if you're not Latino/a, you probably have never heard of these two. What is a Rawayana?, you may ask yourself... but it's not a what rather than a who. Let me tell you: these two bands, Cultura Profética and Rawayana are two of the top Latin American reggae bands of today. Although …

Some Thoughts On The ‘New’ Latin

The evolution of Latin music has opened up a whole new panorama on the genre’s future and artistic influence worldwide. It is no longer contained within the geographic borders of Latin America and within the linguistic limitations of distinct cultures. A niche that was first dominated by Latin pop and pop-ballads has now shifted to …

Still Image Project

For my Multimedia Production class, we had to create a 30-second video project promoting something. I decided to do mine on Miami Beach's Lincoln Road. You can see it below!   All images are mine. Music by Joakim Karud http://youtube.com/joakimkarud   Antonella  xx

Some Thoughts on the 2018 Grammy Nominations

This upcoming Sunday, January 28th will be one of music’s most eventful nights. The 60th Grammy Awards will be opening their doors in New York to ‘anybody who is somebody’ in the music biz. In just a matter of a few scrolls, you can see I’ve included the nominees for four of the 84 categories …

Some Thoughts on Finding Music Organically – Not Algorithmically

Recently I stumbled upon "In 2018, I Want to Find New Music Without Using Algorithms", an article that spoke about finding new music in the age of AI. I thought it was interesting, from a personal point of view, because I take pride in discovering new songs on my own (it’s an unreasonable obsession…) but …