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Astronaut Don Pettit loves performing intriguing experiments using the microgravity of the International Space Station. Here, Pettit visualized the sound waves of ZZ Top’s “TV Dinners” using several blobs of water and a speaker. Check it out!  

Here’s something that was too cool NOT to show you. Built and performed by Dennis Dembeck, one of our very own interns, we give you, the Cello Guitar.

Last week Flavorlab/G&E Music partner Glenn Schloss made the trek out to LA for ProMAX. Here’s a highlights video from one of our favorite categories, sound design :).

This Thursday (6/14) Big Vision Empty Wallet, an organization that connects artists and industry leaders alike, will be hosting their first annual Big Vision Awards. The awards will honor big thinkers who have found success by creating their own path and supporting independent work.  Flavorlab/G&E Music Partner GLENN SCHLOSS has been nominated to receive the… Read more »

Orfield Laboratories’ ‘anechoic chamber’ in Minnesota holds a Guinness World Record for being 99.99% sound proof. The good folks at Mashable took a tour of the room that is said to be so quiet you can hear your own heartbeat. Check it out!

  Last month the Copenhagen Philharmonic performed Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt on a crowded, moving train for unsuspecting passengers. The flash mob was created in collaboration with Radio Klassisk. All music was performed and recorded in the metro. We found this video on gwarlingo.com , a really cool website that features inventive and inspiring artists. Thanks Gwarlingo!  

G&E partner Glenn Schloss reviews and demos big beats from BFD and Geist. Pretty sweet demonstration Glenn!  Check out the entire article here: http://goo.gl/u88ip

The Columbia University Film Festival is the annual premiere of thesis short films, feature screenplays and teleplays created by graduate MFA students from Columbia University School of the Arts Film Program.  The festival runs May 4-10 in NYC this year. Flavorlab’s head engineer Brian Quill did the mix and sound design for the festival trailer. Check… Read more »

Back from NAB with his photo in a Pro Sound Network article, head engineer and Flavorlab partner Brian Quill had this to say about his trip: “I’m just back from the NAB show, and wow what craziness. Highlights definitely included speaking on the Pro Audio Panel with Sean Richardson from Starz and Vince Caputo from… Read more »

OK Go made the Weekly Flavor this week for their amazing music video “Needing/Getting”. Props to them for having the creativity (and apparently sizable budget!) to make rich textures and sounds using various objects. Give the video a peak below! You can check out the video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MejbOFk7H6c