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Manuel is a passionate, driven, and techsavvy AV technician, artist and music composer with over ten years of experience, specializing in the captivating world of music and entertainment. Manuel is an expert in creating soundtracks for short films, feature films and video games. How to Register and Order on My Film Music Orchestral Page

Manuel’s Blog is a personal digital space where I share my thoughts, projects, and passions. Here you’ll find articles about music, technology, arts, books, culture, and personal reflections.

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Drum Sets

Drums are traditionally made from animal hide, which resembles a fine fabric. The hide is stretched over a hollow cylindrical box, and when struck, it produces a sound based on the size of the cylinder. There are various types of drums, including snare drums, bass drums, floor toms, rack toms, and cymbals. Essential components for a drummer include sticks, drumheads, stands, and pedals.

In modern times, drums have been modernized with electronic and digital drum kits, offering a wide range of sounds and the convenience of a single plate that contains an entire set of drums. These kits can range from two drums to twenty drums, commonly available in three, four, five, or eight-piece sets. Additional accessories may include chimes, cowbells, triangles, brushes, and mallets.

Each drum in a kit serves a different purpose. The snare drum can produce a sharp or soft sound, depending on whether it is struck with a drumstick or a brush. The bass drum, played with a pedal, provides a deep, low note. Drumsticks are used to strike the drums, creating vibrations that produce sound. Different types of drumheads can alter the sound produced. Tom drums are often used to create a rock impact in …

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A Beautiful Interview

Ceri Shaw suggested me an interview from our friends at Americymru. So here’s this beautiful interview with Dr. Karl Jenkins (I include also the link to their ticket giveaway competition for his performance at Carnegie Hall NY on March 6th 2010).

A Beautiful Interview

Dr. Karl Jenkins is Britain’s greatest and most versatile living composer, the author of an ocean of amazing and exalting music unlimited by genre, style or instrument. He holds a doctorate of musicology from the University of Wales and the Royal Academy of Music London . His many awards include several fellowships at various universities and an OBE (Order of the British Empire) for “services to music.” He has composed for jazz bands, orchestra and voice, for advertising, film, and live performance.

Dr. Jenkins is a native of the village of Penclawdd in the Gower peninsula, where his father was a school teacher and the choirmaster and organist of the Methodist church the family attended.

Two of his most recent works are Stabat Mater (2008), an adaptation of a 13th century Roman Catholic prayer and Stella Notalis (2009), adaptations and compositions of Christmas carols from around the world.

Americymru: You’ll be appearing as guest conductor at …

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Listen to Music Online

Many asked me to write a post about the Music Pages I’ve got in my websites, so you can easily Listen to Music Online 🙂

Ok, let’s start then.

Listen to Music Online

The first page is the Music Demos page here at ManuelMarino.com.

You can find it also in the top bar, title is of course Listen to Music Online.

In this page I’ve collected the latest tracks I’ve produced in 2009, mainly orchestral and film music , but there is also Astronauts and Funk Music whis is a mix of different styles, from choral to jazz, pop and funk.

Still want to listen to the music online? There is my new Official page at Manuel Marino Official, with mp3 demos and excerpts from games soundtracks I created.

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Very Simple Audio Mastering Guide

Have FOR FREE Manuel’s Guide!!

Since 21 August 2012 the guide is free for everyone!
 

I’ve just released my ebook (PDF document) about Audio Mastering. I wrote it after receiving hundreds requests from my musicians friends. You can find many guides on the net and at your preferred bookstore. But what beginners really need are few tips, to understand the basics, not huge tomes with neverending technical data.

Very Simple Audio Mastering Guide

So I had this idea to write a “very simple” guide, and, I must say, it is really simple, anyone can begin mastering with some success after reading it. I give also a couple of “tricks” so you can begin really soon to obtain a professional quality master. Of course this will not make you a mastering wizard, I’m in this field since 1998 …

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B52

Wade Crawley is back with a great B52 concert review! If you remember, Wade wrote for us Punk music in the late seventies. Now read his new exclusive article for ManuelMarino.com!

The B52’s, London Roundhouse

It was on a hot and very sweaty summer night in London’s trendy Camden and a packed audience of all ages and types gathered at the re-opened Roundhouse. They were all there to see that perennial party band, still together for over 30 years, the B52’s. It was ridiculously hot with many people standing and sweating profusely, but this didn’t diminish the anticipation of the crowd one bit. This became evident before the band even came out with many of them singing along vociferously to Talking Head’s ‘Psycho Killer’ when played by the club’s DJ. Then the lights went down and the words “Hello London, we’re the B52’s” was greeted by a loud roar as the band walked out onto the stage.

Touring to promote their first album in 16 years Funplex, the B52’s showed the sell-out crowd they still have the ability to turn out superbly crafted pop songs. The line up of Fred Schneider, Cindy Wilson, Kate Pierson and Keith Strickland …

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Jogging

I’m a big fan of 80s music . Yes, the decade that gave the world the sound of pop, the memorable 80s! I remember old times, jogging and listening to such wonderful music at the same time! I’m talking about Madonna, Michael Jackson, Huey Lewis, Cyndi Lauper, George Michael and many others. Well, let’s focus on Madonna, eleven albums, an impressive career.

Stop jogging and listen to some new music

Yes, let’s stop jogging for a minute. I mean, time to change the music station and to choose Madonna, the world’s tastiest sweetheart. She has announced more non-stop treats for her legions of legendary and devoted fans. Following the latest news that “Hard Candy” has debuted at Number 1 around the globe, it has been confirmed that Madonna’s “Sticky and Sweet Tour” will begin (hip) hopping around the world on August 23rd in Cardiff, Wales with stops in major European markets through September including London (11-September) and Paris (20-September).

Are you still jogging? stop because I’ve got more news! Hard Candy features collaborations with Timbaland and Justin Timberlake. The main themes are love, music and sex and sometimes seems that Madonna repeats herself. Not bad, considering that this album …

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