¿Cuáles sonidos inspiraron la música precolombina de quienes habitaron el territorio que hoy conocemos como Costa Rica? ¿Cómo se idearon los instrumentos que los reprodujeron? ¿En qué prácticas cotidianas o de celebración estuvo presente la música? ¿Sigue viva la herencia musical de los pobladores prehispánicos en las comunidades indígenas actuales? 

La reciente exhibición de los Museos del Banco Central de Costa Rica, titulada La Metáfora de los Sonidos, invita a hacerse estas y muchas preguntas mientras se recorre una muestra de más de 60 instrumentos musicales arqueológicos que datan de los años 500 a.C. al 1550 d.C. Ocarinas, cascabeles, flautas, silbatos, maracas y sonajeros hallados en el Pacífico Norte, Sur y en el Caribe Central del país se pueden ver y escuchar en la exposición.

Como parte de este proyecto, se comparten en esta plataforma, a manera de banco de sonidos gratuitos, el registro sonoro de una muestra de 24 instrumentos de la exhibición para uso creativo de compositores y músicos del mundo. 

The official podcast of the Cinemax original series The Knick, airing Fridays at 10 pm ET/PT. Hosted by show writers Michael Begler and Jack Amiel, it features guests from the show's cast and crew. 

Born and raised in Chicago and suburbs, I started playing guitar in 1970, my first guitar being a cherry red 1963 SG Jr. These days I mostly play a Takemine acoustic/electric guitar. 

I've been writing songs about as long as I've been playing though few remnants remain of those very early songs. Most of my serious songwriting really began in the mid-to-late 80's/early 90's. I could cite many influences in my writing style and, as for so many other songwriters, chief among them would be The Beatles, of course. My earliest memory of exposure to music, however, was the jazz and soul records I heard my older brother and sisters spinning. 

My feelings about music are nicely summed up in this quote: 

"Oh, God, I love music. The writing, the listening. It's better than we are, you know what I mean? I just love it." - James Garner in 'Mister Buddwing' (1966)

Indeed, when I set out to compose a song or a piece of music I'm always looking to make something better than myself. Sometimes it works out, sometimes not but it's not for the lack of trying. Isn't that what the legacy of life is really all about? 

I hope you find enjoyment in my humble attempts to better myself!

Peace & Love, 
George Watts

Breathe deep, slow, and often. 

Join us as we over-analyze the 1990s hit TV-series Northern Exposure. Each episode, hosts Lee and Charles expose the show to a new audience, one friend at a time, for a fresh, outsider perspective on the Emmy Award-winning cult classic.

Broadcast composer, musician & record producer. Director: RightThisMinute TV Show. Singer/songwriter, artist, animator, & the happiest man in the world!

After years of working simultaneously in both television broadcasting and the TV theme & jingle business, David Miller is releasing his debut album of new songs. David's official website for news, downloads & photos.

And like most of his projects, he’s doing it a bit differentially. Rather than releasing an album all at once, he is sharing new singles (about one every month) until the album is complete. As each song is mastered, they will be available on iTunes, Google Play, Amazon as well as directly from the official store at http://www.DavidMiller.TV. Releasing singles one at a time will allow the audience to share in the creation of the album. Through social media listeners can comment on exactly what they like and what they want to hear in future songs.

Collectively, the singles are an eclectic mix of pop, rock, and orchestral styles and themes. David explains, “One thing that commercial music teaches you is how to sound like anything and everything all at the same time. One day you are producing something quirky and sweet, then the next day it’s a blend of R&B and symphonic.” David’s music is a mashup of analog and digital . . . featuring a large variety of acoustic instruments along with many one of a kind virtual instruments created for his own sample library. David says, “Every song is different. I try to make each song unique and special. About the only real thread through this album is the voice.” When asked about his writing style he says, “It’s all about the melody . . . simple, memorable melodies that stick in your head . . . That’s what drives me.”

It was at the age of six when David Miller started playing music on an organ made for kids. He was writing short songs and performing them for his first grade class. At seven, he began taking drum lessons. By the age of fifteen he was playing drums, piano and guitar, and recording his own songs in his bedroom. As a kid, David loved playing drums. In high school he was an award winning jazz soloist. He was the drummer for “Young Sounds”, a jazz band made up of elite high school musicians.

David grew up surrounded by the broadcasting and music businesses. His uncle is Jack Miller, a pioneering recording engineer who has recorded The Rolling Stones, Waylon Jennings, Duane Eddy, and hundreds of other top stars. David’s father Bill Miller is an award winning writer, producer, journalist and entrepreneur. He’s had a successful career, in broadcast television, radio, print, and digital media. David’s Grandfather was a Banjo player who spent his life in the printing & advertising business. David has done just about every job you can do in the media business. Working in broadcasting since high school, he has been a video editor, writer, producer, photographer, 3D animator, web developer, and music producer. David is a partner in MagicDust Television, developers of the Nationally syndicated daily TV show “RightThisMinute.” He also operates IdeaFarm, a commercial production music business with a large catalog of broadcast TV show/news themes, commercial tracks and jingles. It is hard to imagine that with a history of so many shows and so many tracks, that David has never released an album of full length songs. David says, “I had always hoped to someday release an album, but I spent all my time and energy writing and producing 30 second themes for TV. It was a good way to help support my family. For all those years, making jingles seemed more responsible than singing songs and making albums.” But all of that is changing. The album project is well underway and new singles are being released.

Today, David is still married to his high school sweetheart, Kay. Together they have raised two amazing and talented sons, Adam and Ian. They all live happily ever after in Arizona along with a border collie, a siamese cat and two horses.

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