Soundtrack for the video interview with Ligorano/Reese at the Eyebeam Open Studio 2009.

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Nora Ligorano and Marshall Reese chat with See-ming Lee regarding their new collectible sculptures limited-edition series Deadly Sins. The set of snowglobes are available individually, each of which contain one word from the seven deadly sins: Lust, Gluttony, Greed, Sloth, Wrath, Envy, and Pride - and represented by a unique color.

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=633434761
http://ligoranoreese.net

Interviewed and photographed during Eyebeam Open Studios Fall 2009, a biennial event celebrating the synergy of art, design and technology in New York City.

SML 720p HD Simulcast
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4054598307/?likes_hd=1
+ http://www.vimeo.com/7325235
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JY71dEWjO8k

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Photography by SML Photography.
Original soundtrack by SML Music.
Video production by SML Universe.

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CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML 


Ligorano/Reese Soundtrack - SML

The original track evokes the emotion of being from the distant past, and I thought that it would be fitting to suggest this by using baroque instruments. Using an alto recorder and a lute in my tracks is a first for me, but it feels right. Boys' choir samples were used to balance the sensual lead vocal.

I suck at drums so you will note that the beats are boring. I need to work on that, but I don't know where my original files are as I upgraded my computer and might have accidentally trashed the originals. Pretty much everything is original material - I just used Amethystium's vocal tracks as some of their sfx, that's about it!

DAW: Ableton Live 6.3
Samples: NI Kontakt 2 VSL, MOTU Symphonic Instruments
Mastering: Sony Sound Forge 8.0 / Izotope Ozone

Amethystium.Arcus.SML.0.16.11.R.M1

See track video for the original mix: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3xnEOa1_Zs (Found via search. Not mine) :)

Originally published on ACIDplanet http://www.acidplanet.com/artist.asp?PID=945045&t=8850

Copyright 2007 Amethystium. All rights reserved. http://www.amethystium.com
CC-BY-SA 2007 See-ming Lee / SML Music / SML Universe

Arcus - Amethystium (SML Alto Recorder Solo Symphonic Electronica Remix)

Soundtrack thrown together in Ableton Live for the screencast of Microsoft Pivot. This would make more sense if you look at the track video.

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Microsoft Pivot running to show collection of Magic: The Gathering cards and NFL Players. I thought that this kind of visualization would be uber useful for online personals!!! :)

SML 720 HD Simulcast
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4159213152/
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umKD0AoXef0
+ http://www.vimeo.com/7993241

Soundtrack by SML Music
+ 24-bit 48 kHz WAV
+ Download at http://soundcloud.com/seeminglee/microsoft-pivot-soundtrack-sml

http://getpivot.com

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CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Music / SML Universe

Microsoft Pivot Soundtrack - SML

Soundtrack for Olek’s ”You can‘t fool” stop motion video, a political piece intended to urge voters to vote on November 6th, 2012 for the US Election.

"You can't fool"
us presidential election 2012
art: Crocheted Olek (Olek)
photography: See-ming Lee (SML)
nov 6th 2012
paraphrasing how to live by simon munnery

Photography CCBY SML Photography
Production CCBY SML Universe
Soundtrack CCBY SML Music
+ soundcloud.com/seeminglee/you-cant-fool-2012-olek-sml

SML Simulcast
+ Olek YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6_GF3_o2b4
+ SML Flickr: www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8160686627
+ SML Facebook: www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151315842558035 
+ SML Vimeo: vimeo.com/52918698 
+ SML YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=cSMx_kQu0yI

You can’t fool / 2012 / Olek + SML (Soundtrack)

Full length soundtrack for videography

Hong Kong: Queensway Bokeh / Human Logistics / SML.20121120.EOSM.01290.1080p25

Handheld 1080p video shot using the Canon EOS M and Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L lens at Queensway, outside of Pacific Place in Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR, China on 2012-11-20 for the Human Logistics series.

Series: Human Logistics
Camera: Canon EOS M
Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L
Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8.3 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 2 min 13 sec
Location: Queensway, Admiralty, Hong Kong SAR, China
Date: 2012-11-20 (recorded) 2012-11-21 (processed)
License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Copyright: © 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20121120.EOSM.01290.queensway-bokeh.1080p25.youtube

SML Simulcast
+ SML Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=10151337777713035
+ SML Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8205672038/
+ SML Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/54003890/
+ SML YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M8NTi2nutfo
+ SML Universe YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yDDJSBZEFd0

Soundtrack by SML Music (CCBY)
+ SML SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/seeminglee/hong-kong-queensway-bokeh
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Hong Kong: Queensway Bokeh / Human Logistics Sound Track

Handheld 1080p 25fps video shot using the Canon EOS M and the Canon EF 17-40 f4L lens at the New Town Plaza in Shatin, Hong Kong. Shot from Level 6 looking down to Level 3. Wrap stabilized using Adobe Premiere Pro CS6. Soundtrack composed using drum samples in Ableton Live 8. All media licensed under Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CC-BY). Enjoy!

Series: Human Logistics
Camera: Canon EOS M
Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f4L
Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 1 min 23 sec
Size: 89 MB
Color: Black and White
Location: New Town Plaza, Shatin, NT, Hong Kong SAR, China
License: CCBY: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported
Date: 2012-11-25 (recorded) 2012-11-27 (processed)
Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
Music: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Music
Media Production: SML Universe
Copyright: CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20121125.EOSM.01426.newtownplaza.1080p25.8Mbps

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Hong Kong: New Town Plaza / Human Logistics / Soundtrack

The instruments we use changes the way we play. The track was recorded and played live directly on the iPad using Orphion’s “3rds Matrix” grid. 

The natural position of my right hand touches A4 and A#4. The natural position of my left hand touches F4 and D4. By shifting my hands a note to the left and to the top right, I get RH: F4 F#4 LH: C#4 A#3 and then RH: A#4 B4 LH: F#4 D#4. 
1L: D4 F4 1R: A4 A#4
2L: A#3 C#4 2R: F4 F#4
3L: D#4 F#4 3R: A#4 B4

I don't know what key this is in. I just play. And so while as a classically trained pianist I am conscious of the notes and key signature when I play on a conventional keyboard, Orphion’s seemingly illogical layout renders some nice experimental results which I enjoy.

I use the in-app recorder to record my live playing which I then email myself as an M4A file. The file is then placed into Ableton Live where I manually wrap my human-playing into something which sounds somewhat on time — though obviously the nice rubato are lost. I will work on getting something that is less machine like perhaps.

Then I layered some repeated tracks, and added some ping pong to the piece to give it some nuance together with some Lexicon reverb goodness. Mastered with Ozone 5 and voila.

CCBY 2012 See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Music / SML Universe

Orphion Ping Pong / SML: Bits and Pieces (2012)

People walking at Festival Walk, a shopping mall in Kowloon Tong in Hong Kong—like clockwork. Photographed using the Canon EOS M with the 17-40 f/4L. Original soundtrack written using NodeBeat HD, a fun interactive music composition iPad app. Mastered in Ableton Live 8 using iZotope Ozone 5.

Series: Human Logistics 人流
Camera: Canon EOS M
Lens:Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 10 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 1 min 30 sec
Color: Color
Language:Cantonese, Mandarin, English
Location: Festival Walk, Kowloon Tong, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
Date: 2013-01-09 (recorded) 2012-01-21 (processed)
Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
Soundtrack: SML Music
Media Production: SML Universe
Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20130109.EOSM.01537

/ Human Logistics 人流 / Festival Walk Escalator Dance 又一城電梯的舞 / SML.20130109.EOSM.01537
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OyFitNM1lxM
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8402882370/
+ http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=10151440107343035

# Soundtrack

1. Soundtrack for videography series “Human Logistics 人流”.
2. Written completely in NodeBeat HD, an interactive iPad app.
3. Mastered with Ozone 5 in Ableton Live.

/ SML.20130122.Music.HumanLogistics.FestivalWalkEscalatorDance.Soundtrack
/ Download 24-bit 48 kHz AIFF on SML SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/seeminglee/festival-walk-escalator-dance

# Media Licensing
All media: soundtrack / videography / photography licensed via Creative Commons (CCBY).


Festival Walk Escalator Dance 又一城電梯的舞 (NodeBeat Soundtrack) / SML.20130122.Music.HumanLogistics

# SML Music

Beat samples mixed with sounds from the videography.

# SML Videography

https://vimeo.com/59164725

I am not very good at videography—yet. But I am trying to be better so now carry my EOS M most of the time so I can try more often.

This video is done for my 人流 Human Logistics series. What I tried to do is to show that even without specific signage or directions, we as humans also travel in the flow similar to the flock of birds and school of fish. 

This particular video is assembled using footage shot from the ground level. Some parts are more successful than the others. But in some earlier videography shot from the aerial view, the pattern and formation are very obvious.

This is a 10 year project of mine. And I hope that at the end of the decade I will be able to assemble enough clips to make a feature film. The soundtrack is written quickly inside Ableton Live. 

Everything is licensed via Creative Commons. The video should be downloadable from Vimeo and the soundtrack from SoundCloud.


Series: Human Logistics 人流
Camera: Canon EOS M
Lens: Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM
Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080 25fps, Progressive, 8 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 1 min 2 sec
Color: Color
Language: Cantonese, English
Location: Prince Edward MTR Station, Kowloon, Hong Kong SAR, China 中國香港太子地鐵站
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
Date: 2013-02-07 (recorded) 2013-02-08 (processed)
Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
Soundtrack: SML Music
Media Production: SML Universe
Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20130207.EOSM.10x.1080p

中國香港太子地鐵站 Prince Edward MTR Station, Hong Kong, China / 人流 Human Logistics / SML.20130207.EOSM.10x.1080p

# SML Tags
Human logistics Human.Logistics SML:Projects=Human.Logistics videography video HD 1080p SMLVideography Canon.EOS.M Canon.17-40.f4L people crowd MTR metro  HongKong China HK CN HKG PrinceEdward MTR Station people humans SMLPhotography SMLMusic SMLUniverse music soundtrack AbletonLive  中國 香港 太子 地鐵 站 人流

Hong Kong: Prince Edward MTR / Human Logistics / Soundtrack

https://vimeo.com/59738042

# SML Music
Written in Ableton Live using some crazy drum loops at 160bpm, with Kontakt 5 bass, mastered with Ozone 5


# SML Photojournalism
The world around us is plastered with messages telling us how to dress, what to drink, and how to behave. DETOUR 2012, Design Renegade, is an experiment in reclaiming our public place, to restore a sense of dignity, curiosity, and basic empathy.

Crying in Public is an experiment in defining the city by our emotions. Through a series of street signs, stickers, and chalkboards, passers-by are prompted to pause, reflect, and consider their emotional connection to the city: “Where was the last place you cried?” “Where was your first kiss?” Other signs will redefine specific and often overlooked alleys, parks, and verandas as ideal places for specific emotions like: “This is a good place to feel calm” or “This is a good place to freak out.”

Removable vinyl stickers with similar messaging will be distributed across Wan Chai, encouraging citizens to claim their own special places throughout the city. All these materials will encourage people to share their stories on a website customised for the project.

Civic Center is a creative studio based in New Orleans. Founded by Candy Chang and James A. Reeves in 2010, Civic Center blend art, design, education, writing, and music into projects inspired by cities. Civic Center believes that our public spaces should spark conversation among strangers, make the machinery of the city more accessible, and restore a sense of dignity to all.

http://civiccenter.cc

Series: Photojournalism
Cameras: Canon EOS 7D, Canon EOS M
Lens:Canon EF 17-40 f/4L USM, Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive, 10 Mbps
Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
Length: 2 min 32 sec
Color: Color
Location: Old Wan Chai Police Station, Wan Chai, Hong Kong, China
License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
Date: 2012-11-29 to 2012-12-01 (recorded) 2013-02-15 (processed)
Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
Soundtrack:SML Music
Media Production: SML Universe
Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
Serial: SML.20130215.Videography.CivicCenter.CryingInPublic

# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY)  See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Music / SML Photography / SML Universe Limited

Civic Center: Crying in Public at DETOUR 2012: Design Renegade / Photojournalism Soundtrack

https://vimeo.com/61783380

This track was created as a soundtrack for my time lapse photography video.

# SML Photography
This is a time lapse with 1-minute intervals which spans a 24-hour period of The Chinese University of Hong Kong (香港中文大學 CUHK) from the vantage point of SML Universe HKG. A total of 1427 frames full res RAW files were captured to make this 1 minute long video. You can see that objects on water really do move quite a bit, and there are always some bizarre patterns on the water surface. It really is quite incredible.

I photographed this using fullres RAW because I intended to get enough footage for a 4K cinema release years from now. But HDD storage space is starting to become an issue, so I might shoot in fullres JPEG in the future because exporting all these RAW files for JPEG stills was somewhat time consuing as well.

Soundtrack is my own rendition of Bach Counter Fugue No.1 scored with Organ + Harpsichord.

+ Date: 2013-03-12 18:14:01 to 2013-03-13 18:00:01 (1-minute intervals) GMT+0800
+ Camera: Canon EOS 7D
+ Lens: Canon EF 24-70 f/2.8L USM
+ Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080 (1080p), 24fps, Progressive
+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
+ Length: 59 sec
+ Color: Color
+ Location: SML Universe Limited, Hong Kong, China
+ Subject: 香港中文大學 Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) + 吐露港 Tolo Harbour
+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
+ Soundtrack: SML Music: Bach Counter Fugue No.1
+ Media Production: SML Universe
+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
+ Series: 寧 Serenity, 延時攝影 Time Lapse Photography
+ Serial: SML.20130312.7D.31822-SML.20130313.7D.33248-Timelapse.001

# SML 1080p Simulcast
+ SML Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8555883879/
+ SML Vimeo: http://vimeo.com/61783380
+ SML Universe YouTube: http://youtu.be/IwfJcfk6cTM

“中文大學一天變 CUHK in a day” / 寧 Serenity 延時攝影 Time Lapse Photography / SML.20130312.7D.31822-SML.20130313.7D.33248-Timelapse.001
/ #寧 #Serenity #SMLSerenity #延時 #TimeLapse #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLMusic #SMLVideography #SMLProjects
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #photography #山水 #landscape #城市 #Urban #中文大學 #CUHK #大學 #University


Bach: Counter Fugue No.1

I was trained as a classical pianist, and this is one of the pieces that I have played in recitals. The beauty of this being played on Ableton Live is that I can redo my imperfections, and with me tweaking my imperfections digitally. I love how specially I would change the tempo track from 30bpm to 120bpm over time.

This is a piece that’s very important to me. If a pianist play this piece to me — purely based on how they play it — i would know who they are.

This was created as a soundtrack to go with a videography which I am editing right now about the moon for my Serenity series. 

I license all my media via Creative Commons so I needed soundtracks to be licensed via Creative Commons, and this is it. 

# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Music / SML Universe Limited 

“Debussy: Clair de Lune (piano solo)” / SML.20130324.002.Master
/ #Soundtrack #CCBY #SMLMusic #SMLUniverse
/ #Debussy #ClairDeLune #piano #solo #concertgrand #AbletonLive #Kontakt #Ozone

Debussy: Clair de Lune (piano solo) / SML.20130324.002.Master

http://vimeo.com/63554036

As promised, here’s the video of the guy see earlier in the stream breaking bricks with bare hands, seen at the 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) 第11屆香港國際武術節. Crazyisgood!

# Soundtrack
Written quickly using loops and synths to keep you going.
24-bit 48kHz AIFF on SML SoundCloud:
https://soundcloud.com/seeminglee/brick-breaking-kungfu-martial

# SML Data
+ Series: 體育 Sports, 男 Men, Crazyisgood
+ Camera: Canon EOS M
+ Lens: Canon EF-M 22mm f/2 STM
+ Video: H264 MP4, 1920x1080, 25fps, Progressive
+ Audio: AAC, 320 kbps, 48 kHz, Stereo
+ Length: 56 sec
+ Color: Color
+ Location: 中國香港馬鞍山體育館 Ma On Shan Sports Centre, Hong Kong, China
+ License: Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 Unported (CCBY)
+ Date: 2013-04-07 (recorded) 2013-04-08 (published)
+ Photographer: See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Photography
+ Soundtrack: SML Music
+ Media Production: SML Universe
+ Copyright: 2013 See-ming Lee 李思明, SML Universe Limited
+ Serial: SML.20130407.EOSM.03794

# SML 1080p HD Simulcast
+ SML Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/8630042847/
+ SML Vimeo: https://vimeo.com/63554036
+ SML YouTube: http://youtu.be/DEXiGn68P4Y


# Media Licensing
Creative Commons (CCBY) See-ming Lee 李思明 / SML Photography / SML Music / SML Universe Limited 


“功夫技高破磚術 Brick-breaking Kungfu Martial Arts” / 第11屆香港國際武術節 The 11th Hong Kong Wushu International Championship (HKWSJ) / 男運動員 Men in Sports / SML.20130407.EOSM.03794.1080p25
/ #新聞攝影 #Photojournalism #體育 #Sports #男 #Men #SMLMen #CreativeCommons #CCBY #SMLPhotography #SMLUniverse #SMLProjects #Crazyisgood
/ #中國 #中国 #China #香港 #HongKong #攝影 #摄影 #武術 #Wushu #MartialArts #Kungfu


Brick-breaking Kungfu Martial Arts / SML Soundtrack

Journalism + Electronica soundtrack. See video track for the complete experience.

Crowd chanting "Gay Straight Black White, Marriage is a Civil Right" and "What do we want? Marriage Equality. When do we want it? Now." 

Recorded during the NYC Lighting the Way to Equality candle light vigil organized by the Marriage Equality New York, a non-profit all-inclusive organization whose mission is to educate the public by raising awareness of the important right of all persons to enter into legally recognized gender neutral civil marriage with all the benefits and responsibilities that entails.

Human speech in video with electronica beat-mapping made possible because of Ableton Live! 

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SML 720p HD Simulcast
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4096148099/?likes_hd=1
+ http://www.vimeo.com/7561399
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LD51qmWnHhU

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NYC - Lighting the Way to Equality
http://facebook.com/event.php?eid=195038779993

Light the way to Equality!: a pre-session vigil--Monday, November 9, 6:00pm (after sunset)
Union Square Park on 14th Street (south side of park)

Bring pro-marriage signs, a candle (a flashlight or non-flame candle works just as good) as we come together to send a unified message to our NY Senate on the eve of the session that can decide marriage equality.

Elected officials and community leaders have been invited to speak and the press has been invited to cover this statewide movement. We have 11 locations, so far, participating across NYS.

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Marriage Equality New York
http://meny.us

Marriage Equality New York is an all-inclusive organization whose mission is to educate the public by raising awareness of the important right of all persons to enter into legally recognized gender neutral civil marriage with all the benefits and responsibilities that entails.

Without marriage, committed same-sex couples are denied over 1,138 federal rights and obligations including social security, hospital visitation, co-parenting rights, estate tax, and immigration, just to name a few.


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Still photography used in video
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091003245
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091206321
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091243863
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091266539
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091300119
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091735004
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091784236
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091827750
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4091847436
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4092374825
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4092903055
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4093709590
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4096567410
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4096660376

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Soundtrack by SML Music
Wave download at
http://soundcloud.com/seeminglee/gay-straight-black-white-marriage-is-a-civil-right-loop

Video production by SML Universe
Download video source on Vimeo:
http://vimeo.com/7561399

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CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

Gay Straight Black White, Marriage is a Civil Right (Loop) - SML

Soundtrack for Ayah Bdeir interview

Video: 
http://www.vimeo.com/7338785
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=genKYXvcgXk

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CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

Ayahbdeir Soundtrack - SML

Soundtrack for the Olek interview remixed into its own song (video is at 120bpm, this track is at a faster 131 bpm)

http://blog.seeminglee.com/2009/10/agata-olek-13th-annual-dumbo-art-under.html 
Olek talks about her 100% Acrylic Art Guards public installation (sculpture / wearable / performance art) during the annual Art Under the Bridge Festival in 2009.

"I think crochet, the way I create it, is a metaphor for the complexity and interconnectedness of our body and its systems and psychology. The connections are stronger as one fabric as opposed to separate strands, but, if you cut one, the whole thing will fall apart. Relationships are complex and greatly vary situation to situation. They are developmental journeys of growth, and transformation. Time passes, great distances are surpassed and the fabric which individuals are composed of compiles and unravels simultaneously."

Agata Olek was born Agata Oleksiak in Poland and graduated from Adam Mickiewicz University in Poland with a degree in cultural studies. In New York, she rediscovered her ability to crochet and since then she has started her crocheted journey/madness.

Olek's work has been presented in galleries from Brooklyn to Istanbul to Venice and Brazil, featured in "The New York Times", "Fiberarts Magazine", "The Village Voice", and "Washington Post" and drags a tail of dance performance sets and costumes too numerous to mention.

Olek received the Ruth Mellon Award for Sculpture, was selected for 2005 residency program at Sculpture Space, 2009 residency in Instituto Sacatar in Brazil, and is a winner of apex art gallery commercial competition. Olek was an artist in an independent collective exhibition, "Waterways," during the 49th Venice Biennale. She was also a featured artist in "Two Continents Beyond," at the 9th International Istanbul Biennale.

Olek herself however can be found in her Greenpoint studio with a bottle of spiced Polish vodka and a hand rolled cigarette aggressively re-weaving the world as she sees.

http://agataolek.com
http://agataolek.com/blog


= Colophon =
Original soundtrack written by SML Music using Ableton Live. Still photography by SML Photography captured handheld with the Canon 10D body with the Canon EF 24-70 f2.8L lens and the Canon 580EX flash. Interview video taken with the Canon SD850 IS. Photo editing done in Lightroom and Photoshop. Video production done in Sony Vegas Pro.


= Still photography utilized =
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3960375556/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3976287643/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3977093736/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3976342837/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3976363405/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3977155062/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3977211894/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3976525467/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3977316586/
+ http://flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3976656111/

= Related SML = 
http://wiki.seeminglee.com/agata-olek

= SML Simulcast =
+ http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=169626383034
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/3978552638
+ http://www.vimeo.com/6894288
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IHq-ciqfWaw

= SML Licensing =
CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

Olek Soundtrack (Olektronic mix) - SML

Doodling with loops in Ableton Live.

This was meant as a soundtrack for the GoCrossCampus game but I haven't had time to get to it yet so currently issued as a loop.

CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML / SML Music / SML Universe

Yesteryear Motion - SML (Loop)

Created as soundtrack to show a chess game in progress on the iPod...

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SML Simulcast
+ http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=200982068034
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4105166340/
+ http://www.vimeo.com/7626574
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEOgl17NKVw

Soundtrack by SML Music
+ 179 BPM
+ 16 bit 44.1kHz WAV
+ Download at http://soundcloud.com/seeminglee/ipod-chess-soundtrack

CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee 李思明 SML

iPod Chess Soundtrack - SML

Soundtrack for the video interview with Matthew Borgatti.

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Matthew Borgatti talks to See-ming Lee about his concept, idea and inspiration behind his Spaceman Lamp project.

Filmed during the Eyebeam Open Studios Fall 2009, a biennial event in New York City that showcases artists who work with both art and technology.

Matthew Borgatti was born with a painfully overactive imagination, grew up a perfectionist and will probably die on a runaway carnival ride. He went to the Rhode Island School of Design and took summers off to build movie monsters in Burbank beginning with Snakes on a Plane and working his way through Aliens VS Predator II: Requiem.

After graduating with his degree in Industrial design he moved out to California to make his fortune. Although this didn't exactly work out he spent his time there interning at Instructables, building boats for Makani Power, publishing a book called Show Me How, running industrial robots for a show called Prototype This! and helping everyone from independent inventors developing their first product to artists working on giant sculptures for Burning Man through Instinct Engineering.

He once wore a tshirt so witty that people thought he was both sarcastic and sincere at the same time. The paradox stretched the fabric of spacetime so thin that he was able to high five himself. He's currently working at Eyebeam, developing prototypes for and directing the filming of Diana Eng's project Fairytale Fashion.

http://sinbox.org
http://facebook.com/gianteye
http://flickr.com/gianteye
http://www.linkedin.com/in/matthewborgatti
http://twitter.com/gianteye
http://www.vimeo.com/brainchild

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SML 720p HD Simulcast
+ http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=186389218034
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4049360660/?likes_hd=1
+ http://www.vimeo.com/7285863
+ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJ99mQuw-7k

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Credits

Still photography by Matthew Borgatti
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/3908348419/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/3908348433/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/3909128492/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/3924346168/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4047543667/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4047543667/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4047543805/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4047544501/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4047559507/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4048284882/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4048299914/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4048299984/
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/gianteye/4048300114/

Still photography by SML Photography
+ http://www.flickr.com/photos/seeminglee/4047303638/

Videography + video production by SML Universe
+ Produced in Sony Vegas Pro

Original soundtrack by SML Music
+ Composed, mixed and mastered in Ableton Live 

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Licensing

+ Still photography by Matthew Borgatti: Copyright Matthew Borgatti. All rights reserved.
+ Still photography by SML Photography: CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee / SML Universe
+ Video: CC-BY-NC-ND 2009 See-ming Lee / SML Universe
+ Soundtrack: CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee / SML Universe

Spaceman Lamp Soundtrack - SML (24-bit 48 kHz wav)

Symphonic electronica soundtrack for the IconNicholson show reel. 

Written in 2005, remastered in 2009.

CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee



IconNicholson Client Showcase Soundtrack - SML (2009 Remastered 24-bit 48 kHz wav)

Soundtrack for IconNicholson Client Showcase 2005, Indian Country edition.

Written in 2005, remastered in 2009.

CC-BY-SA 2009 See-ming Lee

Indian Country Soundtrack - SML (2009 Remastered 24-bit 48 kHz wav)

Synergy
Design + Technology + Marketing Strategy
Motto: Crazyisgood

See-ming Lee 李思明 (SML) is a designer and technologist with 25+ years of professional experience creating user experience (UX) and interactive media for Fortune 500 companies and startups. He is also the Founder of RoyaleAPI, a website that provides real-time analytics on battle data for the Supercell mobile game Clash Royale.

As the Executive Director of SML Universe, a Hong Kong-based company specializing in interactive media, See-ming leverages his diverse skill set as a cross-disciplinary synergist to assist international Fortune 500 companies with their websites, advertising campaigns, interactive installations, and prototypes.

Motivated by the belief that important ideas often lack the necessary coverage, he pursued a path as a photographer and photojournalist. He documents meaningful events and individuals, aiming to give a voice to those who are marginalized due to bigotry and prejudice. Some of his photos can be found on Getty Images.

After graduating from Yale University in 1999, See-ming moved to New York and started working as Designer (1999-2000) for IconNicholson / LBi International. He became the first cross-competency employee in the company’s history worldwide, and was promoted as Senior Designer and Senior Interface Engineer (2000-2002), and as Art Director and Senior Interface Engineer (2002-2008). With the desire to gain experience working for startups in preparation to open his own business, See-ming joined Massify as Design Director (2008) and afterwards as Chief Creative Officer (2009-2010) for Artsy. In 2012, he moved to Hong Kong and established his own consultancy firm.

See-ming’s projects have been featured in The Associated Press, BBC, Business Week, CBC, CNet, CNN, Forbes, International Herald Tribune, New York Times, Red Herring, ReadWriteWeb, Reuters, USA Today, Vanity Fair, Washington Post and Yahoo!

His projects have also been recognized in multiple international design and technology awards including the prestigious Omni Intermedia Awards, One Show Interactive awards, WWW Health Awards, WMA Web Awards and Graphis Interactive Annuals. Past clients include Bank of America, Bristol-Myers Squibb, British Airways, David's Bridal, EMI Music Publishing, IBM, IconMedialab, Prada, Regus Group, MasterCard Advisors, MasterCard International, McKinsey & Company, Morgan Stanley, WebMD, Ziff Davis Media, and Yale University.

See-ming holds a B.A. in art with a concentration in graphic design from Yale University.

Professional Affiliation: AIGA, IxDA.

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