johnnyd's Blog

For more information on the CBD Rebel Blend Artists Fund, go to:

http://mainearts.maine.gov/news/release.asp?ID=8211

From the above linked website:

"This past winter, the 2007 Rebel Blend Fund check for $2,781. was awarded to the East End Community School in Portland for their African Drumming and Percussion Project. African Master Drummer, Jordan Benisson,submitted the proposal to purchase traditional African instruments which would be used for his class to enable "each and every child an opportunity to find their voice through music." The project culminated with a series of public concerts to "celebrate Portland's multicultural and multiracial community."

If you have any further questions about Coffee By Design's Rebel Blend Fund, please contact Mary Allen Lindemann at 207-879-2233 ext. 207. We look forward to seeing your proposals!"

If you feel you are eligible, DON'T WAIT - the deadline is the end of August!

Thank you Mary Allen Lindeman for this opportunity for Portland musicians and artists.

john dennison @ WMPG-FM

Hey, Adam
I ran a record store in Burlington Vermont in the 80's. Every so often a couple customers special-ordered Japanese pressings of classic rock - Dark Side of the Moon, for example - insisting that "they sound better".

The debate raged often at the store between those who felt it was the equipment that mattered - high quality cabling, say - and the Japanese record geeks. I admit they seemed twice the weight and sounded really clean, but where would you weigh in on that question, and what method did Japanese producers use to achieve the "Better" quality, beyond perhaps, just a better pressing environment?

Great forum!
JD