http://www.birdwellmusic.com/ The official BirdwellMusic.com weblog - news, content, events, rants, raves, products, music, and other works from Rob Birdwell. en-us Copyright 2008 BirdwellMusic.com and Rob Birdwell Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:55:27 GMT http://www.birdwellmusic.com/News/Rss.aspx http://www.birdwellmusic.com/News/Rss.aspx rob@birdwellmusic.com webmaster@birdwellmusic.com <H4 class=ModuleHeader>Random Blowhole Spoutings</H4> <P><A href="http://www.cafepress.com/birdwellmusic"><IMG alt="" src="http://images.cafepress.com/product/25523476_240x240_Front.jpg" align="left" border="0"></A>This is&nbsp;my "<EM>Blowhole</EM>" section of of&nbsp;the site - <A href="Blowholes/Default.aspx">in&nbsp;honor of a terrific but obscure little once-in-a-yahoo type group</A>. (<A href="http://www.cafepress.com/birdwellmusic">I hear their T-shirts&nbsp;are&nbsp;a hot item!</A>)&nbsp;&nbsp;I don't have&nbsp;anything in particular&nbsp;to spout about just this very moment...but stay tuned for more to come.&nbsp; </P> <P> Meanwhile, <STRONG>browse around the site</STRONG>...poke around the menus...<A href="Blogger/">check out my blog</A>...<A href="http://cdbaby.com/cd/robbirdwell">buy one of my CDs</A>...visit my <A href="MediaPlayer/Default.aspx">Media Lounge</A>...kick back and enjoy!</P> <P>Here are some materials that&nbsp;have (and continue) to inspire me:</P> <UL> <LI> <A href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0879305916/ref=s9at_1-rfc_p_subs_c3_50_16_15_12_8?pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&amp;pf_rd_s=center-2&amp;pf_rd_r=0V58SPC6DC1WD1Y5MC09&amp;pf_rd_t=101&amp;pf_rd_p=278240301&amp;pf_rd_i=507846"> The Reel World: Scoring for Pictures</A>, by Jeff Rona <LI> <A href="http://www.amazon.com/Art-Jazz-Trumpet-John-McNeil/dp/0962846767/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;s=books&amp;qid=1206682426&amp;sr=1-1"> The Art of Jazz Trumpet</A>, by John McNeil&nbsp; <LI> Anything by <A href="http://frankzappa.com/whatsnew/index.html">Frank Zappa</A>....</LI></UL> <P>Enjoy!</P> <P><STRONG>Rob Birdwell</STRONG></P> Sat, 04 Jan 2003 01:55:56 GMT http://www.birdwellmusic.com/Content.aspx?handle=main-page-recent-content-chunk Chunks <p> As far as the history of the Trumpet is concerned, here is a&nbsp; <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trumpet" target=_blank>great source</a>&nbsp;to start with - enjoy!</p> Sun, 20 Oct 2002 10:28:29 GMT http://www.birdwellmusic.com/Content.aspx?handle=trumpet-history Trumpet <H4 class=ModuleHeader>Film, Television and Multimedia</H4> <!-- text used in the movie --> <!-- action, birdwell, by, excerpts, film, mail, mystery, orchestral, rob, romance, --> <!-- score, stop, suspense --> <!-- Rob's Birdwell's latest film and media clips - dynamic flash view! Reads from the Data/Docs/flashFilmScoreLinksFeed.txt feed file. --> <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=6,0,79,0" id="FilmAndMediaPromo" width="435" height="325"> <param name="movie" value="http://birdwellmusic.com/Flash/FilmAndMediaPromo.swf"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#CCCCCC"> <param name="wmode" value="transparent"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" width="435" height="325" name="FilmAndMediaPromo" src="http://birdwellmusic.com/Flash/FilmAndMediaPromo.swf" bgcolor="#CCCCCC" quality="high" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" wmode="transparent" ></embed> </object> <br>It's easy <i>sweetheart</i> - <b>just click the flash link above (Mystery, Suspense, Romance)</b>, wait for it, might take a couple seconds, and the audio will be streamed your way! <i>Here's looking at you, kid!</i> <!-- <P>Okay so the holidays may be long gone or just around the corner.&nbsp; It's never too late to plan ahead.&nbsp; I have a few holiday compositions and arrangements that might be suitable for your group - consider these:</P> <P><A href="http://birdwellmusic.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?ticket=B0E1FEA5-BE5E-4321-AF76-F5F301C62FE6">Jazzy Little Christmas</A> - <STRONG>for "pops" orchestra</STRONG>.&nbsp; It's an entertaining piece&nbsp;that's also fun to play!</P> <P><A href="http://birdwellmusic.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?ticket=45A6C798-4B73-4283-AACB-B3C3F07D28C4">Funky Bells</A> - <STRONG>for Brass Quintet</STRONG> and optional funk percussionist.&nbsp; This is a pretty cool take on JP's original tune of Jingle Bells.</P> <P><A href="http://birdwellmusic.com/Products/ProductDetail.aspx?ticket=F939F8C7-B01D-4888-8C1A-92475F200BC1">Winter Festival</A> - this is a really nice piece for <STRONG>brass quintet</STRONG>.&nbsp; Melodic, lyrical and entertaining, it makes&nbsp;a nice addition to any holiday program.</P> <P><A href="mailto:rob@birdwellmusic.com">Rob Birdwell</A></P> --> Sat, 04 Jan 2003 00:35:51 GMT http://www.birdwellmusic.com/Content.aspx?handle=main-page-latest-news-chunk Chunks <object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=7,0,19,0" id="BirdwellMusicProductAds" width="444" height="350" > <param name="movie" value="Flash/BirdwellMusicProductAds.swf"> <param name="bgcolor" value="#000000"> <param name="quality" value="high"> <param name="allowscriptaccess" value="samedomain"> <embed type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash" name="BirdwellMusicProductAds" width="444" height="350" src="Flash/BirdwellMusicProductAds.swf" bgcolor="#000000" quality="high" allowscriptaccess="samedomain" > <noembed> </noembed> </embed> </object> Sat, 04 Jan 2003 02:09:42 GMT http://www.birdwellmusic.com/Content.aspx?handle=main-page-hot-products-chunk Chunks <!-- Rob Birdwell Gig and Event Calendar from Google --> <iframe src="http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?title=Rob%20Birdwell%20%3A%3A%20Latest%20Gigs%20and%20Events&amp;showTabs=0&amp;mode=AGENDA&amp;height=390&amp;wkst=2&amp;bgcolor=%23ffffff&amp;src=rob%40birdwellmusic.com&amp;color=%232952A3&amp;src=k0b8240co2cbfjhk24ih63akf8%40group.calendar.google.com&amp;color=%235A6986&amp;ctz=America%2FLos_Angeles" style=" border-width:0 " width="100%" height="370" frameborder="0" scrolling="no"></iframe> Wed, 19 Nov 2003 11:44:29 GMT http://www.birdwellmusic.com/Content.aspx?handle=main-page-performances-chunk Chunks