AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Hi Carvin

I'm fairly new to the list and my partner is making me a kitset theramin I do live in Auckland though and have been here for 14 or so years. If anything comes up in the music scene that might be of interest to you as a theramin player I would be happy to let you know about it.
I would love to hear you play at a public performance!

regards
Robyn Sutherland

On 26/08/2010, at 11:16 AM, carvin knowles wrote:

> I'm slowly getting settled in in Auckland. Haven't made many in-roads to the scene here. I was just happier in Hollywood. I took my theremin to a Jazz club jam, only to get hated on by Jazzsnobs and called an "amateur music enthusiast" by the emcee. Perhaps those guys would oblige me by showing me the 20 feature films that have THEIR music on them. Usually, I don't brag about my accomplishments but my tolerance for snobbery has hit bottom.
> Otherwise, I'm trying to get my backlog of albums released. It has been a long process.
> I played theremin on Futureproof's versions of "Doot Doot" available on the Apple iTunes Music Store. It's not virtuostic by any stretch, but it is fun. There's a bit of lighthearted theremin on my various other soon-to-be released projects as well. Not lighthearted in some comedic way, but certainly not a Bach cello sonata either.
> And I continue work on my stop-motion animated video for "The Funhouse Waltz," my work for Theremin, Strings, Organ and Percussion. The trailer is still up on YouTube. If you haven't seen it, it's here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzmWBeMIvNE
> Sorry to hear about other peoples bad experiences with internet trolls, flamers and generally bad sorts. It happens. The best thing is to get away from those guys.
> Peace
> Carvin
> 
> --- On Wed, 8/25/10, David V <porphyrous@...> wrote:
> 
> From: David V <porphyrous@...>
> Subject: What y'all up to? (was Re: [Aetherphon] told you so
> To: aetherphon@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Wednesday, August 25, 2010, 2:03 PM
> 
>   Yes, but we don't seem to be as talkative. :-)
> 
> I admit, I'm guilty.....the way life has been lately, I haven't had time 
> to enjoy the chewy caramel center of theremin music other than Sunday 
> nights for about an hour before the program.....
> 
> Me, I'm slowly crawling out of the rafters and getting my feet on the 
> floor again.  I decided I like what I'm doing and I'm not going to 
> change jobs in the foreseeable future.  I got an A in my grad school 
> class over the summer, and I only have 3 to go until I graduate.  The 
> kids have started school -- Eric starts 5th grade and Maggie starts 1st 
> grade.  I'm tempted to reinstall my music software, but I need to get a 
> MIDI interface for my laptop.  I have so much more I need to do, but 
> lately I seem to end up frittering all my time away on teh interwebs.
> 
> Musicwise....I have the ZenTherStick CD in my car and Contact Light by 
> Chris Conway in the bedroom.
> 
> So what have y'all been up to?
> 
> David V
> 
> On 8/25/2010 9:25 AM, rupert chappelle wrote:
> > Dear Richard Ramey,
> >   
> > Levnet is all about insults, lies and trash talking people that are not in the
> > clique of "precision" blowhard sycophants.
> >
> > Peter Pringle and Charles Richard Lester think that stealling Final Cut Pro
> > software is an appropriate subject for posting at levnet. They banned me because
> >
> > I disagreed - as well as them hating both my music and me.
> >
> > If you like playing with psychopaths and trolls, keep posting at levnet.
> >
> > You are now what I was to them - a target for abuse.
> >
> > One thing I have learned from playing the theremin is that the instrument is a
> > better teacher and tool for learning than any of those blowhards, liars, trolls
> > and scumbags.
> >   
> > I had to come up with the word ThereminNAZIs to describe these  clowns and
> > hypocrites.
> >   
> > How stupid does one have to be to hate someone becuase they don't like your
> > theremin playing?
> >
> > Levnut Stupid.
> >   
> > How stupid does one have to be to hate someone becuase they don't like being
> > ripped off and insulted for complaining?
> >   
> > Levnut Stupid.
> >   
> > Try Aetherphone - I was posting there until one of the levnutters made a post
> > and then I stopped because I didn't want to deal with that trash talking crew.
> > The person who runs that forum is a decent human being - not like Levnet or
> > Thereminworld. As long as I don't post there anymore I am certain that they will
> > stay away.
> >
> > Rupert Chappelle
> >   
> > PS  - coincerning the CC list - DAVIDWEA and Steve Sherman can fill you in on
> > this because they are decent people - so is Olivia Mattis but she was unaware of
> > what was going on at the time and I included her because I feel she should know
> > hwat kind of people have taken over the forum. As for the rest on the CC list -
> > I wouldn't want to say anythingh behind their back without them knowing about
> > it.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
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