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September 13,1991
ArtSpsak
page2
THE
GLASS
LENS
LOVE
SEX
VIOi ENCE
HATE
"Now with the up¬
bringing of samplers
and sequencers music
has stepped into the
digital domain/'
Mekalian said. "This al¬
lows the artist to take
creativity a step further
and can make one
person sound like a
room full of musicians.'1
Concept of one man band progresses with technology
ArtSpeak Staff
When most people
visualize a "one-man
band" they picture a street
musician standing on a
comer playing a guitar,
singing and using his
elbows and knees as a *
rythym section.
However, the one-man-
band has evolved with the
help of modem digital
music technology to create
solo artists who record
electronic and dance music
at home with a drum
machine, sound sampler
and sequencer.
THEATRE:
James Mekalian has
Mekalian said that he
By sequencing key¬
the tracks remained pro¬
been recording an elec¬
was able to record and
board and sampled lines of
grammed on a computer
tronic dance music project
fund his own CD because
"music directly into his
disk that can be called up
$me 19§Rp4fFJ&$rev
with modem technology,
keyboard and sequencing
with a keyboard at the
The Glass Lens.
'artists now bayeifut!" '.'..'.
\ rjiictrum machine Sepa¬
studio and mixed into a
He has meet the evolu¬
freedom to compose and
rately, Mekalain said he
final product without
tion of electronic music *
record music much faster
saves a lot of money at the
spending the time to play
with his first compact disc,
and cheaper than ever be¬
recording studio.
and record each part
"The Glass Lens- Love,
fore."
"With the Ensoniq key¬
separately.
Sex, Violence and Hate,"
"Now with the up¬
board you can have 8-
Mekalian said on most
which was released this
bringing of samplers and
tracksfchannels] going and
songs he will play the
week.
sequencers music has
you don't have to call in
guitar parts and sing the
The Glass Lens CD,
stepped into the digital
sax players or a percussion
vocal tracks live in the
which includes seven
domain," he said. This
section to play each indi¬
studio. However, he said it
songs with acoustic and
allows the artist to take
vidual part. All the sounds
is possible for an artist to
synthesized instrumenta¬
creativity a step further
are on diskfcomputer part
even use samples to create
tion, was recorded by
and can make one person
of the synthesizer] and you
vocals.
Mekalian and other musi¬
sound like a room full of
can call them up," he said.
cians in Fresno.
musicians."
He explained that all
see CD, page 3
Movie Review
Changes in new season
Dead Again 'same old story'
Continued from page 1
seeing a huge surge in
people that haven't at¬
tended shows here as
season ticket holders in
three or four years, which
was when we closed the
John Wright," said Dyer.
The more unconven¬
tional Arena Theatre will
be used this November for
The Colored Museum,
directed by the
department's newest mem¬
ber, Thomas Whit Ellis, as
well as Ibsen's An Enemy of
the People, coming next
spring.
Written by George C.
Wolfe, The Colored Museum
will mark a first for the
university's theatre arts
department- a completely
African-American cast- as
well as the debut of Ellis,
an associate professor, at
the university.
Ellis fills a vacuum left
by the retirement last
season of directors Philip
Walker and Charles Ran¬
dall.
"We've always wanted
to make a more diverse
program," said Dyer in
regard to the hiring of the
new African-American
director. "We were limited
for many years by not hav¬
ing any faculty positions
open."
■
By Gerald Lawrence
ArtSpeak Writer
Ifs the same old story — the woman
in distress, the handsome hero, and the
haunting past.
But this time the haunting past is a
past life. The woman and hero are
played by real life wife and husband
Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh
in the psychological thriller Dead Again.
Branagh (once again stars and directs
as he did in Henry V) plays the hard
nosed private investigator Mike Church
who has a soft spot in his heart for his
old school master and promises to help
find out who the beautiful woman is
who turned up at Church's old school.
The woman (Thompson) is haunted
by recurring nightmares which turn out
to be episodes from a past life.
Derek Jacobi plays the hypnotist
Frank Madsen which, through a series of
vignettes filmed in black and white, dis¬
covers that the womans past life name
was Margaret (Thompson) and was
killed in that life by her husband Roman
(Branagh).
She becomes convinced by Madsen
that Church will try to kill her.
While in the past, we find Andy
Garcia as the unshaven, chain smoking
reporter Gray Baker.
Baker, who lusts after Margaret,
covers the whole murder story from
beginning to end for the newspaper.
see REVIEW, page 3
■
Object Description
| Title | 1991_09 The Daily Collegian September 1991 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
Description
| Title | September 13, 1991, Artspeak Page 2 |
| Alternative Title | Daily Collegian (California State University, Fresno) |
| Publisher | Associated Students of Fresno State, Fresno, Calif. |
| Publication Date | 1991 |
| Description | Daily (except weedends) during the school year. Microfilm. Palo Alto, Calif.: BMI Library Microfilms, 1986- microfilm reels; 35 mm. Vol.1, no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- |
| Subject | California State University, Fresno -- Periodicals. |
| Contributors | Associated Students of Fresno State. |
| Coverage | Vol.1 no.1 (Feb 8, 1922)- to present |
| Format | Microfilm reels, 35 mm. |
| Technical Information | Scanned at 600 dpi; TIFF; Microfilm ScanPro 2000 "E-image data" |
| Language | eng |
| Full-Text-Search | September 13,1991 ArtSpsak page2 THE GLASS LENS LOVE SEX VIOi ENCE HATE "Now with the up¬ bringing of samplers and sequencers music has stepped into the digital domain/' Mekalian said. "This al¬ lows the artist to take creativity a step further and can make one person sound like a room full of musicians.'1 Concept of one man band progresses with technology ArtSpeak Staff When most people visualize a "one-man band" they picture a street musician standing on a comer playing a guitar, singing and using his elbows and knees as a * rythym section. However, the one-man- band has evolved with the help of modem digital music technology to create solo artists who record electronic and dance music at home with a drum machine, sound sampler and sequencer. THEATRE: James Mekalian has Mekalian said that he By sequencing key¬ the tracks remained pro¬ been recording an elec¬ was able to record and board and sampled lines of grammed on a computer tronic dance music project fund his own CD because "music directly into his disk that can be called up $me 19§Rp4fFJ&$rev with modem technology, keyboard and sequencing with a keyboard at the The Glass Lens. 'artists now bayeifut!" '.'..'. \ rjiictrum machine Sepa¬ studio and mixed into a He has meet the evolu¬ freedom to compose and rately, Mekalain said he final product without tion of electronic music * record music much faster saves a lot of money at the spending the time to play with his first compact disc, and cheaper than ever be¬ recording studio. and record each part "The Glass Lens- Love, fore." "With the Ensoniq key¬ separately. Sex, Violence and Hate," "Now with the up¬ board you can have 8- Mekalian said on most which was released this bringing of samplers and tracksfchannels] going and songs he will play the week. sequencers music has you don't have to call in guitar parts and sing the The Glass Lens CD, stepped into the digital sax players or a percussion vocal tracks live in the which includes seven domain," he said. This section to play each indi¬ studio. However, he said it songs with acoustic and allows the artist to take vidual part. All the sounds is possible for an artist to synthesized instrumenta¬ creativity a step further are on diskfcomputer part even use samples to create tion, was recorded by and can make one person of the synthesizer] and you vocals. Mekalian and other musi¬ sound like a room full of can call them up," he said. cians in Fresno. musicians." He explained that all see CD, page 3 Movie Review Changes in new season Dead Again 'same old story' Continued from page 1 seeing a huge surge in people that haven't at¬ tended shows here as season ticket holders in three or four years, which was when we closed the John Wright," said Dyer. The more unconven¬ tional Arena Theatre will be used this November for The Colored Museum, directed by the department's newest mem¬ ber, Thomas Whit Ellis, as well as Ibsen's An Enemy of the People, coming next spring. Written by George C. Wolfe, The Colored Museum will mark a first for the university's theatre arts department- a completely African-American cast- as well as the debut of Ellis, an associate professor, at the university. Ellis fills a vacuum left by the retirement last season of directors Philip Walker and Charles Ran¬ dall. "We've always wanted to make a more diverse program," said Dyer in regard to the hiring of the new African-American director. "We were limited for many years by not hav¬ ing any faculty positions open." ■ By Gerald Lawrence ArtSpeak Writer Ifs the same old story — the woman in distress, the handsome hero, and the haunting past. But this time the haunting past is a past life. The woman and hero are played by real life wife and husband Emma Thompson and Kenneth Branagh in the psychological thriller Dead Again. Branagh (once again stars and directs as he did in Henry V) plays the hard nosed private investigator Mike Church who has a soft spot in his heart for his old school master and promises to help find out who the beautiful woman is who turned up at Church's old school. The woman (Thompson) is haunted by recurring nightmares which turn out to be episodes from a past life. Derek Jacobi plays the hypnotist Frank Madsen which, through a series of vignettes filmed in black and white, dis¬ covers that the womans past life name was Margaret (Thompson) and was killed in that life by her husband Roman (Branagh). She becomes convinced by Madsen that Church will try to kill her. While in the past, we find Andy Garcia as the unshaven, chain smoking reporter Gray Baker. Baker, who lusts after Margaret, covers the whole murder story from beginning to end for the newspaper. see REVIEW, page 3 ■ |
