Amp – Conrad Askland

Penn and Teller: World Peace

askland — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 02:18:13 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2ID_8syE4Pc

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0AQN6FCOJXI

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ed4t8yC6uR0

Penn & Teller talk about how the only way they feel world peace is to be achieved. From the Penn and Teller show “Bullshit”.

Guy Laliberte 2008 Artist Christmas Presents

askland — Sun, 21 Dec 2008 15:04:16 +0000

For Christmas 2008 Guy Laliberte had a fantastic gift for the artists of the Cirque Du Soleil ZAIA show (and other CDS artists worldwide): a handbag made from the tarp of a retired Cirque big top tent. The handbags are made of the recycled material and fit into Cirque “eco-friendly” attitude, as well as featuring the wonderful bright yellow and blue of the traveling Cirque big tops. Just like the tarp you see behind Guy in the photo above.

Thank you and Merry Christmas 2008 to Guy!

I’m too lazy to take a photo of the actual bag – but here are other Cirque type bags that use recycled big top tarp:

And a great photo of the Cirque Du Soleil bigtop:

ABOUT GUY LALIBERTE

Guy Laliberté (born September 2, 1959 in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is the founder and chief executive officer of Cirque du Soleil. Starting out as an accordion player, stiltwalker and fire-eater; Laliberté created his circus which is a synthesis of all circus styles around the world. In 2006, this 95% share holder of the 1.2 billion dollar Cirque Du Soleil was named the Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year.

Bach,BWV 80,Choir: Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott

askland — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 12:26:27 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLieZdxjWi8

JS Bach,BWV 80,Coir: Ein Feste Burg ist Unser Gott;Munchener Chor & Orchester,Karl Richter
Bach’s arrangement of Martin Luther’s “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”

German Drinking Songs

askland — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 03:56:39 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vbLl2C3ChYY

“DRINK! DRINK” from THE STUDENT PRINCE with Mario Lanza.
Book & Lyrics by DOROTHY DONNELLY Music by SIGMUND ROMBERG
Originally Staged by J.C. HUFFMAN
First produced at the Jolson Theatre on December 2, 1924, with Ilse Marvenga as “Kathie” and Howard Marsh as “Prince Karl Franz”.

German drinking songs follow:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uOfCJuDTNng

Medieval musician Thomasius Larchensang sings a rousing drinking song at the LutherStude in Eisenach, Germany

GERMAN DRINKING SONG

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=io9ZBnLM2Gk

Men’s Chorus – Classical Harmonies

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYt6IL0WM1M

College Party – German Drinking Songs

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S19OBT9gP9s

Drunk Germans Singing in Munich

Q&A: Next Step for a Producer

askland — Thu, 13 Nov 2008 03:27:55 +0000

Email question received:

I’ve been producing for about 8 years now and now i’m ready to take that serious step I stay in Lincoln Ne, and it’s hard for a producer out here, so I was wondering how do I just really start I make hiphop,r&b,dirtysouth,soul and blues beats and i’m still not getting paid like I want to I know i’m damn good at what I do but just need to get with the right person, how do I reach or find that person, where do I look it’s hard for me here and at the same time I have family here and I want to do what I like, to make money that way I know i’ll stick with it

Thanks…………….Dennis

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Reply:

Hi Dennis,

I wish I had a magic answer for you but I don’t. There are “many ways up the mountain.”

There are so many paths, and what works for one doesn’t work for another. If you read “what to do” on the internet you will hear the same things like “move to LA, New York,”etc; but if you find people you admire and look up their stories you will find a myriad of luck and passion that takes many different shapes and actions. The stories are all very different.

The road I chose was to leave family and move to Los Angeles in my late teens. This allowed me to reinvent myself and rely on my own resolve – very valuable lessons that I needed. Others can get their thing going from wherever they are. My best advice is to forge your own path, whatever that looks like to you. And of course it’s always good to go to a major city hub that has more going on (according to all the internet experts…)

I will give you a few more examples from my personal experience, which may or may not apply to you.

In 1995 I began to feel a real pull to Skagit County in Washington State, namely Mount Vernon, WA. I had been living in Southern California for almost twenty years and actually moved up to Mount Vernon to take a conducting job. My friends in Los Angeles took me off their lists, effectively “wrote me off” because I was now “out of the scene”. Most people would say Mount Vernon, WA is a podunk farm town – but I saw it as a powerhouse for the arts (which it is in my opinion). I had a great experience there and worked with such fantastic people, I cannot even tell you what a life changing time it was for me.

And the work I did there was a springboard for me to get with Cirque Du Soleil, which had been a goal (dream) of mine for many years. So while that shift looked to other people like me “dropping out” or “giving up”, it was actually the perfect path for me. But only for me, it would not be the path for someone else.

At the same time I had a good offer with a job in Los Angeles, but it wasn’t “where my heart was.” Logically the LA gig was the one to take, because that’s where everything happens. But the emotional tugging for me was in Mount Vernon, WA.

A wise person once counseled me: “Instead of looking around to where you want to go, instead listen carefully to where you are being drawn. The strongest pull is where you should consider going.” That’s the advice I took.

You cannot feign passion – you will be weeded out. But if you are doing something because you can do no other (and when I say that, I mean you would literally give your life for it or lose everything to do it), then….well, I wouldn’t say you are guaranteed success – but you are guaranteed the fulfillment of following that path.

And to the accomplishment of “success” – that word will change many times in your lives. One of my greatest triumphs in my life was taking a young boy who was mercilessly made fun of for his girlish voice, and encouraging him to become an opera singer (which he did, very well I might add). That would have never been on my top 100 list of goals for my life, but there it is. It might not be fulfilling to someone else, but it is to me.

Your music will take you so many places in the long haul. Places you could not even imagine now. In time it will not be about beats or gear or technology, it will become “organic” – a tool you use to affect those you touch on your path.

The hardest thing I think for an artist is to estimate their worth correctly. Starting out we have a tendency to over estimate our talents, and later on a tendency to under estimate. Take a hard look at that – it will help you navigate along the way.

If someone would ask me at this point if I had one regret – I would say that perhaps in my twenties I would have moved into Studio City, CA and fully pursued film scoring. But it’s not really a “regret” for me, just another path that I would have been interested to see where it went.

Now at 42 I sometimes look at my resume and am very pleased with what I’ve accomplished, other times I am a little melancholy and feel that I could have done more. It depends on the mood I’m in. Doesn’t matter where you are, you always want “just a little more” – it’s the human condition. Enjoy the journey, that’s really all we have – there are no destinations. They are fleeting and ephemeral.

I hope that makes sense to you. If not now, it will make sense at some point along your journey.

Conrad

Martin Luther Movie (2003)

askland — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 07:50:05 +0000

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBsaRxjOb2M

Video clips of the 2003 film “Luther” about Martin Luther and the Reformation. I have a wide variety of views listed here. I don’t agree with all of them, but I enjoy the diversity. And it interests me that 500 years later people are still so passionate about Martin Luther.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qn8I_HttB20&NR=1

Martin Luther defends himself at the Diet of Worms:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r5P7QkHCfaI

Diet of Worms – Different movie version – black and white:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0F1utKV46w

Martin Luther in Rome (2003 LUTHER movie:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WiSCnZ4wSMov

German Trailer – 2003 Luther film:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1qlPKU_3eTA

A video saying Martin Luther is the “devil”:
One of the first defenses is “Luther said the Catholic church sold indulgences. That’s not true, they gave FREE indulgences to people that donated to rebuild St. Peter’s”. I’m told this argument is still used today…

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR0hCypT5-k

Video critical of Martin Luther:
Jesus Christ vs. Martin Luther – who will you follow?

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qM8U6bnt37U

2002 Documentary on Luther and the Reformation:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFqWnEpZvjs

Why the Protestant Reformation matters – Sermon

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=otGfG5dDl7Y

Attack on Martin Luther from YouTube member:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AH8V8iHFc9U

Catholic vs. Protestant (Apple Parody)

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FI5nzGU844

Battle Hymn of the Reformation
“A Mighty Fortress Is Our God”
httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wiRpUtVByxU

Martin Luther vs. the Catholic Church – Part One

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZMe2lExkrtQ

Martin Luther vs. the Catholic Church Part Two – Documentary w/film clips

Martin Luther vs. The Catholic Church – Part Three

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fbLqMdcvNOg

The Sanctuary Choir and Orchestra from Pioneer Drive Baptist Church in Abilene, Texas present Mark Hayes’ arrangement of “A Mighty Fortress Is Our God” in their 10:35am service on February 24th, 2008.

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LRIp2nnlQuc

Martin Luther – Documentary Part One excerpt:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3p01dS27bCQ

Luther documentary Part Two:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXLr_Rtv-es

Luther documentary Part Three:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rY6hMVMtjPg

Documentary Part Four:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzUPp1BgWg8

Documentary Part Five:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=29FiYa0A5tU

Documentary video Part Six:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4i8u_KQvZkk

Martin Luther was not a saint. Here is
“Positive Atheism’s Big Scary List of Martin Luther Quotations”:
http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/quotes/luther.htm

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This video is dedicated to Martin Luther who struggled a lifetime to understand more clearly a person’s relationship with God and to Luther’s insights which have been shared with us through these centuries..
“I cannot and I will not recant anything, for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand, I cannot do otherwise. God help me. Amen”,answered Dr.Martin Luther.
Standing before the Holy Roman Emperor
and the princes of Germany, Martin Luther refused to give way. From the moment he had nailed his ninety five theses to the church door in Wittenberg, he had been a wanted man.His enemies accused him of heresy, his books were burned, and he was threatened with excommunication and death.
Dr.Roland Bainton was a leading specialist in Reformation history. The author of many books, he was Titus Street Professor of Ecclesiastical History at Yale Divinity School in the United States. His most famous book “Here I Stand” pictures the struggles, conflicts and achievements in Martin Luther’s life and gives a vivid and exciting portrait of the man who reshaped the face of Europe and turned the church of his time upside-down. Now Dr.Bainton tells that story in the German countryside WHERE LUTHER WALKED!

Where Luther Walked – Part One
With the author of Here I Stand:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HESj2k6iLMc

Where Luther Walked – Part Two:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2uwE-pt-c0Iv

Where Luther walked – Part Three:

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pwBXy2sJGlA

Martin Luther does the Chicken Dance
Ok, maybe I’ve spent too much time on Youtube now!

httpv://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3_qtG90SpxM