Deep Documentary

Wow. I seriously can't wait for this one to come out...

I Heart Synth... 'nuff said.

Wow. I am truly touched at the sight of this; a really cool thing indeed. These are handmade miniatures made of felt, by the very talented hands of the seamstress Pul{sew}idth. 

Now if there are two things I absolutely adore, they're synthesizers, and miniatures. Check out these innovative lil' pieces of art, based upon much bigger (and waaayyy more expensive) musical powerhouses. //$65 @ Etsy. //[gizmodo]

The Roland SH-101; comes in blue, grey, and red (shown below)

The Korg MS-20 model, shown here.

The Roland Juno-106, well replicated below. awwww....

...ahh... clean up in aisle 5... 

~N

Eye of The Beholder

I hate math, but this is pretty damn cool. 

A scientist at Drexel University figured out a way to create mirrors that dont distort or reverse the images reflected into them. You know how text appears backwards when you look at it in the mirror? Well, using carefully calc'd algorithims on his computer, R. Andrew Hicks has discovered all kinds of cool new ways to reflect images once thought impossible.

In this mirror, the text on the spine of the book, "GRAVITATION" appears normally. Cool, huh?

This one could be used for car doors; you may never have to adjust the rear views again!

I've actually never seen a curved mirror that doesn't curve the straight lines reflected into it. This is genius.

Oh, think of the possibilities. 

~N

Weekly Remedy - Mike Epps Stand Up.

I love to laugh, and I damn sure enjoy making others laugh, too. 

Whether it be with me, or at me, i seek pleasure in knowing that someone's day has just been made.

It happens, we all get a 'case of the mondays' every now and again. It's life...*sigh* And I've been bitten many-a-time by that familiar weekly depression lol. But it seems that i've figured out a way to pick myself up from that low, and I must share this with you all! (all two of you)

A bit late in the A.M. indeed i know, but i promise i'll post these things earlier in the future so you can laugh about it before you head to work or school and what not. I present to you, a somewhat old clip of Mike Epps from his ' Inappropriate Behavior' stand-up. Gets me every time.*chuckle* [youtube]

ahhh... enjoy.

~N

Mission: 002// MusicFest @ Univ. West Florida

awww, man!

We totally rocked the house at UWF Pensacola. The african folk dancers were a tough act to follow, though.

*...Fungah, Alafiyah, Ashe, Ashe...*

 

And props to D. Daza & the UnderGround Sound Academy. holy crap. 

a bit of hip-hop math: MC1(Beatbox)+MC2+MC3(vocalist)+MC4(guitarist)=awesomesauce. 

These four talented young men had an incredible song set that made me reconsider exactly how much better i could be doing with this passion of mine. I wish C-Swirls was there to see it. I've been trying to compress and edit the video for the past two months and i still cant seem to get it right, so damn. But as soon as i do, i'll post visuals!

hmm.... stay tuned for more dopeness. We've been grinding hard lately, so just hang on.

~N

Diamonds are forever...?

Oo0oh, check this out.

So, i've known this for a couple of days now, but I wasn't sure if it was real. It's still being investigated, in fact.

It seems that scientists may have discovered new minerals, proven to be harder than diamonds. 

Diamonds. wtf.

Now maybe it sounds a bit geeky, but why does this excite me a little on the inside? Well, just think about what could happen in the decades to come. I mean this is history, right?

-Industrial cutting tools that already use diamonds to cut through minerals and rock and stuff, could be further developed and upgraded with stronger minerals.

-The companies that use diamonds as semi-conductors/insulators could use the new research too, perhaps to create faster and better tech (the better to make music with?)

-Higher taxes because public schools will need more money to replace outdated science books! *tsk tsk, lol*

Oh, and they're called Londsaleite (said to be 58% harder..?!), and Wurzite (estimated @ 18%). 

-Yeah, and then soon perhaps, every woman will want this new rock on her finger, and the commercial rappers with their bogus record deals and punchlines will want wurzite wrapped their wrists & necks lol. who knows... these new stones do look just as bright though...mmm..

... And check this, they're only formed when asteroids & meteorites hit the earth. Yup. Either that, or volcanic eruptions, like regular diamonds.

Still feel like waiting around for one?[gizmodo]

~N

Codename: "Idou"

Sony Ericsson = pwnage this year.

 If what they have in the works turns out to be everything its hyped for, their next touchscreen/multimedia phone codenamed, "Idou" is a red beam right between the eyes of the iPhone 3G . Scheduled for release in the "second half of 2009", its got this insomniac going, "OMFG." [gizmodo]

 A 12MP camera + "full media consumption?" WTF= all i can say. 

Sony Ericsson Idou's in landscape mode from Jesus Diaz on Vimeo.

mmmhmmm.. as a once famous Jermaine Dupri said in his prime, "...I gots ta haaave it."

~N

Karaoke Session @ Scoreboard!!

Man, this never gets old. I love Karaoke. *air guitar*

So I hopped on the CBR 600 and went out on the town last night.. saw a lil' Friday the 13th (y'know what? it was actually ok...), ran over to Jae Rich's pad, and then met up with some good pals at Scoreboards. Of course, they had the mics set up again this week, and i did my thing. 

Only one red Corona this time...

Sweetness by Jimmy Eat World, and Come Close to me, by Common. mmm... Loved every off-key second of it. JAe Rich got up and did what he does naturally well to Stevie Wonder's "My Cherie Amor" and Musiq's "Just Friends." (no fair, lol he's really a singer!)

People loved it as usual, heads turning to me actually singing instead of rapping, and then 45-cent wings and pitchers of imported beer all around. Good times. Wish you were here, Chris.

You too, ppl. G'night!

~N

Foreign English

...a language the likes of which you may have never heard... or have you?

Its the thing to do, isnt it? Taking a familiar tune, compressing and sampling it, then re-editing it the way you see fit over a drum loop, etc; But what is to be said about the few pioneers who really try to get innovative on one of hip-hop's oldest cliches? 

Listen for yourselves to the refreshing approach of Mr. Foreign English. A native of the DC Metro Area he brings to the genre a set of skills seen only by the enemies of Hattori Hanzo himself. 

Merciless chopping and murdering with the old school/new school funk & R&B. Gracefully applying the techniques he learned as a youth in the after school music programs, a young, enthusiastic lyricist/photographer would someday grow into the multi-talented producer/rapper/graphic designer known as Foreign English, none more distinguished. bless.

Indeed, sir. Can't wait to come kick it again in D.C. this summer.

~N

Jae Rich

Hey, folks. Check this out.

Meet Mr. Jae Rich. A talented young man with a bright future and a gift for crooning with his powerful voice. R&B has a new face, people. Visit his myspace here.

Gunfighting for Dummies...*whoa*

Wow. This is rather interesting...

So i totally found this post on Gizmodo, posted from a blog authored by hunting/game enthusiasts; and since laser pistols *pew-pew* and otherwise totally farfetched sci-fi/action recklessness make a bored Nate Space giggle inside, please check out this somewhat useful list of gunfight-survival tactics from a seasoned veteran of more than one hollywood script. 

Field & Stream's Blog

Project: 002// Speak Thy Soul (ft. Opus)

Yay! We totally finished another track today! Its called Speak Thy Soul and it features three insightful young gentlemen including yours truly. *toot*

Opus, the young chicago native is a poet/photographer from Chicago's lower east side who lends his smooth vocals to the first verse. He illustrates the origin of his free-thinking on the first sixteen, followed up by Space Academy on the second and third verses.

Enjoy!

We've still got work to do.

~N

Mission: 001// Open Mic @ Club Cash's

...Oh, man. So, I totally got my sea legs last night...*toot* 

There was an open mic at Club Cash's last night on Okaloosa Island. A small turn out, but 'who cares' says I. Twenty people is more than enough of an audience for this novice. All in all, I wouldn't say i utterly rocked all 20 people sitting below me with their cheap liquors, but i did my thing, and the best i could at that..

hmmm...

A three-song set, and 10 mins was all i needed to show the people what i was all about. 

I handed the DJ a disc i had just burned an hour before, because i had decided to go through with it and just spill my guts on stage with all the other amateurs. He ran the tracks overhead during sound checks as i walked around with the wireless mic. *gasps heard all around* 'who's that?'

'what's that music playing?' 

I just waited my turn as the first act's 808 kit rang out above my head and my drunken pals are like, ''aww its ok man, you'll do fine.'' and i'm trying not to look nervous in front of the other acts lol (-like i care what they think, its just principle.) And then, DJ Tiger and host Chris Berry introduce me as "Nathaniel Space". 

[FF through dry humor on stage to hide the fear eating away at my insides, a deafening feedback causing me to stumble through my own lyrics sometimes, and my own ridiculous bass pounding the stage around me...]

[...and Stop.]

I did it. and as self critical as i am, i realize, im just an amateur. I dont get paid for this. Why should i be so hard on me'self? I love music, and as of now, im officially a live performer. A rookie, yes. But if im gonna change the world someday, i gotta start somewhere right?

~N

Karaoke Session @ Scoreboard?? *hells yes...*

Fun times were had this Friday evening, and it all but ended too soon.

Beer & Karaoke make great pals, and my homegirl Lia's going away par-tay proved to be one helluva shin-diggety-doo. I mean, the song playlist coulda been better. I've seen catalogues with volumes of tracks to chooose from, unlike tonight's meager selections... But just thought i'd share, folks, that the experience of getting in front of a drunken crowd is a beautiful thrill, that cannot be expressed in words...Nope. 

Am i right, Chris?

 [smiles]

Induvidably....I see karaoke as a form of practice to get the nerve to deliver your message infront of a crowd.   On top of that...you can't forget the performance.   It's like playing the guitar.  Let the fingers do the talking.  The crowd will listen.

Will they?

No...not without you throw'n down.  You gotta get into the music.  And the crowd will follow.  you bang your head...they bang their's.  and they get the message.  

ahh, cool. I see. So its not just a metal thing? You mean, as long as youre into what you do up there, then they'll follow suit?

As long as you believe in the message that you're selling is the truth.

hehe. those almost sound like lyrics...hmmm. Did you like when i sang The Middle by Jimmy Eat World? I thought i could do better, (but then again, im no singer, so i dont care much lol.) But we sure met some cool folks, huh?

Equipment malfunction.  Sing lowder next time.  Yeah James and his girl were pretty fly.  For a moment there I thought she ran papermoon (shinanagins), but no.  Apparently Shinanagins is closed down.  But one of her friends are trying to rent it out.   All in all I'm not gonna wait around.  We got Beloved Booking Agency to hook us up in pensacola.

Oh yeah, im excited to see what kinda spots we'll end up in. But only time will tell, till then we gotta get back to grinding and making our tracks stage-worthy. Tonight really helped me out man because i've only come to embrace the fact that my voice is hella nasal and obnoxious lol. But you gotta work with what chu got right?

K good night folks. we got work to do...

The Middle - Jimmy Eat World

~N/S

Project: 001// Neutrino

The Future Is Coming! ready?

So we totally finished a song today, Chris & I, and i must say *toot toot* it sounds fly as shit. 

Honestly, I'm hella self-critical about my craft. Ask anyone I know. But im especially proud of this here project because he and I worked so hard on it together. It's a first approach at a joint venture into the future of music, hip-hop in this case. Chris Swirls & Nathaniel Space join forces to produce what we'd like to introduce as Space Academy. 

Music isnt what it used to be and everyone knows it by now.

But how many have the courage to fight for what's right again? 

Welcome to our world, folks.

Neutrino - Space Academy

Lend us your ears...*pop pop pop* 

We wont let you down. Promise.

~N

The Establishment

I have this need to establish myself before I take my music any further than where I reside at this point of progression.

Just a few nights ago I was reminiscing over this metal show that I've gone to.  And during a performance one of these bands had played some hip hop track.  It was almost instantaneous at that moment.  A sudden trigger that was pulled and the crowed took a negative approach.   They booed and booed telling them to "shut if off!" and "get off stage!"  They stayed on stage and still threw down harder than any of the other bands that performed that night.  But for as much time and labor that this band has devoted.  The crowed doesn't see what goes behind the scenes.  Most of us producers know just how much work goes into a track itself. It's a living soul that breaths within it's own melodies.   Notes are hitt'n to hard or soft...adjust the velocity a bit; Thresh/Attack is too little or too much;  Compression; EQ...the bass needs to be within this freq to sound more deeper;  Reverb sounds to wet; Chorus; Flanger; Phaser; Delay; Distortion at this gain;  etc....  The list goes on and on.  And as funny as it may be.  These effects/tools that technology has to offer can be fed through something as simple as a hi hat.  We all have our secrets and blue print schemes that seperate us apart as an individual.  It's what defines and drives the curious intellects to keep music fresh in every form possible.  So the next time when an artist wants to present his music keep in mind what these people have done just to get up on stage in front you and perform.  It's easy to look up at the stage and boo all you want.  And then you get the "followers" doing the same thing.  The bookie scheduled me brudda.  Don't know what else to say besides take it outside and wait for the next band to make it's next appearance, but I gotta message to get out.   Lol...don't ever disrespect mom's cupcakes.  She slaved hard over them delectable delights.  Enjoy and be open minded.

~Swirls~

Welcome. Let's Begin

Welcome to Space Academy's first [official] Blog. 

Version 0.1.1, folks. *confetti*

I'm [Nathaniel:Son of Space], and my brother in arms, [Chris Swirls] *raise-the-roof* will join me as I humbly invite you all to become forward-thinkers, like us. 

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