Month: January 2018
Information technology soars high with its never ending commitment – to provide the highest quality technology-based services in the most cost-effective manner. It changed how the world looks like as time passed by. It provides support for audio/visual, computer, multimedia, voice and video and even websites for artists.
Information technology can be found everywhere. From the newspaper we read everyday to the most advanced gadget we use, all of them are products of information technology.
Graphics and Animations
Computer graphics and animations are working hand in hand to bring the most modern effects in cinematography. 3D or the three-dimensional image is an example of how information technology evolves in the world of film making. Walt Disney, Universal Studios, and Pixar Animation are examples of companies that produce films in 3D Formats. Artist and directors made their lives easier in filming movies and putting up websites for artists through the help of information technology. Now, they can film a scene inside a small space without going to a distant place and can create a site that will look so authentic.
Photography
Information technology is also making its name in world of photography. Photos are more vivid compared in the past. Thanks to the newly-invented camera lenses that generate images in full HD.
Entertainment
Websites for artists are connected to entertainment as well. Music, an art form whose medium is sound, is the most popular area of entertainment. Just like other fields, the world of entertainment flocks its wings with information technology. 3D surround sound and the most common sound format Dolby Digital are products of information technology. Movies use these sound formats to deliver a more fascinating sound experience like no other.
Music tracks are now developing with the help of information technology. From a phonograph disc which plays mono sounds to a highly digital stereo. Tracks are now recorded in compact disk that delivers good sound quality.
Medicine
Medicine is the most important field of all. It is where IT developers give their time to create new inventions to help save lives. IT specialists are working double to provide medicine advancements. An example of this is the latest gadget that mimics embryo experience that shows promise for infertility treatment.
The World Wide Web
The World Wide Web is the information superhighway; the trade of all trades. This is where everything can be found; websites for artists most specifically. Billions of information stream endlessly here.
Information technology is found everywhere, committed to provide excellence in many fields.
Grassy Hill Entertainment singer-songwriter Amy Speace and the Tearjerks will be performing at two different showcases during this year’s South by Southwest Music Conference and Festival in Austin, TX. Amy will be performing material from her upcoming record “The Killer in Me” at the Organic Entertainment Party and MPress Records Annual Party.
The announcement follows news that the audience at last year’s Falcon Ridge Folk Festival voted Amy as their most favorite artist at the annual Emerging Artist Showcase. She will return to Falcon Ridge this summer to participate in the “Most Wanted” performance on Saturday July 25 alongside runner-ups Blue Moose & the Unbuttoned Zippers, Abi Tapia and Lucy Wainwright Roche
ORGANIC DAY PARTY Wednesday, March 18, 3:15 PM Threadgills Restaurant 301 W Riverside Dr. Austin, Texas (512) 472-9304 http://www.threadgills.com
MPRESS RECORDS ANNUAL SXSW PARTY Saturday, March 21, 1:55 – 2:40 PM Soho Lounge 217 E 6th St. Austin, Texas (512) 236-1705 http://www.sohoaustin.com
Named by WFUV to its “Top 16 To Watch” list last year, Amy Speace is an Americana-rock artist who draws comparisons to Roseanne Cash, Lucinda Williams and Neko Case. Her sophomore album “The Killer In Me”, produced by James Mastro and engineered by Mitch Easter, features 12 new songs and 2 duets with Ian Hunter and “is a collection of alt-country gems, a little dark around the edgesAs a singer, she’s got a soulful voice that grabs your ears. Take note, Amy is one artist you won’t want to miss.” (John Platt, host of “The Sunday Breakfast ” WFUV).
What they’re saying about “The Killer In Me”:
“If you thought that “Songs For Bright Street”, her previous effort was already worth your attention, then this “Killer In Me” (released early March) will certainly be an album you have to ad to your collection!” – Mr Blue Boogie, BillyBop
“If you’re on to the newest trends in music country you must certainly knock at the door of Amy Speace. Those looking for honest and personal work have come to the right address.” – Keys & Chords
“There’s more than nerve and creativity noticeable on the meanwhile fourth album of this singer – songwriter, already the title track “the Killer In Me” and “This Love” feature vintage Lucinda Williams.” – Rootsville.be
“Speace knows how to make a beautifully varied CD that builds a coherent unit through a wonderful balance of pop, rock and blues, ballads and up-tempo numbers that never bore you for a minute. A truly excellent and grown-up album.” – MOORS MAGAZINE
Websites: http://www.amyspeace.com http://www.myspace.com/amyspeace http://amyspeace.musicdish.net
We love watching the fighting and action in the best kung fu and martial arts movies, and we have watched quite a few of them over the years we can tell you! So here is my pick of what we think are the 5 best martial arts movies ever made:
Enter The Dragon – Bruce Lee is widely regarded as the best kung fu film star of all time, so it would be tantamount to blasphemy if anyone were to write a list like this without including at least one of his movies. In my opinion the 1973 classic Enter The Dragon features Bruce Lee at the top of his game. There are some great one liners with Lee doling out his kung fu philosophy, and the actual fighting in this movie in very realistic and exciting to watch even if all of the acting isn’t quite up to the same high level.
Drunken Master – Jackie Chan is another of the greats when it comes to stars of kung fu movies, and this is my favourite of his films. Jackie sets out to learn the famous Drunken style of kung fu in a quest to save his master and the school that he runs, and there is plenty of the slapstick comedyand crazy stunt and acrobatics that Jackie Chan has always done so well.
Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon – The best of the new breed of kung fu film which has much higher production values that the classic 1970s movies which brought the genre to the public attention and made it famous. Very beautifully shot with the kind of mystical kung fu superpowers type feel that has everyone flying around on wires all the time. The actual fighting isn’t as good as the old films in my opinion, but in every other way it is superior.
Magnificent Butcher – This is a less well known movie that deserves more recognition than it has ever recieved. It has a really involving story of a butcher who is accused of crimes that he did not commit and must go to great lengths to try to clear his name.
Ong Bak: The Thai Warrior – There are so many kung fu films out there that it is nice to see something which is based around a different style of fighting – namely Muay Thai, or Thai boxing. Very visually impressive and with great fight scenes, it follows ayoung rural man who sets out from his village to retrieve a stolen statue.