Posted in Art, Designer, Music on 5 February 2010
All the arty farties will agree that the NAMM Show in January was an eye-catcher indeed. Some of the items on display there did not allow us to take our eyes off them. There was this Minarik Lotus Double-Neck in particular. We were quite charmed by the incredibility of the design borne on the high end musical instrument than the technical aspects of his sound producing quality.
The looks of the Minarik Lotus are totally outrageous what with the Hindu goddess look alike carved on it that gives you an indication that musical nirvana might just be under way. M.E. Minarik designed this piece which has been crafted from mahogany under the gorgeous quilted maple top. As a result you get a perfect gold tone that comes wrapped around a nice and warm Gibson-styled instrument.
Posted in Art, Exhibitions on 20 January 2009
The National Association of Music Merchants, NAMM, is the most popular music products trade show by far, held in the first month of every year at Anaheim, California. The NAMM show this year sizzled not just with great music products but one of the most popular ladies of the music world, Alicia Keys.
Alicia was present at the show to promote Alicia’s Keys, her new digital keyboard. With the intention of designing a keyboard that can attract musicians from different backgrounds and made available at an affordable price, Alicia collaborated with sound engineers and programmers to create a keyboard that can digitally reproduce the exact sound desired by the musician. Though favouring her own baby, Alicia also took time to play the Yamaha AvantGarde electric grand piano which resonates with sound when played making the music physically palpable.
