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We've all been tempted to throw things out the window – but what we’re talking about now is throwing out the obstacles that keep your creativity from a larger audience. With Defenestration, we’re taking the art of sharing to a whole new technological level! WHRO is calling all local artists – submit your audio or visual work to Defenestration today!
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Featured Artist:
Phillip Merritt
I’ve been a big pop music fan all my life. As a kid I watched Monkees reruns. High School was the dawn of the MTV era. Music and video have always gone hand in hand for me.
The visual arts are also a big part of my life. As an undergraduate I studied painting and drawing. Now, I bring that love of art and design to my work as a landscape architect (check out my garden design blog at www.howitgrows.com).
So why did it take me all these years to give songwriting a try? Technology, I guess. GarageBand and iMovie make it easy to record and edit a music video. My ‘band’, Quinqueloculina, is really just me with a bit of help from my friends and a computer.
I worked on my videos on weekends and edited them in the evenings after work. The songs started with a title and the lyrics followed, though it seems like it should have been the other way around. I used a Flip Mino for filming, and glass of wine was all it took to get my friends to put on a costume and follow directions.
So come on people, give it try! If I can do it, so can you. There’s got to be a lot of undiscovered talent out there and Defenestration is here to help get your art seen and heard. So what if your voice isn’t great? A bit of doubletracking will help with that.
Sometimes I wonder, would my life have been different if I had all this technology years ago? Of course! I would have been a huge pop star! Oh well.
Do you want to be a Defenestration Featured Artist? Send an email telling us a little bit about yourself, be sure to send along a picture too! Email:
defenestration@whro.org
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