When 11-year-old Julian Caraballo performed in his elementary school’s spring concert this year, he saw a few new fans in the audience: three Drexel University graduate students. Tyler Bogaczyk, Kimanthi Gicovi and Alex Hahn — […]
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3 Things to Keep in Mind About Music Therapy in the Military
After more than a century of use in helping soldiers, music therapy for the military is being modernized and made more replicable with the help of a Drexel faculty member. Joke Bradt, PhD, an associate […]
Media Watch: Spotify’s $1.6 Billion Metadata Problem
Music-streaming giant Spotify is being sued for $1.6 billion for failing to properly obtain licensing for more than 10,000 songs. While the suit could be a speedbump in the company’s path to going public, it […]
How to Play a Drum With a Magnet (And Possibly Communicate With Whales)
“Part bow string, part synthesizer, part alien whale sound?” One of the hard parts about inventing a brand new instrument is describing what sound it makes. “It’s hard to place,” said Peter English, Drexel’s ExCITe […]
Drexel Snapshot: 10 Years of Summer Music Technology at Drexel
Drexel’s Summer Music Technology program brings high school students to campus for a week of exploration, discovery and invention, with the goal of tying music to innovation in science and engineering. This summer marks the […]
Graduating From The School of Rock
Last month Ian Farmer and Jake Ewald released their third album with the band Modern Baseball, this weekend they’ll officially become Drexel graduates. Turning pro before graduating — or instead of graduating — is often […]
ISO: Artists With a Penchant For Tech
Drexel’s ExCITe Center, which has been at the confluence of science, technology and the arts communities in Philadelphia for a number of years, is gearing up to support a new endeavor this spring with an […]
Q+A: Composing a Soundtrack For the Sun
Two progressive piano notes might make you think twice about going in the water. A standard march is the harbinger of all things evil. Chirping violin strings still send chills down the spine. The soundtrack […]
Can Music Therapy Help Soldiers with PTSD?
For current and former members of the military who experience post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), one of the central difficulties of the disorder is the ability to manage, or down-regulate, their negative emotions. Among other symptoms, […]
The Soundtrack of Giving: WKDU’s Electronic Music Marathon
For the first time in seven years, Drexel’s student-run radio station WKDU 91.7 FM is bringing back its Electronic Music Marathon (EMM) fundraising event for this upcoming Columbus Day weekend. Drexel DJs will host local […]