IRW IRW -1w m ww w w wq -w- AUDIO Continued from Page 4 "You don't have to major in it to learn about it," said Quadrangle Studios General Manager Mike LaGuardia, a sophomore. He was trained to use the studio by other Co-op members and taking the tech seminars. "Now I'm actually even planning on making this a career for my life." LaGuardia and the Co-op's other experienced engineers are currently recording songs by 12 local bands for what they have dubbed their Album Project. "One of the main ideas of the Album Project is to show off what the studio can do, what our engineers can do, what the Co-op can do, and to show off local music in Ann Arbor and to show that the Ann Arbor music scene isn't dead after all. It's really a statement," LaGuardia said. The project is not their first: disks by Surreal Estate, the Civilian Fun Group, and It's Raining have all been recorded in the East Quad facilities. Eclipse Jazz, the other training ground, is the older student or - ganization on campus. It was founded in 1975 by students who wanted to bring jazz to Ann Arbor, but also has been a training ground in the field of sound engineering for the last ten years. Except for last term, the group has hired a professional engineer to teach ten two-hour classes every semester. Over the years Eclipse has put about 300 to 400 people through the sound engineering course. "A good percentage have gone on to get paying jobs," said Technical director Dan Pettit. "Some are on the road now making good careers." Students who complete the course can work up to engineering live kperformances at the various venues on campus. Pettit says the class covers "every aspect of live sound from different microphones to different speakers to how cords are built and how they conduct the signal." 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"It's another toy, this craving for materialism," said Tom Huizenga, a Wazoo employee. "Some of the younger guys who generally would not buy a classical record buy (classical) CDs because it's supposed to sound so great." Wazoo customers are able to trade in their compact discs as well as buy them. "A lot of people come in, bring in a disc, and trade it for one of ours for $2. The good ones go the same day we put them out," Kerr said. Students say that the high quality of compact discs makes them worth the price - and worth more space in their music collections. "I'm very sparing in buying them. I've cut back on records and buy CDs that I really want. It's definitely worth it. They sound great, they're easy to use, and there's no distortion," said Randy Sokol, a junior in the Business School. "I sell records when I buy CDs, which is painful at first to break up a collection," said Wazoo customer John Hilgart. "I've spent $350 on CDs in eight months by rearranging my budget. I buy many fewer records." The audio industry is optimistic about compact discs, noting that CD players are coming into common usage at radio stations There are even CD jukeboxes. But customers' main complaint continues to be price and avail - ability. Neither are likely to be assuaged until more domestic plants open and there are cheaper means of production, according to industry representatives. Critics charge that prices are artificially inflated because of demand. The big news right now (in addition to the imminent CD release of the Beatles collection) is that Teldec Schallplatten GmbH, manufacturer of the Direct Metal Mastering technology for LPs, has announced plans for a similar process for the production of CD masters. They say the new system incurs lower investment and production costs, and thus lower prices for consumers. But the process is still in testing, as is the potentially better digital audio tape. INTERVIEW Continued from Page 10 D: He's got a reputation as a really nice guy. B: Oh yeah. He's got wisdom and he shares it. He tells me to do so and so and so and so and I'd watch him. He's heavy. D : Can you cite any great inspiration or turning point in your career? B: It's happening now and it continues to happen. When I left Detroit in 1959, Louis Hayes recommended me to Horace Silver to take his place. That was a real turning point. And just living in an environment with all these great musicians, everyday was... man, it was like another time and another place. It was very heavy. So, now I reflect on those things and use this wisdom on a current basis, through my music. D: Buddy Guy once said that he wishes that it were 1967 forever. Do you have any similar sentiments to any time? B: Naw, man. I know how good those times were but I'm still looking for good times. You understand? It's up to me to deal with that. The world is not waiting for me. No, no. It's up to me to feel good and to project that through my music. That's what I want to do. My political bag is underwritten. That's just me. Basically, I just want to make people feel good with my music. I've been to Poland. Don't speak the language but the people love the music and they dig me for that. D: You've played a lot of different jazz styles. How would you describe what you do now with the Artistic Truth? B: It's creative heritage music which encompasses all music. I try to play different styles. I've got a dixieland type of thing, some Latin things... D: So you pick up things wherever you hear them and like them? B: Sure, we all do and you're influenced by them whether you realize it or not. D: How often do you play with The Artistic Truth? B: Well, it's an off and on thing. I was doing a lot with the percussion choir but I will be doing both together, which hasn't happened since 1980. D: What is the Aboriginal Choir? B: It's a unit made up of 17 to 20 percussionists. It's like a big band, only we're dealing with just percussion. Everything is 'synchropated,' it's synchronated. Everything is in place. We ain't jamming, in other words, and we hit grooves, pockets. The concept comes out of Max Roach's "M'Boom re: percussion." D: Jazz is often called "the greatest American art form." B: It is. And the only. D: Do you feel that the music's gotten a fair shake? B: No it hasn't. Not in this country. It's more respected in Japan and Europe than it is here. There, people know who we are. They got the whole thing down. D: That seems ironic since it is such an American form. Why do you think that is? B: Well, I'm American too, but... The music was an expression of black influences and experiences in this country. D: So, you're basically saying one reason is racism. B: Right. Look, up until the 50's there weren't any black people in baseball. You dig? But eventually they had to move the music downtown because it was making a stir. And it didn't come from record companies hyping the thing up. They were just blowing, just creating on such a level and it was a spiritual level. It had to be to come across like that. These men travelled the world over and over, thousands of times. And people recognize them. You come here and nobody knows who you are. D: A lot of jazz greats moved to Japan. Did you ever consider that? B: No, I'm happy to be an American. Look,wherever I go I'll still be who I am. I'm gonna be who I am and I don't care if I'm on Mars. I like to visit places and hang out, but hey, I'm comfortable and I'm doing what I want to do. So, I can't complain. It's more than most people can say. D: Are you looking forward to Depot Town? B: Definitely, oh yeah. That's a very nice place. It should be a lot of fun. e Ube 'Dai ly C~z*6ijied LOGIE Continued from Page 10 index and pinky fingers rhyth- mically. Tipper Gore seems to think that if I listen to this music for too long, I will become a sexist, lust- crazed, Satan-worshipping, heroin- injecting, suicidal axe-murderer, but so far, I think I'm doing okay. I'm in the clear on everything, except maybe the lust, but I really don't think that's Ronnie James Dio's fault. In fact, the most murderous thoughts I'll confess to are the- direct result of my attempting to meditate using the words "Tipper Gore" as a mantra. Don't try that one out yourselves, kids, I've been there and it just isn't worth it. 'IW I apoli avoi stan S erv Chri; the t now harm type neve peop the i alrea those three purit miss M bomi is gc less-t Riot, The AIDS Epic An Ethical Persr Rabbi Dr. Moshe D. T( Rabbi Tendler serves as a Professor of Talm Elchanan Theological Seminary as well as C Department at Yeshiva University. He is in foremost expert in the field of Jewish medic. 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