Social media explodes as Prince tributes mark death of music icon

The sudden death of music legend Prince sent shockwaves through social media on Thursday, as masses of Twitter users flooded the site to express their heartfelt emotions.

Actors, musicians and celebrities quickly jumped on social media, sending messages of sadness and tributes as news of the singer’s death hit media outlets.

“‘A strong spirit transcends rules,’ Prince once said—and nobody’s spirit was stronger, bolder, or more creative,” tweeted President Barack Obama (@BarackObama) on Thursday.

“Prince” became the top-trending term on Twitter worldwide shortly after his death was reported. As of Thursday afternoon, his name had been tweeted more than 4 million times.

“He Changed The World!! A True Visionary,” tweeted Madonna (@Madonna) “What a loss. I’m Devastated.”

Celebrities around the globe used social media to highlight the singer and his influential, genre-defying music combining jazz, funk, R&B and disco. Prince won seven Grammy awards and an Oscar.

Actor-singer Will Smith said in a Facebook post that he was “stunned and heartbroken,” and had just spoken to Prince the night before his death.

“Today, Jada & I mourn with all of you the loss of a beautiful poet, a true inspiration, and one of the most magnificent artists to ever grace this earth,” he said.

Veteran R&B artist Lionel Richie said on Twitter, “I can’t believe it, I’m in total shock. So many wonderful memories, I will miss him.”

Prince first found fame in the late 1970s, and over the next three decades became known as one of the most inventive and eccentric forces in American pop music.

“Numb. Stunned. This can’t be real,” added pop star Justin Timberlake (@jtimberlake).

“This is what it sounds like when doves cry.. Prince R.I.P.

Condolences to his family & 2 us all,” tweeted Whoopi Goldberg actress and television personality (@WhoopiGoldberg).

“Prince the doves really are crying now. Listening to your music. Remembering you. #RIPPrince,” tweeted Oprah Winfrey (@Oprah).

Rapper Lupe Fiasco, who is scheduled to perform in Minneapolis Thursday night, encouraged concert-goers to wear purple in honor of the artist’s iconic song “Purple Rain.”

“We gone put on for Prince tonight!” tweeted Fiasco (@LupeFiasco).

Prince, born Prince Rogers Nelson, was a beloved icon in his home state of Minnesota. Following the news of his death, the Minnesota Vikings National Football League team tweeted “We’ve lost a legend way too soon.”

Prince recorded a song about the Minnesota Vikings, “Purple and Gold,” in 2010.

Minnesota politicians also leapt on social media to mourn the state’s beloved native.

Former Minnesota Governor and professional wrestler Jesse Ventura (@GovJVentura) tweeted, “What a day. Prince’s legendary music will live on, but today is a huge loss for Minnesota. He was one of a kind.”

Minnesota Congressman Erik Paulsen (@RepErikPaulsen) tweeted about the impact the artist had on his home state.

“Prince was the first concert I ever went to,” Paulsen tweeted from his verified Twitter account. “As talented as they come and a Minnesota treasure. He’ll be missed.”

source: interaksyon.com

WATCH | 1,000 musicians perform ‘Learn to Fly’ to lure Foo Fighters

The Foo Fighters have two concert dates in Italy later this year — Casalecchio Di Reno on November 13 and  Turin the next day. They are now keen to include a stop at the northern city of Cesena now that a video of 1,000 Italian musicians simultaneously performing a cover of their hit “Learn to Fly” has gone viral.

The video is a crowd-funding event organized by Fabio Zaffagnini for the sole purpose of enticing the Foo Fighters to come and perform in Cesena, 322 kilometers north of Rome, near the Adriatic Sea. As of this posting, the video has already amassed over 2 million views since it was uploaded to YouTube Thursday.

Immediately, the Foo Fighters responded on Twitter with a message of appreciation: “Che bello, Cesena.” (How beautiful, Cesena.)

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APP SOUND | Music handpan opens limitless possibilities, say creators

A small handpan that offers a wide range of musical possibilities to users has been devised by Barcelona-based performers. Reuters’ Jim Drury reports.

This is the Oval, an electronic handpan developed by these Barcelona-based researchers. The digital percussion instrument has just eight notes, but connected to an App via smartphone or tablet it allows professional musicians and beginners to create a wide array of sonic styles.

“The Oval is a digital interface that controls music. It has eight pads sensitive to pressure at multiple points. We can do an XY track as if it was a touch screen so that we can identify different moves of a finger and identify patterns. Not only intensity, but also where you press and how you move your fingers across the pad. That makes the sound that comes out of it more expressive as it gives the sound different layers of samples. So the final sounds will depend on where you place your fingers and how you move them on the Oval,” OVAL Co-creator Alex Posada saying.

It has a comparable shape to other handpan instruments and is played in a similar way, but co-creator David Goldschmidt says the app connection makes it superior.

“It’s not an acoustical sound that you can get with a metal instrument. But, it brings you to a different level. It has a much, much, much bigger variety of sounds and diversity of things you can do. It’s a new path in the music world,” OVAL creator David Goldschmidt saying.

Its open source hardware controller allows users free creative rein.

“The app needs the instrument and the instrument needs the app. The complete Oval is composed by the control interface – the physical part – and the app. The two together make the global instrument. Through the control instrument you can express what you want and the sound is created through the app. The sound does not come from the instrument itself, it comes from the phone. So you connect to a sound system through headphones or a cable and then you are able to intensify it and listen to what you are creating,” Posada saying.

Crowdfunding pledgers can buy an Oval for 399 euros, two thirds of its eventual retail price. The ongoing campaign raised 100,000 euros in its first three days… music to the ears of its creators.

source: interaksyon.com

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