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SoufflesJohannes Melsen, le verbe hautLe conte doit-il rester près de la cheminée ? Faut-il le mettre sur scène ? Du haut de ses deux mètres, le belge Johannes « Wannes » Melsen, nous dit franchement ce qu’il en pense. Et évoque le festival des nouvelles du conte de Bourdeaux, dans la Drôme, qu’il chapeaute depuis 1989. On en profite pour écouter Arno, Loic Lantoine et parler disparition, entr'autres.
2025-04-0130 min
Hot House Hours: Essential House Music MixEpisode 256: feat. Melsen, Djibril Cissé, Fedde Le Grand, Robbie Rivera, ESSE, Armin van BuurenHouse music at its best! Let Dave Baker take you on a journey of discovery and aural pleasure as he brings you the hottest and freshest funky, deep and tech house releases every week.
Once again there’s more house music to make you feel alive with plenty of feel-good tunes and beefy bangers to give your day a lift…including a surprise release from ex-Liverpool striker Djibril Cissé! If James Haskell can do it then why not!
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2025-03-1800 min
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast"When the Door Finally Buckles" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #13"When the Door Finally Buckles" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. Once again we're guests at the Private Collection, listening to Norman Cane tell of a night trapped in a remote schoolhouse, hounded by strange, zombie-like creatures.
2024-11-281h 10
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast"The Night of the Seven Storeys" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #12"The Night of the Seven Storeys" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. What is the source of those mysterious sounds, those infernal crashes that come in sevens, night after night?
2024-10-171h 15
KinderopvangTotaal, de podcastIn gesprek met Iva Bicanic en Pieter Melsen over hun prentenboek Charlie en seksueel misbruik'Charlie' vertelt het verhaal van een kind dat seksueel misbruik meemaakt. Redacteuren Frida Noordzij en Carmen Felix gaan in gesprek met de auteurs: Iva Bicanic en Pieter Melsen. Het duo belicht in het boek de gedachten en gevoelens van Charlie. Zij baseren zich hierbij op hun jarenlange ervaring als zedenrechercheur en klinisch psycholoog. Om Charlies binnenwereld zo realistisch mogelijk te beschrijven, hebben zij zich daarnaast laten inspireren door de ervaringen en de taal van bijna driehonderd volwassenen die als kind zijn misbruikt.
2024-10-0837 min
Klare Liefdestaal - podcast van Marije van den Berg#39 Pieter Melsen – In gesprek over seksueel misbruikAls studioverhoorder bij de zedenpolitie hoort Pieter vele schrijnende verhalen van kinderen en andere kwetsbare doelgroepen over seksueel misbruik. Vaak gaan deze kinderen enorm gebukt door de zware last van het geheim.
Wanneer er sprake is van seksueel misbruik weerhouden schuld en schaamte of een dreigement van de dader tot het geheimhouden van dit grootse onrecht. Pieter deelt tijdens de opname over zijn werk als studioverhoorder en hoe zij kinderen helpen om een zuivere verklaring af te leggen in de studio. Zijn ervaring leert dat juist het in de openheid brengen van dit soort...
2024-09-2352 min
Hot House Hours: Essential House Music MixEpisode 228: feat. James Hype, Chaney, Eats Everything, Needs No Sleep, MARZI, Melsen, Eddy MHouse music at its best! Let Dave Baker take you on a journey of discovery and aural pleasure as he brings you the hottest and freshest funky, deep and tech house releases every week.
Tune in this week for the best afro, mainstream and tech house releases and hottest promos with 60 minutes of non-stop essential music to give your week a lift. We hear the debut release from Dan Azzo, my favourite track from MARZI’s 3 track EP, a fresh release from Chaney, and familiar tracks beefed up for 2024 by Wilza, Eddy M, Needs No Sleep, Mr Jac and James Hy...
2024-09-031h 01
Hot House Hours: Essential House Music MixEpisode 221: feat. Mark Knight and James Hurr, CamelPhat, Todd Terry, Raumakustik, MelsenHouse music at its best! Let Dave Baker take you on a journey of discovery and aural pleasure as he brings you the hottest and freshest funky, deep and tech house releases every week.
Wow, what a selection of tunes this week! We kick off with some amazing piano house from Dutch maestro Melsen, followed by more piano house from Jon Fitz, Micki, Senhaji, and AnAmStyle. We also hear big tunes from Babert, Todd Terry, Mark Knight and James Hurr, Raumakustik and ONGEMACH, CamelPhat, Dimitri Vegas and…Vin Diesel??? It’s a little underground, a little funky - but 100% uplifting feel...
2024-07-161h 03
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast"An Appetite for Steam" by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #11"An Appetite for Steam" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, our intrepid P. I. finds himself up against a novel threat aboard a North Yorkshire steam train.
2024-06-271h 05
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Translucents” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #10"The Translucents" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the story, the P. I. visits the coastal town of Southport, in order to investigate the alleged presence of doppelgangers in a vast antiques centre.
2024-05-3035 min
Don’t Miss A Thrilling Full Audiobook On Your Commute.The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen, Paranormal Investigator by Ian GordonPlease visithttps://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/2/audible/138726to listen full audiobooks.
Title: The Weird Adventures of Peter Van Melsen, Paranormal Investigator
Series: Van Melsen Mythos, Book 1
Author: Ian Gordon
Narrator: Ian Gordon, Jennifer Gordon, Gary Gordon, Gareth Wynne
Format: mp3
Length: 8 hrs and 20 mins
Release date: 03-19-24
Ratings: 4.5 out of 5 stars, 4 ratings
Genres: Horror
Publisher's Summary:
Weird things dwell in the hidden corners of Britain: subterranean beasts, extradimensional entities, resurrected ghouls, and spectral vampires. And there are weird places, too. Beyond the veil of the waking world, lie realms of secrets, domains of madness. So begins the saga, of Peter...
2024-03-198h 20
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice” (4/4) / Van Melsen, Case #9"The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. This time, it's 1986, and we're in Cornwall, where our intrepid detective, aided by his new acquaintance, Norman Cane, is investigating the alleged appearance of a legendary cryptid in a remote village.
2023-11-0223 minThe HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice” (3/4) / Van Melsen, Case #9Episode 4 will follow on November 2nd.
"The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. This time, it's 1986, and we're in Cornwall, where our intrepid detective, aided by his new acquaintance, Norman Cane, is investigating the alleged appearance of a legendary cryptid in a remote village.
2023-11-0149 minThe HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice” (2/4) / Van Melsen, Case #9Episode 3 will follow on November 1st.
"The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. This time, it's 1986, and we're in Cornwall, where our intrepid detective, aided by his new acquaintance, Norman Cane, is investigating the alleged appearance of a legendary cryptid in a remote village.
2023-10-3142 minThe HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice” (1/4) / Van Melsen, Case #9Episode 2 will follow on October 31st.
"The Owlman of Greenhill Coppice" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. This time, it's 1986, and we're in Cornwall, where our intrepid detective, aided by his new acquaintance, Norman Cane, is investigating the alleged appearance of a legendary cryptid in a remote village.
2023-10-3037 min
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Wolves of Wombleton” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #8"The Wolves of Wombleton" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the tale, the intrepid P. I. finds himself drawn into a strange set of circumstances surrounding a wild dog attack in the quiet North Yorkshire village of Wombleton.
2023-08-0357 min
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Little Men of County Bravadus” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #7"The Little Men of County Bravadus" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon. In the tale, the renowned P. I. is summoned to the former mill town of Bolton, where an artefact from the town’s past is causing trouble after dark.
2023-07-131h 41
Mahalia InspireertManifesteren: Je leven veranderen ondanks je belemmeringen met Danique MelsenKom mee ademen tijdens de online ademsessie op 4 April 🌬️
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2023-03-161h 04
'Trouw aan jezelf'- podcast!Aflevering #95. In gesprek met Dominique Melsen.In deze aflevering is Dominique Melsen te gast. Afgelopen jaar liep haar emmer over en maakte ze de dappere stap om in een coachingstraject bij mij te stappen.
In deze aflevering deelt ze over haar proces, hoe ze de samenwerking met mij heeft ervaren en wat het haar heeft gebracht.
Heb je een vraag aan Dominique of wil je haar volgen, ga dan naar haar instagram: @dosnewhair
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En wil jij...
2023-02-0755 min
Coming From The South RadioComing From The South Radio 167 (Melsen Guestmix)Welcome to a brand new episode of Coming From The South Radio. This week we have a lot of exclusive music of: B-Front & Kronos, Cuebrick, Blondex, Mandy, NWYR, VINAI x Olly James and many more!
Also this week we have a special guestmix by the one and only Melsen!
Tracklist: https://1001.tl/1qf667nk
Remember, you can send your promos to: azaelaguilera@gmail.com
Jingles: Jaime Deraz
2023-02-041h 05
The HorrorBabble Originals PodcastHammer & Nails (6/6) Van Melsen and the Hammerton HorrorJoin podcaster, Diane Woodrow, in conversation with the renowned Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, as the pair discuss a strange case the latter was involved with, known as the Hammerton Horror. Over 6 episodes, you’ll hear the recording of Woodrow’s podcast in the quiet setting of Rosedale Chapel, interspersed with dramatic cutaways, designed to provide an audible glimpse of key events as they transpired.
Starring:
Ian Gordon as Peter Van Melsen
Jennifer Gordon as Diane Woodrow
Max Rudd as Andy Perkins
Jess Gordon as Nancy Peterson
Simo...
2022-10-2724 min
The HorrorBabble Originals PodcastHammer & Nails (5/6) Van Melsen Takes His MedicineJoin podcaster, Diane Woodrow, in conversation with the renowned Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, as the pair discuss a strange case the latter was involved with, known as the Hammerton Horror. Over 6 episodes, you’ll hear the recording of Woodrow’s podcast in the quiet setting of Rosedale Chapel, interspersed with dramatic cutaways, designed to provide an audible glimpse of key events as they transpired.
Starring:
Ian Gordon as Peter Van Melsen
Jennifer Gordon as Diane Woodrow
Max Rudd as Andy Perkins
Jess Gordon as Nancy Peterson
Ben...
2022-10-2023 min
The HorrorBabble Originals PodcastHammer & Nails (4/6) Van Melsen Goes BackJoin podcaster, Diane Woodrow, in conversation with the renowned Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, as the pair discuss a strange case the latter was involved with, known as the Hammerton Horror. Over 6 episodes, you’ll hear the recording of Woodrow’s podcast in the quiet setting of Rosedale Chapel, interspersed with dramatic cutaways, designed to provide an audible glimpse of key events as they transpired.
Starring:
Ian Gordon as Peter Van Melsen
Jennifer Gordon as Diane Woodrow
Max Rudd as Andy Perkins
Jess Gordon as Nancy Peterson
Jacq...
2022-10-1325 min
The HorrorBabble Originals PodcastHammer & Nails (3/6) Van Melsen Reads a BookJoin podcaster, Diane Woodrow, in conversation with the renowned Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, as the pair discuss a strange case the latter was involved with, known as the Hammerton Horror. Over 6 episodes, you’ll hear the recording of Woodrow’s podcast in the quiet setting of Rosedale Chapel, interspersed with dramatic cutaways, designed to provide an audible glimpse of key events as they transpired.
Starring:
Ian Gordon as Peter Van Melsen
Jennifer Gordon as Diane Woodrow
Max Rudd as Andy Perkins
Jess Gordon as Nancy Peterson
Gary...
2022-10-0624 min
The HorrorBabble Originals PodcastHammer & Nails (2/6) Van Melsen and the Laughing ManJoin podcaster, Diane Woodrow, in conversation with the renowned Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, as the pair discuss a strange case the latter was involved with, known as the Hammerton Horror. Over 6 episodes, you’ll hear the recording of Woodrow’s podcast in the quiet setting of Rosedale Chapel, interspersed with dramatic cutaways, designed to provide an audible glimpse of key events as they transpired.
Starring:
Ian Gordon as Peter Van Melsen and the Laughing Man
Jennifer Gordon as Diane Woodrow
Max Rudd as Andy Perkins
Jess Gordon as Nanc...
2022-09-2925 min
The HorrorBabble Originals PodcastHammer & Nails (1/6) Van Melsen and the Discovery at Sutton BankJoin podcaster, Diane Woodrow, in conversation with the renowned Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, as the pair discuss a strange case the latter was involved with, known as the Hammerton Horror. Over 6 episodes, you’ll hear the recording of Woodrow’s podcast in the quiet setting of Rosedale Chapel, interspersed with dramatic cutaways, designed to provide an audible glimpse of key events as they transpired.
Starring:
Ian Gordon as Peter Van Melsen and Leighton Davis
Jennifer Gordon as Diane Woodrow and Scarlett Frequency
Max Rudd as Andy Perkins
Jess Gord...
2022-09-2229 min
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Lure of the Dreamscape” (4/4) The White Room / Van Melsen, Case #6"The Lure of the Dreamscape" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon.
Following on from The Stonegate Horror, The Lure of the Dreamscape sees the Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, undertaking his most ambitious case to date: a quest involving a curious black box, and a missing dreamer by the name of Jason Murphy.
2022-02-1737 minThe HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Lure of the Dreamscape” (3/4) The Noble Act / Van Melsen, Case #6"The Lure of the Dreamscape" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon.
Following on from The Stonegate Horror, The Lure of the Dreamscape sees the Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, undertaking his most ambitious case to date: a quest involving a curious black box, and a missing dreamer by the name of Jason Murphy.
2022-02-1655 minThe HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Lure of the Dreamscape” (2/4) The Transitional Realm / Van Melsen, Case #6"The Lure of the Dreamscape" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon.
Following on from The Stonegate Horror, The Lure of the Dreamscape sees the Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, undertaking his most ambitious case to date: a quest involving a curious black box, and a missing dreamer by the name of Jason Murphy.
2022-02-1537 minThe HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Lure of the Dreamscape” (1/4) The Flight of Fancy / Van Melsen, Case #6"The Lure of the Dreamscape" is a Peter Van Melsen story by Ian Gordon.
Following on from The Stonegate Horror, The Lure of the Dreamscape sees the Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, undertaking his most ambitious case to date: a quest involving a curious black box, and a missing dreamer by the name of Jason Murphy.
2022-02-141h 17
Spoken LabelTom Melsen (Spoken Label, January 2022)Latest Spoken Label (Writer/Artist Podcast) features the wonderful Tom Melsen.
Tom is a "a dutch artist, born in Rotterdam. Melsen is best known for his artwork, for which he has been nominated for numerous awards and winning the abstract art contest in 2016 by International Gallery Of The Arts in Canada. His paintings have been published in magazines worldwide and Melsen published a collection of art books. His work has been widely exhibited in group and solo exhibitions around the world.
After releasing several albums with various bands and film/art-project soundtracks, Melsen released three...
2022-01-2640 min
The HorrorBabble Originals Podcast”The Stonegate Horror” by Ian Gordon / Van Melsen, Case #5"The Stonegate Horror" is a Cthulhu Mythos short story by Ian Gordon. Tasked with the retrieval of a rare and powerful object, the Paranormal Investigator, Peter Van Melsen, descends into the hidden catacombs of York... But what else might be waiting for him down there?
Narrated by Ian Gordon
Music and production by Ian & Jennifer Gordon
2021-09-1638 min
Merci, Chérie - Der Eurovision Podcast#0301 Die kleine Großmacht Luxemburg - Mit Monique Melsen, Marion Welter & Thierry MerschUpdate 2022: Aus lizenzrechtlichen Gründen ist die Musik aus dieser Episode entfernt!Doch zuerst ein paar News:Die Publikumslieblinge von 2019 und 2020 bringen sich für 2021 in Stellung: KEiiNO möchte wieder für Norwegen mit "Monument" starten und The Roop mit "Discoteque" für Littauen.Albanien hat bereits entschieden: "Karma" von Anxhela Peristeri.Zu Gast sind diesmal drei sehr unterschiedliche Menschen, die alle mit dem Song Contest in Luxemburg zu tun haben.Marion Welter vertrat das kleine Großherzogtum 1992 mit dem zweiten von nur drei Beiträgen auf Letzeburgisch, der ein...
2021-01-251h 38
Bir Yaşam Felsefesi Olarak Girişimcilik#106: Girişimcilik Üzerine -3- Konuk: Melsen Tunca (Çok Yönlü Bir İnsan)Girişimcilik Üzerine -2- Konuk: Melsen Tunca
2019-03-1515 minBir Yaşam Felsefesi Olarak Girişimcilik#105: Girişimcilik Üzerine -2- Konuk: Melsen Tunca (Çok Yönlü Bir İnsan)Konuk: Melsen Tunca (Çok Yönlü Bir İnsan)
2019-03-1412 minBir Yaşam Felsefesi Olarak Girişimcilik#104: Girişimcilik Üzerine -1- Konuk: Melsen Tunca (Çok Yönlü Bir İnsan)Konuk: Melsen Tunca (Çok Yönlü Bir İnsan)
2019-03-1121 min
CG Chatter Podcast: The Art, Business, and Lifestyle of Creating Computer GraphicsCG Chatter 012: Senior Graphic Artist & Art Department Manager Melsen CarlsburgIn this episode of the CG Chatter Podcast, I chat with my brother Melsen Carlsburg, Senior Graphic Artist & Art Department Manager at Three Twins Productions. Learn about screen printing, workplace ergonomics & good time management. Learn more at cgchatter.com.
2016-06-011h 04
Melsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-22 Part 6After playing duets with Dad, and after a rather messy performance of a Chopin G Major Prelude, I wanted to play just one more time before moving on to find our departure gate at the airport. If you're familiar with the prelude, you'll hear how I started there with this improvisation. I think this is the most exuberant one of the day, and a fitting end to the string of Portland public performances. Playing piano makes me so happy, and getting to play for other people even more so. Thank you for listening :)
2015-08-2804 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-22 Part 5 - collaboration with Philip CarlsenHere is the second duet improvisation with my dad, Philip Carlsen (www.philcarlsen.com). In this one, I'm playing bass, and he's playing treble. I snuck a peak around us during the middle of this, and a sizeable crowd had gathered. It can be such a relief in a stressful situation like an airport to be able to make and listen to live music!
2015-08-2705 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-22 Part 4 - collaboration with Philip CarlsenAnd then my dad joined me and we improvised two duets. This is the first: he is playing bass and I'm playing treble. I grew up listening to him compose at the piano, and I have been heavily influenced by his sense of musical adventure and creation. Check out some of his work on his website: www.philcarlsen.com. You can listen to clips there and on Soundcloud. Also, there is a professional recording of me playing a piece that he wrote for me, "October", put out by Parma Recordings. Here's a link to the recording on iTunes: https://ge...
2015-08-2704 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-22 Part 3This is the second recording from the Kawai baby grand at PDX, and the third recording from last Saturday. By now, if you've been listening to this podcast for a while, you'll recognize this style of improvising: fast arpeggiated chords, where the content is a slow harmonic transformation with the illusion of a fast pace because of the many notes used, and where there is often a slow melodic line that sparkles out of the top. After I spent a week on the Oregon coast with the constant backdrop of the pounding Pacific surf, playing in this style took on...
2015-08-2704 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-22 Part 2This Kawai baby grand piano was just sitting in the terminal at PDX. The security guard said that sometimes they paid performers to play on it, but otherwise it was available for anyone to play. My family and I had a couple hours before our plane left, so my dad and I ended up playing for almost an hour! We did some pieces we knew, but we also improvised a lot. This is my first improvisation on that piano.
2015-08-2604 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-22 Part 1I was recently on the Oregon coast for a family reunion, and on our last day, some of us spent some time in Portland. To my delight, we found not one, but two public pianos to play! The first was part of the Piano Push Play project, and was installed outside the Portland Art Museum. It was a gorgeous day, and it had the feeling of the Boston Street Piano project all over again. This is the recording I made there. One of the keys had a missing hammer (and therefore couldn't play) - can you tell which one?
2015-08-2609 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-8-8My partner and I visited my dad and his wife last weekend. He had recently gotten his baby grand piano back, after living in small apartments for a few years. It was sweet to re-familiarize myself with it. I spent hours practicing on it when I was in high school.
I woke up on Saturday morning, and before anyone else was up and about, I started this recording. You will hear Dad in the kitchen making breakfast at the end.
2015-08-1309 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-7-12A little over two years ago, my grandmother passed away. I played at her memorial service, as well as many other times that weekend. Here's a recording I made when I was warming up on the stage where we were going to hold the service.
She played piano as well, and I spent a lot of time that weekend poring over her music books, and reading her notes in the margins. I grew up on the other side of the country from where she and my grandfather lived, so I didn't get to see her very often. I...
2015-08-1108 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-7-30 Part 2I made this recording right after the last one, again with the Sony PCM-M10. It's a bit longer.
Because of a very busy work schedule over the past few months, I've had a hard time finding time to even play piano, let alone record. It was really nice to be able to sit down and make these tracks.
2015-08-0504 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-7-30 Part 1Trying something new with this recording. I recently bought a Sony PCM-M10 Portable Audio Recorder, which records in stereo. So far, I'm really liking it! I'm able to record in much higher resolution than I did on my smart phone. Plus, this device is able to filter out some low frequencie sounds (like wind or household noises), and it also limits the levels so there is hopefully no distortion at the louder end of the spectrum.
This recording is on the mellower side.
2015-08-0102 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2014-3-11 Part 1I'm considering starting to compose finished pieces using ideas I've explored in these improvisations. I would then make recordings and release them in albums. I would also make the sheet music available for sale. These are grand ideas, and because of the nature of my day job, there are only certain times in the year when I would have enough creative energy and time to devote to such a project, but...it would be so cool, wouldn't it?
2015-06-1004 min2015-06-0104 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-3 Part 2Here's another recording from March, released after the fact! It's a long-format one.
I've been thinking about why I typically choose the keys I do to play in. And what makes a key feel like it does? I find I gravitate towards flat keys, but what does that even mean? A-flat Major is technically the same as G-sharp Major. But I believe I always think of it as A-flat when I'm improvising. Similarly, I often think of D-flat Major, not C-sharp Major. B-flat minor, not A-sharp minor. Is this typical? I wonder! But I also wonder if...
2015-04-0711 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-29 Part 1This was an improvisation inspired by a piece I wrote in elementary school called "A lot of Jazzy Jazz" (which was itself a variation on an earlier piece: "A little bit of Jazz"). Not sure how actual jazzy this ever was, but it was fun to play with!
2015-04-0303 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-29 Part 3March 2015 - Day 31
Here it is - the last post for March. I wrote Ocean Squalls when I was in late elementary school. On Sunday night, I read through it a couple times and then put my music notebook away. This is me playing it from memory, and taking a little artistic liberty. I hope you enjoy!
2015-03-3101 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-29 Part 5March 2015 - Day 30
Only two days left in March, including today! I'm trying to decide how frequently to continue posting to this podcast. I recently went through all my files, and I have more than 200 recordings. They are not all ones I would want to share publicly, but many of them are. If I continue to record a few new piano logs every week, I should be able to post at least two every week for a long time. Stay tuned! What I've learned through the course of this month is that I love doing this podcast...
2015-03-3010 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-4 Part 3March 2015 - Day 29
This piano was in a little courtyard at Harvard Law School. I had the feeling of being in a sort of room, even though I was outside. It felt oddly private. Perhaps as a result, I think this improvisation ended up sounding more introspective.
2015-03-2904 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-5-29March 2015 - Day 28
In 2013, this young person passed away after a tragic bicycle accident. I played thinking of him, and thinking of the people he left behind who grieved his passing. Often, music can express things when words aren't helpful. And also, I'm not a traditionally religious person, but sometimes for me, playing music is the most direct and raw way of connecting with something larger than myself. I don't really ever choose to attend religious services, but I am always so willing and grateful to be able to play music for them, because I believe I'm h...
2015-03-2807 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-9-30 Part 1March 2015 - Day 27
I drove over the river from work in Watertown on my lunch break to play this piano. It was unusual in that the keys were painted in addition to the cabinet.
2015-03-2703 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2008-12-2March 2015 - Day 26
This was one of my first ever recordings of piano improvisation. Up until 2008, I had improvised so much, but I had never thought to record. It had been my way of warming up at the keyboard, relaxing, or even practicing techniques. But that was all. I didn't take it nearly as seriously as my classical training. Which is perhaps entirely appropriate.
So, here it is - my first attempt at recording. I had no idea what was going to happen when I hit the record button, and I guess I still don't!
2015-03-2610 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-9-29 Part 8March 2015 - Day 25
This is the last piano I played on the first day I ventured out to play street pianos. It was a baby grand sitting out in front of the MFA, and it was decorated with an easel and tubes of paint!
2015-03-2503 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-13 Part 5March 2015 - Day 24
My friend Maggie was dancing to this improvisation. You can see a video of this and many other street piano performances on YouTube.
2015-03-2404 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-22 Part 4March 2015 - Day 23
For this one, I focused on a left hand melody with right hand accompaniment to start. I think it has an eerie quality.
2015-03-2307 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-22 Part 1March 2015 - Day 22
I recorded a few piano logs today - here is the first! More to come throughout the coming week...
2015-03-2310 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2012-2-23March 2015 - Day 21
Spring has come! And there are only ten days left of March! This is a recording from 2012, when I didn't have a home acoustic piano to play. My Casio keyboard really saved the day during those months when I wanted to keep playing.
2015-03-2104 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-12 Part 1March 2015 - Day 20
This piano had no working damper pedal! So I made the best of it. What follows is a very upbeat, staccato improvisation, with many sequences. Sequences can be very satisfying!
2015-03-2003 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-5 Part 15March 2015 - Day 19
My second recording from the South Station pianos. I had at least a couple spectators - you can hear them in the background!
2015-03-1902 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-5 Part 14March 2015 - Day 18, part two!
I launched into this jaunty tune. Seemed very appropriate for South Station. There were actually two pianos set up next to each other there, which was unique.
2015-03-1801 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-5 Part 13March 2015 - Day 18
I'm releasing two recordings today: this first one is tiny - it's just a clip of a woman I met who had been hanging out at the South Station public piano for multiple days, hours a day. She was trying to amass signatures for a petition to save the pianos. I wonder what became of that?
2015-03-1800 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-12 Part 3March 2015 - Day 17
Here is the rest of that improvisation I posted yesterday. This one is much longer. I think there are many cool sounds that emerged...enjoy!
2015-03-1713 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-12 Part 2March 2015 - Day 16
This one is from earlier on last Thursday. I thought that I would try to shake things up by trying to intersperse unexpected and odd chords with my more habitual flow of improvisation. You'll hear more things than usual that could sound like mistakes, but I try to run with them and see where they lead. This is really the first of a two-part recording. I stopped recording, then decided I wanted to continue, so started again where I left off. You'll hear the second part tomorrow.
Also, I have now officially...
2015-03-1604 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-12 Part 5March 2015 - Day 15
My last recording of the night on Thursday. I had tried some improvisations earlier with a relatively large concentration of random chance chords and sonorities (you'll hear these ones soon). In this last one, I gravitated to one lovely, dependable key: the fabulous F major! Enjoy...
2015-03-1502 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-2 Part 2March 2015 - Day 14
Here's one from the Esplanade at night. I was pretty close to the hatch shell. What a fun, weird experience to play a piano outdoors in a park. I somehow think this improvisation even sounds like night music...
2015-03-1406 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-5 Part 12March 2015 - Day 13
This is one of 17 recordings I made on October 5, 2013. As you have heard previously on this podcast, I started at Old North Church right after tower bell ringing practice. I then made my way down the greenway, over to Quincy Market and the old State House, back by Government Center, by this park, then over to the Chinatown gate. Quite a long tour!
I liked this piano because I thought it sounded a lot like a hammer dulcimer.
2015-03-1305 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-8 Part 4March 2015 - Day 12
Here it is - the improvisation I had to do directly following Professor Souhad Zendah's presentation. I was haunted by the image of her at 17, having to spend 4 hours in an ever-narrowing tunnel, walking past countless sniper guns and enduring constant shouted threats from unseen soldiers on speakers, waiting to get out of Gaza into Israel, so she could travel to the West Bank for university, not knowing she wouldn't be able to go back home - to this day.
Something I noticed about this recording - it starts with a repeated...
2015-03-1206 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-8 Part 3March 2015 - Day 11
This is the third recording from last Sunday's service at the Community Church of Boston. I played this one after community announcements, joys, and sorrows had been expressed. This was paving the way for our presenter, Souhad Zendah. See Day 9 for a longer description of the service.
This is another one in the arpeggiated style. After listening to it, I think it references "Become Ocean" by John Luther Adams, performed by the Seattle Symphony Orchestra. I've been listening to that recently. That is a very cool piece, and I really recommend seeking...
2015-03-1104 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-8 Part 2March 2015 - Day 10
This is the second recording from Sunday's church service. See Part 1 for a longer description. It was the first official music offering in the service.
2015-03-1004 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-8 Part 1March 2015 - Day 9
I just attended an incredibly intense and heartfelt talk by Tufts Professor Souhad Zendah about her experiences growing up in Gaza, her life afterwards, and the lives of all the people who live there now. I do not have words to convey this adequately. I have learned some about the Palestinian-Israeli conflict over the years, but I really had no idea it was this bad. Simply, it sounds like Gaza is a prison. And I'm terrified for the people who live there. My heart goes out to them.
I played for the...
2015-03-0906 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-5 Part 6March 2015 - Day 8
This was arguably one of the most populated places I played during the Boston Street Piano project. You can hear all the people moving around and talking in the background!
2015-03-0803 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-3 Part 1March 2015 - Day 7! It's been a whole week, and I've still got so many recordings to share! Thanks to all of you who have been tuning in and downloading the podcasts. I really appreciate your interest!
2015-03-0704 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-3-1Welcome to Day 6! I've gone back to recording directly from my iPhone while I try to get the new microphone fixed. You may have noticed some microphone static in a couple of the more recent recordings. It's been getting worse, so I'm probably going to just get the microphone replaced. In the meantime, I have a shock absorbing mic stand for my iPhone which is pretty cool! It definitely helps reduce the background noise in the recordings.
2015-03-0606 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-5 Part 1Yet another one from the Boston Street Piano Project. This was the first recording I made that day, after tower bell ringing practice at Old North Church. This is one of the fast arpeggiated ones, in the vein of my Davis Square recording.
2015-03-0503 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-4 Part 12This one is more informal and playful. During the Street Piano Project, there would often be people milling around the pianos - waiting to take their turn, just listening, or wanting to join in. I started playing Autumn Leaves, and a guy who was standing behind me started singing along. Then he asked if he could play too, and we had some fun!
2015-03-0402 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-4 Part 11Part of the Boston Street Piano Project. This one explores different realms of sound from my usual palette. I mean, part of what I'm trying to do is be original and try something entirely new every time. But my ears and fingers have patterns they love to revisit. Sometimes I have to really push myself to shake things up, and I think this recording really did that!
2015-03-0303 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-2-26 Part 2This is a longer, meandering one. References to Dream Girls (a little bit!), as well as themes from previous Piano Logs.
2015-03-0213 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-2-26 Part 1For this improvisation, I found myself touching on a Chopin piece I've never actually learned. See if you can tell which one it is!
And, welcome to March 2015! For the month of March, I'm going to be publishing one podcast episode a day, so please check back regularly!
2015-03-0113 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-1 - Longy School of Music Part 2Part of the Boston Street Piano project. A trumpet student was practing a part from the Ravel G-Major Piano Concerto, so I did this riff on it.
You can view a video of this improvisation here on YouTube.
2015-02-2604 min2015-02-2511 min2015-02-2504 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-1 Longy School of Music, Part 1Part of the Boston Street Piano project.
2015-02-2404 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-2-16Another longer post. Here in Boston, we have had so much snow in the past month! The snowbanks are at least 9 feet tall on either side of our driveway, and our little street is like a bobsled tunnel. The last time I remember seeing this much snow, I was a child, and the walkways went over my head because I was tiny! Needless to say, I have had snow on the brain. So this improvisation ends in a little tune I remember from when I was that small child, watching a sweet movie about another child and his snowman.
2015-02-1910 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-10-3 Part 1 - Davis SquareI made this recording in Davis Square, Somerville, MA. The piano was part of the Boston Street Piano Project. If you follow the link and scroll down, you'll find a video of me playing!
2015-02-0603 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-1-31I recently purchased a Zoom iQ6 X-Y Stereo Microphone for iOS from Guitar Center, and this is the first recording I made with it. I have been making all my recordings on my iPhone, but the recording quality hasn't been great for music. I'm still working out the best settings to use, but I think you'll notice the difference!
2015-02-0206 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2012-4-2 Part 2This is the second part of the improvisation I did with my brother Eric in a practice room at Wellesley College after listening to the Alloy Orchestra in concert (Performance to Man with a Movie Camera). I think you can tell that some of the inspiration comes from what we just heard.
A little background: Eric and I grew up listening to our dad, Philip Carlsen, composing at the piano. We both studied piano while we were growing up, and we both loved to just sit at the instrument and improvise (I think we preferred this to...
2015-01-2907 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2012-4-2 Part 1This is the first of two recordings I made with my brother Eric after a performance at Wellesley College by the Alloy Orchestra (Performance to Man with a Movie Camera). He's playing treble on this one, and I'm playing bass. We're down in a practice room, playing on a baby grand.
On our way to this concert, we had been listening to a James Booker Pandora station in my car, and I think our first improv session was loosely inspired by that music. Our second session was heavily influenced by Alloy Orchestra's performance. It was cool how...
2015-01-2903 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-9-29 Part 3This was the second piano I recorded for the "Play Me I'm Yours" Boston Street Piano installation.
Link to Boston Street Pianos 2013, Franklin Park Zoo
2015-01-2204 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-9-29 Part 2This was the second piano I visited during the "Play Me, I'm Yours" street piano installation in Boston. I arrived as the piano tuner was finishing up, so I sat in the shade and ate my breakfast as he worked. As I was waiting, I got to watch the stream of people in line for the zoo, and I loved how a lot of them stopped to see what he was doing. Public pianos can be such a spectacle. They draw the attention of so many people, especially young children.
Link to Boston Street Pianos 2013, Franklin Park Z...
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Melsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2015-1-12In October 2014, I found a free piano on Craigslist. It was so out of tune that some of the higher keys (which have three strings each) played three different distinct notes at once! But I have played many, many upright pianos by now, in various states of disrepair, and I liked the feel of this one. The keys were intact, the soft pedal and damper pedal worked, and it was very resonant.
I paid movers to transport it to my apartment, and I hired a piano technician (Jay Natale) to fix up the action. When we opened u...
2015-01-1315 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-7-27 Part 3I played this thinking of my partner's uncle who had just passed away.
2015-01-1208 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2012-2-6This particular piano was an old, very moldy baby grand, in a room off the lobby of the Thornewood Inn in Great Barrington, MA. I couldn't play long, because my sinuses got very irritated, but I was intrigued with the sonorities of the out-of-tune strings.
2015-01-1204 minMelsen's Piano LogPiano Log 2013-4-21I was out on Whidbey Island, off the coast of Washington State, for my Grandad's memorial service. I live in the Boston area, and I have rarely gotten out to this place in my lifetime. My brother and I flew out there together with our mom, and we spent a couple days on the island. The woods were so incredibly lush and green!
We had the memorial service at the Senior Center where Grandad had spent a lot of time. As people were starting to trickle in, someone expressed their disappointment that my mom hadn't brought her...
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