Needlepoint Music

A little write-up about the business ethics of the studio and my business philosophy in general.

https://canvasrebel.com/meet-simon-needle/

Short answer: be good to your people, and they will be good to you!

Visit: www.rangr.org/ansleymusic and join the club!

Meet Simon Needle We're excited to introduce you to the always interesting and insightful Simon Needle. We hope you'll enjoy our conversation with Simon below. Simon, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today Let’s start with a story that highlights an important way in which your brand diverges...

My latest publication with Eastman's Intégral Journal... A little Hip-Hop Analysis!

https://www.esm.rochester.edu/integral/35-2022/wadsworth-and-needle/

There is so much tension and emotional manipulation happening in Hip-Hop music. Whether we see it or not, we certainly feel it!

Shout out to Kung-fu Kenny!

Rhyme, Metrical Tension, and Formal Ambiguity in Kendrick Lamar’s Flow - Intégral Benjamin K. Wadsworth and Simon Needle Abstract The flow of Kendrick Lamar veers between old-school, metrically rigid and new-school, prose-like rhymes. Through manipulating rhymes within $$4\atop4$$ time, Lamar increases and decreases affective tension, suggests formal ambiguity, and highlights cha...