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7Electrons will be at FYF

2014 Fuck Yeah Festival lineup is spectacular.  It’ll be our 3rd year of attendance.  This year will be at the LA Sports Arena & Exposition Park. We’re excited.  Who’s going?  

7E Guest Artist - Evan Holm

Evan is a multimedia sculptor, born in Seattle and now resides in Oakland, California. While attending UCSC, he studied double major in art/engineering and eventually steered his focus to an art degree.  Evan utilizes audio components and electronics while using simple machines or custom mechanical devices.  He writes, “For the most part,  I make large scale sculptures that are machines and clocks of a sort.  I use elements found from the natural world, and tailor them together with technological components crafted by human hands.  I love merging nature and tech in a way that resolves the piece into a higher harmony. Sound is a beautiful medium in its own right. As an artist, it is a pleasure for me to move between mediums.  Sound and music is a medium that I find so immediately engaging that I try to include it in most of my sculptures." 

Watch Submerged TurntablefromBrian LillaonVimeo.

-7E

Motion Artist Marco Bagni Joins 7E

Italian Motion Designer, Marco resides in Berlin, a.k.a. Lost Conversation.  As a commercial artist, he focuses on infographics, storytelling, UI/UX and Direction.  

Chasing Space is a an abstract animation investigating the Universe and the connection to life.  He quotes the philosopher Alan Watts saying,”So we have this process, called life. It’s aware of itself, it’s aware of itself through you; you are an instrument through which the Universe looks at itself. And because of this there is always an aspect of itself that it can’t see. Like a snake pursuing his own tale. That’s what we find as we investigate the Universe: Make the microscope bigger and bigger, and we will find ever more minute things; Make the telescope bigger and bigger, and the Universe expands, because it’s running away from itself; It won’t do that if you don’t chase it!” 

Watch the full animation here.

7E Reviews Frends Taylor Headphones 

In addition to our engineering/art blog, we also own and operate a Los Angeles based pro audio company Meris.  Terry is an electronic engineer, founder and musician.  Our partner, Angelo is a DSP Engineer with 15+ years of experience in the pro audio world.  I decided to do an honest review of high end audio accessory company geared towards women.  Our assessment is from the best audio engineers/designers in the field.  

When I stumbled upon Frends Taylor Headphones, I was stunned by its beauty.  I consulted my husband Terry to discern the sound quality through online reviews.  But we couldn’t find a single constructive review about the audio quality.  I figured I’d fill that void.  

Verdict:

Quality - The quality and craftsmanship is superb.  Leather is soft and the stitching is clean and tight.  With interchangeable headphone caps, my gold headphones look high quality.  Slightly heavy feel.  Truly is a jewelry inspired design. Designed in Los Angeles and made in China.  

Sound - Full, rich and robust in bass.  I find it a bit bassy and louder than my Sony Pro MCR-7506.  Fun with R&B or Rap but not quite a balanced equalization for all types of music.  

Comfort - Not nearly as comfortable as my Sonys that I’ve had for 8 years. The Taylors do not cup over my ears but rather smash my earlobes.  Ear set is made of memory foam and adjusts in length however this does not ease the slight tension. I find this to be one of the key deciding factors.  

Features - Includes a built in 3 button mic for volume, music + phone control with thin soft fabric cord.  Comes with a zippered carrying case and jewelry box packaging.  Made for all Apple IOS products however not sure how it works well with Android devices.  

Fashion over Function is the question.  The sound quality is good however comfort scores lowest.  Similar to sexy look of high heels, I’d say it’s worth the slight discomfort in this case.  

-Jinna