All it takes is a webcam, an internet connection and a YouTube account to share a voice with the world. Since its formation a decade ago, YouTube has become a platform for sharing entertainment, opinions and music. Some of the most popular videos to hit cyberspace are covers, or amateur renditions of songs originally recorded […]
Author Archives: Emily McCormick
Son inspires UCLA alumna to ‘go green’ with fast, healthy foods
Jeanne Cheng packs lunches in a shade of green each day for her son, Kye. Green eggs, green apple juice and green mac and cheese all fortified with added vegetables are just a few of the items featured in his lunchbox. “For his hamburgers, I’d blend swiss chard and different vegetables into the meat,” said […]
Violinist creates philanthropic pop ensemble of UCLA musicians
Yasmeen Al-Mazeedi strode across the stage of L.A. Live’s Nokia Theatre, violin in hand, illuminated by the lights, sounds and colors of the stage. As the opener for the 2013 American Music Awards, Al-Mazeedi was among the first performers to be heard that night. Al-Mazeedi was only a third-year student at UCLA at the time. […]
Alumnus’ company Thanks Mom honors single mothers on Father’s Day
Daniel Ordonez spends every Father’s Day with only his mother. Having grown up in a single-mother household, Ordonez, a Design | Media Arts alumnus, said he remembers his mother taking him to the bus stop every morning at 6 a.m. to attend a magnet school. Now, he believes he was able to attend UCLA and […]
Design | Media Arts student integrates beatboxing into visual artwork
Julia Ramos’ beatboxing career began when she was 13 years old. During a routine YouTube visit, Ramos stumbled upon a video of beatboxer Joel Turner from the 2003 season of “Australian Idol” and, having never heard beatboxing before, was intrigued by his unfamiliar sounds. “I found (Turner’s video) and was like, ‘That’s so cool – […]
AUD teaching fellow to hold lecture on computation, digital tools
Gabriel Fries-Briggs, UCLA’s 2014-2015 Department of Architecture and Urban Design teaching fellow, led a seminar during winter quarter that opened a forum for undergraduate students to create art out of architectural problems involving plumbing, insulation and wall sections. Michael Osman, assistant professor in the architecture and urban design department, said Fries-Briggs’ “X Between Assembly and […]
Musical sounds from the Middle East to feature at Fowler
The delicate strings of the setar take a lifetime to master, said Farzad Amoozegar. For the UCLA anthropology and ethnomusicology graduate student, his studies began when he was 6 years old and his grandfather introduced him to the instrument, but really took off when he began studying under Persian classical master Mohammad-Reza Lotfi in Berkeley. […]