humanity
Humanity topics include pieces on the real lives of music professionals, amateurs, inspiring students, celebrities, lifestyle influencers, and general feel good human stories in the music sphere.
Amy Winehouse
Back to Black --- Stronger than Me --- Rehab. She was a member of the National Youth Jazz Orchestra and won the Ivor Novello Award for Best Contemporary Song. At the 50th Grammy Awards, she won five awards, becoming the first British woman to win five Grammys. She is ranked 26th on the VH1 list of 100 Greatest Women in Music.
By Ruth Elizabeth Stiffa day ago in Beat
Why Actors Like Andreas Szakacs Are Stepping Into Production
From Interpreting Characters to Shaping Stories For many actors, the early years are focused entirely on craft — building emotional range, mastering technique, refining presence. That foundation remains essential. But storytelling decisions often happen long before cameras roll.
By Andreas Szakacs8 days ago in Beat
The Greatest Television Theme Song "Route 66"
I love television, and I always had a fascination with television show themes like The Honeymooners, The Little Rascals, the themes from The Fugitive, Sea Hunt, and even The Beverly Hillbillies. But I have to say that the greatest musical composition ever written for television was Nelson Riddle’s Route 66 theme. It made me feel like the wind was blowing straight through the speakers and I was driving across the U.S. with the top down.
By Music Stories18 days ago in Beat
My version of Havana by Camila Cabello
This is my cover of the Camilo Cabello song “Havana”. In my version of the song i make it political and a protest song for a free Cuba and anti regime. I do a rap verse at the beginning of the song. Then I go into the song and it really gets going it’s a cha cha and salsa song. The idea I had for the song was a good idea at the time. After I recorded it I wasn’t so sure about it and I also began to have my doubts this happens a lot when I record.
By Revista Miko:XCI 21 days ago in Beat
Shelby Davidson
In an era when America’s rapidly expanding postal system depended on accuracy, timing, and mountains of paperwork, one man working behind the scenes imagined a better way. His name was Shelby Davidson (1868–1930)—a United States Postal Service auditor whose inventions transformed office machines and helped usher in a more efficient age of clerical work.
By TREYTON SCOTT21 days ago in Beat
Henry “Box” Brown’s escape
Mailed himself to freedom A Short Story: The Man in the Wooden Crate Henry Brown awoke before dawn in Richmond, the air thick with the sorrow that had settled over him since the day his wife Nancy and their children were sold away. He had watched them march in chains, swallowed by a crowd of hundreds, powerless to stop the tearing apart of his family. The memory stayed with him always—a silent wound he carried as he worked in the tobacco factory, day after day.
By TREYTON SCOTT21 days ago in Beat
The Quiet Genius of Nick Drake
When I sit down to write these pieces, I’m always thinking about the readers who like to wander a little outside the mainstream. I want to take them down the side roads, introduce them to the artists who never got their due, the ones who slipped through the cracks while the spotlight was pointed somewhere else.
By Music Stories26 days ago in Beat
Andreas Szakacs Productions Officially Begins Production on New Project
Andreas Szakacs Productions has officially entered production on its latest project, marking an exciting and ambitious new chapter for the studio. Known for its striking visual storytelling, meticulous craftsmanship, and commitment to high production standards, the company is poised to deliver a project that promises to engage audiences both emotionally and visually.
By Andreas Szakacs29 days ago in Beat
