Nice use of sound at the top. Good quick introduction of subject. Raw feel, and the ambience brings me right into NYC. There's a nice drop out of the voice to allow the ambience to shine through. Well done.
This is constructed nicely, with the guy IDing himself after a scene-setting introduction. Interesting touch with the difference between a "sweat shine" and a "spit shine".
This piece could certainly run shorter - at 2:45, I'm wondering where this is going to go with the next couple of minutes. This would work nicely as a piece profiling NYC - the people of NYC. If the piece producer would allow it, I think cutting this down would increase its usability.
Review of The Shine
Ben Trefny
Posted on January 15, 2006 at 12:24 PM
Nice use of sound at the top. Good quick introduction of subject. Raw feel, and the ambience brings me right into NYC. There's a nice drop out of the voice to allow the ambience to shine through. Well done.
This is constructed nicely, with the guy IDing himself after a scene-setting introduction. Interesting touch with the difference between a "sweat shine" and a "spit shine".
This piece could certainly run shorter - at 2:45, I'm wondering where this is going to go with the next couple of minutes. This would work nicely as a piece profiling NYC - the people of NYC. If the piece producer would allow it, I think cutting this down would increase its usability.
Nice job, overall. I enjoyed listening to it.