Elon Musk's 18-year-old child has petitioned to change her name and gender identity claiming she wishes to no longer be related to her famous father.MORE: Everything Elon Musk has said about relationship with Amber HeardVivian Jenna Wilson has petitioned the California court to recognize her new name and gender; she was born in 2004 to Elon and his ex-wife Justine Wilson, with whom he welcomed four other children, and named Xavier Alexander.WATCH: Elon Musk says Twitter deal ‘temporarily on hold’His daughter turned 18 in April and filed the request with the Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica soon after.Court documents posted online read that her reasoning was "gender identity and the fact that I no longer live with or wish to be related to my biological father in any way, shape or form".Vivian has a twin brother, Griffin, and three younger siblings, triplets Damian, Kai and Saxon who Elon and Justine welcomed in 2006. She also has an older sister Nevada who sadly passed away at 10-weeks-old.Elon and Justine divorced in 2008 and they share custody of their five children.
“Father of MIDI” Dave Smith dies at 72
02.06.2022 - 23:29 / thefader.com
Dave Smith, a pioneer in synthesizer technology and the founder of Sequential, has passed away, the company announced early Thursday morning. “It is with heavy hearts that we share the news that Dave Smith has died,” their post reads.
“We’re heartbroken, but take some small solace in knowing he was on the road doing what he loved best in the company of family, friends, and artists.” Smith was 72. Known as the father of MIDI for his seminal role in the development of the now-ubiquitous music technology, Smith founded Sequential in 1974 in Berkley, California.
He was still in his 20s when he and John Bowen invented the Prophet-5, the first fully programmable polyphonic synthesizer and the first instrument to include an embedded microprocessor. Later, in the early ’80s, Smith developed the first MIDI interface with Sequential engineer Chet Wood and collaborated with Roland founder Ikutaro Kakehashi to enshrine MIDI as the “universal language for electronic instruments.” Smith sold Sequential to Yamaha in 1987 and went on to found Dave Smith Instruments in 2002.
In 2015, he reacquired the rights to the Sequential name and released the Prophet-6. Watch him discuss the history of Sequential and the Prophet-5 in a promotional video for the synth’s 2020 Rev4 model, his 70th “birthday present to the world,” below.
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How Bon Iver’s live sound design prioritises fan experience and “what goes into their ears”
Bon Iver‘s premium sound system providers, L-Acoustics, have spoken to NME about the future of live sound and how they worked with Justin Vernon to design an immersive experience for fans.Before the recent show at New York City’s Forrest Hills stadium as part of the ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’ 10-year anniversary tour, Vernon first tapped L-Acoustics in 2018 to help create a panoramic soundscape of high-resolution audio for a gig at California’s Santa Barbara Bowl.Since then, the band have continued to work with the company – using their L-ISA Hyperreal sound technology – to create a deeper, direct auditory connection with fans.“It’s the 10 year anniversary of our album release, ‘Bon Iver, Bon Iver’, but it’s also a return after quarantine and COVID lockdown,” Vernon said of focusing on sound on their current tour. “We’ve gotten to be on the ground floor of something new,” he added, noting that “it’s not just two stacks of speakers in a room anymore.”The first time the Wisconsin indie band played their nuanced tracks via the L-ISA high-resolution speaker software, their engineer came up to Vernon after the performance and told him, “That’s the best show you’ve ever played, and it has a lot to do with that sound system.”“Overall, if we were to prioritise what we’re bringing to people out there [it’s] what goes in their ears,” the Bon Iver bandleader said of the importance of their sound quality.
Billie Eilish’s now ex-boyfriend Matthew Tyler Vorce denies cheating rumors
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Owen Wilson victim of 'grand theft' after tires stolen from his Tesla in Santa Monica
Owen Wilson was the victim of a "grand theft" incident after his tires were stolen from his Tesla parked overnight in Santa Monica last weekend. Law enforcement officials confirmed the wheels were reported completely removed from the vehicle on Sunday, May 22. "No one saw anything.There were no witnesses to the crime," Lieutenant Rudy Flores of the Santa Monica Police Department confirmed to Fox News Digital. Total loss estimates reportedly exceeded $4,000 and officials are "checking neighborhood home security cameras for any leads" on the case.
Charles Siebert Dies: ‘Trapper John, M.D.’ Actor Was 84
Charles Siebert, the actor who played the pompous Dr. Stanley Riverside II on the CBS medical drama series Trapper John, M.D., died May 1 of Covid-related pneumonia at the University of California San Francisco Medical Center. He was 84.
Billie Eilish’s Boyfriend Matthew Tyler Vorce Confirms Split, Denies Cheating Rumors: ‘Relationships End’
It’s over. Billie Eilish and her boyfriend, Matthew Tyler Vorce, have called it quits.
Queen Elizabeth Likely To Meet Lilibet For The First Time On Great-Granddaughter’s 1st Birthday, Source Says
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter Lilibet is set to meet her namesake! This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will make their first return to the U.K. – with their two children, Archie, 3, and 11-month-old Lilibet – in honour of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
Queen Elizabeth Likely to Meet Lilibet For the First Time on Great-Granddaughter's 1st Birthday, Source Says
Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s daughter Lilibet is set to meet her namesake! This week, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex will make their first return to the U.K. — with their two children, Archie, 3, and 11-month-old Lilibet -- in honor of Queen Elizabeth II’s Platinum Jubilee.
Andy Fletcher dies aged 60: Depeche Mode founding keyboardist passes away at UK home
Depeche Mode announced the death of founding member Fletcher on its official social media pages. A person close to the band said Fletcher died on Thursday from natural causes at his home in the UK. "We are shocked and filled with overwhelming sadness with the untimely passing of our dear friend, family member and bandmate Andy 'Fletch' Fletcher," the band's posts said.
Prince Harry is treated like ‘one of the guys’ at polo matches in Santa Barbara: source
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Meghan Markle's father Thomas Markle admitted to hospital following stroke
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