Extent of Audit Performed for Billy’s Beats for Asset Valuation Billy’s Beats Inc.‚ an SEC registrant‚ is a new audit client with a fiscal year-end of December 31‚ 2010. Billy’s is a manufacturer of musical instruments. Billy’s acquired Little Drummer Boy Inc. in 2010 for $575 million in cash. Significant assets acquired included property‚ plant‚ and equipment totaling $865 million and other assets totaling $145 million. The useful lives assigned to the property‚ plant‚ and equipment acquired were
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McCoy Tyner’s regular bass player‚ Gerald Cannon‚ has been a valuable sideman since he arrived in NY at the age 28. In his career‚ he had the privilege to gig with iconic artists such as drummers Art Blakey and Elvin Jones‚ pianist Cedar Walton‚ Hammond master Jimmy Smith‚ and saxophonists Dexter Gordon‚ Eddie Harris‚ and Stanley Turrentine‚ just to name a few. His reputation has risen exponentially but a busy schedule kept preventing him from recording under his own name. He eventually did it in
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Desmond Coggins Prof. Richard Holsworth 1020 Survey of Jazz April 23‚ 2013 Paul Motian Born Stephen Paul Motian‚ an American jazz drummer‚ percussionist‚ and composer‚ in Philadelphia on March 25‚ 1931‚ he grew up in Providence and began playing the drums at age 12. They considered him an advanced improviser and a bandleader with a taste of challenging post-bop.His first musical attraction was guitar. Some people would consider him a late learner on the drums. Usually when it comes to music
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my club as a vocalist‚ a drummer and a rhythm guitarist‚ what I gained weren’t only recognition‚ self-confidence and amazing performing tips but also a second family with my wonderful yet crazy siblings. That “passionate rock stream” also led my attention to musical instruments‚ especially those ones used in rock songs‚ so I started learning to play drum - no trainer‚ no musical institute‚ all by myself. I downloaded videos from Youtube and tried to imitate the drummers. I put cushions around
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Wars pre-1914 were very different to WW1. Wars such as the Boer War and the Crimean War were fought by soldiers using mainly sabres and muskets. These wars had little in the way of powerful weaponry such as heavy weight machine guns. WW1 also saw the beginning of trench warfare‚ tanks‚ planes and gases. Almost all of the poetry written during WW1 was written while the soldiers were on the front lines. Pre-1914 poetry however‚ was written by poets back in England. Education really developed during
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with Starkey‚ but ‘Starr was natural‚’ … It rolled right off the tongue. What’s more‚ it looked great emblazoned on his bass drum” (Spitz 324). By 1962‚ “of all the drummers in Liverpool‚ where the pecking order was so clearly established‚ bands ranked Ringo as the best” (Spitz 325). At this time‚ the Beatles were in need of a new drummer having realized that Pete Best was a weak link in their ensemble (Spitz 330). On August 15‚ 1962‚ John Lennon and Paul McCartney‚ knocked on the door of the trailer
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they came there to enjoy the music and danced the night away. The Phat Cat Swinger has nine members including one vocalist‚ one baritone saxophonist‚ one alto saxophonist‚ one tenor saxophonist‚ one trombonist‚ one trumpeter‚ one guitarist‚ one drummer and one upright bass-er. All of them have good musical skills that brought us such an amazing show and a great sense of jazz. They are totally deserved to be one of the most popular swing band in Los Angeles area. Generally‚ they have all the characteristics
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half-hour comedy about the personal and professional highs and lows of a neurotic drummer and his rock band‚ as they struggle to make it in Bushwick‚ Brooklyn. COMMENTS The logline and the brief synopsis clearly state the premise of the show. Based on the logline and the synopsis‚ it has an appealing concept. One possible tweak: Elvis is a half-hour comedy about the personal and professional highs and lows of a drummer and his band… (vs. just the band). Find the best and most exciting descriptions
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The rhythm section of Gillespie’s band included vibraphonist Milt Jackson‚ pianist John Lewis‚ drummer Kenny Clarke‚ and Brown himself. However‚ eventually this rhythm section formed the Modern Jazz Quartet. Through the work with Gillespie’s band‚ Brown was introduced to and became friends with jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald. They were introduced when
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It is impossible to get through life without communicating. Better interpersonal communication skills help us success in different aspects of our life. He’s just not that into you is the movie that I will analyze. In this movie‚ there are nine main characters and they live intertwine with one another either by being a friend‚ a couple‚ friend of a friend. In this paper‚ I will explore how Gigi is using interpersonal communication on the evolution of personal relationship; and how she applies better
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