About SHOGNOSIS Lab Group, New York City

ABOUT US

sho·gun

SHōɡən/noun

a hereditary commander-in-chief in feudal Japan. Because of the military power concentrated in his hands and the consequent weakness of the nominal head of state (the mikado or emperor), the shogun was generally the real ruler of the country until feudalism was abolished in 1867.

Origin: Japanese, from Chinese jiāng jūn ‘general.’

gno·sis

nōsis/noun

knowledge of spiritual mysteries.

Origin: late 16th century: from Greek gnōsis ‘knowledge’ (related to gignōskein ‘know’).

SHOGNOSIS Lab Group (The "G" is silent)

SHOGNOSIS Lab Group (S.L.G) is the premiere 'Think Tank' music production team that creates original music arrangements for serious music listeners. Their ongoing movement named: Experimental Instrumental Music Campaign (E.I.M Campaign) has been lightly exposed across social media.

S.L.G has been efficient in their unique approach to music in alternative and the underground.

By producing their music theories and music philosophy into working tracks; S.L.G has unapologetic music production sound and style in their concept themed collection of instrumentals.

Specializing in creative projects and concept album creations.

Push The Envelope Productions (P.T.E.P)

Push The Envelope Productions are the New Generation Independent Music Production Label that houses SHOGNOSIS Lab Group. This Music Production label goals are to display a unique interest and investment in what is "Future Progressive" music production. Keeping their music catalog original and futurist.

P.T.E.P's focuses on continued deep human music strengths in music genres and support music technology progressiveness in music programming. With a solid knowledge in the education of music and a strong vision of what the future can be for music. Push The Envelope Productions is not at all the typical.

THE STRUCTURE of S.L.G / Push The Envelope Productions

When questioned of our validity or rather in this case who are we and what is it exactly we do...

We tend to lean towards definitions that are honest and true to our agenda and movement.

Seeing Music as Medicine is of a dynamic that covers many areas of "what needs healing".

We create a Dark and Light matter out of music production because we know that the balance of both is very important in day to day ventures as a Human Being that respects the truth.

Support of the higher functions and abilities of the intellectual mind, Body and the Soul of all Humanoids are of a great interest to us.

Excerpt of an interview with Shen Yun symphony orchestra composer Gao Yuan

August 23, 2014

GY: From excavated instruments, we know that Chinese music dates back over 9,000 years. Over time, four genres developed: folk, literati, religious, and court music.

During the Han Dynasty (206 B.C.E.-220 C.E.), the court established an imperial bureau known as yuefu, which took charge of musical education as well as collecting ancient folk music and poems. Culture exchange with western Asia back then also introduced new instruments to the Han. This led to even more advances in Chinese music.

Then, during the Tang Dynasty, Emperor Xuanzong (reign 712-756), who was a talented musician himself, created and personally supervised the Pear Garden imperial music academy. The institutions he created trained professional performers, and contributed immensely to the development of Chinese music.

The Chinese word, or character, for medicine actually comes from the character for music.

Q: There is an old belief, now being revisited, that music has the power to heal. Where does this idea come from, and how does it apply to traditional Chinese music?

GY: Our ancestors believed that music had the power to harmonize a person’s soul in ways that medicine could not. In ancient China, one of music’s earliest purposes was for healing. The Chinese word, or character, for medicine actually comes from the character for music.

During the time of the Great Yellow Emperor (2698-2598 B.C.E.), people discovered the relationship between the pentatonic scale, the five elements, and the health five internal and five sensory organs. During Confucius time, scholars used music’s calming properties to improve strengthen people’s character and conduct.

Today, scientific research has also validated music’s therapeutic ability to lower blood pressure, reduce anxiety, enhance concentration, stabilize heart rate, and more.

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A word that is associated with our music production is Diegetic and Non-diegetic.

Diegetic sound is any sound presented as originated from source within the film's world.

Diegetic sound can be either on screen or off screen depending on whatever its source is within the frame or outside the frame.

Another term for diegetic sound is actual sound. Diegesis is a Greek word for "recounted story".

Like mimesis, diegesis is a term explicated in the works of Plato (Ion, The Republic) and Aristotle (Poetics). Mimesis is a term with an undeniably classical pedigree. Originally a Greek word, it has been used in aesthetic or artistic theory to refer to the attempt to imitate or reproduce reality since Plato and Aristotle. "Mimesis" is derived from the Greek verb mimeisthai, which means "to imitate" and which itself comes from mimos, meaning "mime." The English word mime also descends from "mimos," as do "mimic" and "mimicry."

Diegesis is the opposite of mimesis, it refers to the information related by the narrator and many times is comprised of characters thoughts and actions.

In filmmaking, the term is used to name the story depicted on screen, as opposed to the story in real time that the screen narrative is about. Diegesis may concern elements, such as characters, events, and things within the main or primary narrative.

Diegetic sound whose source is visible on the screen or whose source is implied to be present by the action of the film: voices of characters. sounds made by objects in the story.

Music represented as coming from instruments in the story space.

People can usually tell which sound is diegetic from what they can see on the screen.

Non-diegetic sounds are sounds that have been added in, this can include things like music, a narration and sound effects.