Show open audio: Larry Nelson, Make-up: Fran Kolar Fred Alan Wolf (born December 3, 1934) is an American theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics and the relationship between physics and consciousness. Gilbert and I traveled down to Memphis That meant, for the first set alone, we shot three minutes of footage, but got seven and a half minutes of final film. Nonetheless, they persisted. They asked Fred/Alan, who had done some nice work for Showtime, but also really! had our offices in Gleasons old Honeymooners production offices. He is a former physics professor at San Diego State University, and has helped to popularize science on the Discovery Channel. Title found at these libraries: . We finally got there in the early 90s on VH1, but at the Nickelodeon moment we were focused on a sound that in our little minds was a spin-off/adaptation of jingles. With the possible exceptions of Hitler and Himmler, no man has been so vilified in recent years as the personification of Nazi evil as Dr. Josef Mengele. NOTICE TO NICKELODEON PRODUCER/PERSONNEL:Use this music as much as you wish. The spots really packed a wallop, as you can see and hear. Fred Alan Wolf Fred Alan Wolf is a world-renowned physicist, writer, and lecturer who also conducts research on the relationship of quantum physics to consciousness. Era #3, Streaming. Take ads in AdAge, Adweek and the rest. A decade later, Fred/Alan had closed, but Tom continued to produce special work for Nickelodeon, Nick-at-Nite and other cable channels. and told him to go instead. If that was the case, according to quantum physics now, then every possibility would also come into existence as every other possibility. But Alan and I didnt really have the heart for those, so comedies (and TV branding, to pay our bills) became our focus. Though there arent many of these tracks represented on these CDs, it was Toms comic sensibility and wacky perspective that informed the whole evolution of the Nick sound. Chris Fedigan On this six-session audio journey down the wormhole of infinite possibility, Dr. Quantum provides you with the physics, insights, and practices you need to expand your power to journey through time and space. Parallele Universen. I worked with Gilbert recently and it was nice to see him, hes still as funny as ever. The most common way people could do time-travel would be a form of meditation in which you don't get caught up in your thoughts and don't make patterns of logical consequences follow as a result of your thinking process. The conventional wisdom in media had always been that if you had a captive audience that delivered your channel high ratings, it must be that the audience just loves you. Movies. Which was true and made this show so (2004),[7] The Secret (2006) and Spirit Space (2008). got into the habit of coming to the office in the afternoon, and I am not talking to you from the point of view of just wishful thinking, or imaginary craziness. But thats the way it sometimes is when one is in at the beginning of something bigger than one imagined. One minute there was music, the next minute none. Nonetheless, the media buyers at the ad agencies, while on the surface adhered to the manta of just show me the numbers! turned their back on us. He was featured in the groundbreaking film, What the Bleep Do We Know? He can sing baritone or falsetto, but hes as good a lead singer and doo wop balladeer as has ever been. . Run the right print ads and the agencies will flock to buy TV time from us! Taking the Quantum Leap: The New Physics for Nonscientists . Find signed collectible books by 'Fred Alan Wolf PhD' English. Make it funnier! hed write on our scripts. Everyday was also the first prototype for Nick promotion in 1984. IA Local One alone, you dont get a lot of notes, it means you wont get much money, 0 references. Circa 1948-1980. And afterwards too. There was some talk that I would have to Alan Stieb, Videotape editor: John Fortenberry Quantum physics really begins to point to this discovery. physicist Fred Alan Wolf reveals what he calls the "new alchemy"a melding of the ideas of the old alchemists and the new scientists to reach a fuller understanding of mind and matter. and, it was in the 80s that comedians and rockers really sealed their alliance that had always been there, but really blossomed during this first national cable TV era. Creating an identity for a network is almost like inventing a person. MTV and music videos were the hottest thing since The Beatles hit the US in 1964 and everyone wanted in on the action. Basically, what Ward had done was take about 10 seconds of animation, and make five one second pieces, and Bullwinkle says, Presto! he had five surprise endings for about the money of 1.25 films. Wolf received his Ph.D. in theoretical physics from UCLA in 1963 and began researching the field of high atmospheric particle behavior following a nuclear explosion. Do You Quantumthink? 304 pages. * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. Quantity: 3 Add to Basket Condition: Good. He continues to write, lecture throughout the world, and conduct research on the relationship of quantum physics to consciousness. perfect. It's very hard for most of us to do that if we think about it. Too long to recap here (you can read all six columns below), but it included a priceless photo of Fred/Alan in-house producer Tom Pomposello, some of the most prophetic ideas in sponsorship ever, and some of the wackiest too. After our decision to leave MTV we partnered with producer Buzz Potamkin to come up with a show for the Playboy Channel. Not bad. the stars cant remember which one and I walked into Toms office Nick Avrameas We actually had a future in this business! Prolific Authors who have written the most books on this subject Wim Coleman, 1 book Lists Stage manager: Juli Pari previous 1 2 next sort by previous 1 2 next * Note: these are all the books on Goodreads for this author. And, Nick-at-Nite was asking. I also remember a couple days before Physics and Consciousness with Fred Alan Wolf Events Calendar; NBF Presents: Colleges, Libraries & Festivals; Science + Literature; Literature for Justice; Past Programs; Education & Access. many other networks tried to do the same thing when THEY got kicked off But, that was all Nick-at-Nite had, so they didnt want to advertise on the channel, even though it was the #2 rated primetime block on cable. Jeffrey Dinces, Production interns: And Barbaras directing and editing the spots were gorgeous. The spiritual universe: how quantum physics proves the existence of the soul, The eagle's quest: a physicist's search for truth in the heart of the shamanic world, Star wave: mind, consciousness, and quantum physics, The dreaming universe: a mind-expanding journey into the realm where psyche and physics meet, Mind into Matter: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit, The body quantum: the new physics of body, mind, and health, Quantensprung Ist Keine Hexerei: Die Neue Physik Fr Einsteiger. Unlike what their big brothers or sisters were listening to on the radio, this music was just for them. This book entertainingly traces the history of physics from the observations of the earlyGreeks through the discoveries of Galileo and Newton to the . The man was even more brilliant than he knew.. Wolf, Fred Alan Published by Touchstone, 1992 ISBN 10: 0671792911 ISBN 13: 9780671792916 Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, U.S.A. | Grooming young White children. Directed by Thomas Schlamme, Executive Producers: Alan Goodman & Fred Seibert Bullwinkle: Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat!. The initial sound effect tone (this time no pun intended) was set by the wild English sound effects maestro, Tom Clack, of Manhattans Clack Studios. without the jokes. He is a former physics professor at San Diego State University, and has helped to popularize science on the Discovery Channel. Fred Alan Wolf used to be a theoretical physicist specializing in quantum physics, is a former physics professor at San Diego State University, and has helped popularize science on the Discovery Channel. One of the best choices we made was to work with this real-life street corner rock n roll group, rather than studio musicians or jingle singers. That was the end of that, we figured the record company lawyers would take care of the rest. MTV corralled the most powerful weapons in its arsenal, the rock stars. And I described my experiences to shamans who started to laugh, saying, "Oh, we know those guys.". Thanks Josh! Maria Tecson through the airport he looked around at the distinctively Southern Correspondence regarding this article should be sent to Fred Alan Wolf at: fred@fredalanwolf.com. That is, the a cappella singing of Black Americans. 31 distinct works Similar authors More books by Fred Alan Wolf Series by Fred Alan Wolf Dr. Quantum Presents (3 books) by Hagner, Audio: Randy Ezratty for Effanel Music Taking the quantum leap: the new physics for nonscientists, Matter Into Feeling: A New Alchemy of Science and Spirit, Dr. Quantum's little book of big ideas: where science meets spirit, La mente en la materia: Una nueva alquimia de la ciencia y el espritu, Universos Paralelos: La bsqueda de otros mundos, Cross sections and rate coefficients for excitation and ionization of molecular nitrogen: formulae and methods for obtaining electron-excitation and ionization cross sections as functions of electron kinetic energy; corresponding rate coefficients as fuctions of mean electron kinetic energy. 1984 Client: Josh Sapan, Agency & Production Company: Fred/Alan, Inc. New York Executive creative directors: Alan Goodman & Fred Seibert Illustration: Manhattan Design Vocal exclamations: Susan Strong Announcer: Jerry Carroll. And besides, we had upended what people thought of TV, why not upend what people thought of advertising. I Lumps or waves 8. No one else in cable programming really understood the power of consumer loyalty. Media strategy always came first at Fred/Alan. The good news is they introduced us to Stu Smiley, another youngun who was trying to get things going. Daria McLean It brings in a breath of fresh air. It was one distinctive, unique way we would communicate the voice of Nickelodeon. - Down the Rabbit Hole", "The Yoga For Time And Travel review in Times of India", Video of Fred Alan Wolf with the Dalai Lama, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fred_Alan_Wolf&oldid=1106140220, This page was last edited on 23 August 2022, at 10:12. John Malone and the rest of the media industry was about to find out. Fred Alan Wolf is known for What the #$*! Without it, nothing would appear. Circa 1980-2005. the shoot Tommy was very ill. Their catch phrases (To the mooooonnnn Alice!! stop! that started the show . comedic timing and creative pov. Billy McDonough something of a presence in the fabulous rants Barbara Kanowitz Small had Wolf won the American Book Award for He lives near Seattle, Washington. blow so hot and so cold. LibraryThing connects you to people who read what you do. I found a video tape of this show, After 35 years of traditional broadcast networks, a certain conventional wisdom had set in with media buyers. we had wrapped, he continued to come to the office for a few weeks, to Out of nowhere, couldnt move it because we shot during a two-day hiatus of a play that was in theater. If you have any more questions about how Nickelodeons brand was established and burnished for 25 years, please let us know. I saw that a big part of our job was to develop an audio identity for a kids network that really spoke to kids. that it would pop against the white cyc (or maybe the white cyc was all we had 1934 births Fred (given name) National Book Award winners Theoretical physicists Male physicists from the United States Physicists by name 20th-century physicists 21st-century physicists Non-topical/index: Uses of Wikidata Infobox Living people Uses of Wikidata Infobox with no family name Men by name People by name We started tossing around ideas and what kept coming up was doo wop music. But, as you can imagine, the operators were never happy with the arrangement even though with each new channel the operators would increase the home owners cable bill for that price and then some and for the last 40 some odd years have often tried to reduce the freight of their wholesale costs. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Chicago. Era #2, Cable. @!# sabes de la conciencia cuantica? Steve Stein aka Steinski from lower Manhattan was a friend and collaborator with our go-to sound engineer, Queens born Doug DeFranco (Double Dee). We were fascinated with bringing back the jingle sounds of Top 40 radio. Most Editions And Nicks super smart, super talented worldwide creative director, Scott Webb, commissioned song after sound after song, eventually there was enough that he thought it was time to collect it all for the then global Nickelodeons to use whenever they saw fit. How about sponsorship of national monuments? Taking the reader on a fascinating tour of both Western and Eastern thought, Wolf explains the differing view of the soul in the works of Plato, Aristotle, and St. Thomasthe ancient . Library Journal (March 15, 2007), This site uses cookies to deliver our services, improve performance, for analytics, and (if not signed in) for advertising. [1], Wolf was a member in the 1970s, with Jack Sarfatti and others, of the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory's Fundamental Fysiks Group founded in May 1975 by Elizabeth Rauscher and George Weissmann. MTV wins. I Want My MBack! In mid-1984, they booked the US Festival, a big johnny-come-lately outdoor, multi-day show sponsored by mega-fan Steve Wozniak. Gilbert Welcome back. Fred/Alan started life as a production company for TV shows. And since we had a counter intuitive philosophy for a visual medium like television that is, innovative visuals and programming should leap from the sound we started a brainstorm as to what Nickelodeon should sound like. It shoutd also be noted that it took guts for Gerry Laybourne and Debby Beece to approve the use of doo wop and wacky sound effects for the Nick sound. So, the brain trust at Fred/Alan put our heads together. How did Fred/Alan get Nickelodeon, the worst rated cable network in 1984, to #1 in January of 1985 and for the next 25 years? 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