Synthesist, Composer, Producer, and Multimedia Artist | Founder of the Rocky Mountain Synth Meet and Synth Patrol
Hi everyone, it’s Bandcamp Friday. That means that today, artists get 100% revenue share so it’s great time to buy indy music. I’m in two new releases today. Sonic Encounters Vol. 04 Second up, Sonic Encounters Volume 04 is here! Sonic Encounters began as a podcast in 2015. After each season of the podcast completes […]
I’ll be pairing up to improvise with The Aefonic for this live stream which starts at 2PM Mountain on Today. Brian and I will have a crazy and expressive setup with Happy Circuit ML:2 serving as an ad-hoc wi-fi network for link. So Ableton Link, MIDI, and CV Clock – oh my. Also, Deluge, iPads, […]
My last blog post on the podcast was in March 2021 and since then I’ve released 3 episodes totalling up to about 15 minutes of new music. That being the case I thought I’d do this post to catch you up. First up is episode 5, “Being Reprogrammed Through the Convenience of Your Screens“. This […]
Happy Friday! Here is a 2m23s video for my new techno song called “Doppelgänger“. Watch till the end for a fun little twist. Music This video is a live musical performance in one take. While other gear is pictured, ALL sounds are coming from the Synthstrom Deluge. This includes the lead synth sound which is […]
Synthesizer, Synth Concert, Live Visuals, Denver
I just released a new video. It’s a real-time visual improvisation I recorded in one pass while listening and reacting to the song “Field of Clarity” by my good friend and mentor Dino J.A. Deane. Watch on YouTube About the Music
Last week I was interviewed by RTFB which is the French speaking national news network in Belgium for a piece they were doing on gestural interfaces. Those who have been following along know that for over 10 years I’ve used a very sophisticated wireless gestural interface called Percussa AudioCubes. They were invented in by Belgian […]
This morning I did a Skype interview and demo of Percussa AudioCubes for a big TV news outlet in Europe (more on this later). In preparation for this I put together a musique concrète set I could use for the interview. Here is an excerpt from an improv I did last night. It’s a bit […]
This blog post includes a link to the replay of my multimedia set from the epic Modular World Anniversary Concert the weekend of May 8th, 2021. The event featured over 130 artists from 24 countries! It also contains behind-the-scenes notes on my set. Watch Video and Chat Replay On YouTube Rather than include a link […]
I’m excited to be performing – along with many of my Colorado synth friends – in the Modular World 1st Anniversary Concert with sets by 130 artists from 24 countries spanning 24+ hours! Below is some info on the event, notes about my set, and a full lineup by time slot. Overview and Links Each […]
Ableton Live 11 released back in February so I’m a bit late with this post. I had the pleasure of contributing a teeny bit to the release of Live 11 as a freelance consultant and sound designer – woo hoo! I worked on MPE related sounds and ended up with 4 sounds in Live 11’s […]
I just posted a new soundscape called “Beware the Siren Call of the Like Machine” on the Sonic Encounters podcast. You can listen on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, or use this feed for your fav podcatcher. Composer’s Notes Beware the rocky shores of the Like Machine. There be danger there. Producer’s Notes The song was performed […]
“Please Remain Calm” is a new one minute 194 BPM song and multimedia video. In this post I’ll share the song, the video, and a behind-the-scenes look into the making of this multimedia performance. Video This primary video layer and song were recorded in one continuous take. While the track and video are one minute […]
Last month I released the song “Droid 164 Gets Distracted by a Wildflower” as a Sonic Encounters podcast episode which means it will eventually be on the Sonic Encounters Volume 04 album. I decided I wanted to get this song into wider distribution before then so I released it as a single into wider distribution. So […]
I just posted a new dark ambient song called “Approaching the Artifact” on the Sonic Encounters podcast. You can listen on SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, or use this feed for your fav podcatcher. This was improvised and produced solely on a Synthstrom Audible Deluge.
I’m super excited to let you know that I’m a guest all this week on the This Means Something podcast. Come geek out on Close Encounters of the Third Kind – woo hoo! In addition to talking about the film I recount some stories such as a trip to Roswell New Mexico, a trip to […]
