If you missed my live stream a few weeks back here is an unedited YouTube live replay of my solo multimedia concert. The performance is a combination of live arrangement and live playing that features original electronic music with real-time visuals. More live streams are coming, so subscribe to my YouTube channel and click the […]
I just released a Bandcamp subscriber preview of a new soundscape called “Replican’ts Dream” obviously inspired by Bladerunner. Music and visuals improvised and recorded in one real-time pass. Music is performed on Elektron Analog Four MKI using 4 tracks with no sequencing. Visual synthesis in Resolume Arena. Video of Live Recording Sessions Here is a […]
Video Here is the video from a session where I improvised a new soundscape called “. This was improvised on Ableton Live 10 with Push 2. Sources Samples While I mostly do my own sound design I’ve been enjoying using libraries from others to introduce pleasant surprises (“chance operations”) into some of my improvisational pieces. […]
Here is video of an improv with Ableton Live and Push2 I streamed to Facebook Live earlier today. The video is a download from my FB live stream so low rez but you’ll get the idea. I improvised it all on-the-fly. Prior to playing I setup a few tracks such as a Simpler containing a […]
In 2013-2014 I spent a lot of time working on methods for improvising on Octatrack and Nord Lead 4. Here are Spinal Tap's thoughts on Jazz I found inspiring ;^) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PYSEQImJnNw
My First Synth My very first synth was the Poly-800 which I bought the year it was introduced in 1984. It was the first programmable polyphonic synth for under a thousand bucks (I bought mine for $795 new). It was an incredible value at the time with these features: MIDI (which had only just been […]
Ok, this video is just fabulous…"Józef Skrzek plays Minimoog and church organ… again!" Filmed by Krzysztof Miller for film by Ilja Stankovic – short, moving improvisation for small church organ and Minimoog with Roland RE-201 tape delay. Check http://www.skrzek.com for more info and skrzek.bandcamp.com for plenty of tracks with Moog. Mark Mosher Electronic Musician | […]
Over the summer and into this fall I'm focusing a lot on improvisation using an Octatrack. Here is a good read on improvisation I found via Boulder artist Farrell Lowe – "Barry Guy: Striving For Absolute Spontaneity". Barry Guy seems to be one of the most convincing figures in a long line of contemporary innovators […]
