Heads up – Gary Numan has a new album called Intruder which will be released on May 21st, 2021. He just released the title track “Intruder” as a single. Here is the official video. Use this link to stream / buy the single, pre-order the album, and find other links to Gary Numan’s socials and […]
My good friend Dino J.A. Deane just give me a heads up on this video from Sensel on their new haptic touchpad they revealed at CES 2021. Here is the press release Sensel Unveils Groundbreaking Haptic Touchpad At CES 2021 (prnewswire.com). Sensel’s Haptic Touchpad combines three different proprietary technologies to create a uniquely satisfying and […]
Back on December 8th I hosted an event celebrating our 100th Rocky Mountain Synth Meet event and the announcement of Live 11. As part of the event I did a presentation on Live 11 MPE and Ableton Brand Manager Serafin Sanchez covered the comping features and more. We covered a lot of ground in this […]
I’ve starting a new concert streaming series. On Saturday November 28th at 11am MST (-7 GMT) the Synth Patrol is hosting a livestream with electronic music and interviews. Format 10 minute sets followed by live artist interviews with the following electronic music artists. You can watch the replay at YouTube link. Dino J.A. Deane – […]
Hi everyone. Season 04 of the Sonic Encounters Podcast is underway. In this season I will be incorporating some explorations into the use of classical tonalities like piano and cello phrases and motifs improvised on a Push 2 using it’s isomorphic grid note layout. I’ll also be incorporating MPE performances on a Sensel Morph later […]
A friend loaned me a Sensel Morph last week. Just as I was settling in to sorting out MPE from the Morph my friends over at Synthtopia blogged about the a KVR video offering an intro to MPE. Perfect timing Synthtopia! It ends up this is a video series on MPE so I’ve embedded the […]
While drinking my morning coffee I bumped into a blog post on Artificial Intelligence in the arts by writer Austin Kleon. I thought I would it was thought provoking so I I’m passing it along. Enjoy. Artificial Intelligence Blog Post by Austin Kleon This note made me laugh. “We chose instead to pick the best […]
Heads up. My new album Sonic Encounters Volume 03 is out. Check it out and pass it on… https://markmosher.bandcamp.com/album/sonic-encounters-volume-03 Note today is “Bandcamp Friday” where Bandcamp waives it’s revenue share on all sales to give musicians more money from each purchase. So it’s a great day to buy indy albums on Bandcamp to support your […]
Elektron has just released MAJOR updates to the Digitakt and Digitone. Of course they are free 😃. Get yourselves ready for some serious OS upgrade fun for the Digitakt, Digitone, and Digitone Keys. Time to get elbow deep in a host of cracking features that will make each device even more powerful and your music-making […]
If you’ve been following along you know I’m a HUGE Elektron fan and have been composing and performing with Octatrack MKII, Analog Four, and Digitone for some time. I recently added the Analog Rytm to my rig. In this post I’ll briefly introduce you to the Rytm and offer three 1-minute video sketches that show […]
In this post I’ll offer some info on my journey to finding a good, budget-friendly, broadcast-style mic and boom solution to up my game for online meetings, online streaming concerts, podcast interviews, and voiceovers. Note: I’m not an affiliate. Just passing on a solution that works well for me 😀 My Use Cases I needed […]
I recently picked up a Launchkey Mini MK3. Wow – what an improvement over past generations. The short of it is: the keys are super playable with a light synth touch, the pads feel like smaller versions of the Launchpad Pro MK3 and Launchpad X, and the knobs are small but probably the best feeling […]
Passing along this interesting article from Rolling Stone. Sales of Instruments and Music Gear Are Soaring. Will Quarantine Spark a Renaissance? I’m an Elektron fan so nice to see them get a mention in Rolling Stone. As creative consumers continue to stay home, they’re investing in gear for their home-rigs and studios — mics, speakers, […]
In this post I wanted to share a recommendation on an inexpensive rechargeable light I’ve been using. I’m NOT an Amazon affiliate or anything like that. Just wanted to offer a tip :^) First up let me explain my use cases, then I’ll offer the recommendation. Use Cases Use Case 1 – Playing in Dark […]
Heads up. Today’s Google Doodle Celebrates Clara Rockmore with an Interactive Theremin Lesson and Playable Theremin. First up, here is the fun animated google doodle. Bonus points for the cat. Click the doodle leads you here. Then it’s time for your first lesson. Once you learn the basics, you are taken to an Art Deco […]
My friend and mastering engineer Steve Turnidge just posted this on his FB page. It’s a video of the “Yellow Magic Orchestra – TECHNOPOLIS [Live] (Jun. 2, 1980) HD”. This is so great on so many levels with a super tight full band performance with some fun vocoding, an old-school modular, and the classic “unlit […]
