Going Live in 11
After years of just plain not being able to grasp anything about the way Ableton Live works, I was finally able to come to some grips with the software.
Blackberry Smoke Keyboardist Brandon Allen Still’s Keyboard Rig Tour
Here’s a dude who still tours with “real” keyboards … well, mostly real. Top notch digital stage piano, Hammond B3, Hohner D6 Clavinet, and a Wurlitzer 200 electric piano. I really dig Blackberry Smoke, and especially like Brandon’s playing — never too much, always tasteful, but still rockin’. This video was shamelessly nicked from their…
And Now For Something Not Entirely Different
Fooled around some with trying to create some ambient/Berlin School music today, and came away with something I rather liked. No name for it yet, and it’s not quite finished, but I thought I’d share since it’s been a minute since I did anything musical besides play cover tunes with the bands. This is kind…
The History Of Electronic Music in Under Twenty-Four Minutes
… here’s a [very] brief history covering 90 years of electronic music through the lens of “popular” music …
Wendy Carlos — My Introduction to Electronic Music
I have, on many occasions, referred to Wendy Carlos as one of my introductions to the world of electronic music and synthesizers through her 1968 album Switched On Bach. It was Wendy who inspired Robert Moog to refine and perfect his Moog synthesizers, with which she recorded the album.
Because Absolutely Nothing Is Cooler Than This …
CRANK UP THE VOLUME! Because there is simply nothing cooler than three men painted blue whacking on PVC pipes with a killer band in the background and a cute girl in a multi-colored electrified dress. Seriously. I can watch this again and again and again. And I will ….
Else Marie Pade — First Danish Composer of Electronic and Concrete Music
In 1954, she became the first Danish composer of electronic and concrete music,