Gary Numan talks about his influences, especially John Foxx & Ultravox, in the amazing Benge Studios.
Gary Numan On His Influences
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Category Archives: Interviews
I Dream of Wires Preview: Orphx & Modular Synthesizers
Here’s another interview from the producers of the upcoming I Dream Of Wires modular documentary, featuring Canadian duo Orphx.
Having performed live with laptops for several years, Orphx’s Christina Sealey made the decision to delve into modular synthesizers, to bring more spontaneity and excitement to the group’s music, both on stage and in the studio.
ADSR Interview w/ Jonti
In this episode of the ADSR series, via Toothsvideo, multi-instrumentalist Jonti talks about his synths, his music writing process and his favorite software.
Chick Corea On Performing With Analog Synths Live
In this short interview, via MoogMusic, Chick Corea takes a moment from his 2011 tour with Return to Forever IV to discuss the role of various analog synthesizers in his on-stage sound.
Modcan & Intellijel Modular Synthesizers Interviews – From ‘I Dream Of Wires’
The producers of I Dream Of Wires – an upcoming documentary on modular synths and their fans – are keeping busy. Their latest preview interview features two modular manufacturers:
- Modcan, founded by Toronto’s Bruce Duncan, was the first company to reintroduce modular synthesizers to the post-MIDI marketplace; and
- Intellijel, founded by Vancouver’s Danjel Van Tijn, is one of the fastest growing and most respected lines of Eurorack synthesizer modules.
via idreamofwires
Propellerhead CEO Ernst Nathorst-Böös On Why They Don’t Make Figure For Android
Mac Pro Video has published an interesting interview with Propellerhead CEO Ernst Nathorst-Böös.
In the interview, he explains why Propellerhead isn’t putting their new Figure app out on Android:
There are some issues with the Android platform that we need to research and understand more about. One of them is that Android phones are all different, they’re not all exactly the same. You need to do a lot more testing and compatibility work than on iOS.
Apple’s iOS is an incredible platform for developers like us because we know that every iPhone and iPod Touch is exactly the same for every user. With Android we’re back into the territory we were in with computers: PCs with different sound cards, etc. It’s not that we don’t like the Android platform, but it’s just not as easy to develop for.
Nathorst-Böös’s comments echo the feedback we’ve had from indie developers – the diversity of devices on Android is a double-edged sword.
Nathorst-Böös also hinted at Propellerhead’s future plans for the iPad:
Figure for iPhone was a good way to start because it forced us to think differently. The iPad is munch closer to a computer than an iPhone is, and we really wanted to bring a new take on mobile music making, so it was a conscious decision to start with the iPhone.
What do you think of Propellerhead’s stance?
John Chowning On The Origins of FM Synthesis
In this AES Oral History, composer John Chowning, discusses his role in the history of FM synthesis.
via AESorg
The Godfather Of Modular Synthesis, Morton Subotnick, On Music & Imagination
Electronic music pioneer Morton Subotnick is featured in a new interview, by disquiet’s Marc Weidenbaum.
In the interview, he talks about why he gave up on the clarinet and switched to electronics, and shared this interesting story that explains how his electronic music has been driven by his imagination:
When my mother died, I got some boxes of old stuff and I found an essay I had written, I think, in high school.
It was a short story that described a time in the future when I came into a concert when they were doing a late Beethoven string quartet. The four musicians were on the stage with no instruments. They were sitting in chairs and they had bands around their arms and chests, attached to their chairs, and they had their music in front of them — and with their bodies and their minds they were playing their parts.
There was no sound in the auditorium. It was not quite like brain waves, it was more a physical thing; they were able to project the music through the electric currents in the room.
So, I’m still struggling to realize the ideas I had in 1960 and 1961. And I’m getting really close.
The video shows Subotnick and visual artist Lillevan performing live at Bregenzer Festspiele in Austria in 2010.
via disquiet, the Colorado Springs Independent
Orbital Interview And Live Performance
Orbital performs a live set at Maida Vale studios for Lauren Laverne on BBC Radio 6 Music March 2012.
Prior to the performance, Laverne talks with brothers Phil and Paul Hartnoll about their new album.
Ultravox Making New Album, Brilliant
Ultravox is back at work on a new studio album, Brilliant, which is due to be released May 28th.
This official behind-the-scenes look at the making of Brilliant doesn’t offer a much insight into the band or their working methods. But, it does give you a tiny preview of the album. which synthpop fans will probably agree, sounds Brilliant.