Interviews

Velvet Acid Christ’s Bryan Erickson has published a nice interview with Wowa Cwejman, the creator of Cwejman Synthesizers.
Cwejman developed a large line of synth modules in Eurorack format
Here are a few highlights:
BE: Did you make your systems and modules to cover all the analog ground from the strange sci-fi sound fx to bread and butter […]

This video, by Maf Lewis and Tara Busch, is the first of AnalogSuicide.com’s 2-part series with Graham Massey of 808 State and Sisters Of Transistors.

Velvet Acid Christ’s Bryan Erickson has published a nice interview with Scott Jaeger, the guy behind The Harvestman’s digital synth modules.
The Harvestman has introduced some of the most interesting and innovative new synth modules in recent memory, including the TymeSefari loop sampler/delay and the Malgorithm voltage-controlled bit-crusher.
Here are a few highlights:
BE: What got you interested […]

Clash Music has an interesting interview with synth music pioneer Jean Michel Jarre.
It touches on some very timely subjects, including the role of the Internet in music:
The Internet isn’t the only answer
I think that the Internet might become the ultimate marketing machine, but I also think that in maybe five years’ time, what will be […]

NPR’s World Cafe has a great interview with Nine Inch Nails’ Trent Reznor about Ghosts I-IV.
Trent Reznor left his major record label to self-release Nine Inch Nails’ Ghosts I-IV. A week after its release, his Web site reported more than 750,000 purchases and downloads. In this interview, Reznor talks with host David Dye about his […]

To promote the art of circuit bending and the BENT festival, Absurdity.Biz has uploaded the first BENT Festival dvd online in its entirety.
Shot at the first international circuit bending festival in 2004 at the TANK in NYC for Absurdity.Biz’s ongoing Circuit Bending documentary, it later became a side-project DVD series sold at the BENT festivals.
DVDs […]

Scott & Ken of The Crystal Method on the show floor at the 2008 NAMM Show…..after a couple of cocktails.

Cakewalk, creators of Sonar and other great music applications, is currently celebrating their 20th year of business.  This interview features Ed Driscoll talking to Greg Hendershott, CEO Cakewalk.
via BC

 

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Sims designer Will Wright demonstrates the character-creation phase from his latest game, Spore, with additional commentary by musician Brian Eno:

Will Wright and Brian Eno On Generative Systems

Will Wright and Brian Eno On The Spore Metaverse

In this video, Brian Eno discusses his generative ambient video/music project, 77 Million Paintings:

This video is a short feature about Vangelis and his score for Alexander:

In this rare interview, Brian Eno discusses his inspiration for Music for Airports:

In this rare Vangelis interview, the symphonic electronica master discusses scoring 1492, The Conquest of Paradise, working with Ridley Scott, and why he doesn’t release more of his music.

Tangerine Dream will celebrate their 40th Anniversary in 2007 with the release of their latest album, Madcap’s Flaming Duty.
To be released April 2nd, the album is dedicated to former Pink Floyd guitarist Syd Barrett, who died in July 2006. It’s something very different for the prolific group - an electronic song-cycle with lyrics by classic […]

 

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Moog Music has opened its factory doors and allowed the Do-It-Yourself cable network to document the making of the Minimoog Voyager and Etherwave Theremin. The first episode - Building the Moog Voyager - is airing nationally on the cable network show “Handmade Music.”
“Bob (Moog) was passionate about the quality of the instruments that he […]