Art Rock Synth Jamming With Crayons and Antidotes
Sunday Synth Jam: Experimental art rockers Russel White & Cameron Chiles, aka Crayons and Antidotes, get their jam on, with the help of a Tenori On, Kaossilator Pro & a Korg MicroX.
Category: Music News
62 New Music Hacks From Music Hack Day London
Organizers have posted information on 62 new hacks coming out of Music Hack Day London 2011, held this weekend at Barbican Center, London. For a taste of the sort of things coming out of the event – check out the Helimin – a radio-controlled helicopter theremin: See a complete list of the music hacks below.
Developer – ‘It Is Not Possible To Play Music On An Android Phone’
French music site Musique Tactile has an interesting post on the state of Google’s Android multi-touch operating system, and why Android music app development is lagging so far behind development on Apple’s iOS: Google’s multitouch operating system is far behind Apple’s iOS regarding musical creation possibilities. The lag is measurable: about 350 milliseconds. It seems… Read More Developer – ‘It Is Not Possible To Play Music On An Android Phone’
2011 Grammy Award Nominations Go To David Guetta, Skrillex, Deadmau5 – But Who Would You Nominate?
The Recording Academy announced Wednesday nominees for the 54th annual Grammy Awards, with David Guetta, Skrillex & Deadmau5 each getting nods. Nominations in electronic and dance music related categories include: Best Dance/Electronica Album: Zonoscope – Cut/Copy 4×4=12 – Deadmau5 Nothing But The Beat – David Guetta Body Talk, Pt. 3 – Robyn Scary Monsters And Nice Sprites – Skrillex Best… Read More 2011 Grammy Award Nominations Go To David Guetta, Skrillex, Deadmau5 – But Who Would You Nominate?
First Track From The New Vince Clarke Martin Gore VCMG Collaboration – Spock
Here’s the first track from the new Vince Clarke + Martin Gore collaboration, VCMG – Spock. After 30 years working on their respective ongoing music projects, Clarke (Erasure / Yazoo / Depeche Mode) and Gore (Depeche Mode) have together as VCMG to release a brand new album, preceded by a series of EPs. According to… Read More First Track From The New Vince Clarke Martin Gore VCMG Collaboration – Spock
Jeremy Ellis Melts Faces On A Twin Maschine Rig
We normally wait until Sunday so share the synth jams – but this routine was too hot to wait. Controllerist Jeremy Ellis performs a routine on a twin Maschine rig, featuring Native Instruments’ Maschine, Maschine Mikro and some funky samples. What do you think – hot or not? via djcity
Awesome Synthesizer Sofa
It’s not too hard to see where the inspiration for this sofa came from! The Synthe Sofa, via Woouf Barceloa, which makes a variety of bizarre squishy things.
Holiday Gear Deals 2011
It’s that time of year again – time for holiday electronic music gear deals! Here are some holiday deals on electronic music gear & software that you may want to check out. Note that these are limited time specials – check the sites for details! 2CAudio has an end-of-the-year promo on Ether, Breeze and The… Read More Holiday Gear Deals 2011
Generative Art & Music – Computers, Data and Humanity
This PBS Arts video profiles several artists that create generative music and art: An intriguing combination of programmers, artists, and philosophers, these creators embrace a process that delegates essential decisions to computers, data sets, or even random variables. This allows important metaphors to arise in their work, calling attention to the relationship between humans and… Read More Generative Art & Music – Computers, Data and Humanity
BeatMaker Getting All Sorts Of MIDI Love
Intua has announced BeatMaker 2.2, and they’re bringing all sorts of MIDI love to the iPad music workstation. Here’s what’s new in BeatMaker 2.2: MIDI Out, Sync, Thru and MIDI-over-WiFi support Virtual MIDI inputs/outputs MIDI Hotplug MIDI Import: import MIDI files into the song sequencer and pattern editor Export individual patterns to MIDI files New Swing feature for recording and pattern… Read More BeatMaker Getting All Sorts Of MIDI Love
