Jean Michel Jarre: “I Never Said That The Internet Was Dead!”

Stories of the Internet’s death are premature, according to popular synthesist Jean Michel Jarre. Jarre is featured in the latest Uncut magazine, which attributed to him some pessimistic views about the Internet: “The sad thing about the net is the way that this anarchist dream has been turned so swiftly into the most brutal, cynical… Read More Jean Michel Jarre: “I Never Said That The Internet Was Dead!”

MIT’s Tod Machover On Hyperinstruments & Opera Of The Future

Tod Machover is head of the Media Lab’s Hyperinstruments/Opera of the Future group. An influential composer, he has been praised for creating music that breaks traditional artistic and cultural boundaries; his music has been performed and commissioned by some of the world’s most important performers and ensembles. In 1995, he received a “Chevalier de l’Ordre… Read More MIT’s Tod Machover On Hyperinstruments & Opera Of The Future

Propellerhead Reason 5, Or The Future Of Music Production?

This graphic may look like a screen capture from a future Propellerhead Reason 5 – but it’s actually from DreamOn Pro – unreleased infographical vaporware that promises to let you “Become a professional musician. In an instant.” With modules like Make Sound Like, a Creative Difference Engine and, of course, the Excellentaliser, you’ve got all… Read More Propellerhead Reason 5, Or The Future Of Music Production?

Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra

INTRODUCTION ‘Grime Eye’ – 140bpm by Nonclassical Records Is the Turntable a musical instrument? Can it work as a ‘classical’ instrument? These were the first questions posed by idea of a Concerto for Turntables. Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra (Heritage Orchestra Feat. DJ Yoda) attempts to answer those questions. Should the turntable join… Read More Gabriel Prokofiev’s Concerto for Turntables & Orchestra