Unfortunately, today is the last day of podcasting for the Art + Music + Technology podcast. Health issues have gotten in the way, and it would be impossible to continue. You can read the trans...
Oh yeah! I’ve been working on getting this interview for a while. It combines modular synths (love ‘em), compositional techniques, an extremely busy schedule – and even using the voice as a...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-380-panic-girl-martha-bahr
So there are precious few music software packages that will come up during discussions at my family’s dinner table. Logic? No way. Ableton Live? Mainly because the kids really like their T-shir...
What can I say about Jean-François Charles, other than he is amazing! He is one of the people in this world that has bothered to describe spectral processing in a way that is both musical and ac...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-378-jean-franois-charles
Udit Duseja has built quite a career. Starting off dropping Pro Tools markers while hanging at a recording studio, he is now doing sound design and sound editing work across a wide range of films...
Sometimes my attention is grabbed by something unexpected. In researching Peder Simonsen, I was very impressed with his production work, his work with modular system – but then I read about his...
Steuart Liebig’s story is quite amazing. From high school jazz gigging, through extensive touring, to a spot as part of LA’s verdant experimental jazz scene, Steuart’s life of music is quit...
OK, so this is a little different… I, and many of my coworkers, tend to do special things around the number “74” (the company name is Cycling ’74, if you didn’t already know). For #37...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-374-a-qa-with-david-zicarelli
I’ve been trying to get Elainie Lillios on the podcast for some time. I’ve seen her, and heard her work at SEAMUS conferences in the past, and she has come up in conversations several times d...
Cameron Warner Jones is the kind of person that, once you’ve heard of him, you just want to get to know him. Imagine a person that gets his start in the dark halls of Dartmouth’s Computer Mus...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-372-cameron-warner-jones
I’ve long been interested in sound design and post-production work, so when I got the opportunity to interview Peter Albrechtsen and David Barber, I jumped at the chance. Peter and David worked...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-371-peter-albrechtsen-and-david-barber
Part of my history is attending and teaching at University of Denver in the Emerging Digital Practices program. One of the professors in this department is Chris Coleman, and he was a fascinating...
When Andrew Pask pointed me toward Plan 9 (and made an initial introduction), I couldn’t really tell what I was getting into. The soundtrack work was very interesting, and their recent releases...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-369-david-donaldson-and-steve-roche-plan-9
One of the big surprises of the late 2010’s was the acquisition of Buchla and Associates by someone local to me: Eric Fox of Foxtone Music. I’d heard of Foxtone, but never visited, and never ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-368-eric-fox-buchla-usa
Well, we welcome Mike Metlay back to the podcast. It’s been a while, and a lot has changed for Mike since our last discussion (episode 69 !), and we find him in his new venture: as the editor-i...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-367-mike-metlay-bjooks
Paula Maddox is a wonder. She’s got an amazing history of synth design, and the work continues; her current company (Dove Audio - https://dove-audio.com/ ) produces modules in Euro and 5U forma...
Mark Fell is one of my favorite artists – his work is the right mix of comfortable and challenging, and his music is truly as good as his ideas about music! As a result, I end up listening to a...
Carl Stone has been a huge influence on me – his work transported me from “Interested in that music tech stuff for making pop tunes” to “Let’s get serious!” His exploration into the n...
Jeff Rona has fascinated me ever since he first appeared in Keyboard Magazine with his “The Reel World” column. It was a time when music-for-film was becoming interesting for tech-savvy music...
Will Kuhn is well-known in the Ableton Live community. He pioneered the use of Ableton in the K-12 classroom, and recently released a new book: Electronic Music School: A Contemporary Approach to...
Luke Thornton, one of the three people that make up the band Elder Island , perfectly embodies the self-learning/DIY perspectives that are fueling the exciting edge of current music making. Outfi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-361-luke-thornton-elder-island
Lisa Bella Donna is somehow algorithmically connected to me – her work shows up consistently in my social media feeds, the sites that I read cover her work, and (of course) the music really spe...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-360-lisa-bella-donna
Tim Exile has been involved in the Music Tech world for a long time. As the developer of a number of effects and instruments for Native Instruments (including Flesh - https://www.native-instrumen...
Recently, the Mute label reached out to me to see if I wanted to interview Alessandro Cortini, I had to chuckle a little to myself. Alessandro and I have had great conversations over the years, a...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-358-alessandro-cortini
I’ve been a synth-head for a very long time. As a result, I have these little personal dropping-off points of favorite bits of gear: Ensoniq ESQ-1, Roland JD-800, E-mu Proteus and Morpheus. So ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-357-drew-schlesinger
Despite the fact that I feel like I’m ‘dialed in’ to everything going on in the MI (Music Instrument) industry, sometimes I just get whacked in the head by something unexpected. I got an ou...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-356-alejo-yael-yaeltex
Gary Chang says it himself: “I've always portrayed myself an obscure electronic music composer, whose side gig is scoring Hollywood movies and tv shows.” I don’t think I could frame his wor...
As the head of content development for Nonlinear Educating (the home of MacProVideo, Ask.Audio, Ask.Video and more…), Steve Horelick has been in the media tool education game for a long time. H...
KamranV is dedicated to new technology for music. From his work at Interscope New Media, through his work on the Phonocut vinyl lathe, Kamran is pushing envelopes at every turn. One of his on-gro...
For my audience, Anthony Rolando probably needs no introduction. As the product designer at Make Noise Music, his work is found in almost every modular system you’ll run across. From his earlie...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-352-anthony-rolando-make-noise-music
Phelan Kane is a force of nature – when he recently signed up for the Max Certified Trainer program, I got a chance to see him in teacher-action, and also got a sense of his writing and present...
Yay! It finally came together! I’ve been working on getting James McCartney for a while, and it happened! And the chat was as good as I hoped – we got to completely geek out on music/audio ...
Joshua Hodge is someone that is dedicated – dedicated to helping people learn to do what they love. Oh, and to get a job, too! His project – The Audio Programmer (theaudioprogrammer.com ) is ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-349-joshua-hodge-the-audio-programmer
If you listen to any of the music that I do, you have seen the name of this week’s guest: Taylor Deupree. He is a mastering engineer extraordinaire, but he is also an amazing artist and collabo...
I doubt that I have to introduce Andrew Huang. His online entries are a strong contender for “YouTube Channel Most Responsible For Music-Making Coolness” (https://www.youtube.com/andrewhuang ...
Dr. Cecilia Suhr is an amazing individual: academic, performer, installation artist, painter, recording musician – she’s found herself in the midst of so many artforms. When one of my listene...
Tlacael Esparza was introduced to me by my friend Dave Hill Jr. – he pointed to Esparza’s Sensory Percussion as an example of the new electronic music instrument industry. This system (which ...
Rachel Palmer is originally from my neck of the woods – the Minneapolis area. But she’s now in Cologne, expanding her visuals-for-music practice, and – germane to this interview – promoti...
I was first drawn into the music. The album “Pineapple”, by Grand River, has been part of my playlist for a while, and has embedded itself into my subconscious. The concept behind the One Ins...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-343-aime-portioli-grand-river
One of the most enduring record series from the late 90’s and early 00’s is Pole’s 1/2/3 combo. These albums turned people’s heads when they were released, and remain often-mentioned favo...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-342-stefan-betke-pole
In this second of two interview sessions, we talk with Ned Lagin about the compositional process behind his work (including echoes of Renaissance music), his Seastones collaborators, the ups and ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-341-ned-lagin-part-ii
Ned Lagin is legendary. As a former performer with the Grateful Dead, he toured with a crazy rig that featured both standard keyboards as well as an E-mu modular controlled by a computer system. ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-340a-ned-lagin-part-one
Jean-Baptiste Thiebaut is someone I have had the chance to work with at Cycling, and has been on an amazing journey. JB’s background is quite amazing, combining a background in computer science...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-339-jean-baptiste-thiebaut-music-hackspace
As one of the founding members of the band Can, Irmin Schmidt left a permanent mark on the world of music. Since Can’s breakup, Irmin has left his mark on film music, having been credited as co...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-338-irmin-schmidt-can
I'd heard about the artist Strategy from Portland friends in the past, and always appreciated the subtle complexity that threaded throughout his work. When Joshua Clayton opened the door to speak...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-337-paul-dickow-strategy
Scott Lawlor reached out to me to start a conversation, and after hearing his story, I was anxious to get his story on the podcast. He is part of numerous collaborations, does live performances (...
I first got to know Ned Rush through some glitch-based sample packs that he made available - a long time ago. He's continued creating - making sample sets, music releases and Max for Live devices...
When I first got clued into the A-Mint system, I was very curious: I've not been 'entranced' by AI and ML systems for music, and I tend to be kind of skeptical. But some of the video and audio ex...
Roger Neill is living a pretty charmed life. Working on film, TV and game music, he is able to dive deep into music of all styles, and create extended storytelling by working with directors of fi...
I love it when I get suggestions from my listeners for something to research. Hearing about "acreil" - and tracking this down to Scott Nordlund - was a lot of fun, mainly because the starting poi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-332-scott-nordlund-acreil
I try not to reveal my super-fandom very often, but Robin Rimbaud (aka Skanner) maps to a critical time in my life. Back when he was putting out the early Scanner stuff, my ears were opening to m...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-331-robin-rimbaud-scanner
Talk about a career! Stephan Schmitt started his journey into audio development by making noisy object as a kid, then got into electrical engineering to work on large format consoles (which is wh...
I'm always encouraged when I hear about academics that are battle tested in industry in some way. Doug Bielmeier, a professor at Northeastern University, has that - Doctorate in Education, but al...
How does a saxophonist become a modular synth head? How does a serial collaborator put out his first solo album? And how does anyone get roped into doing a see-all video like the amazing Surfacin...
Whether you are talking the Broken20 label, TVO music releases, the Further_in virtual festival or installations under his own name, you would have to admit that Ruaridh Law is dedicated. He's a ...
In a way, Jesse Stiles has a career I can really envy. Studying with Pauline Oliveros, traveling India while sitting in on music school classes, working with the Merce Cunningham Dance Company an...
There are lots of conferences that come along - and move along - without making a dent on anyone's attention. Thorsten Sideboard's Algorithmic Art Assembly is *not* one of those; it's first outin...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-325-thorsten-sideboard
I'm not sure where you go to learn about music industry activities, but I'll bet that CDM (Create Digital Music) - https://cdm.link/ - is one of those places. Run by Peter Kirn, CDM provides lon...
As I mention at the beginning of the podcast, I feel like I've know Laura Escudé for most of the time that I've spend in the MI industry. She was there in the early days of my NAMM days as one o...
There are a few record labels that capture my attention and keep it. One of these is Important Records - not because I'm a get-every-release fanboy, but rather because, when I find myself in a gr...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-322-john-brien-important-records
When one of the listeners suggested Omri Cohen for an interview, I had to do a little research. And 'a little' is key - one quick search on YouTube made it clear that this was someone I'd want to...
I'm on the receiving end of a lot of interesting PR blasts, including those from Mute Records. I received a note about A Quiet Corner In Time, a collaboration between sound artist Simon Fisher Tu...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-320-simon-fisher-turner
Philippe Petit is a whirlwind! He's produced a ton of recordings - and many of them are collaborations, some of them with surprising collaborators (Lydia Lunch and Cosey Fanni Tutti, for example)...
I got to know Andrea Mazzariello fairly soon after I moved to Northfield Minnesota. I saw him perform his one-man performance project at a local theater, and hung around after to talk. Things led...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-318-andrea-mazzariello
Robert Rich is one of my favorite musicians in the world, and I'm always happy for the opportunity to have a chat with him. With his current efforts - working with Paul Schreiber of Synthesis Tec...
I'm very happy to offer this interview. Matt Black has been at the front lines of a lot of efforts: early cut-up based dance tracks as Coldcut (if you don't know it, you've *got* to check out Doc...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-316-matt-black-coldcut-ninja-tune
In this final 'episode' of interviews curated by Seth Cluett, we get to meet Zosha Di Castri - a composer that seems to enjoy it all! Whether it is working with orchestra, string ensemble or smal...
When Seth Cluett first introduced me to Angelica Negrón, I was also introduced to a few videos, including a documentary produced by Bric TV (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5VFGvqdMVnA ) that wa...
Doing this interview - one of the series of interviews curated by Seth Cluett - was pretty challenging. Typically, when I speak with someone, their artistry is fairly easily identified: they are ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-313-lainie-fefferman
This is the first in a series of podcasts curated by Seth Cluett. I hope you enjoy it! Yvette Janine Jackson has taken a new approach to composition: by combining her experiences in theater, in...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-312-yvette-janine-jackson
I seem to have known about Sarah Belle Reid for ages - I think I often happen to be in places where she's playing, so it seems like she's been around for a while. I was surprised, therefore, when...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-311-sarah-belle-reid
I'm always curious about the direction a guitarist is going to take instrument building - especially when extensive electronics will be involved. Sometimes it is an attempt to lock into existing ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-310-nick-demopoulos-smomid
I first ran across Joe Caputo's work during some random YouTubing, where his "Voltage Control Lab" was a real eye-opener - especially for a few under-supported modules like the Ornaments and Crim...
A few weeks ago, I got a ping from a listener to check out Jon Sonnenberg's work. A sprinkle of information here and there led me to some really interesting work. Dashing off an email got me wire...
There are a few modules that have been quietly creeping into discussions - and modular rigs - over the last few months. One manufacturer that keeps coming up is Schlappi Engineering - and especi...
You know how there are some people that just make you feel better for having had a talk, email or forum exchange with them? Dan Derks is one of those people. He has such a great way of viewing th...
There is something kind of fascinating about clock systems. They are the beat of our systems - regardless of artform. They need to be unwavering, but also need to be responsive to our changes. Th...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-305-ed-guild-circuit-happy
There are many ways to create a body of work. You can crunch away at tracks, canvases or blocks of marble, building more and more until you have the body of work that you can share as your work. ...
Scott Morgan's Loscil music project has been in my ears for a while. He's one of the people that folks have always had in their 'favorites' list - and would recommend to me quite often. With a to...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-303-scott-morgan-loscil
Kenneth Kirschner's music first got on my radar in a New Music Minnesota email, which pointed to a fabulous video (https://youtu.be/I9P2Whq_-uc ). In this video discussion, Kenneth talked about...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-302-kenneth-kirschner
Rhys Fulber's CV is pretty amazing: from his work with Front Line Assembly, Delirium, Intermix (these all with Bill Leeb), production and programming work with everyone from Fear Factory to Josh...
Become a Patron! Andrew Baschyn is a bit of a legend here in Minneapolis. With 30 years of music-making behind him, and a set of both new and re-releases about to hit, he's been super active. ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-300-andrew-baschyn-baschyn-musik
I got a random email from a listener saying "Hey, I started digging through some old video and digitizing it - you might be interested!" So I checked it out, and I was (interested). It probably h...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-299-rob-ray-deadtech
Dan Derks opens doors. When I asked Dan about someone that I should interview for the show, he immediately said "Oh, you've got to talk to Andrew C. S." - someone he knows from the Chicago scene,...
It was ages ago that I first talked with Meara O'Reilly. She was looking for help with a project, and put her in contact with some friends of mine that were in the Bay Area. This led to a series ...
Become a Patron! I really enjoy talking with Nina Young. Her excitement for her work - and music/art in general - is ever-present, and her approach to composition is something that will resona...
I've run into Kyle Swisher in a lot of different ways. He was discussed on Tim Held's Podular Modcast, and it caused me to check out his work as Dark Sparkler. He also had a discussion with me ab...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-295-kyle-swisher-dark-sparkler
Ashley Bellouin's Ballads album is a revelation. On one hand, you could call it a drone release, but it's not quite that. You could call it electronic, or acoustic, or just plain alien and you'd...
I met a lot of great people at Cycling '74's 2019 Expo. Perhaps the most memorable is this week's guest: Andrej Kobal. He wasn't really on my radar before that (despite getting a ping from some c...
I think I've seen the handle VICMOD bouncing around the internet forever. I've also been listening to the music of Cray for a while, too. But only recently did I actually put 2 and 2 together to ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-292-ross-healy-vicmod
Named after the famous Philip K. Dick novel, Scanner Darkly is one of the most dedicated coders in the monome community. He got his start creating the Orca firmware for the monome modular devices...
If you spend much time around the Ableton video stash (https://www.ableton.com/en/blog/categories/videos/ , you will have seen Ralf Kleinermanns' work. He is the head of documentaries at Ableton,...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-290-ralf-kleinermanns
I got a ping from a couple of people about reaching out to Thor Magnusson - and I did a little research. I really liked what I saw: a recent author (of Sonic Writing: Technologies of Material), a...
Bruce Dawson came on my radar recently for a really interesting project: he is one of the two instructors for the Kadenze course on creating audio applications using the JUCE framework. He got th...
Every time I talk to someone from Berklee, I'm blown away by their enthusiasm, focus and breadth of experience. This week's guest, Loudon Stearns, is no exception. From rock operas to online clas...
Christopher Reid Martin is at the center of a lot of artistic worlds. Through his involvement with Coaxial Arts (http://coaxialarts.org/ ), he is deeply tied into the experimental art world in LA...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-286-christopher-reid-martin
How do you describe a person that was apparently born to be an engineer, but also born to be an educator - and born to be a musician, too? I don't know either, so I'll just point at Chris Meyer a...
Sometimes I'm just blown away by the people I get to meet. Sometimes it's because of their stories. Sometimes it's because of their raw talent. And sometimes it is about the body of work that the...
Talk about lucking out. My friend Tim Place has been on me for a while about interviewing someone whose work is important to him - Stephan Moore. I was intrigued, but also distracted, and so I n...
Not long ago I taught a class at a local college that was about the history and practice of electronic music. As part of that, I wanted to find good articles about various artists that could insp...
I've known Stefan Brunner for some time - going back to some of the early Cycling '74 company meetings (I somehow remember him laying out a figure-8 bike path in an alleyway in SF...), but I've n...
Fans of VCV Rack and Voltage Modular will be all over the name VULT, but it's also making its name known for both hardware modular gear as well as nifty DSP trickery. Created by Leonardo Laguna ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-280-leonardo-laguna-ruiz
I first knew Doug Lynner's work as the editor/publisher of Synapse Magazine, an electronic music magazine before most people even knew that was a thing. Doug laid the groundwork for magazine-as-h...
Marco Petracca owns many names, but my favorite is HHNOI - his artist name for his work with composition using modular synths. Marco has made some careful choices about how he approaches musical ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-278-marco-petracca-hhnoi
I've known Wes Milholen for a while - I first met him as he was working on some of his first replacement faceplates. He was part of the Denver/Boulder modular scene, and we spent time at meetups ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-277-wes-milholen-grayscale
Let's face it - we didn't get into sound design in order to hang out with a bunch of strangers. We tend to be an insular community, and can barely look beyond our shoes to interact with one anoth...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-276-holly-vernon-exsoso
Back in Podcast 38 , we talked to Jim Coker - the developer behind Numerology and the company Five12. Well, it's been five years, and a lot has happened since then. I met up with Jim at Synthple...
I've been a fan of Modularfield's recordings ever since I first ran into them. Featuring well-known releases by Ann Annie and HHNOI, the label has a strong identity - but it doesn't overwhelm the...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-274-markus-scholz-modularfield-records
Dan Goldstein has been living his dream for 20 years. He started off with Sonic Foundry - back in the golden days - creating the future of audio software from scratch. He went on to be a main dev...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-273-dan-goldstein-cherry-audio
It's pretty hard to avoid gear lust when you see 1010 Music's work in action. Originally launched as the Bitbox, the touchscreen, high-function module has spawned a number of implementations, inc...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-272-aaron-higgins-of-1010-music
There are voices in our lives that are always welcome. One of those, for me, is Marc Weidenbaum. Marc has a long history of writing about things that I (and, I'm guessing, we) care about, and h...
I'm a sucker for a great book, and especially a great series. I also like knowing about books that will help people become better Max programmers. That combination comes into play with Maurizio ...
Talk about wired in! Cassie Tarakajian is keyed into a lot of my favorite projects, from the Miraweb project, to p5.js, to the Node for Max project that was part of Max 8 - tons of favorites ther...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-269-cassie-tarakajian
If you know synths and movie scoring, you know Michael Lehmann Boddicker's work. He's one of those people that I've always followed - his work is impeccable, and always on-point. He's involved in...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/extra-michael-lehmann-boddicker
Note: Mattijs and Hidde are part of the group of presenters at Cycling '74's Expo, which will be running from April 26-28, 2019. Ticket prices are about to go up, so if you are thinking about goi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-268-mattijs-kneppers-and-hidde-de-jong-showsync
Now that the podcast has been running for five years, I'm seeing that some of our earlier interviews have been doing great new things - and so have I. We've settled on a format that brings out gr...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-267-dan-nigrin-revisited
Alessandro Cortini should be well-known to most of the people that listen to this podcast. From his work with Nine Inch Nails, to his modular-fueled solo work, and to his inspirational videos and...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-266-alessandro-cortini
Sometimes I get in a mood - you know? The last thing I need is a screeching industrial band or ear-piercing experimental trip. Sometimes I need to relax - and sometimes that means laid back, boss...
During a recent Cycling '74 retreat, I was helping out with some sticky support issues - and I ran across a really cool thing. A guy with a Gen issue was asking about some deep details - and was ...
Dr. Kate Sicchio is hard at work redefining what it means to be a media artist. Deeply embedded in the dance world (she identifies as a choreographer), she has been working with dance-oriented el...
My first view of Erik Emil Eskildsen's work was at the urging of Markus Reuter; he pointed to Erik's work and said "Hey, this might be a cool guy for you to talk to!". The further I dug in, the m...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-262-erik-emil-eskildsen
As a young(er) dude wrapping my head around music technology, there was one person that was consistently inspiring to me: Larry Fast. From his work as Synergy (which you can learn about here: ht...
It's always great to get into something before it happens. In this case, Ellison Wolf, proprietor of Zorx Electronics, is planning the launch of a new magazine - Waveform magazine. This is going ...
Deantoni Parks is one of those percussionists that other percussionists talk about. They pass video links, performance notes and bandcamp sites to each other, because his work is pretty shocking....
In last week's episode, we just scratched the surface of Eric's role in creating the maker's world we now occupy. So I called him back and we immediately did a second interview to fill in some of...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-258-eric-singer-part-2
I'm pretty sure you know Eric Singer's work. Some of his most well-known work includes Pat Metheny's 'The Orchestrion Project', but he's been doing robotic musical instruments for a long time. I ...
Carl-Mikael Björk's Cabinet of Curiosities is one of the most fun channels on YouTube. From walk-throughs of his writing process to Elektron check-ins or Max visual demos, Carl is out front on a...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-256-carl-mikael-bjrk
I enjoy having an opportunity to interview my friends - just because the 'interview' process is actually different from a friendly chat, and I end up learning things that I never knew from 'just ...
Back in episode 66 , I first chatted with Bert Schiettecatte - who, along with partner Celine, has been making the Percussa brand of music interfaces purr for the last decade-and-a-half. When we ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-254-bert-schiettecatte-percussa
When your resume begins with Disney, runs through Teddy Ruxpin and includes World of Warcraft, Diablo III and Starcraft II, you probably don't even need a resume at all! Russell Brower has had a ...
It all started with a discussion at Cycling '74 about getting content for the most recent release. We needed some multichannel audio, and someone mentioned that Garth Paine was doing work with mu...
I've been wanted to do a podcast focus on software modular video synthesis; doing that made one person's name stick in my head: Kevin Kripper. Kevin is the developer behind the Vsynth package for...
Note: This is a heavily-edited version of our discussion. If you want to hear (most of) the whole discussion, which lasts about 1:30, you can download it here: http://traffic.libsyn.com/artmusic...
One of the more influential people in my adult life has been Trace Reddell: he was a professor in the Media program at University of Denver when I was there, and he opened my head to thinking abo...
I have to admit that I don't know many people that would self-classify as a "punk PhD", but Shawn Trail is that. From a background of punk, hip hop and jazz, and through his electroacoustic and c...
If you follow my Instagram, Facebook or Twitter feed, you know that I'm a MONOME fan. Brian Crabtree and Kelli Cain have created company that consistently nails both the functionality and the de...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-247-brian-crabtree-monomeorg
There aren't many corners of the programming globe that I haven't visited, but Swift programming is something I've not explored. When Matthew Fecher reached out to me about the AudioKit project, ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-246-aure-prochazka-and-matthew-fecher-audiokit
From the second I saw the Akemie's Castle module, I knew I'd want to talk to its developer, Matthew Allum. What a module - and what a name! I knew there had to be stories about what was going on....
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-245-matthew-allum-almbusy-circuits
I was at a SEAMUS conference last year and was intrigued by a presentation about an organization called SPLICE - and institute/ensemble/festival combo that attempts to inject electronic music and...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-244-christopher-biggs
There are many people that we've heard about through the history of electronic music device development: David Smith, Roger Linn, Ikutaru Kakehashi and others. But there are many people that are...
When I first ran across Craig Colorusso's work, it was in a very familiar situation - a place I recognized from my occasional teaching stints down in Colorado Springs. Looking into it, it was not...
If you are into electronic/computer music, you already know the name of this week's guest. From the Computer Music Tutorial, through Microsound and his latest book (Composing Electronic Music: A ...
I first ran across the North Coast Modular Collective by following member Bill van Loo's Facebook page, and seeing him doing more and more interesting work. The message that first introduced the...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-240-north-coast-modular-collective-bill-van-loojoe-bauer
Nathan Moody first came onto my radar via his Noise Jockey blog – a blog that combined sound design, field recording, music production, art, design… pretty much everything I pay attention to...
Portland-based Abraham Ingle is making a difference. He started with synth DIY when there was precious little information, and gleaned what he could from books and articles, online forums and who...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-238-abraham-ingle-ai-synthesis
As a result of talking with Guy Ben-Ary last week, I was reminded of my need to talk to another Perth-ian: Andrew Fitch. Andrew is the man behind the sound-making machinery in Guy's cellF project...
I recently got a ping from a listener to check out some of the work being done in Perth, Australia; the suggestion is that there is an amazing amount of art coming out of this remote outpost, and...
I first heard from Ed Ball when he reached out with a collaboration concept. I was intrigued, looked further into it - and was pretty blown away. Then I talked to Ed, and was even more drawn in. ...
Stephen Ruppenthal has a sneakily amazing history. Having worked with Allen Strange, watched Don Buchla develop his early machines, and working with electro-acoustic wizard across the world, Step...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-234-stephen-ruppenthal
There are some people that you just want to get to know quickly - because you know that they will turn out to be great to know. Chris Muir is one of those people: he's user "cbm" on almost any pl...
Wayne Peet first came to my attention through friends: both Jeff Kaiser (episode 49 ) and Andrew Pask (episode 55 ) talked about working with an engineer that had the best ears they'd encountered...
Tom Hall is a master of interface. Whether it is interfacing analog gear to Max, Live effects into a makeshift looper, cassettes into anything - he not only knows how to do it, he is probably usi...
I've been talking to Herbie about doing a podcast for a while now - I'm glad it finally came together for this episode. Herbie is an amazing man: he's obviously an amazing musician, but also deep...
This podcast is in support of Slope114's Kickstarter for their "Keep Flying" digital EP project. Please visit the project here: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1385275315/slope114-keep-fl...
A self-described 'Creative Swiss Army Knife', Erin Barra is a wealth of knowledge, experience and opinion. She is an assistant professor at Berklee School of Music, a dedicated artist and produce...
Jeff Snyder makes wonderful things. The Manta remains one of my favorite playing surfaces, and I've just started breaking the cello on the MantaMate - a way of interfacing the Manta (as well as M...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-227-jeff-snyder-snyderphonics
Composer, sound designer, experience designer, ecological technologist - all of these things (and more) can be applied to Mileece's career. She primarily works on installations (an upcoming focus...
Talk about a Renaissance man! Edmund Eagan is the designer of the EaganMatrix - the sound engine that is part of the Haken Continuum, and is also one of the leading performers with that system. H...
This episode of Art + Music + Technology is brought to you by Recording Magazine. You can learn more about Recording Magazine, check out articles and subscribe at www.recordingmag.com . Gannon...
Among a certain set of music-makers, Oli Larkin's work is critical for making things happen. He's an audio programming guru, and has created systems as diverse as a virtual Casio CZ synth, an aut...
OK - I'll admit to being a little curious. About Duluth. If you look at it on a map, it looks like the kind of small too-far-north city that might be artistically limited to Soviet-style number s...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-222-dean-berlinerblau
This episode is brought to you by the zZyzx Society, whose new self-titled album will be released on March 20th on ZSR Records. Talk about great stories! From creating modular systems in Utah, ...
Sometimes I just get lucky; in this case, I happened to skip over to the 'check your messages' widget in Facebook, and saw that I had a conversation I'd never checked into. It was from Benjamin H...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-220-ben-hinz-dwarfcraft-devices
This episode of Art + Music + Technology is brought to you by Recording Magazine. You can learn more about Recording Magazine, check out articles and subscribe at www.recordingmag.com . What a ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-219-anthony-mattana-hooke-audio
Given that the name of his book is "Don't Make Beats Like Me", you know I'd want to talk with Chris "Mayday" Rucks. Chris has taken his experiences doing music production, production education an...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-218-chris-mayday-rucks
OK - so this one is a little different. Surachai doesn't seem to be very comfortable with being interviewed, and seems a lot more comfortable dealing out the questions. So this interview is as mu...
As I started digging into VCV Rack, I was entranced by the number of people that had done interesting third party work. One of the developers that caught my attention was Jeremy Wentworth - the c...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-216-jeremy-wentworth
I'm always intrigued by a good story. How about "from early music player to Buchla master"? Todd Barton's story is as good as his music - which is damned good. His use of serious electronic music...
Do you want to talk about dedication? Let's take a look at Paul Davis, whose efforts behind the Ardour Project, originally released in 2005, are still going strong. Ardour has become as full-feat...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-214-paul-davis-ardour
This is the third episode in a collaboration with Synthtopia.com, featuring open source developers of both hardware and software. More information is available at synthtopia.com ... The MeeBli...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-213-james-grahame-meeblip
This is the second episode in a collaboration with Synthtopia.com, featuring open source developers of both hardware and software. More information is available at synthtopia.com ... What do y...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-212-tom-whitwell-music-thing
This is the first in a collaboration with Synthtopia.com, featuring open source developers of both hardware and software. More information is available at synthtopia.com ... It's been a while s...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-211-andrew-belt-vcv-rack
I really like the idea of allowing a concept to grow naturally. Alex McLean sort of lives his life with that as a rule. As the developer of the Tidal (nee TidalCycles) live coding language, the f...
Michael Hetrick has his hands in a lot of projects. His main work is as one of the founders of Unfiltered Audio , creators of the SpecOps, Dent and (my personal favorite) Sandman plugin series. H...
Peter Grenader is a bit of a lightning rod. He's a 'personality' in a rather staid business, he's been part of the electronic scene for a long time, but he's always willing to speak his mind and ...
This is the last podcast supporting our Kickstarter campaign for a new recording chain. The campaign runs through December 11th - please help out the podcast: https://www.kickstarter.com/proje...
This is the third podcast supporting our Kickstarter campaign for a new recording chain. The campaign runs through December 11th - please help out the podcast: https://www.kickstarter.com/proj...
This is the second podcast supporting our Kickstarter campaign for a new recording chain. The campaign runs through December 11th - please help out the podcast: https://www.kickstarter.com/pro...
This is the first podcast supporting our Kickstarter campaign for a new recording chain. The campaign runs through December 11th - please help out the podcast: https://www.kickstarter.com/proj...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-204-dave-small-catalyst-audio
OK - Sam Battle is just amazing. He's a bundle of energy - and an obsession with making cool synths. From the famous 'Synth Bike' to the Jacob's Ladder drum machine, his creations span the range...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-203-sam-battle-look-mum-no-computer
Jason Corder is a whirlwind of production. Over 70 releases. Tons of work with game music and sound design. Video work a-plenty. Live performances. The whole package - he's the kind of guy that i...
Kim Bjørn is on a mission - he wants to highlight design in electronic instrument creation, and he wants to document it as completely as possible. With his recently-released book Push Turn Move...
Personal heroes. This is a very personal subject for most people, because our choice of heroes says a lot about us. My reverence for Morton's work has a lot to do with how it changed my ears - an...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-200-morton-subotnick
You may not have run across Jill Fraser's name before, but you almost certainly have heard her work. With hundreds of TV commercials under her belt, as well as several feature films and a couple ...
When I first got the pointer to the band Ariadne, I did a drive by - and then a double-take. They describe themselves as an "experimental sacred music duo"; while that resonates, it was also a li...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-198-ariadne-christine-papania-and-benjamin-forest
Mike Hodnick is one of those people that others have been pointing me toward for a while; he's deep into electronic music, he does some incredible performances, he has a deep well of releases and...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-197-mike-hodnick-kindohm
I'm a fan of the K-Devices products - and one in particular. Holder, a simple little spectral hold function, ends up in almost every Live set that I work on. It's focused, efficient and easy-to-u...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-196-alessio-santini-k-devices
It's good to have friends! I ran into a bit of a buzzsaw this week, and all of a sudden it looked like I didn't have an interview! I put out a call on Facebook, and people really rose to the chal...
I've been hearing a lot about Walker Farrell lately. We interviewed him for the C74 newsletter, I heard a lot of talk about his live performances, and everybody has been suggesting his "Music for...
Mike Monday's adverts are all over the web. And if you get on his mailing list, you will see him even more. But it's hard not to be intrigued - especially when he has a lot of free information av...
When my friend Tom Hall first introduced me to the music of Deru, I was immediately drawn in. It was the combination of complexity and structure that I love in ambient work, but it was also unaba...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-192-benjamin-wynn-deru
For me, the Mod Devices story began with their very impressive debut at the NAMM show. But guest Gianfranco Ceccolini has been working on the product for quite a while - and on the concept for e...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-191-gianfranco-ceccolini-mod-devices
Do you wonder if I follow up on random interview requests? I sure do, and this week is the result of that effort. One of the listeners sent me a note about Devin Fleenor's S.E.E.D. project - and ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-190-devin-fleenor-seed
I always enjoy talking to people about Sound Art, because it is so undefined. If you take sound/composition, then remove the requirement to 'make music', what is left? Turns out, there's a whole ...
Markus Reuter is quite an amazing musician. He's already been part of several releases this year (including an amazing collaboration with Robert Rich), but he's also putting out interesting solo ...
Tobias Reber is a long time listener of the podcast that has been touching base with me about artists that he thought would be good candidates for the show. Interestingly, when I did a little res...
Scott Jaeger is responsible for a lot of modular makers getting into the game. When he started making Eurorack modules under The Harvestman moniker, there were relatively few players: Doepfer (of...
So when my friend Clifton says "Hey, man - check this person out...", I tend to listen pretty intently. In this case, he pointed me toward someone that surprised me on several levels: a conductor...
One of my weekly pleasures (introduced to me by Gregory Taylor) is the Vital Weekly newsletter . This is a weekly compendium of recent music releases (generally in the experimental/artsy area) wi...
Dave Rossum has quite a history. From helping to start up E-mu Systems, managing its acquisition by Creative Labs (and working with them through a 10-year run of amazing designs) and the creation...
NOTE: This podcast is presented as a collaboration with Synthtopia.com for the presentation of people designing and producing unique instruments. You can listen to the podcast here, on the Syntht...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-182-tom-holkenborg-junkie-xl
NOTE: This podcast is presented as a collaboration with Synthtopia.com for the presentation of people designing and implementing synthesizers. You can listen to the podcast here, on the Synthtopi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-181-jesse-engel-google-magenta-project
NOTE: This podcast is presented as a collaboration with Synthtopia.com for the presentation of people designing synthesizers. You can listen to the podcast here, on the synthtopia website (in an ...
NOTE: This podcast is presented as a collaboration with Synthtopia.com for the presentation of people designing the synthesizers we love. You can listen to the podcast here, on the synthtopia web...
Cristian Vogel has been around for quite a while - with his work in dance music being many people's introduction to his work. But he's moved into the realm of sound design and expansive compositi...
Chris Dobrian is responsible. He's the person that put together the documentation that got me on my road with Max - a road that still, in many ways, defines my daily existence. Chris' work taught...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-177-christopher-dobrian
One of the things that I try to pay attention to is this: situations where people are doing or using a thing, but not necessarily talking about it. This is the case with Noise Engineering module...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-176-stephen-mccaul-and-kris-kaiser-of-noise-engineering
There are a few artists I've wanted to meet for a long while, and Lawrence English is one of them. His music exudes a dark elegance, and the titles of his work make suggestions to his interests a...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-175-lawrence-english
Doug Geers keeps on popping up in my radar - and has for over a decade. He was at the head of the charge with the Spark Festival in Minneapolis, one of the best electronic music conferences in th...
Jim Aikin is one of my heroes - he introduced me (along with David Friend) to synthesizers in a way that I could grasp at the time, but also led me down many musical paths through his album revie...
Hot on the heels of two releases (Escapist and Punish Me ), we get a chance to talk to producer, sound designer and Mau5trap artist Matt Lange. I'd first caught wind of Matt with his Ephemera a...
While Youtube is a force in the media arts world, it isn't very often that a Youtube video will cause me to jump into email to try getting a podcast guest. But it really happened with this video:...
Eric Cheslak is known by almost everyone as 'Rodent', and is one of those Pied Piper folks that draws people into his lair. His current pipe of choice is the modular synthesizer, and he (along wi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-170-eric-rodent-cheslak
I've become a big fan of Isotonik Studios' work - their Novation Circuit editor makes that hardware sing for me, and some of their innovative Max For Live work lights up that platform. We happene...
When you meet interesting people, they often help you meet more interesting people. So it was with Bana Haffar - after doing the interview with her, she connected me with other talented artists i...
I've seen Marcel Wierckx' name around for years, but hadn't seen his work in action. Recently, my friend Gregory Taylor ran across some of his work with dancers and was blown away. Of course, giv...
I have to admit loving the looks of a good wooden modular case. There is something about it that offsets the overly high-tech look of a modular system, and turns it into an organic, living beast....
The first time I saw Huston Singletary I was on a ride. At the NAMM show, surrounded by amazing talent, all giving their best shots at demos. A guy gets up in front of the Ableton stage and star...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-165-huston-singletary
Bana Haffar's profile in the modular world is growing by the day. She really hit people's attention with her demo video for the Moog Mother32: Liquid Light Solid Motion , but is also gaining mome...
Qu-Bit Electronix holds a special place in my heart: there was a time when I wouldn't do a gig unless I'd loaded up a thumb drive with some new samples for munging with a Qu-Bit Nebulae - that c...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-163-andrew-ikenberry
Brenna Murphy is about as mediated of an artist as you will find. She combines video and animation with the development of physical objects (through a variety of means), but will also include ana...
I ran across Fabrizio's work in a rather typical way - I was trolling through maxforlive.com, searching for something that would interest me (and would make for a good article for the Cycling '74...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-161-fabrizio-poce-j74
In a quiet and self-assured way, Tarik Barri has been turning heads. His visuals for Monolake established him as a serious visual artist, while recent work with Laurel Halo and Thom Yorke are pu...
Joshua Eustis is one of the busiest and most focused people you'll run across. From his many recording/performance entities and collaborations (Telefon Tel Aviv , Second Woman, Sons of Magdalene ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-159-joshua-eustis-of-telefon-tel-aviv
If you have done any electronic music gigs in the US Midwest, or even if you've been listening to previous interviews with people that have come out of the Midwest, you've heard people speak abou...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-158-james-patrick-jp
NOTE: This podcast is the fifth and final interview in our collaboration with Synthtopia.com on expressive MIDI controllers developments. You can listen to the podcast here, on the Synthtopia ...
NOTE: This podcast is the fourth interview in our collaboration with Synthtopia.com on expressive MIDI controllers developments. You can listen to the podcast here, on the synthtopia website (...
NOTE: This podcast is the third interview in our collaboration with Synthtopia.com on expressive MIDI controllers developments. You can listen to the podcast here, on the synthtopia website (i...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-155-dr-lippold-haken
NOTE: This podcast is the second interview in our collaboration with Synthtopia.com on expressive MIDI controllers developments. You can listen to the podcast here, on the synthtopia website (i...
NOTE: This podcast is presented as a collaboration with Synthtopia.com for the presentation of people working with and creating expressive MIDI controllers. You can listen to the podcast here, on...
I'll admit it: one of the reasons I moved over to Eurorack systems was because of Make Noise music. I found the Maths module a remarkably musical combination of utility and fun, and the Optomix h...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-152-tony-rolando-of-make-noise
Tim Place is one of those amazing guys that, at a fairly young age, has already accomplished so much. He is one of the main designer/programmers behind the Jamoma project , developed the Teabox s...
Here's one of the great ones. Tom Erbe is an amazing cat. He's been on my radar for almost as long as I've been serious about electronic music; his early work with Soundhack (subsequently expa...
I don't often get to talk to superstars - there are simply too many layers between who I am and what they do. So, generally, gear and creativity talk aren't in the mix for most stars' PR blitzes....
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-149-the-circuit-jerks
Douglas Eck and the Magenta Project first came onto my radar by doing a podcast that was posted on the Web Audio API Weekly email, and I found his discussion about music and machine learning to b...
This one was a bit difficult for me: when I'm talking to people about gear or circuits or code, I have no problem. But when it comes to talking about how our bodies work? I'm generally at a loss...
What can be said about Robert Henke that hasn't already been said a thousand times? A tireless inventor, music producer, visual artist and programmer, Robert has been at the front of so much - an...
Marielle V Jackobsons has a very interesting practice: she's part of Date Palms, does live work with bassist Chuck Johnson, and has developed an amazing instrument that she calls a "Macro-Cymati...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-145-marielle-v-jakobsons
When my friend and coworker Andrew Benson said "Hey, you ought to check out Jonathan Snipes!", I didn't think I'd get what I did. The work that Jonathan is doing with the band clipping is a whi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-144-jonathan-snipes-of-clipping
Chris Lowis first showed up on my radar via an episode of the JS Air podcast. He was talking about the history and concepts of the Web Audio API to a bunch of Javascript-heads. He seemed equally ...
Have you had the feeling of meeting someone and immediately feeling like you were best friends? This was my experience with Terry Pender, Associate Director of Columbia University's Computer Musi...
Wade Matthews is passionate about improv. He focuses on what he calls "free improvisation", which is dependent on having great listening skills as well as great playing chops. In this chat, Wad...
I really appreciate the opportunity to meet new people - especially when they are introduced by friends that I respect. Coralie Diatkine comes via Julien Bayle, who mentioned her in a conversatio...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-140-coralie-diatkine
One of the most interesting meetups I've ever attended was the Rocky Mountain Synth Meetup, led by Mark Mosher. Mark started this as an outgrowth of his own desire to meet people, but it has exp...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-139-mark-mosher-on-the-rocky-mountain-synth-meetup
Walking the tightrope - that's what show control is all about. Whether you are creating lighting scenes, working with live projection or live video gen, this isn't something that you can practice...
Micah Frank has been doing it for more than a decade. And by "it", I mean pulling amazing sounds out of the air, formatting them to be playable, and releasing them through his company Puremagneti...
There are a few people that I've known forever - even if we don't talk often. Paul Vnuk is one of those people - we were Milwaukee folk at the same period in the late 90's, have interacted with M...
Dino J. A. Deane is a bit of a force of nature. He's been a session horn player and touring musician, he was one of the earliest proponents of live/real-time sampling, a sound designer before tha...
A few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit David Beaudry at his design studio in LA. It was pretty interesting; behind a laid-back facade was a passionate and excited designer/developer tha...
Sometimes you run across 'old souls' - people whose depth belies their physical age. Cory Metcalf is one of those people; he seems to have been born to both art and philosophy, and the depth of h...
My first encounter with Carla Scaletti was at an AES show, where she was doing personal demos of the Kyma system in a little square in the middle of the show floor. In among mic preamps and tape ...
Absynth is one of my favorite software synthesizers. It is everything you'd want in a modular system, but is packages like a standard instrument - helping smooth the way for quick-and-efficient p...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-131-brian-clevinger-absynth
I really love people that follow their passions - wherever it takes them. Logan Erickson is one of those people; his company (Low-Gain Electronics ) features Eurorack modules, MU-format conversio...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-130-logan-erickson-low-gain-electronics
Jane Rigler opens a lot of doors for me. She's always been generous with her teaching opportunities, her performances and her contact; the last time I spent time with her, she told me about an up...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-129-elizabeth-hoffman
My friend Gregory Taylor made an interesting connection for me: Ben Houge, an instructor at Berklee, also had an interesting sideline, and Gregory thought I'd be interested. And boy, was he right...
When I interviewed Andrew Benson a few weeks ago, we talked about the video label that he worked with, and the fabulous people he knew from that experience. One of them, Johnny Woods, was willing...
One of the most interesting and personable people I've met in my journey has be Stephen James Taylor. An accomplished composer and film scorer, he is also on a path that includes research into tu...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-126-stephen-james-taylor
One of my early podcasts was with Matthew Davidson (also often known as stretta). At the time , Matthew was working with me at Cycling '74, and was also doing some teaching at Berklee School of M...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-125-matthew-davidson
OK, I'll admit it. Every time I've tried using a Theremin, the result have been a musical car wreck. It seems like I have no ability to control my limbs in a way that provides the instrument with...
I really enjoy Andrew Benson's work, even if it is completely unlike anything that I would ever do myself. Maybe that's why I like it, right? Andrew embraces extremes in color, shape and glitchin...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-123-andrew-benson-on-professional-work
J. Anthony Allen is a busy guy - teaching at a university, in private lessons and at the Slam Academy. He also balances the teaching work with his own composition/performance work, and is the bu...
I first got to know Jesse Terry during a trip to Berlin, and we've remained in contact ever since. The product 'owner' for the Ableton Push, he has been involved with hardware controller design a...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-121-jesse-terry-on-the-ableton-push
Gregory Taylor was at my house last week to work on an upcoming show, and I pinged him for his third AMT podcast interview. This time, though, I had something really specific in mind: I wanted to...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-120-gregory-taylor-on-the-radio
I first heard about the TANK a while ago, but it was recently re-initiated in my brain by Jane Rigler, who reached out about the recent Kickstarter for it. It is a huge (and I mean HUGE) water ta...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-119-bruce-odland-the-tank
I love when one of my chats gets opinionated. It always leads to an interesting discussion, and it always ends up revealing more about a person than expected. Anyone that knows Suit & Tie Guy wil...
Trond Lossius has been in a similar orbit to me for a long time. I've known him (virtually) because of his activity within the Max world, but I also know that he was a primary figure in the Jamom...
A long time ago, Gregory Taylor set up a dinner hang-out with Arjen van der Schoot, from Audio Ease . They had just released their ground-breaking Altiverb, and it blew away everyone at the AES s...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-116-arjen-van-der-schoot
Anna Weisling is a typical Wisconsinite: she downplays her accomplishments, points out her flaws and mostly talks about how others really did all the work in her career. But when you look at her ...
Ricky Graham is someone that I came to respect through his work. My friend Gregory turned me on to his music, and listening to it became part of my daily routine. Then I reached out to him about ...
Douglas Repetto is quietly putting together an outrageous CV. He was the originator of the music-dsp mailing list, the seedbed for tons of music coders. He was also the founder of dorkbot: peopl...
A short time ago, I saw something on my Facebook feed that caught my attention: Gino Robair had been named Editor in Chief at Keyboard Magazine. Since this magazine had been at the center of my e...
One of the most prolific people I've talked to is Julien Bayle. First interviewed for podcast #17 , I decided to revisit Julien's story because of a text interview I'd done of him for the Cyclin...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-111-julien-bayle-revisited
Ícaro Ferre is one of those people that I ran across because of his work, and we've ended up getting to know each other a bit. His work on the CV Toolkit was an eye-opener, and it turned me on t...
Giorgio Sancristoforo has been on my radar for quite a while - mainly due to his software development work. He uses Max/MSP to develop interesting composition systems. He's probably best know for...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-109-giorgio-sancristoforo
It seems like I've known Dave Hill Jr. forever. He was writing magazine articles and book (Ableton Live Power for versions 2-4) about the time that I was writing a lot of magazine articles, runni...
William Mathewson is one of the most active guys in the modular synthesizer community. He is one of the most inventive designers (in the podcast, you'll even hear how some modules start off as jo...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-107-william-mathewson-of-wmd
VJ Manzo in an incredibly prolific individual - he's written several books (two out this year!), kicked off a major initiative with his EAMIR.org website , and has developed some extensive Max ob...
I've gotten so many requests to interview Leafcutter John - but it really blew up after his recent work at the Ableton Loop conference. I reached out to him and he was nice enough to say "Yes" to...
Mark Egloff has, quietly, inserted himself in many of our lives. As a Ableton-ista, he has worked on Push design, worked on the interface system for other hardware devices and even gotten involve...
I've been following Kerry Leimer's work for some time; after several friends simultaneously pointed to his work (and his label), I became a big fan. Therefore, I was especially pleased when I got...
Brian Crabtree (monome.org) dropped me a line and suggested that I consider chatting with Rodrigo Constanzo. I wasn't sure I'd heard of him, but when I checked out his site , I realized I'd been ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-102-rodrigo-constanzo
Chuck Surack is a legend in music circles, having created one of the largest MI retailers in the world with Sweetwater Sound. It is interesting to understand how he got there - from a mobile reco...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-101-chuck-surack-of-sweetwater-sound
This is the second part of the interview, where Gregory Taylor inteviews me - Darwin Grosse. Whee!
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-100b-darwin-grosse-me
OK, I was a little nervous about this. A number of people had decided the content of podcast #100 for me. They all said the same thing: "Podcast 100 has to be you, man!" So, while I felt like I...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-100a-darwin-grosse-me
I'm so excited about this week's chat - with DiN label owner and prolific musician Ian Boddy. Ian pretty much defines the continuing production of classic electronic music, and his various works ...
Alec Brady is a new friend - he introduced himself as part of my "if you know somebody that should be interviewed" request, and I realized that I'd seen a bunch of his work in the Max for Live Fa...
I'm trying to explore some new parts of the media art world, and one of those less explored areas has to do with broadcasting. So often, media art seems to be driven by net-stuff, computers and s...
John Keston came onto my radar in sort of a random way - he sent me a link to some of his music, and I kind of fell in love with it. It was sound designerly, but also musically deep. Then I start...
I'll have to admit something: I'm a big fan of the double bass. It's an instrument that is as much about physicality as it is technique (although technique is incredibly important). But mostly, i...
The largest US manufacturer of Eurorack Modules is Pittsburgh Modular. They are inexpensive, sound great and are readily available from a lot of retailers. The company also produces a set of pre-...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-094-richard-nicol-of-pittsburgh-modular
One of my favorite people to hang out with at Cycling '74 gatherings is Jeremy Bernstein. Jeremy is a long-time developer with C74, and has left his fingerprints on all sorts of Max system - his ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-093-jeremy-bernstein
I first met Dennis DeSantis when we was working with Ableton as a presenter during the NAMM show. He was always super level-headed and seemed able to weather almost any storm. I've always appreci...
Dan Trueman is one of those people whose list of accomplishments will blow you away. He's an accomplished fiddler, specializing in the Hardanger fiddle. He's the inventor of the laptop orchestra,...
Talking with Miller was amazing - he was in town (Boulder) to do some work and performances at CU-Boulder. I dropped him a line, he was up for a chat, and Eric Lindemann was kind enough to let us...
I first got to know Ben Griswold as an instructor at DU when I was there as a student. He led one of the most insightful classes I'd ever taken (it was about art and the senses, including smell a...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-089-ben-griswold-on-exhibit-design
Most of my podcasts are with people that are established in a thing that isn't going to change - they are builders, musicians or coders that have chosen the tools and directions of their craft, a...
It's cool when I get to talk to one of the artists that I consider my personal influences. Tony Gerber's style of contemplative but present instrumental work speaks to the way that I hear music, ...
I have to admit being mesmorized by motion control since I saw some early body-suit performances in London. But thank the gods, the technology has really advanced since those early days. With the...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-086-chris-vik-of-ethno-tekh
I've always been a huge fan of Tiptop Audio's products: from their rock-solid Z3000 oscillator, to the center-of-my-universe Station 252 case, to the simple elegance of the Stackable cables, I've...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-085-gur-milstein-of-tiptop-audio
After an introduction from Matthew Davidson , I needed to do a little research on this week's guest: Jean-Luc Cohen-Sinclair. Jean-Luc goes by several monikers on the web, and each of them seems ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-084-jean-luc-cohen-sinclair
Tim Thompson first came on my radar back in the day - he created a development system called KeyKit which allowed for interesting sequencer creation through focused coding. It was one of the firs...
Jesse Sola, who goes by the name of Numina, is one of my favorite artists in the 'dark ambient' space. His work speaks to his comfort with electronic music, sound design and ambient structures. H...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-082-jesse-sola-numina
I recently returned from a Cycling '74 company retreat, and had a chance to spend some time with this week's guest: Rob Ramirez. Rob is an interesting character, fluent in both 3D graphics and co...
This week's chat is very different from most weeks'. In this episode, we talk to Marco Buongiorno Nardelli, a research scientist in the area of material science. Huh? Well, in addition to his rol...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-080-marco-buongiorno-nardelli
A few months ago, Paul Rothman from littleBits reached out about a new set of tools they were going to create: a set of audio, MIDI and CV bits that would allow interaction between the littleBi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-079-paul-rothman-of-littlebits
Jean-Marc Pelletier popped onto my radar some years ago; I was doing my Masters program, and was (of course) paying attention to the work of a lot of people around me. One thing that I noticed wa...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-078-jean-marc-pelletier
Here, as promised, is part two of the interview with the Vasulkas, where they discuss Buffalo, Santa Fe and the future. Enjoy!
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-077b-woody-and-steina-vasulka-part-two
I first got to know the Vasulkas through their association with David Stout and Cory Metcalf (of Noisefold), and during one of their visits to University of Denver. I was charmed by them immediat...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-077a-woody-and-steina-vasulka-part-one
I've know Hans Tammen for quite a while, but almost all of the 'knowing' related to hiw work at Harvestworks in New York. I was surprised, for some reason, when an interview with him was releas...
My friend David Fodel is an amazing cat. He is a busy artist, constantly creating new artwork. He is also a teacher at UCD (University of Colorady - Denver), currently working with a group of sc...
Picking a person to appear on episode 74 was pretty easy once the door was open; during a meeting, David Zicarelli said "Hey, who is going to be podcast #74?", and I said, "Um, how would you like...
Margaret (Meg) Schedel's career has blown up since we first talked to her in podcast Episode #3. I caught wind of this by watching her Facebook feed - it seemed like there was a daily barrage of ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-073-margaret-schedel-revisited
If you would give me an hour and ask me how I'd want to spend it, talking with Paul Schreiber would be at the top of my request list. I appreciate his sense of humor, his strong feelings about th...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-072-paul-schreiber-revisited
One of the things I've always been curious about has been the Institute of Sonology, a Dutch center of electronic music studies. I knew that Gregory had been a "Sonologist", as had Gerhard Behles...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-071-gregory-taylor-on-sonology-and-others
I'm not going to editorialize on this one - its importance should be self-evident. Justin Brierley had been interacting with Tod Dockstader and his daughter Tina for some time, starting with his ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-070-justin-brierley-on-tod-dockstader
Magazines have long held my attention - even after they have seemingly become irrelevant. We talk to newly-made "official" A+M+T historian Mike Metlay about the early days of music magazines, fan...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-069-mike-metlay-on-mags
I've been following Soy Sos's posts on the Muff Wiggler forum for quite a while - he has a unique view of the gear, and fills a role as an intermediary between the hand-wavers on MW and the Pitts...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-068-herman-soy-sos-pearl
One of the most interesting people I met up with at NAMM was Sam Botstein of Tipsy Circuits. Sam is the producer of The Distillery , a podcast that also talks to media art people, focusing prim...
One of the bits of hardware that keep showing up around me are the Percussa AudioCubes . I would keep on running into Percussa's owner, Bert Schiettecatte, at trade shows, would run into users in...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcasat-066-bert-schiettecatte
Chris Stack is about as multiply-experienced as anyone you can imagine. He was a marketing manager at Moog Music, and was instrumental in the launch of the Moog Guitar. He's been working with Pau...
First off, thanks to my friend Ben Bracken for opening up a door to one of my favorite artists: Keith Fullerton Whitman. Label/distribution runner, live performer, recording artist and sound desi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-064-keith-fullerton-whitman
There are a few people who represent "Great Producer" to me in the electronic music world. These people have great taste, work with great people, and have a vision for their work that seems laser...
I'm a sucker for acoustic (double) bass. I'll admit it. Something about the low tones, deep resonance and the physicality required to play it keeps me entranced. It also helps that I can't play t...
In the past I've interviewed some 'hyper-media' people - folks that seemed equally conversent (and comfortable) in video, music or network theory. But I don't think that I've yet chatted with any...
My friend and co-worker Wesley Smith joins the podcast today. I'm excited to talk to him for many reasons, but his work in heavy-duty graphics/OpenGL is the stuff of legend. It was interesting to...
There are many different loop library companies out there, but nobody seems to be doing it quite like The Loop Loft . These guys are combining impeccably recorded instruments with timeless (and u...
Sometimes you can't plan a good thing - you have to let it come to you. I wanted to talk to another 'maker' in the modular synth area, and reached out to Andrew Kilpatrick of Kilpatrick Audio ; h...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-058-andrew-kilpatrick
Otso Pakarinen is one of the finest composers that I personally know. He runs a company out of Helsinki that does jingles and soundtrack work, but he is probably most widely known for his work as...
My friend Mark Mosher doesn't get adamant too often, but when he does, I have to listen. He was adamant about getting into his friend AfroDJMac , and the work that he's been doing on Ableton Live...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-056-brian-funk-afrodjmac
I've been wanting to do this interview for a while, but Andrew kept pushing me off - he thought that too much of the stuff that he does is just related to us working together. Alas, I had to poin...
At the beginning of this podcast, I talk about "KMI" as if everyone already knows who they are. And I suspect they do: Keith McMillen Instruments is the home for some of the most interesting po...
Chris Blarsky is a guy that has his fingers in a lot of pies. He's the main man behind the Ninstruments brand, which puts Gameboy music systems into play for well-wired studios and stage setups...
This week's chat-ee is Mirko Vogel. Mirko first reached out as a listener, and invited me to a show that was going to happen last week. I told him I'd love to go, but would also like to record a ...
I've been working with Jane Rigler for a while - I've been helping her with some technical options for her performing rig, and I've been a guest lecturer at some of her classes at the University ...
Joshua Kit Clayton is one of the people I respect most in this world. He lives a thoughtful life that embraces technology, artistic practice, politics and spirituality in a holistic way that I fi...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-050-joshua-kit-clayton
It's hard to compartmentalize Jeff Kaiser. He's a monster trumpet player, a music label impresario, ethnomusicologist and technologist. Somehow, he finds a way to live his life where he can be al...
This chat was a real treat. I ran across Daria Semegen's work on a compilation of early Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Studio recordings, and was quite taken with her work. A little more dig...
I've told the story before - I first met Brian Crabtree when he was working in LA, and he showed me a button/light combo that was a "" for me. Little did I suspect that the concept would end up b...
Sometimes you run across a person that everyone respects, and that seems to be on top of their game for the long run. So goes the story of Katy Wood, who everyone seems to agree is the best at it...
If you spend time around the media art technology forums, you've probably run into Tommy Dog. The iconography is pretty striking (some sort of moose/dog combo smoking a cigarette and giving you t...
Tim Weaver is one of the people in my life that inspires me - but also pushes me into things that might be challenging. He helped me get into grad school, helped me get a gig teaching and is alwa...
I first met Nick Ciontea at a Max/MSP/Jitter workshop in Madison WI, and it was clear at the time that he was (creatively) on fire. He wanted to know about everything, and wanted to understand ho...
I was having an email chat with Mark Vail when he suggested that I think about an interview with Tim Caswell, one of the founders of Studio Electronics . I jumped at this chance, since I've long ...
I first met Dan (virtually) regarding my ArdCore Arduino-based module (www.20objects.com/ardcore ) - a master's project for DU that helped me graduate. Dan was into it, built it from the breadboa...
One concept that has come up several times in previous podcasts is the Deep Listening movement, a system of applied listening focus that was developed and is championed by today's guest, Pauline ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-040-pauline-oliveros
Last week I mentioned that I had a release out on PoL with my long time collaborator, Gregory Taylor. I decided that, if I was going to mention it, I should also record a conversation with Gregor...
As an electronic music-head, I've been using computers, DAW's, synths and other tech crap for decades now. However, one of my favorite software packages is a program that doesn't try to do everyt...
Tom Hall is one of my ‘pocket’ favorite artists, and I’m pleased that he was willing to be interviewed. His music is a blend of many influences, but the end result is very particularly his ...
Brad Garton is the head of the CMC (Computer Music Center) at Columbia University, but he doesn't wear any of the pomp that such a position might imply. He's an engaging, fun and funny guy that i...
I've long been a fan of Robert Rich's, and we've gotten to know each other over the years - mainly through hang-outs at the NAMM trade show. But this is easily the longest conversation we've ever...
This is an interview with Jeff Snyder (of Synderphonics ), the creator of the Manta instrument interface, and a performer in several New York groups. Jeff shares his history with us, from a young...
Les Stuck is one of my teachers - but he probably doesn't really know it. Everytime I speak with him, I find my mind expanded, and he subtly points me in directions I need to go. He has fulfilled...
I couldn't believe it. I got an email message from Todd Reynolds that he was coming to Denver and wanted to get together. I asked him if he'd be up for a podcast-chat, and he agreed enthusiastica...
I've been working with Mike Metlay, in some capacity, for almost two decades. Mike is one of the people that I know that represent a fount of knowledge about the history and current vector of ele...
In my first two-person podcast, I meet with Pete Dowling and Matt Jackson of Surreal Machines (http://www.surrealmachines.com ). Pete and Matt have just released a new MFL-based Live pack, and I ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-030-pete-dowling-and-matt-jackson
Reza Ali is someone that seems to have infected the brains of a lot of people I respect. His visual work as a solo artist is quite compelling, but he has also worked with many names (other artist...
Often, when we think of art/music technology, we imagine that people get into it by watching YouTube videos, or seeing things in concerts, or through some other indirect method. But often, a hand...
I first met Mark Verbos when I was selling a Roland MC-202, and he was looking for analog gear. Soon thereafter, we ran into each other in the basement of Grant Richter's house, where we both wer...
Sorry about the missing podcast last week - I was working up in Portland, and was a little network challenged. Now I'm snuggled at home in the middle of a mid-spring snow storm, and am rememberin...
I mention it during the intro, during the interview and during the outro - I'm a fanboy of the work of Olivier Gillet. As the designer/developer behind Palm App "Bhajis Loops" and "Microbe" (as C...
Teacher, maker and tool-builder Ali Momeni is our subject for the week. Ali is well-known in several communitied, having been an active coder/composer while at UC-Berkeley, creating large-scale w...
Mark Mosher is one of the most active synth-fanatics in the Denver area. He creates music, leads a scene of performers, helps organize the Boulder Area Synth Meetup, does example and tutorial vid...
Sometimes it can be really exciting to look at New Stuff and get excited about it. But sometimes a review of Old Stuff can be just as exciting. Author, educator, journalist and musician Mark Vail...
I seem to have known Barry Threw for a long time, but after this interview I realized that this was the single longest conversation we'd ever had. Some of the reason behind this is that we often ...
Continuing our discussions with media arts "professional", this week's conversation is with Mark Henrickson. I first met Mark as a performer at the Spark Festival, and I have had the pleasure of ...
Andrew Benson flies slightly under the radar, doing design work for Cycling 74, teaching at SFAI in San Francisco, maintaining an active artistic practice and doing visual work for Name Brand Sta...
This week's interview is with a long-time friend and inspiration - Richard Devine. I've known him since "back in the old days" on Analogue Heaven, and we still have great conversations any time w...
If you are involved in electronic/digital media creation, you've surely run across Julien Bayle. He is a performer, installation artist, programmer, writer and is heavily involved in almost every...
It's always a wonderful thing when you get a chance to work with someone whose company you can enjoy. That's the case with Matthew Davidson, a person I've always admired and whose work I've appre...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-016-matthew-davidson
I was really looking forward to this interview, since I knew it would not only be interesting, but educational. I don't know that much about analog video processing, but I've always loved the res...
OK, so I'm going to reveal a little fanboyism in this podcast. Randy Jones, owner of Madrona Labs, doesn't output a ton of products. But the ones that he does produce are impeccible. His Soundpla...
Paul Schreiber has seen it all, from building his own Heathkit gear, to designing automotive stereo systems, to designing cell phones to creating modular synthesizer systems. I was, of course, mo...
This week is a visit with part of the "extended family"; in this case, an interview with Tom Zicarelli - brother of David Z, but a mad inventor in his own right. Tom is a musician/educator/hacker...
This week's interview is with Peter Nyboer, software developer, interface designer and do-alot-guy with Livid Instruments. But Peter also has a long history working in the music and technology in...
In our first interview with someone specifically not self-identified as a programmer, we talk to David Stout. David is one half of the performing group Noisefold, and is also a faculty member at ...
Nick Rothwell is someone that I've worked with over the years; he is both electronic music composer and dance company collaborator. He is also a master programmer - in Max, Java and anything else...
I begin this podcast describing Nathan Wolek as a "self-made person"; by that, I mean that he was a trained musician, but found computer music and programming to be the locale for his voice. So h...
Joshua Goldberg has been part of the Max "scene" for as long as I can remember. He was there during the early days of video-for-Max (including being a user of The Software That Shall Not Be Named...
Luke DuBois is a roller-coaster conversationalist. I had a list of things we were going to talk about, but I don't think we got to a single one of them! What we did was cover a huge number of top...
In doing a little research on YouTube and the Cycling '74 forums, I kept on running across a user "baz" that seemed to be knowledgable, engaged and really active. His tutorials on YouTube were qu...
Sometimes I consider myself really lucky - in addition to working with Max and media tech for a living, I also get to spend time (talking, at least) with some of the most interesting people I can...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-004-christian-kleine
Podcast 3 introduces an old friend: Meg Schedel. I've known Meg for a long time; she's part of the "New York Crew" that I interact with, and also was a co-worker at Cycling '74 for a while. Meg n...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/podcast-003-margaret-schedel
It's not always about software development, but sometimes it is. In this, my second episode, I interview Dan Nigrin. Dan is a fascinating character; he's an East Coast MD with an aggressive job, ...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/episode-002-dan-nigrin-interview
In my inaugral podcast, I have an interview with Sam Tarakajian - developer with Cycling '74. We talk about his "baby" (the Mira iPad app), but also chat about his background, working with device...
https://artmusictech.libsyn.com/episode-001-sam-tarakajian-interview