Electronic Music

Alison Tavel talks to Rob Puricelli about Resynator, her documentary exploring the history of the synthesizer invented by her late father. They discuss reconstructing the instrument, its innovative design and early history, tracking down surviving examples, and placing the Resynator into the hands of contemporary musicians.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:28 - Reasons For Making The Film
12:41 - What Is The Resynator?
20:05 - Reconstructing The Resynator
27:32 - Interviewing Peter Gabriel
31:28 - Filming in Colombia
40:00 - Where To View The Film

Alison Tavel Biog
Alison Tavel is a filmmaker and music archivist. Her work with archival material has included directing music videos, documentary projects, commercial spots and EPKs, as well as producing and overseeing archival content for major releases. Earlier in her career, Alison worked in music management and supervision before moving into touring and studio support for artists including Grace Potter, Beck and Jenny Lewis. RESYNATOR is her feature directorial debut, which won the Audience Award following its premiere at SXSW. The film explores the story of the pioneering synthesiser created by Alison's father Don Tavel and its rediscovery decades later.
https://www.resynator.com
http://instagram.com/resynator
http://facebook.com/resynator
http://x.com/resynator

Rob Puricelli Biog
Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMI’s so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. He also writes reviews and articles for Sound On Sound, his website Failed Muso, and other music-related publications, as well as hosting a weekly livestream on YouTube for the Pro Synth Network and guesting on numerous music technology podcasts and shows. He also works alongside a number of manufacturers, demonstrating their products and lecturing at various educational and vocational establishments about music technology.

www.failedmuso.com
Twitter: @failedmuso
Instagram: @failedmuso
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/failedmuso

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Bob Coover and Anthony Marinelli join Julian Rodgers to explore the history, evolution and creative potential of wavetable synthesis, from its early origins to modern instruments, discussing waveform morphing, iconic sounds and where the technology is heading next.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:43 - What Is Wavetable Synthesis
11:08 - Morphing Between Waveforms
14:42 - History Of Wavetable Synthesis
19:05 - The Wavetable Sound
24:41 - Software Using Wavetables
26:46 - New Instruments With Wavetable Synthesis
30:05 - Morphing Sounds With Tactile Controls
34:01 - Examples In Popular Recordings
39:12 - The Future Of Wavetable Synthesis

#3rdwave #fairlight #ppg #serum

Bob Coover Biog
Bob Coover is co-founder and Principal DSP Engineer at Groove Synthesis, where he helped create the award-winning 3rd Wave series of advanced wavetable synthesisers. A veteran synth designer and software engineer, he previously worked with Sequential alongside Dave Smith, contributing to instruments including the Prophet-12, Pro 3 and OB-6. Before co-founding Groove Synthesis in 2021 with Andrew Silverman, Coover also spent many years developing music technology for companies including Avid/Digidesign. His passion for classic PPG wavetable synthesis inspired the creation of the 3rd Wave, a modern instrument that combines vintage-inspired sound with contemporary synthesis techniques. Through his work, Coover continues to push the boundaries of hardware synth design, creating instruments that balance deep sound-design capabilities with an intuitive, musician-focused workflow.
https://groovesynthesis.com/
https://www.instagram.com/groovesynthesis/

Anthony Marinelli Biog
Anthony Marinelli is an American composer, synthesist, producer and educator whose career spans more than four decades across film, television and popular music. A pioneer of synth programming, he contributed to Michael Jackson's Thriller and has worked with artists including James Brown, Lionel Richie, Van Halen, Supertramp and Herb Alpert. As a film composer he has ammassed more than 100 credits, including Young Guns, Leaving Las Vegas, Internal Affairs and 2 Days in the Valley. An award-winning composer and sound designer, Marinelli is also recognised for his expertise in synthesis and music technology, sharing his knowledge through educational videos, courses and workshops that explore the creative potential of electronic instruments and sound design.
https://www.anthonymarinelli.com/
http://instagram.com/anthonymarinellimusic
https://www.facebook.com/anthonymarinellimusic
https://x.com/amarinellimusic

Julian Rodgers Biog
Julian Rodgers is a freelance writer and audio engineer with a background in live sound. After many years working in education introducing new users to Pro Tools, he now lives by the sea in West Cornwall, where he plays keyboards in a couple of bands. He also plays bass and guitar equally badly, and remains an enthusiastic collector of microphones and opinions about all things audio.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-rodgers-04621926

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KOGG's Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg talk to Caro C about combining their classical and jazz disciplines with creative sound design, custom instrument building, live performance and rhythmic experimentation.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction
01:40 - Meeting On A Tech Course
03:14 - Electronic Experimentation
04:50 - Developing As A Duo
06:52 - Releasing On Nonclassical
08:45 - Balancing Structure With Experimentation
10:43 - Sound Design Audio Examples
15:10 - Creating Custom Instruments 
16:55 - Triggering And Processing Sounds
19:06 - Current Hardware Triggers
21:22 - Using Scores And Improv In Shows
24:40 - Combining Jazz And Classical
25:18 - Differences To Previous Projects
26:54 - Compositional Process
29:00 - Next Steps For KOGG
29:57 - Describing The Musical Style

#AbletonLive #AkaiMPD #AbletonPush2 #RolandSPD #TCHeliconVoiceLiveTouch #ZoomMultiStomp

KOGG Biog
KOGG are an experimental electronic duo formed by composers and performers Selena Kay and Cerys Hogg. Combining contemporary composition, improvisation and custom-built instruments, they create music from found sounds and unconventional sound sources. Since forming in 2018, they have performed at festivals and venues including Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Aldeburgh Festival and IKLECTIK. Their debut album, Mechanista, explores the relationship between human performance, electronics and mechanical sound.
https://www.koggmusic.com
https://www.instagram.com/koggmusic
https://www.facebook.com/KOGGMUSIC
https://x.com/KoggMusic
https://www.selenakay.com
https://www.ceryshogg.com

Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

URL: http://carocsound.com/

Twitter: @carocsound
Inst: @carocsound

FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/

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Steve Hillage and Miquette Giraudy talk to Kevin Paul about their techno project System 7 and ambient project Mirror System, discussing their studio setup, live performances and creative approach to making music.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:38 - Current Projects
01:20 - System 7 and Mirror System
02:20 - Songwriting Process
04:27 - Using Gong-Influenced Sounds
05:17 - Main Creative Tools
06:19 - Learning From DJ Experience
06:55 - Collaborative Workflow
08:49 - Structuring Albums
09:27 - Streamlined Studio Setup
11:20 - Limitations and Finishing Tracks
13:31 - Live Performances
16:58 - 10 Records and Collaborations
21:02 - The Future Of System 7
26:18 - Mirror System for Ambient Music

#HelixLT #Logic #ProTools #Ableton #AnimoogZ

http://www.a-wave.com
https://www.facebook.com/System7page
https://www.facebook.com/Mirrorsystem

Steve Hillage Biog
Steve Hillage is an English guitarist, producer and electronic music pioneer best known for his work with the psychedelic prog band Gong, his influential solo albums of the 1970s and the electronic duo System 7. Renowned for his distinctive “glissando” guitar style, Hillage later became a key figure in ambient techno and psychedelic dance music, blending electronic production with live guitar performance alongside longtime creative partner Miquette Giraudy.
http://stevehillage.com
https://www.facebook.com/stevehillageband
https://www.instagram.com/stevehillage

Miquette Biog
Miquette is a French keyboardist, vocalist and composer known for her work with Gong, Steve Hillage and System 7. A major creative force behind System 7’s ambient and techno sound, she has collaborated with Hillage since the 1970s, contributing keyboards, vocals, programming and production across a wide range of psychedelic, ambient and electronic music projects.
https://www.instagram.com/miqui7777
https://www.facebook.com/p/Miquette-Giraudy-100063115306402

Kevin Paul Biog
Kevin Paul started his career as a DJ but quickly found his passion was sound engineering. His first audio job was at Soho Studios in 1991, moving to Konk Studios six months later, where he worked alongside successful producers and engineers such as Bob Clearmountain, Adam Mosley, Pascal Gabriel and Gil Norton, as well as bands such as The Kinks, Galliano, Terrorvision, UFO and Elastica.
 
After working on archiving the Depeche Mode back catalogue in 1994, he was offered an engineering role at Mute Records’ in-house studio, which eventually lead to a position as Head Engineer, which gave him access to the entire Mute Records roster. Highlights include mixing Goldfrapp’s 'Felt Mountain', David Bowie’s 'Hours' and Nick Cave’s 'No More Shall We Part'. He also worked in 5:1, mixing Moby’s 'Hotel', Goldfrapp’s 'Black Cherry' and more for DVD.

In 2004 Kevin went freelance and re-mixed the entire Depeche Mode and Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds back catalogues for SACD/DVD. Since 2008, Kevin Paul has been in charge of mixing and remixing performances at the iTunes Festivals in the UK and Germany. He has mixed over 100 artists to date, including Adele, Ed Sheeran, Alicia Keys, Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds, The XX, Calvin Harris, Foo Fighters, Jack White, Linkin Park, Florence & The Machine, Deadmau5, David Guetta, Jessie J., Norah Jones, Oasis, Mumford & Sons, N.E.R.D., Lykke Li, James Blunt, KT Tunstall, Hot Chip, Paul Weller and many more.

He continues to record, engineer, produce and mix many projects in music and film, runs the mixing and surround mixing modules for the Masters Degree course at UK’s Westminster University and divides his time between London and Berlin. Recent works include the International selling new album by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and mixing the latest album of Denmark’s “Dúné” with the first single premiering at the Danish Music Awards, plus the latest iTunes Music Festival.

http://www.kevin-paul.com/

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James Richmond and Julian Rodgers dive into the world of modular synthesis, explaining what it is and how it fits into both studio production and live performance. They explore the process of creating unique sounds from scratch, the challenges of patch recall and share practical advice for anyone looking to get started with modular gear.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

00:52 - Modular Synth Definition

01:50 - Semi-Modular

02:59 - James' Modular Synthesis Work

04:05 - Reaktor And Max

07:32 - The Appeal Of Modular

09:54 - Generating Your Own Sounds

11:24 - Creating A System

13:11 - Software Vs Hardware Systems

14:02 - Creating Brand New Sounds

16:16 - Stochastic Modulation

21:31 - Handling Recall

22:57 - Gigging With Modular

26:42 - Preparing For Performance

28:12 - East Coast Vs West Coast

29:44 - Practical Performance Challenges

31:34 - Careful Onstage Monitoring

33:08 - Starting Out In Modular

37:08 - Affordable Synthesis

#NIreaktor #cycling74max #makenoisemaths #mutableinstrumentsrings #mutableinstrumentsclouds #doepfer #verbos

James Richmond Biog
James Richmond is a composer, producer and audio engineer working across electronic and guitar-based music. He is the guitarist and producer for Liam Vincent & The Odd Foxes, has released experimental electronic work under the name Euclidean Circuits and has a solo project called The Deathbird. He also develops bespoke audio tools through EventFieldAudio and writes about music production, studio systems and monitoring from his hybrid modular and analogue studio.
https://www.jamesrichmond.com/
https://www.facebook.com/jamesrichmondaudio/
https://twitter.com/octatonic
https://www.instagram.com/jamesrichmondaudio

Julian Rodgers Biog
Julian Rodgers is a freelance writer and audio engineer with a background in live sound. After many years working in education introducing new users to Pro Tools, he now lives by the sea in West Cornwall, where he plays keyboards in a couple of bands. He also plays bass and guitar equally badly, and remains an enthusiastic collector of microphones and opinions about all things audio.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/julian-rodgers-04621926

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DJ and techno producer Kerrie joins Caro C to talk about her journey into DJing and production, the influences that shaped her sound and the live performance setup she now takes with her around the world.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

01:21 - From DJ to Producer

04:37 - Techno Influence

06:26 - Producing From A Dancefloor Perspective

09:23 - Live Performance Setup

15:56 - Transporting Gig Kit

18:27 - Combining Live And Studio

20:13 - A Workflow Without A Laptop

21:35 - Community And Shared Experiences

26:35 - Sound Choices

28:27 - Exploring Fresh Ideas

#ElektronAnalogRytm #ElektronAnalogFour #ElektronDigitaktII #CycloneAnalogicTT-303BassBot #Allen&HeathXone:96 #StrymonBigSkyReverb #OtoBoumWarmingUnit #DoepferA-100 #Soundtoys

Kerrie Anderson Biog
Irish-born, Manchester-based Kerrie is a multidisciplinary artist and resident DJ at Tresor. Performing live sets, producing music and DJing worldwide, she also runs her label Dark Machine Funk, which showcases her raw, industrial-tinged techno sound.

Kerrie developed her musical foundation during an 11-year tenure at Manchester’s legendary record shop Eastern Bloc Records, where she also held a DJ residency. Her high-energy sets blend UK, Detroit and European techno with electro and broken rhythms, earning appearances at venues including Berghain and fabric, as well as festivals worldwide.

As a producer, she has released music on respected techno labels including Blueprint Records and Tresor Records, alongside her own Dark Machine Funk imprint. Now touring internationally, Kerrie continues to build a reputation for powerful productions and uncompromising techno rooted in decades of dedication to electronic music culture.

https://www.facebook.com/DJKerrie

https://www.instagram.com/kerrie_music
https://x.com/kerrie_music

Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

URL: http://carocsound.com/

Twitter: @carocsound
Inst: @carocsound

FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/

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To commemorate the centenary of electronic music pioneer Daphne Oram on 31 December 2025, Caro C explores Oram’s lasting influence in a conversation with Sarah Angliss and Ian Stonehouse. The episode continues with Shiva Feshareki and James Bulley discussing their Proms performance of Still Point, Oram’s innovative orchestral work from 1948 that integrated electronic sound and live manipulation.

Chapters

00:00 - Introduction

Sarah Angliss & Ian Stonehouse

02:15 - Composer, Inventor and the Radiophonic Workshop

06:42 - Inspired by the sound-houses of Francis Bacon

11:34 - Working In Frequency, Not Pitch

13:01 - Tower Folly and the Oramics Machine

16:09 - Working With Post-War Equipment

22:12 - Insights and Inspiration from the Archives

26:56 - Top Musical Selections From the Archive

Shiva Feshareki & James Bulley

32:57 - A Proms Performance Of Still Point

37:55 - The Daphne Oram Archive and Goldsmiths

41:12 - Creating A Historically Accurate Performance

45:22 - Following The Written Instructions

53:27 - Creating An Updated Score

See also:
https://www.soundonsound.com/people/graham-wrench-story-daphne-orams-optical-synthesizer
https://www.soundonsound.com/people/story-bbc-radiophonic-workshop

Daphne Oram Biog
Daphne Oram (1925–2003) was a pioneering British composer and inventor, and one of the founders of the BBC Radiophonic Workshop. A trailblazer in electronic music, she developed the Oramics system, a groundbreaking method of composing sound by drawing directly onto film, allowing pitch, timbre and dynamics to be controlled visually rather than through traditional notation. Her work fundamentally reshaped ideas about how music could be created, laying the foundations for electronic composition, sound synthesis and experimental music practices that continue to influence composers, producers and sound designers today.
Website: www.daphneoram.org

Sarah Angliss Biog
Sarah Angliss is an Ivor Novello Award-winning composer, performer, and instrument designer working across film, theatre, and live performance in Europe and North America. Her work includes the electroacoustic score for Romola Garai’s Amulet and the opera Giant, which combines baroque instruments with electronics and DIY music machines. Drawing on European folk, cybernetics, and electroacoustic engineering, her music explores inventive sound design. Sarah has received the Visionary Award from the Ivors Academy (2021) and a Paul Hamlyn Award for Composers (2018). She’s recently joined the Augmented Instruments Lab at Imperial College, London, for researching lost alternative design strategies dormant in forgotten electronic musical instruments.

Website: www.sarahangliss.com

Instagram: @sarah_angliss

Ian Stonehouse Biog
Ian Stonehouse is an archivist, researcher and performer working in the Electronic Music Studios and Special Collections at Goldsmiths, University of London, with the archives of composers Daphne Oram, Lily Greenham and Hugh Davies. He has lectured in Sonic Art for over 30 years and was Head of the Electronic Music Studios at Goldsmiths from 2004-2019. Most recently he's been a research consultant and instrument maker for projects including Lily Greenham: An Art of Living at Badischer Kunstverein in Karlsruhe, Germany (2024), the Science Museum's Time Loops concert series with composer Gavin Bryars and the group Icebreaker (2024-25), Ensemble Contrechamps' Daphne Oram: An Individual Note concert at the Auditorium Ansermet in Geneva (2025), Nonclassical's Vari/ations: An Ode to Oram event at the Barbican in London (2025) and as part of an ensemble celebrating the legacy of experimental group Gentle Fire at Cafe Oto in London (2026).

Bandcamp: ianstonehouse.bandcamp.com
Instagram: @soonheisatune

Shiva Feshareki Biog
A doctoral composition graduate from the Royal College of Music, Shiva Feshareki is an Ivor Novello award-winning British-Iranian composer and turntablist, working at the intersection of contemporary-classical and electronic music. She has performed internationally in concert halls, galleries, and raves, including the BBC Proms, Southbank Centre, Barbican, Konzerthaus Berlin, Mutek Montreal, and Amsterdam Dance Event, collaborating with ensembles such as the BBC Singers, London Contemporary Orchestra, Ensemble Modern, and Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra.
Website: studiofeshareki.com
Instagram: @shivafeshareki
X - @shivafeshareki

James Bulley Biog
James Bulley is an artist and musician working with sound across installation, performance, immersive audio, film, theatre, and public art. His work has been presented internationally in galleries, concert halls, and public spaces. Projects include the world-premiere performance of Daphne Oram’s Still Point at the BBC Proms, alongside collaborations with artists, filmmakers, and institutions including Marshmallow Laser Feast, the National Trust, Opera North, and the BBC.

Website: jamesbulley.com

Instagram: @jjbulley

Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

Website: carocsound.com

X: @carocsound
Instagram: @carocsound

Facebook: www.facebook.com/carocsound

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Vicky Clarke joins Caro C to explore her experimental approach to sound, from field recording and neural synthesis to AI technologies and spatial audio. She also discusses immersive installations, open-source tools and the unconventional inspirations that drive her work.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction

02:06 - Field Recording, Musique Concrète and DIY Electronics

05:34 - Residency In Russia

06:27 - Neural Synthesis And Machine Learning

10:53 - Working On Aura Machine

14:16 - Working With AI Technologies

16:35 - Open Source Software

18:30 - Developing An Immersive Sound Installation

20:41 - Fear Around Technology

22:23 - Spatial Audio Using Spat

25:28 - Routing Ableton For Spatial Audio

27:53 - Sculptures As Sound Sources

30:32 - Adopting Emergent Technology

33:53 - Geology As A Source Of Inspiration

#ableton #spat

Vicky Clarke Biog
Vicky Clarke is a sound and electronic media artist from Manchester, whose work explores materiality, electrical phenomena and ritual. Working with sound sculpture, DIY electronics and human-machine systems, she explores our relationship to technology considering themes of human agency in autonomous systems, post-industrialisation and techno-emotional states. Her work takes the form of composition, installation and live AV performance. She produces music as SONAMB and her debut album, SLEEPSTATES, a ‘glitchy experimental techno jerker’ (Boomkat) was released in 2022, accompanied by net-art piece ‘SLEEPSTATES.NET'.

‘Latent Spaces’, her 2025 spatial sound installation, was created as a selected ‘In Motion’ composer with Sound & Music UK. Inviting audiences to step inside a computational model, the piece draws on her research into machine learning and musique concréte, working with early neural synthesis models and custom industrial datasets. This research practice developed through artistic residencies and commissions with NOVARS electroacoustic department at the University of Manchester, UK-Russia year of music, British Council, and Cyborg Soloists at the University of Holloway, resulting in her works ‘Aura Machine’ and ‘Neural Materials.’

Vicky won an Oram Award in 2020 from the New BBC Radiophonic Workshop & PRS Foundation. As a solo artist and previously with DIY electronics project Noise Orchestra, she has performed and exhibited at CTM, ICA, MUTEK, National Science & Media Museum, QO2 and STEIM amongst others. Her latest EP AURA MACHINE is out now on LOL Editions.

https://vickyclarke.org/
https://www.instagram.com/sonamb__/
https://linktr.ee/sonamb__
http://sleepstates.net/
https://loleditions.bandcamp.com/album/aura-machine

Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

URL: http://carocsound.com/

Twitter: @carocsound
Inst: @carocsound

FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/

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Producer, sound designer and composer Jonathan Snipes joins William Stokes to explore his work with experimental hip-hop group Clipping, sharing an inside look at their unique production process, before showcasing five modules in an exclusive live performance.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:12 - Combining Hip Hop And Experimental Sounds
12:45 - Unconventional Sounds And Beats
16:52 - Annea Lockwood Piano Burning
20:59 - 5U Modular Selection
24:31 - Module 1: Q106 Oscillator
29:43 - Module 2: Modcan Digital Delay
38:51 - Module 3: Modcan Frequency Shifter 39b
43:04 - Module 4: Modcan Quad Envelope 60b
47:41 - Module 5: Tellun TLN-156 Neural Agoniser
52:04 - Live Performance

#Q106Oscillator #ModcanDigitalDelay #ModcanFrequencyShifter #ModcanQuadEnvelope #TellunTLN-156

Jonathan Snipes Biog
Jonathan Snipes is a producer, composer and sound designer based in Los Angeles, where he teaches sound design in the theatre and film departments at UCLA. As well as his work for film, television and theatre, he is known as a member of the experimental group clipping., along with fellow producer William Hutson and rapper Daveed Diggs. Having recently released their sixth studio album Dead Channel Sky on iconic label Sub Pop Records, clipping. are an outfit in the vanguard of hip-hop, sound design, beat making and strident experimentalism.

https://www.jonat8han.com/
https://www.instagram.com/jonat8han/

William Stokes Biog
William Stokes is a producer, writer and artist in three-piece avant-psych band Voka Gentle. As well as being a critic and columnist for Sound On Sound, conceiving the popular Talkback column and heading up the Modular column, he has also written on music and music technology for The Guardian, MOJO, The Financial Times, Electronic Sound and more. 

As an artist in Voka Gentle he has made records with producers from Gareth Jones (Depeche Mode, Grizzly Bear, Nick Cave) to Sam Petts-Davies (Radiohead, The Smile, Roger Waters), has had songs featured on franchises from FIFA Football to The Sims and has toured across the UK, Europe and the USA, playing festivals from Pitchfork Avant-Garde in Paris to SXSW in Austin, Texas. He has collaborated with artists including the Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne, Morcheeba, Panda Bear and Sonic Boom. 

Alongside being a guitarist and pianist, he is a synthesis enthusiast with a particular interest in sampling and explorative sound manipulation. As a producer and engineer, he has made albums with acclaimed avant-garde musicians from composer Tullis Rennie to Mute Records artist Louis Carnell. “I’m always seeking out the most ‘out-there’, experimental, risk-taking musicians I can find to work with,” he says, “to capture vibrant, detailed recordings and create three-dimensional mixes of music that might otherwise struggle to know where to begin in the studio environment.” 

Stokes currently lectures in Music Production at City, University of London.

https://www.vokagentle.com/

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Mercury-nominated vocalist, composer and producer ESKA talks about her favourite studio gear and how her background as a live jazz musician shapes her approach to writing and recording.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
01:30 - ESKA's Journey Into Music
06:21 - Using Tech To Tell A Story
14:23 - Approaching Each Track Individually
16:35 - Developing A Sonic Identity
20:18 - Live vs Studio Artist Methods
26:59 - Solo Albums And Soundtracks
31:47 - Exploration And Improvisation
32:43 - Collaborating With Musicians
38:57 - Live Performances With Ableton

#CamelCrusher #NeumannTLM103 #NeumannU87 #PrismLyra2 #AbletonLive

Eska Biog
ESKA is a Mercury Award nominated singer, songwriter, composer and producer. Her music blends elements of folk, soul, psychedelia and electronica, shaped by years of live performance and a strong jazz influence. She has released acclaimed projects including her self-titled debut album ESKA and her more recent release, The Ordinary Life of a Magic Woman. Her work has received radio support from Gilles Peterson, Lauren Laverne and John Kennedy, and her debut EP was named one of Bandcamp’s Best Releases of 2013.

Alongside her solo career, ESKA has collaborated with artists such as Grace Jones, The Cinematic Orchestra, Zero 7, Bobby McFerrin, Esperanza Spalding, Shabaka Hutchings and Kae Tempest, and her credits include theatre and film scores as well as performances at major venues and festivals.

https://www.eskaonline.com/
https://www.instagram.com/eskaonline/
https://www.facebook.com/eskaonline/

Caro C Biog
Caro C is an artist, engineer and teacher specialising in electronic music. Her self-produced fourth album 'Electric Mountain' is out now. Described as a "one-woman electronic avalanche" (BBC), Caro started making music thanks to being laid up whilst living in a double decker bus and listening to the likes of Warp Records in the late 1990's. This 'sonic enchantress' (BBC Radio 3) has now played in most of the cultural hotspots of her current hometown of Manchester, UK. Caro is also the instigator and project manager of electronic music charity Delia Derbyshire Day.

URL: http://carocsound.com/

Twitter: @carocsound
Inst: @carocsound

FB: https://www.facebook.com/carocsound/

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