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In our follow-up episode to part 1, we keep the conversation going with Tom Erbe. In part 2, Tom talks about making music, patience in understanding art, what he's currently working on, and we listen to a clip from his new version of James Tenney's: For Ann (rising). Prepare your ears... This is episode 2 in a 2-part series. Bio: Tom Erbe has had an important role in American experimental and electronic music over the last 30 years. In addition to creating the pioneering and widely used program SoundHack and many audio plugins, he is one of the most sought after and respected sound engineers for contemporary music. Recent activities include performing the first new version of John Cage’s “Williams Mix” since it’s original interpretation in 1952, and developing five new Eurorack synthesizer modules for Make Noise Music: the Echophon, the Erbe-Verb, the tELHARMONIC, the Morphagene, and the Mimeophon. Tom Erbe is a professor of electronic music at UC San Diego. Tom's site, Soundhack (https://www.soundhack.com/) The latest collaboration with Soundhack and Make Noise: The Mimeophon (http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon) Tom's most recent project at UCSD (http://synthnotes.ucsd.edu) Tom performed on this Alvin Lucier piece: So You (https://forcedexposure.com/Catalog/lucier-alvin-so-you-hermes-orpheus-eurydice-cd/BT.044CD.html) The original version of James Tenney - For Ann (rising) (1969) (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bbKbE8y95sg) Episode Sponsor: Boutique Pedal NYC (http://www.boutiquepedalnyc.us/)
Tom and I discuss playing with electronics in the 1970s, his high-school radio station, some history of synths, starting SoundHack, working with Make Noise, and perspectives on gear of the past and using the best of their ideas to innovate today. This is episode 1 in a 2-part series. Bio: Tom Erbe has had an important role in American experimental and electronic music over the last 30 years. In addition to creating the pioneering and widely used program SoundHack and many audio plugins, he is one of the most sought after and respected sound engineers for contemporary music. Recent activities include performing the first new version of John Cage’s “Williams Mix” since it’s original interpretation in 1952, and developing five new Eurorack synthesizer modules for Make Noise Music: the Echophon, the Erbe-Verb, the tELHARMONIC, the Morphagene, and the Mimeophon. Tom Erbe is a professor of electronic music at UC San Diego. Tom's site, Soundhack (https://www.soundhack.com/) The latest collaboration with Soundhack and Make Noise: The Mimeophon (http://www.makenoisemusic.com/modules/mimeophon) Morphagene/Marbles improv by Johno Wells (https://soundcloud.com/user-443398869/morphagene-and-marbles-improv-1) Episode Sponsor: Boutique Pedal NYC (http://www.boutiquepedalnyc.us/)
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 expanded into plug-in and app form) was inspirational, and opened my ears for computer music outside the realm of standard sequencing. He's a serious experimental music engineer and producer, and has implemented a Williams Mix performance and recording (available on his personal website). Most recently, he's garnered a following for his work with Make Noise on the Echophon, Phonogene and Erbe-Verb. I watch amazed as Tom float from hardware to software, all the while creating head-bending, fun results. With all of that, it's amazing to find that he's the most laid back, easy going person you'll ever talk to. What a great talk! Enjoy. [ddg]
Atomic Jam resident Chris Finke presents Music for Warehouses Part 1 and squeezes in breaks, techno and house for our 15th podcast. To download right click below link and ”save link as..” MOOCH 015 – Chris Finke Subscribe in a reader Subscribe in iTunes Tracklist: 1. Sepalcure – I’m Alright 2. Presk – Mold 3. Soundhack #2 […]