Like myself Gavin returned from Berlin back to the states. Hip Hop, psychedelic music to homebrew analog synths it’s always good to peak into other’s likes and studios!
“Gavin Russom is a wizard, and not just because his long red flowing mane is reminiscent of a medieval alchemist or because he was once a stage magician. The composer and former engineer for dance label DFA (where he earned the “Wizard” moniker) has been making and unmaking synths since a young age. Gavin thinks of the analog machines as works of art in their own right, blending the aural, visual, and the sculptural.” – motherboard.tv
For more info: myspace.com/gavinrussom
This entry was written by , posted on February 17, 2010 at 3:16 pm, filed under hardware, interviews, video and tagged analog, Gavin Russom, Recording Studio, synthesizer, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GA8z7f7a2Pk
Here’s a great video from the Sasquatch Music Festival 2009 (watch until the end for the good stuff). James over at Synthtopia titled this video, “If You’re Doing A Live Show, Make Sure You Invite This Guy.”. I agree 100%. This reminds me of the movie Defending Your Life. The basic moral of the movie is that you only live once so stop worrying what other people think of you. I’m such a tightly wound person I think of think of this stuff a lot. I’m always trying to remember that most people are just concerned with their own lives, no one really cares what the hell you are doing so enjoy your time without shame.
“Yuppie Daniel Miller is killed in a car accident and goes to Judgment City, a waiting room for the afterlife. During the day, he must prove in a courtroom-style process that he successfully overcame his fears (a hard task, given the pitiful life we are shown)” – Defending Your Life, IMDB.com
via Synthtopia
This entry was written by , posted on November 12, 2009 at 6:09 am, filed under political and tagged dancing, fun, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Here’s a great find via Bjorn Vayner. If you think this video took a bit of work to create you would be correct. If you “head” to the Neurosonics Audiomedical website you can see a long list of credits and photos detailing the behind the scenes work.
Neurosonics Audiomedical Labs Inc. from Chris Cairns on Vimeo.
“RT @kleinenberg OMFG http://www.vimeo.com/6223439 this is unreal.. LOVE THIS!” – Bjorn Vayner
Don’t let the high production value of this vid discourage you from making your own music videos on the cheap. Remember a great song and interesting story will go a long way!
For more info: www.neurosonicsaudiomedical.com
This entry was written by , posted on August 30, 2009 at 8:25 am, filed under video and tagged music video, Neurosonics Audiomedical, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Analogue Heaven Northeast 2009 from stretta on Vimeo.
I was watching videos shot with the Canon 5D Mark II on Vimeo last night. The Canon 5D is in the new class of DSLR cameras that also shoot HD video. The innovation is that you can use all the different lenses available to SLRs. The footage you get from the 5D is the best I’ve ever seen outside of a movie theater. I must have missed the above video on Matrixsynth. It’s stunning and it really makes me want to put my synths on the floor and call my brother over to play for a while. When the red Macbeth M5 appears my jaw dropped!
“Once a year, analog synth enthusiasts gather to socialize and play rare and unusual musical instruments. I captured the May 2009 gathering with a Canon 5DmkII and a 50mm f/1.4 lens. I simply sat the Camera on a tripod, frame the shot as I would a photo, focused and captured. The music was produced using a Euro-format analog modular, controlled by Volta. Aside from the drums (MOTU BPM), everything was analog.” – stretta
I know many of you follow links from my Twitter and Facebook pages here and some of you are not musicians. Therefore I present you with a Squirrel shot with the Canon 5D M2:
Canon 5d Squirrel Footage from Scott Blackburn on Vimeo.
Awe, ok now back to camera chat. I think it’s vital musicians all make their own music videos. I don’t practice what I preach but that’s going to change soon! To see more gorgeous footage check out Canon 5D footage on Vimeo: click here
This entry was written by , posted on August 25, 2009 at 4:58 am, filed under hardware, synthesizer, video and tagged Canon 5D, M5, Macbeth, synthesizer, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lj-x9ygQEGA
This must have actually taken quite a lot of work to put together. I have to say this is far funnier than any Weird Al Yankovic.
Ever wish songs just sang what was happening in the music video? Well now they do, in my sixth take on Dusto McNeato’s “literal video” concept! Lyrics: DASjr / Singing: PersephoneMaewyn & DASj – dascottjr
Related post: From happy to dark the music tells the story.
via Vain & Vapid
This entry was written by , posted on June 2, 2009 at 5:57 pm, filed under video and tagged DASj, Total Eclipse of the Heart, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
using ableton live to send CV signals. from dan kirkhus on Vimeo.
Motu’s Volta is a software that turns an ordinary Motu audio interface into a CV controller. I’ve been watching a few videos here and there of people using Volta and this thing has got my interest. I have a good bunch of old analog synths in my studio and more control is always a good thing (except if you’re a teenager).
“Using ableton live and a handful of LFO type wav files to modulate external analog gear. fun stuff. (if you’re not interested in the “how” and just want to see the frostwave spaz out, jump to 3:30 or so.) this stuff *only* works with MOTU audio interfaces (see: volta). this is an easy and free way to send beat-synced LFOs to your outboard modular gear; moogerfoogers, sherman filterbank, little phatty… anything with a CV input… i recommend setting the warp method to “Re-Pitch” to keep LFOs smooth at extreme BPMs. or don’t… and get cool glitches.” – Dan Kirkhus
Thanks to Dan for posting this video. I think you also made me drop some coin on Frostwave Resonator. I always forget how great the MS20 filter sounds! See Dan’s Resonator video: click here
More about Motu Volta: click here
This entry was written by , posted on April 23, 2009 at 4:52 am, filed under Ableton Live, hardware, synthesizer and tagged ableton, Dan Kirkus, Frostwave, LFO, MOTU, Motu Volta, Resonator, video, Volta. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
See more of the Steinberg Messe09 episodes: click here
Our friend Jürgen shows Sonic State the new Mbase 11: click here
Nick from Sonic State visits Sherman: click here
A look at the Focal booth (these are great speakers): click here
A bit of German chat at with Dieter Doepfer: click here
If you can speak German check out Musotalk’s look at the new Waldorf Largo software synth: click here. These are just a few of the videos I found that peaked my gearlust antennae. There’s no need for me to repost too many here as you can troll tons of show videos with a few simple searches in the usual places. Hit me with any links to videos if you find something you thought was extra interesting!
This entry was written by , posted on April 4, 2009 at 8:31 am, filed under hardware, video and tagged Focal, Jomox, Musikmesse, Sherman, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
Mike & Oliver Chesler before the show. from thingstocome on Vimeo.
The Horrorist Live – Stuttgart, Germany – 2009 from thingstocome on Vimeo.
And a few photos…
Let me know if you would like more video discussion posts. I’m thinking more is a good thing solely to give my typing fingers a break once and a while. Sorry the audio in the live show is distorted. I just pieced together a bunch of clips of the show I found on YouTube. I had a great time!
This entry was written by , posted on April 1, 2009 at 4:49 am, filed under live performance and tagged live performance, The Horrorist, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzzwsWrnvpc
Here’s a Keytar with “testículos de acero”… I will let you do the Spanish to English translation. The man behind this creation is a Circuit Bending pro who works under the project name ASMO (Anti Social Musik Order). For more info on ASMO: http://asmo23.wordpress.com/
“A friend found this in a skip, broken with wires hanging out. I fixed it, made a few modifications and gave it a nice black paint job.” – eddie23a
I wonder if he would sell me this one. I could use this on stage for sure.
This entry was written by , posted on February 15, 2009 at 7:50 am, filed under hardware, synthesizer and tagged ASMO, circuit bending, keytar, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeHkyjoKj9U
If the German 80′s band Einstürzende Neubauten made a modern day electronic instrument “Doubles” would probably be it. The band whos name roughly translates to “New Buildings Falling Down” used chain saws, videos of car accidents and other power tools in their live act and recordings. The video above is from another part of the world (Taiwan) and another time (today) but the sounds it creates made me think of the Berliners.
“Doubles is a unique new instrument that really brings out the “performance” in performance art. It reacts to acceleration and centrifugal force to create sound… Beads on the surface are spun using what look like air hockey paddles. The relative speed of the beads influences the sound that is produced.” – Scott Merrill, crunchgear.com
For more info visit the Doubles website: click here
via crunchgear
This entry was written by , posted on January 24, 2009 at 7:09 am, filed under live performance, sounds, synthesizer, video and tagged Doubles, Einstürzende Neubauten, installation, Taiwan, video. Leave a comment or view the discussion at the permalink and follow any comments with the RSS feed for this post.
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