Electronic Music

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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