At Beats Breaks and Culture, Play De Record sponsored a gallery installation that tracked some of the hardware used to make electronic music. What all started with Leon Theremin has evolved into an ever increasing array of synths and software that is technology music. This installation is interesting but brief. I like it because it shows some of the major innovations in user interface from the SP1200 through to the tr-909. Check out some of the gear that makes our music possible.
The renovations are taking alot longer then expected, but here are some of the results of some of the renos that have kept me out of the studio. While this might *NOT* be the studio… it’s a huge milestone in the project plan. Think of this less of a music podcast, and more as a vLog update.
My life is in boxes, physical boxes in various storage lockers around the city. Here is an update on the new studio space and a brief tour of the layout. It might not look perfect, but definitely a step up from my previous basement. Just a quick tour of the studio space and what I've got planned for Season 3 of the show. The new season starts Dec. 27th, Boxing day... as in small boxes called drum machines cranking out the tunes in the new space.
This episode is a goodbye to my current studio, but the Lx7 podcast is not over. It's been a summer of planning, for season 3 of the show. After 2 years of working in the basement, it's time I got organized and had something more. Life has been a series of interesting but forever distracting events but it's definitely growing and changing in the right direction. In this episode it's all goodbyes to the studio, to the house, to life as it is; and hello to tomorrow, a new studio, more artist interviews, production tech, and more of what the Lx7 Podcast is all about.
At Beats Breaks and Culture, Play De Record sponsored a gallery installation that tracked some of the hardware used to make electronic music. What all started with Leon Theremin has evolved into an ever increasing array of synths and software that is technology music. This installation is interesting but brief. I like it because it shows some of the major innovations in user interface from the SP1200 through to the tr-909. Check out some of the gear that makes our music possible.
On the edge of the Toronto docklands is a small park called Cherry Beach, or M5A 1A1 if you go by the postal code. And for the past couple of years Promise has been busy holding free electronic day events. A summer ritual that started back in 2000. The event started out as a rengade event, and has had it's share of hurdles to overcome. I've spent a couple of sunny sunday afternoons and evenings hanging out at Cherry Beach for these Promise events. The guys who run it (Dave Macleod and Irving Shaw) organize these events, bring the gear, suggest the lineup, and then open it up for anyone to share and participate in. The opportunity for anything to happen can/has happen. It's not quite Burning Man, but still an interesting scene to watch or participate in. I thought I'd go down and shoot some video and capture some of the vibe of what it's about. If you're here one summer sunday and have time,.. you should head down and check it out.
