April 2012
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SYNTHPOSIUM VOL. 11 CHALLENGES
MONTREAL EDITION:
scene survey: which electronic sub-genres are alive today in montreal?
duos: find a synth/electronic pair and discuss what they brought to each other
alumni: choose an alumnus from a montreal university who went on to create/innovate music/technology
research an electronic (or any) music festival in montreal. how did it start? who played? what now?
until then,...
Synthposium Vol 10 Challenge 4
SIGNATURE SYNTHS: FIND A SYNTH SOUND THAT IS UNIQUE TO A PARTICULAR ARTIST. HOW DID THEY MAKE THE SOUND?
Lara’s pick - New Order: The Perfect Kiss
From their 1985 album Low Life, Gillian Gilbert plays the Voyetra-8 on this track, giving the band the melancholy atmospheric sound that is signature to many of their tracks. The video for this track has allusions to the death of Joy...
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Synthposium Vol. 10 Challenge 3 Part 2
GEAR TRENDS: FIND MUSICIANS OF THE SAME ERA WHO USED THE SAME SYNTH AND DISCUSS HOW IT WAS USED DIFFERENTLY
Lara’s pick: ARP 2600
Originally manufactured in the ’70s, the ARP 2600 is a semi-modular analog subtractive audio synthesizer. It was unique for its time in that most other synthesizers required modules to be purchased individually while the ARP had many components already...
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APRIL 5: SYNTH BRITANNIA screening at Blue... →
We’ll be there spinning wax discs + pressing buttons on digital devices, activating aural enjoyment and potentially even causing spirited bodily movement afterwards…
