Keith Emerson & The World’s Deadliest Synthesizer
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Tag: Keith Emerson
Keith Emerson Interview
An interview with synth pioneer Keith Emerson, via Open Labs: Hailed as a keyboard legend, Keith Emerson has been one of the most important figures to emerge from the thriving UK rock scene of the 1960’s and 70’s. He is known as one of the most prominent leaders in the progressive rock movement, fusing rock… Read More Keith Emerson Interview
The Most Violent Keyboard Solo Ever
If this isn’t the most violent keyboard solo ever, I don’t know what is. ELP’s Keith Emerson delivers the type of full-bodied solo that helped redefine the role of keyboards in rock. Captured in Belgium in 1971, Emerson first throws the keyboard around and then drops it onto his body for a little simulated sex.… Read More The Most Violent Keyboard Solo Ever
Is Music Still Music When It Played By Computer?
This is a pretty cheesy interview with Keith Emerson from 1983 about his use of the Fairlight CMI. Lots of very dated hairstyles and even worse predictions for the future of music.
Keith Emerson On His New Album
ELP synth god Keith Emerson is working on a new album, and has a lot to say about it. “I can honestly say that my forthcoming album, which has all new compositions, truly defines all that I have worked for, not only in my musical life, but in my entire life!” says Emerson. “My new… Read More Keith Emerson On His New Album
Bob Moog Foundation Awarded Grammy Grant
The Bob Moog Foundation has been awarded an “Archiving and Preservation Planning Grant” from the GRAMMY Foundation to assess the preservation needs of the over 300 reel-to-reel tapes in Bob’s archives. These tapes include seminal works in synthesis from the mid-60s to the late 70s, such as works from Herb Deutsch, Wendy Carlos, Larry Fast,… Read More Bob Moog Foundation Awarded Grammy Grant
