Tag: the future of music

New Instrument Uses Tattoos As A Score

Reader Dmitry Morozov – a Moscow-based media-artist, musician and ‘engineer of strange-sounding mechanisms’ – has created a new instrument that uses a tattoo for a score. Morozov creates experimental electronic music and advocates for circuit bending and DIY electronics in Russia, under the moniker ::vtol::. Here’s what Morozov has to say about his instrument, ‘Reading My Body’: this is… Read More New Instrument Uses Tattoos As A Score

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Jean Michel Jarre: “Our Battle About Intellectual Property Is Not Defending The Rights Of Rich Artists”

In a new interview, electronic music pioneer and president of the International Confederation of Authors and Composers Societies (CISAC) Jean Michel Jarre shared his thoughts on the Internet, intellectual property and how they relate to the future of music. “Our fight and our battle about intellectual property is not defending the rights of rich artists…sitting… Read More Jean Michel Jarre: “Our Battle About Intellectual Property Is Not Defending The Rights Of Rich Artists”

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Are We Entering A New Age For Digital Musicians?

Reader Geert Bevin – who’s known to many readers for his performances on the Eigenharp and his gestural music control application GECO – recently spoke at TEDxTartu in Estonia. In his TEDx talk, Bevin argues that we’re entering a new age for digital musicians, driven by several trends: Cheap and powerful computers New controllers with revolutionary… Read More Are We Entering A New Age For Digital Musicians?

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Are Musicians Getting Too Cheap To Pay For Great Synths?

The Schmidt Analog Synthesizer

Composer and sound designer Edmund Eagan has posted an article today at Sonic State, lamenting that electronic instruments are getting cheaper and cheaper, rather than better and better, and that instruments are becoming distractions rather than inspirations. First Eagen discusses how inspiring he found the Schmidt eight-voice polyphonic synth: I attended the recent MusikMesse trade show… and….I… Read More Are Musicians Getting Too Cheap To Pay For Great Synths?

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