Ösla: Park City Duo Creates Standout Tracks with Dreamy Vibes
With a compact setup and an eclectic choice of instruments, Ösla creates lush arrangements that sound much bigger than the sum of their...
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The World is Your Studio
Jeremy Spurgeon
- Oct 21, 2022
- 5 min
Rich Bernett: Experimental Instrument creator, Mad Scientist, and World-Class Recording Artist.
This Virginia native takes experimental instruments to a new level and spotlights their unique sonic possibilities in the music he...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Sep 30, 2022
- 7 min
Steve Jolliffe: From the Joint to Tangerine Dream all in the Name of Self-discovery
With a career spanning more than five decades, Steve Jolliffe has been an influential player in major acts like The Joint, Steamhammer,...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Sep 29, 2022
- 6 min
Edward Cornell
For some, creating music is a fun past-time, but for this Pennsylvanian, it has been a lifelong pursuit of "active listening" and growing...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Aug 20, 2022
- 6 min
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With a fascination for the sounds that surrounded him, Robin Rimbaud built a career spanning four decades. With a creative spirit and a...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Aug 19, 2022
- 4 min
Ian Boddy
From "prepared" piano experiments to modular synth mastermind, Ian Boddy has spent the last 42 years exploring the sonic universe. For...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Jul 7, 2022
- 6 min
Steve Roach
Throughout his 40-year career, electronic music master Steve Roach has guided his audience on a spiritual journey to the innermost depths...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Jul 6, 2022
- 4 min
Michael Brückner
From humble beginnings to world-class composer, Michael Brückner has released a large body of work spanning three decades and with no...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Jun 18, 2022
- 6 min
Suzanne Ciani: The Diva of the Diode is Busier Now than Ever Before
With a career spanning over 50 years, the “Diva of the Diode” is busier now than ever, demonstrating the power of the Buchla synthesizer...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Feb 1, 2022
- 6 min
Gary P. Hayes: A true mobile musician
Based in the Blue Mountains of Australia, this mobile musician takes portability to the extreme, often hiking for hours into the local...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Jan 22, 2022
- 5 min
Mari Dangerfield: "Quirkpop of the Mind, Body, and Laptop"
London-based YouTube sensation, Mari Dangerfield may be unassuming at first glance, but under her quiet demeanor lies an artist who...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
Sula Bassana
Dave Schmidt, aka Sula Bassana first entered the stage in 1986, as keyboard player of the electronic duo Solaris. Since then, he has...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Electronic Wind Instruments
Electronic wind instruments date back to the 1930s and with the help of analog synthesizers and the development of MIDI they are hiding...
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Sylvain Lupari
- Jan 1
- 4 min
MiDi-BiTCH Anamnesis
“New E-Rock in an album not as great as Sequenz, but still close enough” Sometimes a philosopher, Fredy Engel proposes a journey of...
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Lon Spurgeon
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
A Tangerine Dream Come True
Wow, I am excited! I am writing an article for a magazine that is interviewing Steve Joliffe of Tangerine Dream! The unlikely story of a...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Oct 20, 2022
- 1 min
BLACKSTAR DEPT. 10 AMPED
The Dept. 10 Amped, from Blackstar, is a 100-watt amp in a compact pedal. It turns your pedalboard and effects into a performance-ready...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Sep 19, 2022
- 1 min
VariSpeed Tape Echo app
The VariSpeed tape echo by GSi is an authentic software recreation of the WEM Copicat IC-400 Belt Drive VariSpeed model, the first tape...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Prescription Pill Box: Your new off the Shelf Synth Case
I am always on the lookout for a new case to convert into a portable rig. One of the reasons I started Mobile Musician magazine was to...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Oct 18, 2022
- 2 min
Cassettone: DIY cassette tape instrument
Featured artist Rich Bernett shares his favorite DIY instrument, the Cassettone, the playable cassette tape recorder. For Rich Bernett,...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
3.5mm TRS MIDI Hub
In honor of this month's guest author and Clan Analogue label manager, Nick Wilson, I thought I would discuss a fun little setup that I...
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Jeremy Spurgeon
- Oct 20, 2022
- 4 min
Using A DAW app to Control your rig
Building the perfect live rig can be a daunting task. In this month’s field guide let's discuss how to use a digital audio workstation...
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