Pretty cool to feature your favorite synth on the cover of your first single. Roland's flagship Jupiter-8. Howard Jones definitely made me lust for one. Original video below. You'll find a couple of live videos of Howard Jones performing 'New Song' previously posted here. Note the Memorymoog rather than the Jupiter-8 in the second video.
"Howard Jones is celebrating 30 years since the release of his debut single 'New Song' with three very special UK concerts:
November 28th Norwich Epic
November 29th London Shepherds Bush Empire
November 30th Birmingham 02 Academy
The shows will be split into three parts starting with an 'unplugged' set followed by the debut performance of a brand new piece written especially for the shows. The final set will be a celebration of Howard's most popular songs with the occasional rarity thrown in as well.
EACH TICKET INCLUDES A FREE HOWARD JONES 30 CD , THE CD IS A COMPILATION OF RECORDINGS HOWARD HAS RELEASED OVER THE LAST 30 YEARS."
Howard Jones - New Song
Uploaded on Mar 23, 2010 howardjonesmusic·104 videos
YouTube via soundonsoundvideo "Musicians Howard Jones and Robbie Bronnimann explain their passion for software synths and retro gear."
Don't miss the live set in this. It's from the Howard Jones - 20th Anniversary Concert Live at the Shepherd's Bush Empire (2005) DVD. I have this one, and the vintage gear set is pretty incredible. Even if you aren't into Howard Jones, it's worth a watch if you are into synths. All vintage, all live. You can find the DVD on Ebay and on Amazon. It's also on Netfix.
Update:
Interview with Howard Jones - Part 2
"Howard Jones talks about his album "Revolution Of The Heart" how it was recorded and the mics, preamps and vocals used."
Howard Jones Interview - Part 3
"Musicians Howard Jones and Robbie Bronnimann talk about working with soft synths and mixing in 5.1"
"Saw Howard Jones tonight along with Men Without Hats and Andy Bell from Erasure. Howard Jones still puts on a great show. I couldn't pass up this concert tee featuring a synth need favorite."
The Jupiter-8 was Howard Jones signature synth. I remember lusting after one in the 80s because of him. It's absolutely awesome to see him pay tribute to it thirty years later.
"Howard Jones was a synth pop icon in the 1980's, and in 2019, he's still killin' it! Syntaur's Sam and Carlos were excited to spend some time talking synths with him at the Brauntex Theatre in New Braunfels, Texas."
Synth Wizards Interviews: Robbie Bronnimann
Published on Oct 31, 2019 Syntaur
"Robbie Bronnimann has played keyboards alongside Howard Jones for years, and Syntaur's Sam and Carlos spent some time with him just prior to a concert at the Brauntex Theatre in New Braunfels, Texas."
via wladymeer in the Roland Clan Forums thread:
"As it's meant for live performers, I don't think it's wrong at all. Especially because you could probably enter effect selection with SHIFT+ON/OFF shortcut and assign, lets say, distortion or delay instead of effect. Afterall, Juno-Stage had such knob next to high/low EQ.
Face it, Jupiter-80 is not gonna be next Fantom. Consider it more as a advanced stage piano. In other words, as a Nord Stage. I saw on one website that Nord Stage 73 costs $3.299,00 - you tell me - why Jupiter-80 can't cost the same if it's not workstation?
And here's my overview of front panel buttons:
• USB MEMORY SONG PLAYER/RECORDER - guess we can record directly on USB thumb drive?
• D-BEAM section with typical assign: PITCH, VOLUME and ASSIGNABLE
• CONTROL section with:
Arpeggio: HOLD, ON/OFF for LOWER and UPPER and TEMPO (probably tap tempo)
bellow something that's called either VISUAL CONTROL or V-LINK CONTROL and HARMONY INTELIGENCE
and last is typical Roland TRANSPOSE, OCTAVE DOWN and UP
• PART BALANCE section:
LOWER, UPPER, SOLO faders with ON/OFF buttons
I can't read what's on that white fader, but my guess is just for piano sounds. You can see there are 3 "gray" buttons saying piano, e. piano and clav so my guess that fader is just for that type of sounds.
• Then we have some MENU and SHIFT buttons below display and 4 encoders in between with display showing what they're controlling, typical DEC/INC, wheel, EXIT and WRITE on the right...
• REVERB section with ON/OFF button
• SONG PLAYER/RECORDER with usual controls (so I guess, phrase recording will be possible)
And last row seems to have next (my best guess with (?) where I'm not sure):
• ROTARY SOUND section ON/OFF and SLOW/FAST buttons
• LOWER section:
- SPLIT
- BASS
- PAD
- CHOIR
- STRINGS
- SYNTH STRINGS (?)
- BRASS / SAX
- SYNTH BRASS (?)
- WOOD WINDS (?)
- Something white labeled
- ALTERNATE ON/OFF (guess every button has two alternates?)
• UPPER section:
- PIANO
- E. PIANO
- CLAV
- CHURCH BELLS (?)
- ??? BELLS (?)
- THEATER ORGAN (?)
- GUITAR
- SYNTH LEAD
- VIBES/MARIMBA
- ACCORDION/HARMONICA
- Something white labeled
- ALTERNATE ON/OFF
"All #keytar fans thanks to @keytar_tony who took this image of beauty: Howard's chromed #KX5: look and be amazed and well, dazzled.... Ed #customsynth #keytarlove #chromed — at Thunder Valley Casino Resort."
Great video interview on Howard Jones the RL Music site. He talks about Emerson's influence on him and synths in general. Howard definitely loves his synths. : ) His favorite synth? The Roland Jupiter 8.
"Revisiting the Jupiter 8, I've had this since 1983 and it still excites me. Short clip from a Dick Clark interview on American Bandstand. Daniel Arteaga artwork on the back wall"
"A cover I played live on my last streaming, newly recorded with the usual 'compressed' sound.
- Gear used:
Roland JX-8P
Roland JP8000
Kurzweil PC1x
- Backtrack recorded on Pro Tools. Also used:
Yamaha DX7 (Bass, FM bell, Calliope factory sounds)
Arturia Jupiter 8V (intro brassy sound)
Composed by Howard Jones
Performed here by DX5 Jose MarÃa Bara."
"Join legendary producer Andy Whitmore in this in-depth, 29-minute tutorial as he programs and plays 37 iconic riffs on the vintage 1978 Minimoog Model D. From the energetic beats of Beverly Hills Cop to the timeless classics of Michael Jackson and Stevie Wonder, all the way to the smooth grooves of Dr. Dre and the rock anthems of Pink Floyd and Madonna, this video is your complete guide to unlocking the raw power of the world's greatest monophonic synth."
Contents: Artist Title Description BPM 00:00 Introduction 00:10 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? theme 92 01:19 Michael Jackson Rock With You bass 113 02:00 DEVO Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA effects 136 04:31 Parliament Flashlight bass 108 06:49 Rush Tom Sawyer lead 176 07:30 Stevie Wonder I Wish bass 107 08:20 Madonna Borderline lead 120 09:24 Madonna Borderline bass 120 10:10 Dr Dre Nuthin' But A "G" Thang lead 95 10:43 Michael Jackson Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough bass 121 11:25 Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond lead 136 12:23 Rick Wakeman Catherine Of Aragon bass 104 13:32 Chaka Khan We Can Work It Out bass 115 14:39 Weather Report Birdland bass 158 15:20 Barclay James Harvest Victims Of Circumstance lead 86 15:56 The Alan Parsons Project Separate Lives bass 114 16:31 Europe The Final Countdown lead 119 17:35 ELP Lucky Man lead 161 18:10 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead 113 18:33 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead 113 18:58 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! lead 121 19:28 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! bass 121 19:53 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F-Beverly Hills Cop lead 118 20:24 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F-Beverly Hills Cop bass 118 20:43 D Train You're The One For Me bass 122 21:18 D Train You're The One For Me bass Resonance 122 21:43 D Train You're The One For Me lead 122 22:22 Madonna Holiday lead 118 22:56 Madonna Holiday bass 118 23:53 Queen Radio Ga Ga bass 114 24:07 Howard Jones New Song lead 112 24:58 Howard Jones New Song lead 112 25:26 Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely bass 120 26:08 Stevie Wonder That Girl bass 107 26:19 Michael Jackson Workin' Day and Night bass 131 26:44 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? lead 92 27:24 Nena 99 Luftballons bass 97 28:03 Rush Tom Sawyer FX 176 28:46 Round up
Just in time to snuggle up and watch with your loved one!
"Sonic State will soon be streaming a new IPTV video show called The Top 20 Greatest Synths. The show is based around interviews with synth users and collectors like Will Gregory (Goldfrapp), Roger O’Donnell (The Cure), Ade Utley (Portishead) and Howard Jones (Howard Jones) and features footage, photos and facts about the greatest electronic instruments ever made.
”We’ve based the chart on the votes that have been coming in plus a bit of poetic license to include some outsiders, underdogs and a few surprises!”
Sonic founder Nick Batt and former BBC producer Simon Power have been pleased with the response to previews of the show already available to watch at Sonic.
“It’s basically an excuse to rant about all-things-synth in a show that’s shamelessly nostalgic about electronic music and keyboards with knobs on.”
The Jupiter 8, Korg M1, Yamaha CS80, JV10-80, SH101 and Odyssey all get featured on the chart as well as some youngsters like the Access Virus, Dave Smith’s Evolver, the Alesis Andromeda and the Korg Oasys.
“We know not everyone will be happy with the positioning on the chart, but there’s enough in the show’s to keep everyone smiling.”
The Top 20 Synths will be presented as eight 10 minute videocasts posted once a fortnight on Sonic and YouTube and at various other outlets. Then the programme will be posted in its entirety at the end of the run.
“There may be a DVD version available and we also have some TV interest. But that’s for the future!”
With their recent excellent Winter NAMM (the largest musical instrument trade show) video coverage and weekly Sonic TALK podcasts, it certainly looks like Sonic are staying ahead of the game.
“Sonic are working on a lot of new ideas for audio and visual downloads. 2007 is gonna be great!”
And what’s number one on the Greatest Synths chart?
“I can’t possibly comment, but you can still vote for your Top 3 by visiting the site, so there’s still time to change the outcome!”
The Top 20 Greatest Synths goes live at sonicstate.com on February 14th.
About Sonicstate.com Begun in 1994, the founding members came together from a wide range of disciplines. Nick Batt from pop/dance act DNA (Suzanne Vegas Toms Diner amongst their works), Neal Slateford also from DNA, Andy McCreeth a touring musician with art rockers Blue Aeroplanes and pro-audio dealer, Dave Brown - astrophysicist majoring in nanotechnology and Eric Winbolt – a rep for EMI records. In the ten years since then Sonicstate.com has become the primary resource for electronic music. With an up-to-date news service, essential video streaming from all the major tradeshows and now features thousands of pages on musical equipment from last century to this."
BTW, SonicState was one of the first synth sites I went to back in in 1995/96. It remained at the top of my old site's synth list starting in October of 97 until today.
"George Hall recreates the sounds used on the Howard Jones classic track New Song on a Studiologic Sledge synthesiser. Learn synth programming with George Hall."
YouTube via NovationTV "Robbie Bronnimann talks you through the on-stage rig for his stage work with Howard Jones. For more info, visit www.novationmusic.com"
DJ Spooky Introduces Launchpad
"DJ Spooky takes you through why and how he'll be using the Novation Launchpad."
"Experience the Minimoog like never before! Compare the raw power of the 2016 Reissue vs. 1978 Vintage in 37 iconic riffs, leads, and basslines from legendary tracks. No FX, just pure synth magic!
• A direct comparison between the vintage and re-issue Minimoog Model D. • The Minimoog Model D's prowess as featured on numerous famous tracks.
Time Stamps 00:00 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F Beverly Hills Cop Main Theme lead 118 00:16 Introduction 0:56 - Gary Numan: "Are 'Friends' Electric?" theme (92 BPM) 1:38 - Michael Jackson: "Rock With You" bass (113 BPM) 2:02 - DEVO: "Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA" effects (136 BPM) 2:34 - Parliament: "Flashlight" bass (108 BPM) 3:04 - Rush: "Tom Sawyer" lead (176 BPM) 3:21 - Stevie Wonder: "I Wish" bass (107 BPM) 3:40 - Madonna: "Borderline" lead (120 BPM) 4:12 - Madonna: "Borderline" bass (120 BPM) 4:30 - Dr. Dre: "Nuthin' But A 'G' Thang" lead (95 BPM) 4:51 - Michael Jackson: "Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough" bass (121 BPM) 5:08 - Pink Floyd: "Shine On You Crazy Diamond" lead (136 BPM) 5:40 - Rick Wakeman: "Catherine Of Aragon" bass (104 BPM) 6:19 - Chaka Khan: "We Can Work It Out" bass (115 BPM) 6:40 - Weather Report: "Birdland" bass (158 BPM) 7:05 - Barclay James Harvest: "Victims Of Circumstance" lead (86 BPM) 7:27 - The Alan Parsons Project: "Separate Lives" bass (114 BPM) 7:37 - Europe: "The Final Countdown" lead (119 BPM) 8:02 - Stevie Wonder: "Isn't She Lovely" bass (120 BPM) 8:23 - Stevie Wonder: "That Girl" bass (107 BPM) 8:42 - Michael Jackson: "Workin' Day and Night" bass (131 BPM) 9:00 - Gary Numan: "Are 'Friends' Electric?" lead (92 BPM) 9:24 - Nena: "99 Luftballons" bass (97 BPM) 9:46 - Rush: "Tom Sawyer" FX (176 BPM) 10:06 - ELP: "Lucky Man" lead (161 BPM) 10:18 - Duran Duran: "Save A Prayer" lead (113 BPM) 10:28 - Duran Duran: "Save A Prayer" lead (113 BPM) 10:47 - ABBA: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" lead (121 BPM) 11:05 - ABBA: "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme!" bass (121 BPM) 11:23 - Harold Faltermeyer: "Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)" lead (118 BPM) 11:40 - Harold Faltermeyer: "Axel F (Beverly Hills Cop)" bass (118 BPM) 11:57 - D Train: "You're The One For Me" bass (122 BPM) 12:13 - D Train: "You're The One For Me" lead (122 BPM) 12:29 - Madonna: "Holiday" lead (118 BPM) 12:46 - Madonna: "Holiday" bass (118 BPM) 13:02 - Queen: "Radio Ga Ga" bass (114 BPM) 13:17 - Howard Jones: "New Song" lead (112 BPM) 13:54 - Howard Jones: "New Song" lead (112 BPM)
The audio is DIRECT, 100% DRY - You are hearing the raw audio as it comes directly from each synthesizer. NO post processing (Effects, EQ, or Dynamics) whatsoever."
"How does the Mini Moog Model D Reissue stack up against the Mini Moog Model D Vintage? I play 40 classic riffs and bass lines on both synths, back to back. and compare the sounds with the settings as close as possible Which sounds better? You Decide!
Minimoog Model D – Vintage - 1979 vs Minimoog Model D - Reissue - 2016 How to play & program 40 of the most Famous MiniMoog Model D Patches. I have duplicated every patch on both the Original & Re-Issue MiniMoog.
This video has FX to fully recreate the parts - the sister video with no FX will be out soon! - Watch this Space!!
Mixed by Ed Stokes - @edstokesmusic
Time Stamps 00:00 Rush Tom Sawyer FX 00:21 ELP Lucky Man lead 00:32 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead 00:43 Duran Duran Save A Prayer lead 01:02 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! lead 01:19 ABBA Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! bass 01:37 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F Beverly Hills Cop Main Theme lead 01:54 Harold Faltermeyer Axel F Beverly Hills Cop Main Theme bass 02:11 D Train You're The One For Me bass 02:27 D Train You're The One For Me lead 02:43 Madonna Holiday lead 03:00 Madonna Holiday bass 03:16 Queen Radio Ga Ga bass 03:32 Howard Jones New Song lead 04:09 Howard Jones New Song lead 04:19 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? theme 05:00 Michael Jackson Rock With You bass 05:26 DEVO Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA effects 05:56 Parliament Flashlight bass 06:26 Rush Tom Sawyer lead 06:44 Stevie Wonder I Wish bass 07:02 Madonna Borderline lead 07:34 Madonna Borderline bass 07:51 Dr Dre Nuthin' But A "G" Thang lead 08:15 Michael Jackson Don’t Stop 'Til You Get Enough bass 08:32 Pink Floyd Shine On You Crazy Diamond lead 09:03 Rick Wakeman Catherine Of Aragon bass 09:41 Chaka Khan We Can Work It Out bass 10:02 Weather Report Birdland bass 10:26 Barclay James Harvest Victims Of Circumstance lead 10:50 The Alan Parsons Project Separate Lives bass 11:00 Europe The Final Countdown lead 11:24 Stevie Wonder Isn't She Lovely bass 11:46 Stevie Wonder That Girl bass 12:05 Michael Jackson Workin'Day and Night bass 12:22 Gary Numan Are 'Friends' Electric? lead 12:46 Nena 99 Luftballons bass
Being perhaps the most popular version of one of the most iconic monophonic analog synth series of all time is no easy feat, but the Moog Minimoog Model D manages to pull it off. As one of the first non-modular synthesizers, the Minimoog Model D is highly intuitive and requires very little knowledge to use. The model D boasts contouring circuits and three separate, completely original oscillators, one of which can be used as an LFO. Although the Model D was reissued, the '70s Minimoog Model D hasn't depreciated in value, desirability, or style.
"Taken from the critically acclaimed album 'The Price Of Nothing & The Value Of Everything' available from circuit3.bandcamp.com
Released as a digital and limited edition CD from https://circuit3.bandcamp.com/album/t...
A dystopian view of spring time. A fragile vocal wrapped in a synthy rain wash underpinned by a minimal compu-rhythm.
Reviewers have said: "the late Rutger Hauer would be proud for all sorts of reasons"
"could be Howard Jones’ ‘Don’t Always Look At The Rain’ from ‘Human’s Lib’ reimagined by Philip K Dick"
Footage provided by Videvo, Beachfront, Andre Lima, Simon Wedlock, Mike Steinkamp, Kent Lai downloaded from www.videvo.net"
Very limited edition CD single featuring unreleased instruments and a number of superb remixes of 'The Rain'. Lovely gatefold eco-friendly card package with gloss finish.
A dystopian view of spring time. A fragile vocal wrapped in a synthy rain wash underpinned by a minimal compu-rhythm.
Reviewers have said: "the late Rutger Hauer would be proud for all sorts of reasons"
"could be Howard Jones’ ‘Don’t Always Look At The Rain’ from ‘Human’s Lib’ reimagined by Philip K Dick"
Taken from the album THE PRICE OF NOTHING & THE VALUE OF EVERYTHING of which Martyn Ware (Human League, Heaven 17) said "The album sounds great! Glad current artists are keeping the faith with quality songwriting"
It's also on Netfix.
