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ADSR - Jonti (Stones Throw Records)

Synth spotting with Jonti. Also see the companion post on MATRIXSYNTH-P here.

"For this episode of ADSR we were lucky enough to have Stone's Throw artist Jonti invite us over to talk about how he produced his debut album Twirligig. In ADSR fashion we run through his synths, his music writing process and his favourite software.

Jonti is a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist and has been making music for years. He has already worked with the likes of Mark Ronson, Hodgy Beats, Santigold, Jon Wayne and more.

Its very hard to imagine just how Jonti composes. As Peanut Butter Wolf said "the arrangements blew me away. I couldnt figure out how the hell he did what he did". Luckily for us Jonti gives us an insight into how he does it and shows us his live MAX/MSP visual setup too.

For more on Jonti head to -
stonesthrow.com/jonti

Also download his latest album for FREE -
stonesthrow.com/news/2012/01/jonti-sine-and-moon-album-free-download

ADSR's next episode: Its a surprise... a really good one!"

1981 Firstman SQ-01 Ad

via Retro Synth Ads where you'll find the write-up.

NAMM: WNAMM12: Nord Drum in The VP Suite

via Sonic State

The Music of Room 237 [Stanley Kubrick's The Shining]

YouTube Uploaded by jonat8han on Jan 22, 2012

"In 1980 Stanley Kubrick released his masterpiece of modern horror, The Shining. Over 30 years later we are still struggling to understand its hidden meanings. Rodney Ascher's film Room 237 is an exploration of the truths concealed in The Shining.

Kubrick's film was scored in large part with pre existing classical recordings, but the score for Room 237 has taken as its inspiration the elegant but quirky film music that accompanied low budget horror movies in the 1970s. Composers Jonathan Snipes and William Hutson utilize a combination of vintage and contemporary analogue synthesizers, as well as acoustic instruments to create an atmosphere that is at once both haunting and funky.

Musicians:
Jonathan Snipes - Synthesizers, Pianos, Vocoder, Percussion
William Hutson - Synthesizers, Percussion
David Rothbaum - Guitars & Bass
Nick Murray - Drums
Maryclare Brzytwa - Flute
Bear McCreary - Clavinet
Cristina Bercovitz - Vocal Effects

jonat8han.com
room237movie.wordpress.com"

via Boing Boing

NAMM: MATRIXSYNTH Bling at the TRASH_AUDIO NAMM BBQ

Top pic via CatSynth

"Matrixsynth hosted a little wine bar of sorts, with his own Analog Reserve (red) and Digital Reserve (white). They were quite good, actually."

Thank You Amar! :)

And thank you Justin & Surachai of TRASH_AUDIO! The BBQ this year as always was the highlight of NAMM for me. I met some really great people. I sent a case of wine down for the festivities and they actually set up a room with great ambiance. It was pretty incredible.

You'll find some more pics below. My personal NAMM pics and vids will go up during the week.

NAMM Pics via Amateur Chemist

You'll find a link to Amateur Chemist's set of NAMM pics here. Be sure to click through the OC Weekly link at the bottom for the set with captions. Amateur Chemist is Andrew Youssef, a professional photographer for musicians. Be sure to see the rest of his site for tons of pics, manny of various concerts he has gone to throughout the years. I finally met Andrew in person at the TA BBQ this year. He is one awesome guy with a great soul.

Pictured here are probably about as far apart as you can get. The Dewanatron Swarmatron and Luigi with keytar.