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LondonSXPO-24 Manifold Research Centre : TMINTT

Well this looks pretty interesting - you can patch 'The Map Is Not The Territoire' matrix mixer using magnets

LondonSXPO-24 Knobula: Pianophonic updates

Jason from Knobula had some firmware updates to the rather impressive 'Pianophonic' module, plus a shiny new mirrored faceplate for 'Kickain'

LondonSXPO-24 Enjoy Electronics GODFATHER rides again

Martin from Enjoy Electronics, makers of The GODFATHER demonstrated the latest updates to Nick

LondonSXPO-24 Rides In The Storm: BOC module

Uwe George from Rides In The Storm runs us through the new BOC module

LondonSXPO-24 Gamechanger Plasma Voice Modules

Last time we caught up with Ilya from Gamechanger Audio he was in our studio showing us the MotorSynth - the Plasma Voice Modules were almost ready, but not quite finished.
At the show we were able to see - and hear them for the first time, and get another quick peek at the new pedal too.

LondonSXPO-24 Erica Synths: BullFrog Accessories

It's always a pleasure to see Ģirts at a show, and here he was showing some updates and accessories for the education oriented Bull Frog synth

LondonSXPO-24 PWM: Latest on MANTIS Quad Mode

Always interesing hearing what Paul has been up to with his Malevolent and Mantis models - news is that Mantis is about to ship, and has some interesting new updates to the 'Quad' mode

LondonSXPO-24 Z-RAY: Wireless Lights in a briefcase

This is right up our street - cool portable battery powered wireless stage lights - oh yeah! Dominik had a briefcase full of prototypes for his latest project - to find out more, head to his website at thinkrad.io

LondonSXPO-24 Joranalogue Dim 2 is quite bright actually

In a slightly confusing naming incident, Joranalogue decided to call the latest module 'Dim 2'' - and it is definitely not dim at all. Quite the opposite ;-]

LondonSXPO-24 Apollo View: Rabbit Hole +more

Can't recall coming across Apollo View before, but Jon-Mark was showing some lovely looking modules including the Rabbit Hole - we took a look

LondonSXPO-24 Bastl Intruments channel The Matrix with Neo-Trinity?

Okay, tell me someone hasn't been watching re-runs of The Matrix
... Neo...Trinity..
come on, surely? ;-]

LondonSXPO-24 Vertice Analogue Filterbank from Euterpe

Stefano reckons you should spend a month with his rather splendid 'Vertice' filterbank - a beautiful if brutal instrument. And if his smiles are anything to go by, it should be a fun time :-]

Arturia MiniFreak - Vintage Keys Sound Bank - FREE Download

video upload by Luke Million

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https://www.lukemillion.com/product-p...

Introducing my “LM Vintage Keys” Sound Bank for the Arturia ​MiniFreak.

I have only scratched the surface of the MiniFreak in the short time I have owned it and thought a great start would be to emulate some classic bread & butter analog synths tones with the flexibility of the MiniFreak’s sound engine.

This is a collection of custom presets that explore vintage synth tones inspired by some of my favourite synthesisers such as the Oberheim OB8, Sequential Prophet 5, Moog Multimoog, Roland Jupiter 4 and Juno 6 and many more.

Load this bank into your MiniFreak V library and import the file straight into where you desire in your MiniFreak.

It is Xmas time, so this is my gift to all you owners of the MiniFreak/MiniFreak V.

List of presets included;

LM ARP Bass
LM Big Moog
LM Brass Ph
LM CS Brass
LM Doc Lead
LM FM Piano
LM JP Strings
LM JP4 Poly
LM JP6 Fizz
LM Juno Arp
LM Juno Poly
LM JX Brass
LM Moog Bass
LM Moog Lead
LM Multi Bass
LM OB Brass
LM P5 Brass
LM P5 Pluck
LM P5 Sync
LM Solina Ens

All audio is straight from the outputs of the MiniFreak to a Universal Audio Apollo 16 and then recorded direct into Protools Studio with no further processing."

Technology For The Youth by Circuit3

video upload by Circuit 3

New album release from an upcoming album by supporting member, Circuit 3.

Technology For The Youth is available on Bandcamp in 5 coloured vinyl variants, extended CD and Digital Download at https://circuit3.bandcamp.com

Additional details:

Ireland’s future-retro electronic artist Circuit3 (the alias of Peter Fitzpatrick) presents his third album 'Technology For The Youth' LP. Released via the UK's AnalogueTrash label.

Named after the Soviet science & technology magazine, the album arrives like a fragment of an abandoned space station, virtually destroyed upon re-entering Earth’s atmosphere. Evoking different times and ambitions – the space race, moon shots, heroic achievements in the name of science, and unlikely Cold War collaborations in the USA and USSR - this album oscillates softly between hope and the limitless possibilities that fired up the imagination of young Fitzpatrick as he watched Apollo launches on his family’s TV set.

“As a kid, I'd been fascinated by things like Apollo 13,” remembers Fitzpatrick. "I was the kid who built the Airfix model of Saturn V. I was the kid with a pop-up book about Skylab. I wanted to be an astronaut when I grew up, and I had no fear whatsoever about going into space. At that time, everything seemed to be so futuristic, and for a lot of my childhood I genuinely imagined that I’d be like Martin Landau’s character John Koenig in ‘Space 1999’."

Like the previous two Circuit3 albums – 'siliconchipsuperstar' LP (2016) and 'The Price Of Nothing & The Value Of Everything' (2019), which received praised by Martyn Ware (The Human League, Heaven17) – we find Fitzpatrick building crisp electronic pop songs from the enviable array of analogue synthesisers assembled in his home studio. Focusing squarely on that period before digital synthesis, much like how the lyrics on this new LP were informed by those space exploration endeavours occurring before the first Space Shuttle left Cape Canaveral.

If a fascination with space provided the emotional narrative arc for Technology For The Youth, it also informed the sonic structures that his lyrics float over. The pieces are fragile and minimal, built from layers so sparse that you can almost see the stars between them, each one edged with reflective, metallic textures like the exterior surface of an orbiting rocket.

For Fitzpatrick this was the album he always hoped he would make and one that he has poured his entire heart and soul into. Retro-futuristic but undeniably human, 'Technology For The Youth' is electronic pop constructed from the brave ambitions of forward-thinking scientists and politicians, and the remembered hopes, dreams and fascinations of a young Dublin boy.

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Roland JUNO-106 Demo & Review

video upload by musictrackjp

＃juno-106 #roland #analogsynthesizer
Roland JUNO-106 Demo & Review
High quality sound version.
DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE.

Effect Used.
Universal Audio Apollo 8P Audio Interface System.
Neve 88RS Channel Strip.
Studio D Chorus (Dimension Stereo Chorus)
Cooper® Time Cube Mk II Delay (Stereo Delay)
Lexicon 480L Digital Reverb.

Waldorf microwave II Demo & Review

video by musictrackjp

"Waldorf microwave II Demo & Review
DEMO by Katsunori UJIIE.

Equipment used.
Audio Interface：Universal Audio Apollo 8p / Mix Console
Effect Plug-In：
Chorus:Studio D / Delay:Cooper Time Code / Reverb:lexicon 480L

English sub-titles available. Click [CC] and choose English from the Settings menu."

Patch Notes: Alex Epton

video by FACTmagazine

"Alex Epton is a multifaceted producer and composer (also known as XXXChange), whose in-house role at XL Recordings has seen him work with FKA twigs, Arca and Jamie xx.. IN 2019 he collaborated with cellist Lucinda Chua on the soundtrack for the documentary film 3OHA.

Epton’s own personal studio practice focuses heavily on hardware, including modular synthesis and tape loops. In this episode of Patch Notes, recorded ahead of the release of his new EP The Episodic Buffer Vol 2, he creates an experimental piece with a selection of Verbos Electronics modules and touchplate controller together with manipulated vocals.

“Iʼm not using any fancy loop length randomization here on this patch although thereʼs some clips of that implementation on my Instagram,” Epton says. “Also the Verbos Electronics YouYube page has a well explained example of how to set that up.”

“The basic set up here is: Row A – CV out hits voltage scaling then into a quantiser locking it to an arbitrary major scale then into the v/oct input on oscillator A. Row B – CV out hits voltage scaling then into a quantiser, chromatic this time, then into the v/oct input on oscillator B.”

“Each channel of control voyage processor has an input for additional voltage to be added to the sequencer control voltage. This is our first transpose input. Here both sequences are transposed by the master variable CV out on the touch plate keyboard.”

“Thereʼs a second transpose input for oscillator B on the secondary CV in on that oscillator. You can see in the video itʼs got tape on it because the attenuvertor knob that scales this input is super sensitive and prone to accidental nudging. This second layer of CV transposition Iʼm using to drop oscillator Bʼs pitch to make some tension harmonies agains the main sequence. These tension notes are linked to three individual gate outputs on the touch plate keyboard. Those are summed together before they hit the attenuvertor.”

“So with this set up Iʼm happy to have only eight steps because thereʼs a lot of variety that can still be achieved. Also some interesting chromaticism can happen in the harmony when the one CV stream is quantised chromatic VS locked to a scale. A few individual gate outs on the top of the sequencer are summed together to trigger the drum that comes in midway through.”

“Thatʼs pretty much it. I used a tape loop of some manipulated vocals to get some extra atmosphere / randomness going – something to react to. That loop is manipulated through the rooms. Everything comes together at ye olde Sony 8 channel mixer. And recorded into a UA Apollo twin. Also the synth outputs are feeding an oscilloscope in X/Y config.”

The Episodic Buffer Vol 2 is released on May 7. Epton has also created an exploratory video game as a companion piece to the EP, in which you guide a six-limbed being through a psychedelic world.

Listen to ‘Games’, the first single from the EP here: https://alexepton.ffm.to/games​
Alex Epton on Bandcamp: https://alexepton.bandcamp.com​
Alex Epton on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/alexepton/​"

Korg NTS-1 Stop Motion Animation Build Video

Nikki Synth

Using the Stop Motion Studio app for the iPhone, the Korg NTS-1 magically comes together.

The music is the NTS-1 with the drum loops and patterns being provided by Ableton and programmed by myself. The SQ-1 is sequencing a pattern, which was then recorded and arranged in Ableton Live 10 Standard. The interface used is a first generation UA Apollo Twin Duo desktop."

Akai MPC 2000XL Custom “Black Modular” Phenolic & Walnut Bezel

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This one was spotted and sent in via M Me.


via this auction

"Custom Akai MPC 2000XL | Caramel Phenolic & Walnut Bezel, MC-2000XL Card Reader
Black Vinyl Wrap, 32MB RAM, 8 Output / Digital I/O Board, v.2 LCD Screen, Fat Pads
Just released October 2019, the 1st unit sold in 4 days. We are now making these units per individual order. Place your order for this custom MPC-2000XL unit by Big Noise MPC. Built to order; we can build your unit to your specifications, colors and desired extras. Price may very depending upon options and part/s availability. Custom builds are delivered within 30 business days.

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Frequency Fodder #LiveFromTheLab Vol 005 - ModularSynth Improv w/ KORG MS-20

Published on Apr 7, 2018 Frequency Fodder

"Frequency Fodder jamming live in the studio. Completely improvised synthesizer music using control voltage.

Recorded live via UAD 4-710D & UAD Apollo Twin to Ableton on OS-X."

Frequency Fodder - Live From The Lab Vol 002

Published on Jan 6, 2018

"Frequency Fodder jamming live in the studio.

Twenty plus minute performance of completely improvised modular synthesizer music using nothing but electricity and control voltage.

Recorded LIVE via UAD 4-710d light pipe through UAD Apollo Twin to Ableton Live on OS-X. "

Eurorack system and ARP2600.

Macbeth Elements Synthesizer

Published on Sep 9, 2016 Ambient Dreaming

"Macbeth Elements showing its softer, warmer side.

Some Eventide Pitchfactor (Crystals), some delay from Korg SDD-3000 (panning setting) and the Strymon Big Sky shimmering away!!

Recorded in Bitwig Studio, via UAD Apollo Twin USB and a Surface Pro 4, Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 14."

Modal Electronics 008 ambient improvised

Published on Sep 5, 2016 Ambient Dreaming

"Just playing some ambient soundscapes via the 008, Korg SDD-3000 delay and Strymon big sky shimmer."

Update: Re-Published on Sep 8, 2016 as Modal Electronics 008 Ambient Clouds, with the following:

"Modal 008 showing its softer, warmer side. Patch created from scratch, uses lots of the 008 modulation capabilities, and also using the joystick for some tonal changes.

Some delay from Korg SDD-3000 (analog setting) and the Strymon Big Sky shimmering away!!

Recorded in Bitwig Studio, via UAD Apollo Twin USB and a Surface Pro 4, Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector 14."

Infinite Looper 1.1 & Aleph Looper for iPhone

Infinite Looper 1.1 Published on May 1, 2016 Secret Base Design

iTunes:
Aleph Looper - Secret Base Design
Infinite Looper - Secret Base Design
Curious if there is any relation to the monome Aleph Looper from Ezra Buchla & Brian Cabtree. Both are loopers.

"Aleph Looper is the iPhone version of Infinite Looper (which is universal).
From the stage to the studio, Aleph Looper will let you capture musical ideas, and can provide the framework for songwriting, all in a single integrated app. Loop MIDI phrases easily, control six different instruments, and quickly assemble loops into full songs. Visit the Secret Base Design web site for details and demonstration videos.

* MIDI Looping
There are dozens of audio looping apps; Aleph Looper expands on this idea, allowing you to quickly select different synthesizers, and loop the MIDI to each with perfect synchronization. Each of the instruments can have up to eight simultaneous loops. The loops can be of different lengths, up to sixtyfour measures long.

* Internal SoundFont Engine
Built into the app is an extensive SoundFont library with hundreds of instruments, and multiple drum kits. Pianos, strings, guitar, brass, synthesizers -- it's all there. Everything you need to get going right away.

* Inter-App Audio
Aleph Looper can host IAA-compatible synth apps -- take advantage of the wide range of innovative synths.

* MIDI In and Out
The app recognizes MIDI from other apps, over Bluetooth connections, and from hardware controllers. Secret Base Design is the developer of the innovative Apollo MIDI over Bluetooth -- the first Bluetooth MIDI solution for iOS. We're also partners in the musicIO app, which allows both audio and MIDI to be sent over an ordinary iOS sync cable. The app is built using the excellent MIDIbus library -- the Secret Base Design team has been at the forefront of MIDI on iOS for years.

* More that just loops. Songs.
Built into the app is a loop sequencer -- select different sets of loops for each section of a song, and the app will step through them automatically. You can build complex compositions, so that your songs evolve and breathe.

* MIDI Export
The iPad is an excellent music sketch pad, but it's not the end of the road. Aleph Looper will export a MIDI file for a song, which can be loaded into professional desktop DAWs. Use your iPad to put together a demo, and then bring in the full set of studio tools to finish your masterpiece.

* Keyboards and Pads
The app features a responsive piano-style keyboard -- adjust note velocity by touching towards the tops of the keys. And because on-screen keyboards can be hard to play, there's also ten pages of programmable pads. You can quickly assign notes or chords to pads, making it easy to capture the progression for a song idea, and bring the whole thing into focus.

* Quantization and MIDI Latency
To lock down timing, you can toggle on quantization -- or leave it off, for a loose, natural feeling. If you use external MIDI controllers, there can be latency in the MIDI messages -- the app can time shift slight to account for the delay of Bluetooth connections or WiFi. And if you use an audio-to-MIDI converter app like MIDImorphosis, latency compensation can tighten up the timing.

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Reminder: Pop-up Synth Studio | Los Angeles | July 11, 2015 | Free Synth Recording Workshop

Published on Jun 16, 2015 deepsignalstudios

Learn more at: https://www.deepsignalstudios.com/vin..."

"Bring your own laptop and headphones and record synthesizer tracks for your midi sequences for free at The Handbag Factory, 1336 S Grand Ave, Downtown Los Angeles, Ca Saturday, July 11th, 12pm to 6pm.

Deep Signal Studios will holding our first pop-up synth studio event, the Vintage Synth Recording Workshop at The Handbag Factory in Downtown LA. Bring your own laptop, headphones, and audio interface and record your completed sequences from any of the synths for free. USB-MIDI interfaces will be available for attendees to use. Or, play the keyboard parts live and track it into your session.

For those who have their DAWS only on desktop PCs they can bring midi files on a USB drive and have the synth parts tracked by Deep Signal Studios’ engineers from any of the synths through a UA Apollo interface into Ableton Live, Logic, Pro Tools and then transfer the audio back to the USB drive for home-mixing for a nominal fee. Attendees will also have the chance to hang out, meet fellow producers and enjoy refreshments. RSVP on Facebook.

Come hang out, meet fellow producers and enjoy refreshments.

at: (the) Handbag Factory
1336 S Grand Ave
Los Angeles, California
USA
Info line: +1-562-285-7029"

Happy New Year From MATRIXSYNTH! - A Look Back at 2014

Happy New Year everyone!

I want to start by thanking everyone that comes to MATRIXSYNTH and helps make it what it is - the readers, the supporters, and of course all the sponsors on the right.

THANK YOU and have a GREAT 2015!!!

This site is a labor of love and a ton of work. This site is ultimately meant to be an testament to everything synth in the making. We have over nine years of daily synth history captured here, 119,983 published posts. I can't wait to see what the future brings us in 2015!

That said, here are a few interesting bits from 2014 in the longest post of the year. ;)

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Happy Birthday Keith Emerson!

Today is Keith Emerson's birthday!

He, along with Wendy Carlos, are two of the most important musicians in the world of synthesizers. They are both credited with introducing the use of synthesizers in mainstream music. Wendy brought synthesizers to classical music, and Keith brought synthesizers to band based Rock 'n' Roll. They were the first to bring synthesizers from the realm of the experimental, musique concrete, and educational applications to the main stream.

Keith Emerson's Moog modular is iconic. Not only does Keith still perform with it, but it inspired Moog Music to re-issue the awe inspiring monolith.

Thank you Keith, and Happy Birthday!!!

Left: Keith in St. Petersburg, Russia 2008 via wikipedia.

Below: Keith back in the day via @moogfest.

via wikipedia: "Emerson first heard a Moog when a record shop owner played Switched-On Bach for him. Emerson said: 'My God that's incredible, what is that played on?' The owner then showed him the album cover. So I said, 'What is that?' And he said, 'That's the Moog synthesizer.' My first impression was that it looked a bit like electronic skiffle.'[8]

Without one of his own, Emerson borrowed Mike Vickers' Moog for an upcoming The Nice concert at the Royal Festival Hall, London with the Royal Philharmonic. Mike helped patch the Moog and the concert was a great success. Emerson's performance of Also sprach Zarathustra from the recently released 2001: A Space Odyssey was a show stopper. Emerson: 'I thought this was great. I've got to have one of these.'[8]

With ELP's record deal with Atlantic came funds to buy the Moog. Keith: 'It cost a lot of money and it arrived and I excitedly got it out of the box stuck it on the table and thought, 'Wow That's Great! a Moog synthesizer [pause] How do you switch it on?...There were all these leads and stuff, there was no instruction manual.' Mike Vickers came through by patching it to produce six sounds and those six sounds became the foundation of ELP's sound.[8]

In 1969, Emerson incorporated the Moog modular synthesiser into his battery of keyboards. While other artists such as The Beatles and The Rolling Stones had used the Moog in studio recordings, Emerson was the first artist to tour with one. Emerson's use of the Moog was so important to the development of new models that he was given prototypes, such as the Constellation he took on one tour[8] and the Apollo, which had its debut on the opening track of Brain Salad Surgery, 'Jerusalem.'"

Erik Norlander and Galactic Collective Help Celebrate Bob Moog's Birthday

You saw the videos posted here and here, as well as the announcement here and the rare Moog Apollo prototype & modular system.  The following are some official pics of the event and the press release from The Bob Moog Foundation.

"Asheville, NC - May 2014... Synthesizer pioneer Bob Moog's upcoming 80th birthday was commemorated in grand fashion on May 8th with a "Tribute to Dr. Bob" concert by virtuoso synthesist Erik Norlander and his band The Galactic Collective to benefit the Bob Moog Foundation.

The concert, held at Asheville's Isis Music Hall, featured Norlander, accompanied by bandmates Jeff Kollman on guitar, Mark Matthews on bass, and Nick Le Par on drums. Norlander's onstage rig included three very special, fully restored vintage synthesizers from the Bob Moog Foundation Archives, including a 1967 Moog modular, an early Minimoog Model D, and an extremely rare Moog Apollo.

"The convergence of the Moog modular, the Minimoog, and the Moog Apollo in one performance is nearly unprecedented," notes Michelle Moog-Koussa, executive director of the Bob Moog Foundation. "Not since Keith Emerson toured with a prototype Apollo in the early '70s have they been heard together in live performance, making this "Tribute to Dr. Bob" concert a truly historic occasion."

The 1967 R. A. Moog Co. modular is an iconic synthesizer on permanent loan from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. It was built for the first electronic music studio in the state, and hand delivered by Bob Moog.

The 1973 Minimoog was donated to the Foundation by Asheville composer and arranger Tom Coppola, who used it to record the signature three-note "Duracell sound", among many other commercial and musical applications. The Minimoog was the first mass-produced commercially available synthesizer that the working musician could afford. It is considered by many to be the most iconic synthesizer of all times.

Norlander used the Foundation's Minimoog and modular for giant bass sweeps and drones, adding weight and atmosphere to his tracks, "Arrival," "Sky Full of Stars" and "The Dark Water."

The priceless Moog Apollo is one of the few of its kind in the world. This 1973 instrument, newly and fully restored by the Bob Moog Foundation, served as a prototype for the production model Polymoog. The Apollo is one of the earliest polyphonic synths, synthesizers that could play more than one note at a time.

Norlander brought the Apollo alive in a stunning solo during his signature piece, "Dreamcurrents," using the harpsichord program to conjure the early days of polysynth performance art with classic, vintage tones. He reprised the harpsichord again in the waltz section of "After the Revolution," normally played on acoustic piano. Norlander later employed famous "Vox Humana" program in his bombastic choral opening of "Neurosaur" and used the Apollo soft analog brass sound for his gentler introductory theme on "Fanfare for Absent Friends."

"Bob Moog brought a new voice to the musical landscape, and our musical vernacular would be very different without his enduring contribution," Norlander remarked. "The name 'Moog' is synonymous with art, science and innovation, and as a keyboardist and synthesist, I can think of no greater tribute than using Bob's timeless inventions as the core instruments in my own craft."

Drew Heller, guitarist for the African fusion band Toubab Krewe, opened the show for the Galactic Collective, joined by his father, Grammy award winning producer/composer Steven Heller. Bob Moog had a close musical relationship with Toubab Krewe; Steven Heller was long-time friend and musical collaborator. Their acoustic set was marked by stories about Moog's generosity, fearless pursuit of the unknown, and his sense of humor."

zMors studio recording session

Published on Jan 20, 2014 sven braun·4 videos

"Setup:

2 x iPad Synth zMors
Moog Slim Phatty
Waldorf Puls
Access Virus Rack
Vermona DRM1 MK3 via Scarlett 18i20 as ADAT into UAD Apollo
UAD Plugins: DreamVerb, Transient Designer, CambridgeEQ, CooperTime Cube, PrecLimiter
Mixdown in uad console
LogicProX as midi sequencer"

iTunes: zMors - mobile only

remember space heroes from seventies' movies ...

Published on Dec 29, 2013 tlnet37·99 videos

via Thierry Lebon on The MATRIXSYNTH Lounge

"an experiment I've just made with Alesis Fusion and samples ... do you remember all the strange noises and computer sounds ? find the 2 actors who were not in Space 1999 ....."

"I converted samples into the Fusion format, for most of them ; radio apollo messages are samples added in Studio One Artist !"

Synth.nl Apollo Documentary by Thomas de Rijk (2010)

Published on Jun 25, 2013 Michel van Osenbruggen·18 videos

"In 2010 I was contacted by Thomas de Rijk who was studying at that time at the Willem de Kooning Film Academy in Rotterdam. He asked if I wanted to cooperate in a documentary for his school project. And of course I agreed. He made this very cool documentary about my burn-out and how I got into producing my own music. I think he did a great job! The documentary is in the Dutch language, but it has English subtitles. I hope you enjoy it. I has some nice NASA HD footage (courtesy NASA) and also some nice shot from my Apollo Studio. It took a while before it ended up online, but here it is:) The music you hear is coming from my Apollo album. I hope you enjoy it. Thanks a lot Thomas!"