RIP Julee Cruise
Not much else to say. An iconic voice inextricably tied to something I love, though her feelings on that were mixed.
music
Making it, listening to it, recording it, all that
RIP Dave Smith
Less than 3 weeks after making an appearance at Superbooth and looking healthy and enthusiastic, Dave Smith is dead at 72.
If you don't know who he is, Smith is a
I salute you, MMT-8
Few pieces of gear are, on their own, really inspiring. Even the worst gear has its merits, but even the best sounding stuff isn't enough to be a wellspring of creativity.
Bob Moog and usability heuristics
Here's a rare intersection of my interests. This is actually a great article for UX folks who don't know anything about synthesizers.
The author makes the (accurate) argument that
Creating (more) music during the pandemic
I suppose I was fortunate, really. My band's drummer, who also wrote maybe 70% of the guitar riffs, finished his PhD and left the country to go work in Switzerland. Writing