MYLAR MELODIES X VLAD KREIMER (SOMA LABORATORY)
Emotional Synthesis: The Art of Romantic Engineering
Mylar Melodies sits down with the enigmatic Vlad Kreimer of Soma Laboratory, the mind behind unique and esoteric hardware designs such as the Lyra 8, Pulsar 23, Cosmos, Enner and more. They’ll be taking a step back from the technical talk of op-amps and vactrols and examine the art and philosophy of synth engineering. An in depth discussion on the relationships between technology, society and the psyche; the process of design and how the culmination of many unconscious qualities can help us to channel new inspirations through chip and circuit.
More Than Machines with Imogen Heap, Kai Campos, Hazel Mills & Kim Bjorn hosted by Gaz Williams.
With special guest panelists and keepers of the breaks and bass:
Imogen Heap Music tech pioneer, sonic artist, producer, award winning composer and 2x GRAMMY award winner.
Kai Campos:DJ, producer and one half famed post-dubstep production/live duo Mount Kimbie (Warp Records).
Kim Bjørn Performer, producer and BJOOKS author of hardware tomes Patch & Tweak, Push Turn Move, Synth Gems, Pedal Crush.
Hazel Mills Touring musician, songwriter and synthesist involved with Goldfrapp, Florence & the Machine, The Moog Ensemble, Hannah Peel & plenty more.
The journey into making electronic music is never direct. The ever expanding pool of synths and equipment makes discovering the tools that best channel your creative vision often one of trial and error. In this discussion a collection of notable artists and experts share stories of the gear that has helped inspire them over the years.
From earliest introductions, to the forefront of modern music technology their collected insight is sure to shed some light on what makes a machine more than the sum of its parts.
PAST & PRESENT OF THE “UK SOUND” with No Nation, Medis, Borai & Jabru hosted by Joe Muggs.
With special guest panelists and keepers of the breaks and bass:
Borai (Club Glow, Higher Level Recordings, Hardcore Energy)
Medis (Almost Nice, Saffron, 1985)
No Nation (Banoffee Pies, Big BPM Crew, Diffrent Music)
Jabru (!K7, Ninja Tune, Purple City, Losing Suki)
The UK has always done things differently. The many people from across the globe who’ve made these isles their home have nurtured a distinct sonic identity and kept people dancing across decades. But exactly how did we get here? Where are things headed? A panel of producers spanning the breadth of UK bass music come together to discuss the UK Sound; what it means to them, and where to take it next.
Hosted by author and music journalist Joe Muggs (Bass, Mids, Tops: An Oral History of Sound System Culture, FACT, The Wire, Mixmag)
On The Circuit with Erica Synths, Tinrs, Music Thing Modular & Beepboop Electronics.
Hosted by Finlay Shakespeare / Future Sound Systems
With special guest panelists and solderlords,
Ģirts Ozoliņš / Erica Synths
Monojack / Beepboop Electronics
Stijn Haring-Kuipers / This is Not Rocket Science
Tom Whitwell / Music Thing Modular
Synth makers of different skills sit down to discuss their work, from where they started, key inspiration and influences, to the challenges facing designers today and what their hopes are for the future making the machines we love.
Shifting Industries with Shall Not Fade, Ec2a & Pressure Dome.
Hosted by Nick Harris / A Sagittariun
With special guest panelists,
Kieran Williams/Shall Not Fade
Yushh/Pressure Dome
Dr Dubplate/ec2a
In an increasingly democratising industry the relationship between artist and label is harder to define than ever before. What does this mean for the future of releasing music? In this talk a panel of those behind some of the UK electronic music’s most forward thinking labels will discuss where they see the industry heading, sharing experiences and advice for both those looking to start a label and artists looking to release through one.
JOSE ANGEL CABRERA (VOSTOK INSTRUMENTS) W/ DIVKID
In this video Jose from Vostok Instruments joins Ben to discuss his origins, getting into Eurorack personally, building up the company and modules before getting into his latest module Atlas. There’s a lot of filter love, design chat and sound demos.
JORAN VAN GREMBERGHE (JORANALOGUE) W/ DIVKID
In this video Joran discusses his history, birth, design philosophy and Joranalogue modular range while Boris gives us a banging hit of analog modular techno to round things off.