Rolf´s Infotalk 6 “1 patch – 467 cables, the Canadian musician J. Daniel Cramer and the Krellberg Variations” part 1 is online now.

Content:

00:00 Introduction

02:58 Computers in Music Production – from then to now -

06:51 … About the Meaning of a Musical Education

09:50 DIY Hardware?

13:13 1950´s Studio Equipment

16:34 … And What About Field Recording And Modular Synths?

18:07 Semi Modular Synthesizers vs. Pure-Blooded Modulars

21:04 And What About VCV Rack?

22:25 Compositional Concepts And Rules And the Krellberg Variations

This series of talks with successful and interesting people (musicians, producers, composers, manufacturers, sound designers, promoters, music marketers) has the motto “Learning about and learning from”. Today Rolf´s guest is the Canadian musician J. Daniel Cramer.

J Daniel Cramer is a jazz musician and performer working in western Canada and has been active as an electronic musician for many years. Graduating from his studies in music at university in the early 1980’s Daniel took great interest in the electronic music studio on campus and became their first student to employ computers in the art of music making.