Podcasts by Art + Music + Technology

Podcast 152: Tony Rolando of Make Noise from 2016-11-20T13:21:52

I'll admit it: one of the reasons I moved over to Eurorack systems was because of Make Noise music. I found the Maths module a remarkably musical combination of utility and fun, and the Optomix ...

Podcast 151: Tim Place from 2016-11-13T14:38:25

Tim Place is one of those amazing guys that, at a fairly young age, has already accomplished so much. He is one of the main designer/programmers behind the Jamoma pr...

Podcast 150: Tom Erbe from 2016-11-06T19:04:23

Here's one of the great ones.

Tom Erbe is an amazing cat. He's been on my radar for almost as long as I've been serious about electronic music; his early work with Listen

Podcast 149: The Circuit Jerks from 2016-10-30T15:46:19

I don't often get to talk to superstars - there are simply too many layers between who I am and what they do. So, generally, gear and creativity talk aren't in the mix for most stars' PR blitzes...

Podcast 148: Douglas Eck from 2016-10-23T14:47:26

Douglas Eck and the Magenta Project first came onto my radar by doing a podcast that was posted on the Web Audio API Weekly email, and I found his discussion about music and machine learning to ...

Podcast 147: El Larson from 2016-10-16T17:19:59

This one was a bit difficult for me: when I'm talking to people about gear or circuits or code, I have no problem. But when it comes to talking about how our bodies work? I'm generally at a loss...

Podcast 146: Robert Henke from 2016-10-09T13:15:24

What can be said about Robert Henke that hasn't already been said a thousand times? A tireless inventor, music producer, visual artist and programmer, Robert has been at the front of so much - a...

Podcast 145: Marielle V Jakobsons from 2016-09-25T15:06:51

Marielle V Jackobsons has a very interesting practice: she's part of Date Palms, does live work with bassist Chuck Johnson, and has developed an amazing instrument that she calls a "Macro-Cymati...

Podcast 144: Jonathan Snipes of clipping from 2016-09-18T13:19:33

When my friend and coworker Andrew Benson said "Hey, you ought to check out Jonathan Snipes!", I didn't think I'd get what I did. The work that Jonathan is doing with Listen

Podcast 143: Chris Lowis from 2016-09-11T14:13:41

Chris Lowis first showed up on my radar via an episode of the JS Air podcast. He was talking about the history and concepts of the Web Audio API to a bunch of Javascript-heads. He seemed equally...

Podcast 142: Terry Pender from 2016-09-04T10:43

Have you had the feeling of meeting someone and immediately feeling like you were best friends? This was my experience with Terry Pender, Associate Director of Columbia University's Computer Mus...

Podcast 141: Wade Matthews from 2016-08-28T12:34:01

Wade Matthews is passionate about improv. He focuses on what he calls "free improvisation", which is dependent on having great listening skills as well as great playing chops. In this chat, Wade...

Podcast 140: Coralie Diatkine from 2016-08-21T12:36

I really appreciate the opportunity to meet new people - especially when they are introduced by friends that I respect. Coralie Diatkine comes via Julien Bayle, who mentioned her in a conversati...

Podcast 139: Mark Mosher on the Rocky Mountain Synth Meetup from 2016-08-14T16:45:31

One of the most interesting meetups I've ever attended was the Rocky Mountain Synth Meetup, led by Mark Mosher. Mark started this as an outgrowth of his own desire to meet people, but it has exp...

Podcast 138: David Butler from 2016-08-07T13:24:23

Walking the tightrope - that's what show control is all about. Whether you are creating lighting scenes, working with live projection or live video gen, this isn't something that you can practic...

Podcast 137: Micah Frank from 2016-07-31T11:26:04

Micah Frank has been doing it for more than a decade. And by "it", I mean pulling amazing sounds out of the air, formatting them to be playable, and releasing them through Listen

Podcast 136: Paul Vnuk from 2016-07-24T13:12:28

There are a few people that I've known forever - even if we don't talk often. Paul Vnuk is one of those people - we were Milwaukee folk at the same period in the late 90's, have interacted with ...

Podcast 135: Dino J. A. Deane from 2016-07-17T11:17:28

Dino J. A. Deane is a bit of a force of nature. He's been a session horn player and touring musician, he was one of the earliest proponents of live/real-time sampling, a sound designer before th...

Podcast 134: David Beaudry from 2016-07-10T12:59

A few months ago, I had the opportunity to visit David Beaudry at his design studio in LA. It was pretty interesting; behind a laid-back facade was a passionate and excited designer/developer th...

Podcast 133: Cory Metcalf from 2016-07-03T13:27:34

Sometimes you run across 'old souls' - people whose depth belies their physical age. Cory Metcalf is one of those people; he seems to have been born to both art and philosophy, and the depth of ...

Podcast 132: Carla Scaletti from 2016-06-26T12:37:26

My first encounter with Carla Scaletti was at an AES show, where she was doing personal demos of the Kyma system in a little square in the middle of the show floor. In among mic preamps and tape...

Podcast 131: Brian Clevinger (Absynth) from 2016-06-19T12:11:22

Absynth is one of my favorite software synthesizers. It is everything you'd want in a modular system, but is packages like a standard instrument - helping smooth the way for quick-and-efficient ...

Podcast 130: Logan Erickson (Low-Gain Electronics) from 2016-06-12T14:49:42

I really love people that follow their passions - wherever it takes them. Logan Erickson is one of those people; his company (Low-Gain Electro...

Podcast 129: Elizabeth Hoffman from 2016-06-05T13:38:51

Jane Rigler opens a lot of doors for me. She's always been generous with her teaching opportunities, her performances and her contact; the last time I spent time with her, she told me about an u...

Podcast 128: Ben Houge from 2016-05-22T20:37:20

My friend Gregory Taylor made an interesting connection for me: Ben Houge, an instructor at Berklee, also had an interesting sideline, and Gregory thought I'd be interested. And boy, was he righ...

Podcast 127: Johnny Woods from 2016-05-15T14:29:37

When I interviewed Andrew Benson a few weeks ago, we talked about the video label that he worked with, and the fabulous people he knew from that experience. One of them, Johnny Woods, was willin...

Podcast 126: Stephen James Taylor from 2016-05-08T12:29:49

One of the most interesting and personable people I've met in my journey has be Stephen James Taylor. An accomplished composer and film scorer, he is also on a path that includes research into t...

Podcast 125: Matthew Davidson from 2016-05-01T15:20:07

One of my early podcasts was with Matthew Davidson (also often known as stretta). At the time, Matthew was working with...

Podcast 124: Victoria Lundy from 2016-04-24T13:45:04

OK, I'll admit it. Every time I've tried using a Theremin, the result have been a musical car wreck. It seems like I have no ability to control my limbs in a way that provides the instrument wit...

Podcast 123: Andrew Benson on Professional Work from 2016-04-17T12:44:43

I really enjoy Andrew Benson's work, even if it is completely unlike anything that I would ever do myself. Maybe that's why I like it, right? Andrew embraces extremes in color, shape and glitchi...

Podcast 122: J. Anthony Allen from 2016-04-03T14:15:30

J. Anthony Allen is a busy guy - teaching at a university, in private lessons and at the Slam Academy. He also balances the teaching work with his own composition/performance work, and is the bu...

Podcast 121: Jesse Terry on the Ableton Push from 2016-03-27T13:35:32

I first got to know Jesse Terry during a trip to Berlin, and we've remained in contact ever since. The product 'owner' for the Ableton Push, he has been involved with hardware controller design ...

Podcast 120: Gregory Taylor on The Radio from 2016-03-20T13:53:34

Gregory Taylor was at my house last week to work on an upcoming show, and I pinged him for his third AMT podcast interview. This time, though, I had something really specific in mind: I wanted t...

Podcast 119: Bruce Odland (The TANK) from 2016-03-06T15:36:07

I first heard about the TANK a while ago, but it was recently re-initiated in my brain by Jane Rigler, who reached out about the recent Kickstarter for it. It is a huge (and I mean HUGE) water t...

Podcast 118: Suit&Tie Guy from 2016-02-28T15:09:10

I love when one of my chats gets opinionated. It always leads to an interesting discussion, and it always ends up revealing more about a person than expected. Anyone that knows Suit & Tie Guy wi...

Podcast 117: Trond Lossius from 2016-02-21T14:51:05

Trond Lossius has been in a similar orbit to me for a long time. I've known him (virtually) because of his activity within the Max world, but I also know that he was a primary figure in the Listen

Podcast 116: Arjen van der Schoot from 2016-02-14T16:25:58

A long time ago, Gregory Taylor set up a dinner hang-out with Arjen van der Schoot, from Audio Ease. They had just released their ground-breakin...

Podcast 115: Anna Weisling from 2016-02-07T15:24:32

Anna Weisling is a typical Wisconsinite: she downplays her accomplishments, points out her flaws and mostly talks about how others really did all the work in her career. But when you look at her...

Podcast 114: Ricky Graham from 2016-01-31T12:39:09

Ricky Graham is someone that I came to respect through his work. My friend Gregory turned me on to his music, and listening to it became part of my daily routine. Then I reached out to him about...

Podcast 113: Douglas Repetto from 2016-01-24T14:12:01

Douglas Repetto is quietly putting together an outrageous CV. He was the originator of the music-dsp mailing list, the seedbed for tons of ...

Podcast 112: Gino Robair from 2016-01-17T15:03:51

A short time ago, I saw something on my Facebook feed that caught my attention: Gino Robair had been named Editor in Chief at Keyboard Magazine. Since this magazine had been at the center of my ...

Podcast 111: Julien Bayle Revisited from 2016-01-10T16:36:28

One of the most prolific people I've talked to is Julien Bayle. First interviewed for podcast #17, I decided to revisit Juli...

Podcast 110: Ícaro Ferre from 2016-01-03T16:42:53

Ícaro Ferre is one of those people that I ran across because of his work, and we've ended up getting to know each other a bit. His work on the CV Toolkit was an eye-opener, and it turned me on t...

Podcast 109: Giorgio Sancristoforo from 2015-12-20T20:00:04

Giorgio Sancristoforo has been on my radar for quite a while - mainly due to his software development work. He uses Max/MSP to develop interesting composition systems. He's probably best know fo...

Podcast 108: Dave Hill Jr from 2015-12-13T14:56

It seems like I've known Dave Hill Jr. forever. He was writing magazine articles and book (Ableton Live Power for versions 2-4) about the time that I was writing a lot of magazine articles, runn...

Podcast 107: William Mathewson of WMD from 2015-12-06T13:48:49

William Mathewson is one of the most active guys in the modular synthesizer community. He is one of the most inventive designers (in the podcast, you'll even hear how some modules start off as j...

Podcast 106: VJ Manzo from 2015-11-29T02:31:52

VJ Manzo in an incredibly prolific individual - he's written several books (two out this year!), kicked off a major initiative with his EAMIR.org website, and...

Podcast 105: Leafcutter John from 2015-11-22T17:20:35

I've gotten so many requests to interview Leafcutter John - but it really blew up after his recent work at the Ableton Loop conference. I reached out to him and he was nice enough to say "Yes" t...

Podcast 104: Mark Egloff from 2015-11-15T14:18:38

Mark Egloff has, quietly, inserted himself in many of our lives. As a Ableton-ista, he has worked on Push design, worked on the interface system for other hardware devices and even gotten involv...

Podcast 103: Kerry Leimer from 2015-11-08T13:12:38

I've been following Kerry Leimer's work for some time; after several friends simultaneously pointed to his work (and his label), I became a big fan. Therefore, I was especially pleased when I go...

Podcast 102: Rodrigo Constanzo from 2015-11-01T12:07:26

Brian Crabtree (monome.org) dropped me a line and suggested that I consider chatting with Rodrigo Constanzo. I wasn't sure I'd heard of him, but when I checked out Listen

Podcast 101: Chuck Surack of Sweetwater Sound from 2015-10-25T13:21:05

Chuck Surack is a legend in music circles, having created one of the largest MI retailers in the world with Sweetwater Sound. It is interesting to understand how he got there - from a mobile rec...

Podcast 100b: Darwin Grosse (me!) from 2015-10-18T12:57:51

This is the second part of the interview, where Gregory Taylor inteviews me - Darwin Grosse. Whee!

Podcast 100a: Darwin Grosse (me!) from 2015-10-18T12:56:15

OK, I was a little nervous about this.

A number of people had decided the content of podcast #100 for me. They all said the same thing: "Podcast 100 has to be you, man!" So, while I felt ...

Podcast 099: Ian Boddy from 2015-10-11T15:07:51

I'm so excited about this week's chat - with DiN label owner and prolific musician Ian Boddy. Ian pretty much defines the continuing production of classic electronic music, and his various works...

Podcast 098: Alec Brady from 2015-10-04T18:47

Alec Brady is a new friend - he introduced himself as part of my "if you know somebody that should be interviewed" request, and I realized that I'd seen a bunch of his work in the Max for Live F...

Podcast 097: August Black from 2015-09-20T12:52:02

I'm trying to explore some new parts of the media art world, and one of those less explored areas has to do with broadcasting. So often, media art seems to be driven by net-stuff, computers and ...

Podcast 096: John Keston from 2015-09-13T13:34:26

John Keston came onto my radar in sort of a random way - he sent me a link to some of his music, and I kind of fell in love with it. It was sound designerly, but also musically deep. Then I star...

Podcast 095: Florent Ghys from 2015-09-06T14:57:51

I'll have to admit something: I'm a big fan of the double bass. It's an instrument that is as much about physicality as it is technique (although technique is incredibly important). But mostly, ...

Podcast 094: Richard Nicol of Pittsburgh Modular from 2015-08-30T15:39:17

The largest US manufacturer of Eurorack Modules is Pittsburgh Modular. They are inexpensive, sound great and are readily available from a lot of retailers. The company also produces a set of pre...

Podcast 093: Jeremy Bernstein from 2015-08-23T18:59:39

One of my favorite people to hang out with at Cycling '74 gatherings is Jeremy Bernstein. Jeremy is a long-time developer with C74, and has left his fingerprints on all sorts of Max system - his...

Podcast 092: Dennis DeSantis from 2015-08-16T15:32:52

I first met Dennis DeSantis when we was working with Ableton as a presenter during the NAMM show. He was always super level-headed and seemed able to weather almost any storm. I've always apprec...

Podcast 091: Dan Trueman from 2015-08-09T12:21:26

Dan Trueman is one of those people whose list of accomplishments will blow you away. He's an accomplished fiddler, specializing in the Hardanger fiddle. He's the inventor of the laptop orchestra...

Podcast 090: Miller Puckette from 2015-08-02T18:00:14

Talking with Miller was amazing - he was in town (Boulder) to do some work and performances at CU-Boulder. I dropped him a line, he was up for a chat, and Eric Lindemann was kind enough to let u...

Podcast 089: Ben Griswold on Exhibit Design from 2015-07-26T13:39:56

I first got to know Ben Griswold as an instructor at DU when I was there as a student. He led one of the most insightful classes I'd ever taken (it was about art and the senses, including smell ...

Podcast 088: Har from 2015-07-19T13:26:05

Most of my podcasts are with people that are established in a thing that isn't going to change - they are builders, musicians or coders that have chosen the tools and directions of their craft, ...

Podcast 087: Tony Gerber from 2015-07-12T12:16:41

It's cool when I get to talk to one of the artists that I consider my personal influences. Tony Gerber's style of contemplative but present instrumental work speaks to the way that I hear music,...

Podcast 086: Chris Vik of Ethno Tekh from 2015-07-05T13:52:27

I have to admit being mesmorized by motion control since I saw some early body-suit performances in London. But thank the gods, the technology has really advanced since those early days. With th...

Podcast 085: Gur Milstein of Tiptop Audio from 2015-06-28T14:30:58

I've always been a huge fan of Tiptop Audio's products: from their rock-solid Z3000 oscillator, to the center-of-my-universe Station 252 case, to the simple elegance of the Stackable cables, I'v...

Podcast 084: Jean-Luc Cohen-Sinclair from 2015-06-14T06:12:11

After an introduction from Matthew Davidson, I needed to do a little research on this week's guest: Jean...

Podcast 083: Tim Thompson from 2015-06-07T11:20:17

Tim Thompson first came on my radar back in the day - he created a development system called KeyKit which allowed for interesting sequencer creation through focused coding. It was one of the fir...

Podcast 082: Jesse Sola (Numina) from 2015-05-31T16:19:27

Jesse Sola, who goes by the name of Numina, is one of my favorite artists in the 'dark ambient' space. His work speaks to his comfort with electronic music, sound design and ambient structures. ...

Podcast 081: Robert Ramirez from 2015-05-24T15:21:01

I recently returned from a Cycling '74 company retreat, and had a chance to spend some time with this week's guest: Rob Ramirez. Rob is an interesting character, fluent in both 3D graphics and c...

Podcast 080: Marco Buongiorno Nardelli from 2015-05-17T16:18:07

This week's chat is very different from most weeks'. In this episode, we talk to Marco Listen

Podcast 079: Paul Rothman of littleBits from 2015-05-10T14:36:35

A few months ago, Paul Rothman from littleBits reached out about a new set of tools they were going to create: a set of audio, MIDI and CV bit...

Podcast 078: Jean-Marc Pelletier from 2015-05-03T13:45:58

Jean-Marc Pelletier popped onto my radar some years ago; I was doing my Masters program, and was (of course) paying attention to the work of a lot of people around me. One thing that I noticed w...

Podcast 077b: Woody and Steina Vasulka (Part Two) from 2015-04-29T20:19:27

Here, as promised, is part two of the interview with the Vasulkas, where they discuss Buffalo, Santa Fe and the future.

Enjoy!

Podcast 077a: Woody and Steina Vasulka (Part One) from 2015-04-26T14:10:04

I first got to know the Vasulkas through their association with David Stout and Cory Metcalf (of Noisefold), and during one of their visits to University of Denver. I was charmed by them immedia...

Podcast 076: Hans Tammen from 2015-04-19T15:57:11

I've know Hans Tammen for quite a while, but almost all of the 'knowing' related to hiw work at Harvestworks in New York. I was surpris...

Podcast 075: David Fodel from 2015-04-12T16:36:42

My friend David Fodel is an amazing cat. He is a busy artist, constantly creating new artwork. He is also a teacher at UCD (University of ...

Podcast 074: David Zicarelli from 2015-04-05T14:29:47

Picking a person to appear on episode 74 was pretty easy once the door was open; during a meeting, David Zicarelli said "Hey, who is going to be podcast #74?", and I said, "Um, how would you lik...

Podcast 073: Margaret Schedel Revisited from 2015-03-29T14:09

Margaret (Meg) Schedel's career has blown up since we first talked to her in podcast Episode #3. I caught wind of this by watching her Facebook feed - it seemed like there was a daily barrage of...

Podcast 072: Paul Schreiber Revisited from 2015-03-22T14:04:26

If you would give me an hour and ask me how I'd want to spend it, talking with Paul Schreiber would be at the top of my request list. I appreciate his sense of humor, his strong feelings about t...

Podcast 071: Gregory Taylor on Sonology (and more...) from 2015-03-15T15:37:54

One of the things I've always been curious about has been the Institute of Sonology, a Dutch center of electronic music studies. I knew that Gregory had been a "Sonologist", as had Gerhard Behle...

Podcast 070: Justin Brierley on Tod Dockstader from 2015-03-08T15:35:36

I'm not going to editorialize on this one - its importance should be self-evident. Justin Brierley had been interacting with Tod Dockstader and his daughter Tina for some time, starting with his...

Podcast 069: Mike Metlay on Mags from 2015-03-01T16:12:11

Magazines have long held my attention - even after they have seemingly become irrelevant. We talk to newly-made "official" A+M+T historian Mike Metlay about the early days of music magazines, fa...

Podcast 068: Herman "Soy Sos" Pearl from 2015-02-22T17:26:09

I've been following Soy Sos's posts on the Muff Wiggler forum for quite a while - he has a unique view of the gear, and fills a role as an intermediary between the hand-wavers on MW and the Pitt...

Podcast 067: Sam Botstein from 2015-02-15T18:50:07

One of the most interesting people I met up with at NAMM was Sam Botstein of Tipsy Circuits. Sam is the producer of Listen

Podcast 066: Bert Schiettecatte from 2015-02-08T14:54:06

One of the bits of hardware that keep showing up around me are the Percussa AudioCubes. I would keep on running into Percussa's owner, Bert Sch...

Podcast 065: Chris Stack from 2015-02-01T15:58:24

Chris Stack is about as multiply-experienced as anyone you can imagine. He was a marketing manager at Moog Music, and was instrumental in the launch of the Moog Guitar. He's been working with Pa...

Podcast 064: Keith Fullerton Whitman from 2015-01-25T17:06:23

First off, thanks to my friend Ben Bracken for opening up a door to one of my favorite artists: Keith Fullerton Whitman. Label/distribution runner, live performer, recording artist and sound des...

Podcast 063: Dave Fulton from 2015-01-18T15:09:32

There are a few people who represent "Great Producer" to me in the electronic music world. These people have great taste, work with great people, and have a vision for their work that seems lase...

Podcast 062: Robert Matheson from 2015-01-11T16:48:44

I'm a sucker for acoustic (double) bass. I'll admit it. Something about the low tones, deep resonance and the physicality required to play it keeps me entranced. It also helps that I can't play ...

Podcast 061: Henry Warwick from 2015-01-04T17:20:21

In the past I've interviewed some 'hyper-media' people - folks that seemed equally conversent (and comfortable) in video, music or network theory. But I don't think that I've yet chatted with an...

Podcast 060: Wesley Smith from 2014-12-28T16:54:40

My friend and co-worker Wesley Smith joins the podcast today. I'm excited to talk to him for many reasons, but his work in heavy-duty graphics/OpenGL is the stuff of legend. It was interesting t...

Podcast 059: Ryan Gruss from 2014-12-21T17:43:09

There are many different loop library companies out there, but nobody seems to be doing it quite like The Loop Loft. These guys are combining impeccably ...

Podcast 058: Andrew Kilpatrick from 2014-12-14T19:42:21

Sometimes you can't plan a good thing - you have to let it come to you. I wanted to talk to another 'maker' in the modular synth area, and reached out to Andrew Kilpatrick of Listen

Podcast 057: Otso Pakarinen from 2014-12-07T18:38:48

Otso Pakarinen is one of the finest composers that I personally know. He runs a company out of Helsinki that does jingles and soundtrack work, but he is probably most widely known for his work a...

Podcast 056: Brian Funk (AfroDJMac) from 2014-11-30T17:26:26

My friend Mark Mosher doesn't get adamant too often, but when he does, I have to listen. He was adamant about getting into his friend AfroDJMac...

Podcast 055: Andrew Pask from 2014-11-23T17:52:18

I've been wanting to do this interview for a while, but Andrew kept pushing me off - he thought that too much of the stuff that he does is just related to us working together. Alas, I had to poi...

Podcast 054: Keith McMillen from 2014-11-16T18:02:07

At the beginning of this podcast, I talk about "KMI" as if everyone already knows who they are. And I suspect they do: Keith McMillen Inst...

Podcast 053: Chris Blarsky from 2014-11-09T16:19:48

Chris Blarsky is a guy that has his fingers in a lot of pies. He's the main man behind the Ninstruments brand, which puts Gameboy music ...

Podcast 052: Mirko Vogel from 2014-11-02T18:19:23

This week's chat-ee is Mirko Vogel. Mirko first reached out as a listener, and invited me to a show that was going to happen last week. I told him I'd love to go, but would also like to record a...

Podcast 051: Jane Rigler from 2014-10-26T19:56:57

I've been working with Jane Rigler for a while - I've been helping her with some technical options for her performing rig, and I've been a guest lecturer at some of her classes at the University...

Podcast 050: Joshua Kit Clayton from 2014-10-19T14:54:29

Joshua Kit Clayton is one of the people I respect most in this world. He lives a thoughtful life that embraces technology, artistic practice, politics and spirituality in a holistic way that I f...

Podcast 049: Jeff Kaiser from 2014-10-12T15:44:36

It's hard to compartmentalize Jeff Kaiser. He's a monster trumpet player, a music label impresario, ethnomusicologist and technologist. Somehow, he finds a way to live his life where he can be a...

Podcast 048: Daria Semegen from 2014-10-05T17:01:33

This chat was a real treat. I ran across Daria Semegen's work on a compilation of early Columbia-Princeton Electronic Music Studio recordings, and was quite taken with her work. A little more di...

Podcast 047: Brian Crabtree from 2014-09-21T14:53:02

I've told the story before - I first met Brian Crabtree when he was working in LA, and he showed me a button/light combo that was a "" for me. Little did I suspect that the concept would ...

Podcast 046: Katy Wood from 2014-09-14T15:53:30

Sometimes you run across a person that everyone respects, and that seems to be on top of their game for the long run. So goes the story of Katy Wood, who everyone seems to agree is the best at i...

Podcast 045: Tommy Dog from 2014-09-07T17:51:34

If you spend time around the media art technology forums, you've probably run into Tommy Dog. The iconography is pretty striking (some sort of moose/dog combo smoking a cigarette and giving you ...

Podcast 044: Timothy Weaver from 2014-08-31T15:26:43

Tim Weaver is one of the people in my life that inspires me - but also pushes me into things that might be challenging. He helped me get into grad school, helped me get a gig teaching and is alw...

Podcast 043: Nick Ciontea from 2014-08-24T15:24:22

I first met Nick Ciontea at a Max/MSP/Jitter workshop in Madison WI, and it was clear at the time that he was (creatively) on fire. He wanted to know about everything, and wanted to understand h...

Podcast 042: Tim Caswell from 2014-08-17T14:58:04

I was having an email chat with Mark Vail when he suggested that I think about an interview with Tim Caswell, one of the founders of Studio Electronic...

Podcast 041: Dan Snazelle from 2014-08-10T17:38:37

I first met Dan (virtually) regarding my ArdCore Arduino-based module (www.20objects.com/ardcore) - a master's project for DU that...

Podcast 040: Pauline Oliveros from 2014-08-03T14:32:05

One concept that has come up several times in previous podcasts is the Deep Listening movement, a system of applied listening focus that was developed and is championed by today's guest, Pauline...

Podcast 039: Gregory Taylor from 2014-07-27T20:31:41

Last week I mentioned that I had a release out on PoL with my long time collaborator, Gregory Taylor. I decided that, if I was going to mention it, I should also record a conversation with Grego...

Podcast 038: Jim Coker from 2014-07-20T17:11:40

As an electronic music-head, I've been using computers, DAW's, synths and other tech crap for decades now. However, one of my favorite software packages is a program that doesn't try to do every...

Podcast 037: Tom Hall from 2014-07-13T07:05:43

Tom Hall is one of my ‘pocket’ favorite artists, and I’m pleased that he was willing to be interviewed. His music is a blend of many influences, but the end result is very particularly his own. ...

Podcast 036: Brad Garton from 2014-06-22T19:43:58

Brad Garton is the head of the CMC (Computer Music Center) at Columbia University, but he doesn't wear any of the pomp that such a position might imply. He's an engaging, fun and funny guy that ...

Podcast 035: Robert Rich from 2014-06-15T23:21:55

I've long been a fan of Robert Rich's, and we've gotten to know each other over the years - mainly through hang-outs at the NAMM trade show. But this is easily the longest conversation we've eve...

Podcast 034: Jeff Snyder from 2014-06-08T18:32:35

This is an interview with Jeff Snyder (of Synderphonics), the creator of the Manta instrument interface, and a performer in several New York grou...

Podcast 033: Les Stuck from 2014-06-01T16:39:13

Les Stuck is one of my teachers - but he probably doesn't really know it. Everytime I speak with him, I find my mind expanded, and he subtly points me in directions I need to go. He has fulfille...

Podcast 032: Todd Reynolds from 2014-05-25T21:17

I couldn't believe it. I got an email message from Todd Reynolds that he was coming to Denver and wanted to get together. I asked him if he'd be up for a podcast-chat, and he agreed enthusiastic...

Podcast 031: Mike Metlay from 2014-05-18T18:32:22

I've been working with Mike Metlay, in some capacity, for almost two decades. Mike is one of the people that I know that represent a fount of knowledge about the history and current vector of el...

Podcast 030: Pete Dowling and Matt Jackson from 2014-05-11T20:53:09

In my first two-person podcast, I meet with Pete Dowling and Matt Jackson of Surreal Machines (http://www.surrealmachines.com). Pete and Matt have ju...

Podcast 029: Reza Ali from 2014-05-04T16:43:12

Reza Ali is someone that seems to have infected the brains of a lot of people I respect. His visual work as a solo artist is quite compelling, but he has also worked with many names (other artis...

Podcast 028: Jason Kramer from 2014-04-27T16:24:15

Often, when we think of art/music technology, we imagine that people get into it by watching YouTube videos, or seeing things in concerts, or through some other indirect method. But often, a han...

Podcast 027: Mark Verbos from 2014-04-20T15:46:43

I first met Mark Verbos when I was selling a Roland MC-202, and he was looking for analog gear. Soon thereafter, we ran into each other in the basement of Grant Richter's house, where we both we...

Podcast 026: Ben Bracken from 2014-04-13T20:33:27

Sorry about the missing podcast last week - I was working up in Portland, and was a little network challenged. Now I'm snuggled at home in the middle of a mid-spring snow storm, and am rememberi...

Podcast 025: Olivier Gillet from 2014-03-30T19:58:16

I mention it during the intro, during the interview and during the outro - I'm a fanboy of the work of Olivier Gillet. As the designer/developer behind Palm App "Bhajis Loops" and "Microbe" (as ...

Podcast 024: Ali Momeni from 2014-03-24T01:55:27

Teacher, maker and tool-builder Ali Momeni is our subject for the week. Ali is well-known in several communitied, having been an active coder/composer while at UC-Berkeley, creating large-scale ...

Podcast 023: Mark Mosher from 2014-03-16T18:21:48

Mark Mosher is one of the most active synth-fanatics in the Denver area. He creates music, leads a scene of performers, helps organize the Boulder Area Synth Meetup, does example and tutorial vi...

Podcast 22: Mark Vail from 2014-03-09T17:14:17

Sometimes it can be really exciting to look at New Stuff and get excited about it. But sometimes a review of Old Stuff can be just as exciting. Author, educator, journalist and musician Mark Vai...

Podcast 21: Barry Threw from 2014-03-02T21:44:59

I seem to have known Barry Threw for a long time, but after this interview I realized that this was the single longest conversation we'd ever had. Some of the reason behind this is that we often...

Podcast 020: Mark Henrickson from 2014-02-23T22:29:19

Continuing our discussions with media arts "professional", this week's conversation is with Mark Henrickson. I first met Mark as a performer at the Spark Festival, and I have had the pleasure of...

Podcast 019: Andrew Benson from 2014-02-16T19:12:01

Andrew Benson flies slightly under the radar, doing design work for Cycling 74, teaching at SFAI in San Francisco, maintaining an active artistic practice and doing visual work for Name Brand St...

Podcast 018: Richard Devine from 2014-02-09T15:45

This week's interview is with a long-time friend and inspiration - Richard Devine. I've known him since "back in the old days" on Analogue Heaven, and we still have great conversations any time ...

Podcast 017: Julien Bayle from 2014-02-03T05:08:16

If you are involved in electronic/digital media creation, you've surely run across Julien Bayle. He is a performer, installation artist, programmer, writer and is heavily involved in almost ever...

Podcast 016: Matthew Davidson from 2014-01-26T22:01:09

It's always a wonderful thing when you get a chance to work with someone whose company you can enjoy. That's the case with Matthew Davidson, a person I've always admired and whose work I've appr...

Podcast 015: Liz Larsen from 2014-01-19T16:46:21

I was really looking forward to this interview, since I knew it would not only be interesting, but educational. I don't know that much about analog video processing, but I've always loved the re...

Podcast 014: Randy Jones from 2014-01-12T16:11:59

OK, so I'm going to reveal a little fanboyism in this podcast. Randy Jones, owner of Madrona Labs, doesn't output a ton of products. But the ones that he does produce are impeccible. His Soundpl...

Podcast 013: Paul Schreiber from 2014-01-06T01:41

Paul Schreiber has seen it all, from building his own Heathkit gear, to designing automotive stereo systems, to designing cell phones to creating modular synthesizer systems. I was, of course, m...

Podcast 012: Tom Zicarelli from 2013-12-30T03:03:55

This week is a visit with part of the "extended family"; in this case, an interview with Tom Zicarelli - brother of David Z, but a mad inventor in his own right. Tom is a musician/educator/hacke...

Podcast 011: Peter Nyboer from 2013-12-23T01:35:51

This week's interview is with Peter Nyboer, software developer, interface designer and do-alot-guy with Livid Instruments. But Peter also has a long history working in the music and technology i...

Podcast 010: David Stout from 2013-12-15T17:23:34

In our first interview with someone specifically not self-identified as a programmer, we talk to David Stout. David is one half of the performing group Noisefold, and is also a faculty member at...

Podcast 009: Nick Rothwell from 2013-12-08T21:17:25

Nick Rothwell is someone that I've worked with over the years; he is both electronic music composer and dance company collaborator. He is also a master programmer - in Max, Java and anything els...

Podcast 008: Nathan Wolek from 2013-12-01T20:44:42

I begin this podcast describing Nathan Wolek as a "self-made person"; by that, I mean that he was a trained musician, but found computer music and programming to be the locale for his voice. So ...

Podcast 007: Joshua Goldberg from 2013-11-25T01:29:11

Joshua Goldberg has been part of the Max "scene" for as long as I can remember. He was there during the early days of video-for-Max (including being a user of The Software That Shall Not Be Name...

Podcast 006: R. Luke DuBois from 2013-11-17T08:32:53

Luke DuBois is a roller-coaster conversationalist. I had a list of things we were going to talk about, but I don't think we got to a single one of them! What we did was cover a huge number of to...

Podcast 005: Barry Moon from 2013-11-10T20:47:57

In doing a little research on YouTube and the Cycling '74 forums, I kept on running across a user "baz" that seemed to be knowledgable, engaged and really active. His tutorials on YouTube were q...

Podcast 004: Christian Kleine from 2013-11-02T22:45:02

Sometimes I consider myself really lucky - in addition to working with Max and media tech for a living, I also get to spend time (talking, at least) with some of the most interesting people I ca...

Podcast 003: Margaret Schedel from 2013-10-29T16:45:10

Podcast 3 introduces an old friend: Meg Schedel. I've known Meg for a long time; she's part of the "New York Crew" that I interact with, and also was a co-worker at Cycling '74 for a while. Meg ...

Episode 002: Dan Nigrin Interview from 2013-10-26T20:40:41

It's not always about software development, but sometimes it is. In this, my second episode, I interview Dan Nigrin. Dan is a fascinating character; he's an East Coast MD with an aggressive job,...

Episode 001: Sam Tarakajian Interview from 2013-10-25T17:37

In my inaugral podcast, I have an interview with Sam Tarakajian - developer with Cycling '74. We talk about his "baby" (the Mira iPad app), but also chat about his background, working with devic...