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Today we chat with Jerome Begin, an American composer and musician based in New York. We talk about his musical journey, how he approached modular synthesizers and why, and take a look at his compositional approach through the commissioned score he wrote for the Douglas Dunn dance company. Jerome is currently Music Advisor at the Juilliard School Dance Division, and has composed many scores for da...

Today's guest is Ben Carey, an Australian composer, improviser, and educator, based in Sydney/Eora. He makes electronic music using the modular synthesizer, develops interactive music software, and creates audio-visual works. Ben is a Senior Lecturer in Composition and Music Technology at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, University of Sydney, and his research and practice are concerned with int...

Mat Watson is an Australian multi-instrumentalist focussed on the exploration of electronic sound and the drum set spanning experimental, improvisational and traditional forms. He is widely recognised for his involvement in large-scale unconventional orchestras and collaborations. He has played with Japanese underground legends Boredoms on several BoaDrum concerts and composed music and conducted...

Sam Sakr is an Australian musician, sound artist and producer. He has written for artists like Sarah Aarons, Dua Lipa, Cardi B, Carly Rae Jepson, The Veronicas, and many more. His introspective solo project Sakr blurs the lines between sound design and electronic music, creating a world of his own. Sam's music: https://sakrmusic.bandcamp.com/music Listen to the podcast here: • Spotify https://open...

Trevor Tunnacliffe is a composer and multi-instrumentalist from Vancouver, Canada. His musical interests draw mostly from the early Renaissance counterpoint treatises, which he first encountered as a viola da gamba player. He plays bass, guitar, and modular synthesizer for Unthunk, his collective project whose music ranges between chamber and pop, including a mix of vocal and instrumental pieces....

Tim Davies is a modular synth artist, drummer and audio engineer from Oxford, UK. Educated at Oxford University, where he achieved a Master’s in Physics, Tim’s scientific background has a large influence on his creative work - which explores the many parallels between the worlds of modular synthesis and jazz music. Tim is one half of the electronic duo Marble Sun, plays drums+synthesisers for the...

Isabella Forciniti is an Italian sound artist, researcher, and performer based in Vienna. Her projects focus on the artistic potential of digital networking and environmental data. Her academic background encompasses communication sciences, multimedia, and computer music. She was featured on the Shape+ platform's selection and performed in many of Europe's avantgarde music festivals, like Wien Mod...

Lukas Hermann is a German scholar, musician, and teacher, whose music reflects his deep interest in literature. His compositions for modular synthesizer oscillate between lyrical forms and abstract sound sculptures. He releases his music on Hauch Records, Petite Victory Collective and on the label of Eurorack Ruhr, a music collective he co-founded. Hermann regularly organizes session evenings, con...

Rayhan Sudrajat is an Indonesian ethnomusicologist and composer also known as Baséput. His research focused on Kalimantan death rituals from the musical perspective. Baséput is his electronic music project, whose concept is to link between the voices and instruments of the indigenous people and the modular synthesizer to create a new form of experience in the modular world. Baséput's EP: https://b...

Giovanni from Frap Tools talks with Trevor Treglia, an American composer and synthesist whose work concerns text, microtonality, and alternative notation. Treglia resides in Los Angeles, California, and studies Composition and Experimental Sound Practices at California Institute of the Arts. He has produced several albums for the formforum label, most recently ‘Untitled,’ an album of long-form ele...

This is the first episode of a brand-new video & podcast interview! Giovanni from Frap Tools talks with Francesco Gennari, a talented musician who merges modular synths and classical counterpoint. We discuss his style, approach, background, and gear and make some patches along the way. Also available on Spotify, Google, and Apple Podcasts. Video: https://youtu.be/DygqHbm1rmg Francesco's album: htt...