For anyone who’d like to explore the history and sounds of early music production and synthesis…
READ:
1. Sound On Sound: What Is Sound?
2. The 20 Greatest Music Producers of All Time
3. Analog Days: The Invention and Impact of the Moog Synthesizer
WATCH:
1. A Brief History of Synthesizers
2. A Berklee College of Music Video On Sound
3. A Reverb.com Video On The Basics Of Synthesis
4. Trevor Horn – The Art of Record Production
5. A Brief History of The Music Industry
6. A Brief History of Recorded Sound
7. Music History: History of The Modes of Music
8. How To Listen Objectively As A Music Producer
LISTEN: Pre-1970 Synthesizer Pioneers
1. Clara Rockmore – The Swan (bio)
2. Karlheinz Stockhausen – Kontakte (bio)
3. Edgard Varése – Poème Electronique (bio)
4. Halim El-Dabh – Wire Recorder Piece (bio)
5. Wendy Carlos, Rachel Elkind – Main Title (The Shining) (bio)
6. Milton Babbitt – Composition For Synthesizer (bio)
7. Morton Subotnik: Silver Apples of The Moon (bio)
8. Delia Derbyshire: Dr. Who (bio)
9. Raymond Scott: Portofino 1 (bio)
10. Gershon Kingsley: Popcorn (bio)
Dan Freeman is a producer, bassist and music technologist based in New York City. He is currently an Associate Arts Professor at New York University’s Clive Davis Institute of Recorded Music where he is the Coordinator of the Contemporary Digital Music Production (CDMP) minor. He is also on the faculty of The Juilliard School’s Center for Creative Technologies. He currently produces from his production suite in New York City and is the Director/Founder of the Brooklyn Digital Conservatory.