Synth and Software contributor Jerry Kovarsky provides his list of synth players that are unsurpassed at playing leads and solos. Originally published May, 2020 I challenged...
If you ever want to stir up controversy, just propose ranking the world’s top synthesists. Synth and Software founding editor Geary Yelton and I tried to...
The Bob Moog Foundation and Moogseum announce a new Membership Program for supporters to engage in the legacy of Bob Moog at a new level. With...
Mark Jenkins profiles one of the labels actively keeping the classic electronic music scene alive France has always been a leading region for innovation in electronic...
Have you wondered about the striking music in “Missions,” the French sci-fi TV series? Mark Jenkins did, and here’s what he found out. In fact, have...
There’s death metal, there’s ambient music… but Napalm Death’s Shane Embury is creating ambient metal?! Mark Jenkins investigates this tale of chalk and cheese. Shane Embury...
Aufbruch, the title of the debut collaboration between electro-acoustic composer J. Peter Schwalm and guitarist Markus Reuter. The title translates as “departure” or “emergence” – Aufbruch feels like both an...
Mike Oldfield’s instrumental rock epic launched Virgin Records and featured in “The Exorcist.” And now it’s back on stage – with a ballet. MARK JENKINS reports from...
It’s surprisingly simple, and here’s how he gets it (you can too!) Michael Whalen has scored literally hundreds of films, TV scores, and commercials. He also...
Film composer/Nine Inch Nails member collaborates with Spitfire on a “brutalist” sample library of hits, loops, and “warps” Brutalist architecture is a stark style, usually featuring...
Mark Jenkins on creating those classic abstract synth sounds that can take the place of a drum fill Some of the earliest pure synthesizer music albums...
PAMA, the Professional Audio Manufacturers Association, publishes “Recommendations for Neutral Nomenclature in Professional Audio” This very interesting release came across our desk this morning, and we...
Synth and Software asked their contributors to come up with a list of their favorite soundtracks that use synths prominently, and here’s what they came up...
Corea wins Grammys for Best Jazz Instrumental Album: “Trilogy 2,” and Best Improvised Jazz Solo: “All Blues,” his 22nd and 23rd (on top of 67 nominations)...
Muralist Rogert Vargas’s pays tribute to guitar legend Eddie Van Halen with a mural on the wall at Guitar Center Hollywood. The mural shows Van Halen...
