Dan Deacon - Noisey Meets

Published on Jul 1, 2013 Noisey·795 videos

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Ray-Ban and VICE went down to Baltimore to catch up with Dan Deacon. We sat down with the man to talk about his past, present, and future for both his music, app, and live performance. The Envision Series is helping Dan make his vision come true by helping Dan make his live show at this years Celebrate Brooklyn bigger and better than ever.

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DAN DEACON | Dronepilot

Published on Mar 7, 2013 MoogMusicInc·227 videos

"CV guru Dan Deacon dropped by the Moog Sound Lab where he grabbed a mountain of gear wired it up, and piloted his drones through an ever evolving soundscape anchored by 2 Minitaurs and 2 MF-107 Freq-Boxes. To further expand his sound, Dan also incorporated dueling MF-103 Phasers and a pair of CP-251 Control Processors.

Learn more about the entire family of Moogerfooger Anaolg Effect Pedals at:
http://moogmusic.com/products/Moogerf..."

Dubspot @ Moogfest 2014: Dan Deacon and Patrick McMinn Talk Ableton, Max For Live, Performance +

Published on May 28, 2014 Dubspot ·585 videos

"At Moogfest 2014, Dubspot caught up with Baltimore-based electronic musician and performer Dan Deacon and visual artist Patrick McMinn to talk live performance and how they Ableton Live and Max for Live to process and control lights and visuals in their show."

Dan Deacon at SXSW 2011

flickr By Dr. Bleep

"He played an insane Thingamagoop 2 solo during 'Wham City'"

http://bleeplabs.com/

Click here for more posts featuring Dan Deacon including video.

Dan Deacon - CRYSTAL CAT

YouTube via jimmyjoeroche. Sent my way via Peter of Love Like Deloreans (LLD)
I'm telling ya, cats and synths... You might recognize Dan Deacon from these previous posts.

Dan Deacon with a Mind of His Own

flickr by Sarah Anne Lloyd

Hmm...

Previous posts featuring Dan Deacon

Do you see it?

Dan Deacon's Wild Wired World

via Moog Music Inc. on Facebook

"Moogfest alumni Dan Deacon's wild wired world.

Happy CV Sunday!

Love, your friends at Moog."

KMI Launches QuNeo Rogue Indiegogo Campaign

See the video here.

"Rogue is a robust wireless connection and battery for the QuNeo 3D Pad Controller.

BERKELEY, California – September 9, 2013 – KMI has officially launched an Indiegogo campaign for its newest product— QuNeo Rogue, an integrated wireless connectivity and long lasting battery power accessory for KMI's QuNeo pad controller. Giving artists unprecedented freedom, now anyone with a QuNeo can use Rogue to get out from behind their gear and into the spotlight.

What is Rogue?
Rogue is an accessory for the QuNeo that supplies long lasting battery power and an incredibly robust wireless connection to a computer.
Rogue attaches quickly and easily to the bottom of your QuNeo with low-profile velcro.
Battery life for Rogue exceeds 12 hours (in time-trials we saw it function over 16 hours).
Artists say…
"The idea of having a really sophisticated controller that's completely wireless would really open up a lot of opportunities that currently don't exist."
- Dan Deacon (yes, that Dan Deacon!)

"I love this controller; it's absolutely amazing. They're going to make my favorite controller even better- by making it wireless!"
- Thavius Beck (Producer/Artist, Dubspot Instructor, Ableton Certified Trainer)

"KMI told me about the Rogue and my brain started flipping out a little bit."
- Jack Conte (Pomplemoose, Patreon) (built a QuNeo playing robot!)

Learn more at www.keithmcmillen.com/QuNeo/rogue/

Contribute to our Indiegogo campaign now and be one of the first to get a Rogue for $350 (US shipping, add $50 for Int’l shipping) or get a QuNeo + Rogue for $450 (includes US shipping, add $50 for Int’l shipping)"

Dan Deacon

cool shot spotted on FFFFOUND!

For searching later: electronic circuit piano

click here for some prior posts featuring Dan Deacon including video.

Dan Deacon @ Moogfest 2010

flickr By Moog Music Inc
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"Dan Deacon opened Moogfest 2010 with an ambient set featuring a modular of Moogerfoogers at Asheville's famous venue, The Orange Peel."

Dan Deacon

YouTubes via eddie23a. Via the comments of this post. Be sure to watch this through. Gear talk to start followed by the song after the weather forcast.

http://www.dandeacon.com
http://www.myspace.com/dandeacon

Here's the video for just the track if you want to skip straight to it.

Moogfest 2016 Dates Announced

Published on Jul 14, 2015 Moogfest

"International Festival Exploring The Synthesis of Music, Art and Technology for innovators Around the World.

Leaders from Durham’s civic organizations, cultural institutions, government and business announced earlier today that Moogfest – the internationally acclaimed festival of music, art and technology -- will debut in Durham May 2016. This announcement signals a long-term commitment by festival organizers, reinforcing the exploding technology scene and culture of innovation in the Triangle. The 3 day, 3 night event takes place May 19-22, 2016.

A limited number of Early Bird tickets are now available at Moogfest.com for $99.00.

'Moogfest is a platform for conversation and experimentation with innovative programming that perfectly mirrors Durham’s momentum as a capital of technology, culture and entertainment,' says Emmy Parker, Brand Director at Moog Music.

Moogfest has been a festival of electronic music since 2004, known for presenting performances by early pioneers in electronic music, alongside pop and avant garde experimentalists of today. Previous Moogfest performers include Kraftwerk, Brian Eno, Chic, Massive Attack, Holly Herndon, Flying Lotus, Terry Riley, M83, The Flaming Lips, Suicide, Pet Shop Boys, Grimes, TV On The Radio, MIA, St. Vincent,Tangerine Dream, Keith Emerson, Moderat and Squarepusher.



In celebration of today’s announcement, Moogfest releases 'Translational Drifts: Moogfest Vol. 1,' the first EP in a series of free digital recordings that feature Moogfest artists - past, present and future. Volume 1 showcases five contemporary acts reinterpreting seminal electronic music influencers that have shaped past Moogfest lineups. This premiere installment includes YACHT, ADULT., Julianna Barwick, Moses Sumney and Dan Deacon translating tracks by Devo, Pet Shop Boys, Suicide, Laurie Anderson and Brian Eno. Their renditions pay tribute to a rich history of electronic music, with new sounds that continue to push further into the future.

YACHT, a contributor and previous Moogfest curator, praises the company behind the collaboration, 'We love how Moog brings artists together. The sound of the machines and the culture of the company are like a bridge across genres and generations.

Over the last several years, the festival has evolved to include a mind-expanding conference for creative and technology professionals. In 2014, Moogfest worked with designers and technologists at Google, researchers from the MIT Media Lab, editors from Make Magazine and organizers from the Eyeo Festival (among others) to present panels, workshops and demos at the forefront of art and technology. Presentations by music pioneers Giorgio Moroder, Nile Rodgers, Janelle Monae, and Keith Emerson were accompanied by conversations with inventors and electronic instrument designers Roger Linn and Tom Oberheim, plus Futurama creator David X Cohen. Moogfest also commissioned “Moogfest: Conductar”, a virtual reality app, nominated for two Webby Awards. Moogfest is already developing new programming and plans to bring similar exciting partnerships to Durham in 2016.

The festival’s priority remains a focus on intimate venues for performance and conversation, encouraging the same ambience established in Asheville. Moogfest will activate many of Durham’s downtown event venues and public spaces with a mix of ticketed and free community programming.

Moogfest is a tribute to Dr. Robert Moog and the profound influence his inventions have had on how we hear the world. Over the last sixty years, Bob Moog and Moog Music have pioneered the analog synthesizer and other technology tools for artists. This exchange between engineer and musician is celebrated with a unique festival format, where the creative process is understood as a collaboration among many people, across time and space, in commerce and culture.

For more information or to purchase Early Bird tickets please visit MOOGFEST.COM"

Moog Music Introduces the Moog Sound Studio | A Complete Synthesizer Exploration Station

video by Moog Music Inc

Mother-32 & DFAM or Subharmonicon & DFAM combo systems. Reverb video below.

"Begin a new journey in the world of modular synthesis with Moog Sound Studio.

Moog Sound Studio, a new synthesizer experience from Moog Music, includes all the tools and creative inspiration you need to embark on an immersive sonic adventure. Designed for beginner and seasoned synthesists alike, Moog Sound Studio introduces a uniquely comprehensive approach to exploring modular synthesis.

Watch the immersive Moog Sound Studio experience and environment come to life in this animation by acclaimed designer, director, and musician Julian House (INTRO, Ghost Box) set to music composed with Moog semi-modular synthesizers by electronic artist Dan Deacon.

The new Moog Sound Studio is a perfect foray into Eurorack for those new to modular, as well as a creative tool for experienced synthesists to grow their sound design skills."

"Begin a new journey in the world of modular synthesis with Moog Sound Studio. The complete synthesizer studio package includes all the tools and creative inspiration you need to embark on an immersive sonic adventure from your home or studio.

Designed for beginner and seasoned synthesists alike, Moog Sound Studio introduces a uniquely comprehensive approach to exploring modular synthesis. Here’s how it works:

Begin by selecting an instrument combination to complement your musical style or sonic preference: Mother-32 & DFAM or Subharmonicon & DFAM.
Along with your chosen duo of semi-modular synthesizers, your all-inclusive package will include an audio mixer and power distribution hub, a two-tier rack mount kit, patch cables and a patch cable organizer, a patch book with guided exercises, educational materials, games to encourage experimentation, custom studio artwork, and more.
Set up your studio space using the included equipment, cables, accessories, and art. All you need is what’s in the box plus a pair of headphones or speakers to start exploring!
Expand your knowledge of modular synthesis, hone your sound design skills, and allow yourself to get lost in the joy of discovering new musical experiences."

20 Patches with Moog Sound Studios

video by Reverb

"Moog's new Sound Studio bundles pair the DFAM with your choice of Subharmonicon or Mother-32—with an audio mixer, cables, and everything else you need to get patching. Watch along as Fess plays through 10 patches with each, sharing a sliver of the sonic possibilities available with the Sound Studios. See each patch in detail here.​

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Moog Music Announces Plans For Moogfest As A Biennial Event

"Today, Moog Music announces that Moogfest will be biennial, with the next event scheduled for 2016.

Moogfest 2014 was a reboot of the festival, with much of the planning and execution taking place inside the Moog headquarters, just upstairs from where the synthesizers are designed and built by hand. Engineering a production of this scale is a process that can’t be mass-produced, much like Moog synthesizers themselves.

The decision to produce Moogfest biennially is in an effort to maintain the authenticity of the event, as well as the financial and spiritual health of Moog Music and its employees, whose primary focus will always be designing and building synthesizers.

“Moogfest 2014 was a proof of concept so we could experiment with a new business, a unique format, and a new creative direction,” says Mike Adams, Moog Music Inc. President & CEO. “Producing Moogfest every other year allows us to retain the high level of innovative programming as well as the originality and independence we established in 2014.”

This new iteration of Moogfest, with Moog Music Inc. at the helm, brought thousands of musicians, inventors, engineers, futurists, ethicists, visual artists and their fans together to discuss the future of technology and creativity. It established a space for conversation and collaboration while bringing visibility to North Carolina as an international hub of new ideas. Musical performers included legends like Kraftwerk, Keith Emerson, Nile Rogers and Giorgio Moroder alongside future and current stars like M.I.A., Flying Lotus, Dan Deacon, and Factory Floor.

“This future-forward version of Moogfest is in its infancy,” says Emmy Parker, Brand Director of Moogfest and Moog. “It will take some time for it to grow, but it’s clear that people want an unadulterated ideas-based festival that combines new art, music and technology. Moogfest is a personification of the Moog ethos and we’re honored to dedicate a full two years for curating each festival, with a sustainable, long-term plan for maintaining this platform for all those who share our passion.”

As a pioneer in electronic music and the inventor of the Moog synthesizer, Bob Moog was an innovator who introduced the world to the sound of the future. Moogfest, a five-day synthesis of music, technology and art, held April 23-27 in Asheville, N.C., brought an equal ferocity of spirit to the festival that bears his name.

For a more in-depth read, please check out the Asheville Citizen Times report here"

Explorations in Analog Synthesis Compilation by Moog Music

moogmusicinc · Explorations in Analog Synthesis

"This genre-bending compilation of original electronic music compositions features a chiptune-inspired head trip from Bonobo, an R&B-influenced synth pop track from Peter CottonTale feat. Jamila Woods, an ethereal vocal collage from Julianna Barwick, an evolving psychedelic excursion from Dan Deacon, a driving percussive electronica track from Madame Gandhi, an emotive dark wave song from Martial Canterel, and an industrial-tinged electronic pop track from Ela Minus. Each track was built around the instruments and accessories included in each artist’s Moog Sound Studio of choice: Mother-32 & DFAM or Subharmonicon & DFAM."

Artwork reminds me of Adventure Time.

Bent Fest

via Motherboard
"It was an average Saturday at the DUMBO, Brooklyn outlet of Mikey’s Hook Up, a computer retailer and repair specialist. Well-groomed arty-types came in, alone, in couples, with lattes in hand, all there to admire the shiny wares or bring in their dead laptop for repair. The air was quiet, calm, tinged with some nail biting concern about lost files, perhaps, but mainly confident. In other words, no sign of the kind of melee happening in the art space just across the street, where the Bent Festival, the annual circus of the art of “circuit bending,” was happening. Bent Festival celebrates DIY audio and hacking culture around the world. There, scattered impromptu groups of hardware hackers were tearing their gadgets apart, literally, in an attempt to do their own kind of fixing. Their only assistance came from men in worn t-shirts and beards whose advice consisted mainly of how to solder circuits together and the best way to break open plastic cases. To open one piece of electronics, someone resorted to simply throwing it at the floor, again and again, until its tiny tinny speaker started making death groans. (Later, he would add a new, louder speaker, and make it make stranger sounds.) Steve Jobs would have been scandalized.

The gadgets in question weren’t the sleek new phones and laptops being serviced across the street, but mainly plastic kids’ toys from the 1980s, built in China cheaply and at breakneck speed. Just as quickly had they been forgotten and trashed, which partly explained their presence, in various states of disassembly, on the workbenches. But apart from being cheap and easy to hack (the smaller and sleeker gadgets have become, the harder they have become to break apart), these all had another thing going for them: they made beeping sounds. If you’re really lucky, some of them, like the Speak ‘n’ Spell, even talk.

Crack open a toy walkie-talkie or a generic mini keyboard, rip off the coverings (sometimes there’s even scotch tape inside!), press a button, and simply lick a finger and touch a circuit: a short will cause the beep to become a bleeooooop, or a danger to become a dddddreeerrrrrrrrr. Wire an output to the speaker wire, plug in an amp, and you’ve got an outer-space music box fit for an intense audio-visual extravaganza.

While beginners and more expert circuit benders tinkered in workshops, small bands of musicians were huddled in the corners, preparing their homemade instruments for an all-out exposition of exploded instruments. At one point near the end of the night, a musician called Computer at Sea (and introduced as “the handsomer Dan Deacon,” though that would only barely approximate his sound), began his set by excitedly rallying the audience the only way that would have made sense: inviting them up to play his instruments. My hand shot up before he was finished asking, and soon it was on a keyboard, on a Simon Says knockoff, and there were all the other hands surrounding the table’s electronic feast, bathing in the torrent of sound and light and energy of our own creation. It wasn’t just the most fun I’d had at a concert in a while; it was the best kind of fun.

Like the toys we were all playing, the music came in all shapes and sizes, in bright colors and from another world. The best part: the musicians, like everyone else, weren’t just pressing buttons to play music. They were making the buttons themselves."

REWORK_ App (Philip Glass Remixed)

Published on Dec 12, 2012 by ssnibbe

"REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed) is an interactive tour through the amazing new REWORK_ album that remixes Philip Glass' music. The app includes eleven interactive visualizations for the remixed songs, along with an interactive "Glass Machine" that lets people create their own music inspired by Philip Glass' early music.

The idea for the REWORK_ album came together during a conversation between Philip Glass and his friend and new collaborator Beck. The pair recruited producer Hector Castillo (David Bowie, Björk, Lou Reed) to help assemble a collection of remixes of Glass' works by a list of critically acclaimed artists including Beck himself, Tyondai Braxton, Amon Tobin, Cornelius, Dan Deacon, Johann Johannsson, Nosaj Thing, Memory Tapes, Silver Alert, Pantha du Prince, My Great Ghost and Peter Broderick.

To complement the album, app developer Snibbe Studio (creator of Björk's Biophilia app) created the REWORK_ app to give fans an interactive musical experience."

iTunes:
REWORK_ (Philip Glass Remixed) - Scott Snibbe Studio, Inc.

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MOOG MUSIC AND SWITCHED ON Coming to SXSW

"MOOG MUSIC AND SWITCHED ON OFFICIAL SXSW SHOWCASE AND PANEL

3/15 @ Elysium - 7PM
705 Red River Street, Austin
Featuring Gary Numan, Trust, EMA, Empress Of, Feathers, & Silk Rodeo

3/15 @ Austin Convention Center - 3:30PM
Creativity in Music Marketing

Moog Music hits SXSW at Elysium on Saturday, March 15th at 7pm for an official showcase co-presented with Switched On, the Austin-based synth dream store and artist destination spot. Electronic and industrial music pioneer Gary Numan has been recognized as a brilliant musical innovator by a diverse array of the world's greatest artists - from Prince to Lady Gaga, The Foo Fighters and Nine Inch Nails. While Numan's unique, pioneering style continues to connect, he has never stopped trying to innovate and his latest album, Splinter (Songs From A Broken Mind), is evidence of this desire to never stand still. The SXSW showcases led by Numan will be joined by Trust, EMA, Empress Of, Feathers, and Silk Rodeo.

The showcase is a spotlight event for Moog before shifting into high gear for Moogfest, the 5 day, 5 night festival taking place in Asheville, NC April 23 - 27 dedicated to the synthesis of technology art and music. Moogfest will feature musical appearances including landmark performances by 70+ artists, led by Kraftwerk 3D, Pet Shop Boys, M.I.A., CHIC feautring Nile Rodgers, Flying Lotus, and Dillion Francis. Daytime programming features mind-expanding conversation, experimentation and collaboration for creative and technology professionals by some of the world's preeminent thought leaders such as David X. Cohen, Giorgio Moroder, Nick Zinner, and Dan Deacon.

Emmy Parker, Brand Director for Moog Music and Moogfest, joins the Creativity in Music Marketing panel on Saturday, March 15th in the Austin Convention Center at 3:30pm with moderator Eric Welles Nystrom, label manager at Luaka Bop, and Will Hermes, contributing editor at Rolling Stone, to discuss new and creative ways to market music and delving into a few of the most successful campaigns from the past year.

FEEDBACK by Ultraviolet Light

This one is in via Todd Barton who co-curated the release.

"Cassette label Ultraviolet Light is ecstatic to announce Feedback, a compilation of new works from Todd Barton, Dan Deacon, Dani Dobkin, Robert Aiki Aubrey Lowe, Doug Lynner, Toshimaru Nakamura, Sarah Belle Reid, Ryan Gaston, Jimmy Joe Roche, and Keith Fullerton Whitman. Each track utilizes some form of acoustic feedback, no-input mixing or recursive patching techniques as the central compositional principle.

Closed circuit and acoustic feedback have been prominent features within experimental electronic compositions for well over 50 years. In 1968 Steve Reich made extensive use of audio Feedback in his work “Pendulum Music”. David Tudor and Alvin Lucier incorporated feedback systems in many iconic compositions. Much of John Cage's interest and questions of noise and its relation to music could be seen as an extension of concepts explored when artists introduce feedback into their performances and recording. Arguably the most prolific and influential artist who integrated feedback into her compositions is the French composer Éliane Radigue.

Feedback is released as a 300-copy limited edition cassette with 4-color risograph printed artwork by Never Brush my Teeth. A digital download card is included with each cassette. 60% of the digital sales of the album will be donated to Earth Justice annually.

Curated by Todd Barton and Jimmy Joe Roche.

Available here on Bandcamp: https://ultravioletlight.bandcamp.com/album/feedback"

Translational Drifts: Moogfest Vol. 1

"Moogfest 2016 will take place May 19-22, 2016 in Durham, NC.

'Translational Drifts: Moogfest Vol. 1,' is the first EP in a series of free digital recordings that feature Moogfest artists - past, present and future. Volume 1 showcases five contemporary acts reinterpreting seminal electronic music influencers that have shaped past Moogfest lineups. This premiere installment includes YACHT, ADULT., Julianna Barwick, Moses Sumney and Dan Deacon translating tracks by Devo, Pet Shop Boys, Suicide, Laurie Anderson and Brian Eno. Their renditions pay tribute to a rich history of electronic music, with new sounds that continue to push further into the future. YACHT, a contributor and previous Moogfest curator, praises the company behind the collaboration, 'We love how Moog brings artists together. The sound of the machines and the culture of the company are like a bridge across genres and generations.'"