Entries by dddARP

Berklee Ensemble

Berklee is the world’s preeminent college for the study of music. Students perform in specialized ensembles. The Berklee Modular Synthesizer Ensemble will perform.

David Van Pelt

David Van Pelt Up until the age of 12, I had no idea how to play the keyboard (some will say I still don’t).  After hearing “the Final Countdown” by Europe that all changed and I was able to strangely pick up songs by ear.  Long story short, after many different bands, musical styles and […]

Don Slepian

Don Slepian Born into a scientific family, music technologist Don Slepian showed both musical and technical talent early in life.  He was a tester on the early interest as a member of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA), Synthesizer Soloist with the Honolulu Symphony and Musical Director of the Honolulu Theater for Youth.  He […]

Ernesto Romeo

Ernesto Romeo, born and still based in Buenos Aires, has built up an amazin collection of electronic instruments, but more to the point has drawn many other Argenitinian electronic musicians out of the woodwork.  Through his organization La Siesta Del Fauno, he offers synth get-togethers, tutition sessions, and shared use of the studio that is […]

Vince Pupillo Jr

Vince Pupillo Jr is the Associate Director of EMEAPP (Electronic Music Education Preservation Project).  Vince specializes in sound design, synthesizer programming and navigating the nomenclature and topology of different kinds of electronic instruments.  He has been involved in the collect and preservation of electronic instruments since childhood, which eventually led to the formation of EMEAPP […]

Tom Piggott

Tom Piggott has spent one half of a century involved in music in every possible scenario.  Starting at the age of 7, music has taken him through a career diverse enough to deem him a master of many musical and technological skills. Tom has been a product specialist and clinician for numerous companies, including ARP, […]

Ombient

Ombient is the moniker under which Mike Hunter performs his completely improvised ambient/drone music. Ombient’s ambient/drone music, being of a live and improvisational nature, is representative of the feeling of the moment in which it is performed and of the subtle feedback between the audience and the cool performer. It features amplified guitar which is […]

Jim Michmerhuizen

Jim Michmerhuizen has worked as a night watchman, newspaper intern, stereo equipment salesman, recording engineer, and reference librarian.  He wrote instruction manuals for ARP Instruments, Oberheim, EML, and WayOutWare; he founded and led the Boston School of Electronic Music throughout its lifetime in the 1970’s.  Eventually, he found employment as a software architect and engineer. […]

Steve McQuarry

Steve McQuarry Composer, Arranger, Orchestrator, Synthesist and Visualist, Steve has performed with distinguished artists such as the late Dizzy Gillespie, Clare Fischer, Louie Bellson, Red Rodney (Charlie Parker), Tom Scott, the late John Cage, Laurie Anderson, Vinnie Colaiuta (Sting, Herbie Hancock, Frank Zappa), Nathan East (Eric Clapton, Herbie Hancock, Bob James), Bill Rich (Jimi Hendrix, […]

David Mash

David Mash was senior vice president for innovation, strategy, and technology at Berklee. In previous roles at Berklee, Mash was the founding chair of the Music Synthesis Department (today known as Electronic Production and Design); Berklee’s assistant dean of curriculum for academic technology; vice president for information technology; and vice president for technology and education […]