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Jack Hotop

Jack Hotop Jack’s passion for jazz and classical music ignited at a very early age.  He grew up listening to his father who was recorded on several Broadway albums, and many members of his mother’s family played piano.  Jack studied arranging & composition at Berklee College of Music through his love for synthesizers began at […]

Marie Ann Hedonia (aka Modular Marie)

Marie Ann Hedonia (aka Modular Marie) Sound Designer/ Producer/ Vidiot / Visual artist is still in the beginnings of her music journey on a rock flying through space, but this is the story thus far. As a child, Marie was encouraged to pursue various hobbies by her parents.  Seeing her talent as a visual artist […]

David Friend

David Friend and Alan R. Pearlman co-founded ARP Instruments. ARP Instruments developed synthesizers used by Stevie Wonder, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and even helped Steven Spielberg communicate with aliens providing that legendary five-note communication in Close Encounters of the ThirdKind.  Friend founded or co-founded five other companies including Carbonite immediately prior to—his current company Wasabi. […]

David Frederick

David Frederick David is an Emmy-nominated film and television composer who with years of award-winning work continues to inspire audiences through his music. In a career that has earned him critical acclaim and numerous awards, David has proven himself to be a versatile and dynamic composer in a wide range of musical styles and genres. […]

Lisa Bella Donna

Lisa Bella Donna is an internationally acclaimed recording artist, composer, modular synthesist, sound designer, educator, and clinician. She has decades of experience as a multi-instrumentalist session musician, educator, as well as developing extensive techniques with musique concreté, modular synthesis, analog recording & mixing techniques, microtonal music, orchestration & film composition. Lisa has traveled all throughout […]

DJ CherishTheLuv

DJ CherishTheLuv, aka Cynthia Cherish Malaran, is a Bose Professional DJ, Sound Designer, Multimedia Artist, Synthesist, Multi-Instrumentalist, Educator, Producer and Composer for TV & Film. Her creations can be seen/heard on NBC, MTV, Fashion Week programming, and on over 50+ shows on Netflix. As a cancer survivor and head injury survivor, Cynthia Cherish can attest […]

Richard Devine

Richard Devine An award-winning sound designer and electronic composer whose sounds are applied to consumer products worldwide that range from smartphones to electric cars and touch on leading-edge areas such as AI and Virtual/ Augmented reality environments.  He has worked with the likes of Sony, Microsoft, Google, Jaguar, BMW, and Nike.

Jon Carin

Jon Carin is a Grammy Award-winning multi instrumentalist (keyboards, guitar, lap steel, bass, drums, and programming), as well as a singer, songwritere, and producer who has been a longtime collaborator with Pink Floyd and the solo careers of David Gilmour and Roger Waters.  Jon co-wrote the Pink Floyd hit, Learning to Fly, and has appeared […]

BT

BT: I’m a Grammy Nominated electronic music composer, software developer, DJ, and film composer; a hyper-focused, detail-obsessed INTJ; a husband, dad, and overachiever that loves The Bachelor, family time, UFC, and traveling with the people I love. I’m obsessed with learning.  I believe in the beauty and value of change.  I’m most comfortable when I’m […]

Michael Brigida

Michael Brigida worked at ARP from 1972 to 1980. His first position at ARP was Eastern Regional Sales Manager with a territory from Miami Florida to Bangor Maine. He then was employed as International Product Specialist where he gave numerous synthesizer teaching seminars, clinics, demonstrations and concerts at trade shows, music dealers and international distributors. […]