Compiled by Dan Freeman – Director, BKDigiCon (The Brooklyn Digital Conservatory)
For anyone who’d like to explore the history and sounds of early music production and synthesis…
READ:
1. The History of the Music Producer
2. The 20 Greatest Music Producers of All Time
3. Sound On Sound: On Sound
4. History of Synths
5. 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)