Newcastle CAT School of Music

A personal view of the School of Music at the Newcastle College of Arts and Technology, by one of its students, Paul Evans.

The maestro himself on rave, analogue classics, lasers, mice and Fellini

Rated as the world's top solo synth performer, Klaus explains how he composes on stage and in the studio

Cities in Concert Paris, La Defense

Jean-Michel Jarre recently trod the boards in magnificent style in Paris to mark the occasion of Bastille Day - report in full from Mark Jenkins.

Tangerine Dream's rhythm man describes his sequencer set-up

Keyboards

Soundintpix presents 'Swarm (Isn't it)', starring Dave Crombie as Henry Fonda and a yellow and black object that goes Buzz and strikes terror into the hearts of more expensive synthesiser manufacturers.

He was once electronic drummer with jazz-rockers Landscape. Now he's a successful producer for the likes of Spandau Ballet and Colonel Abrams, but the search for new ways of using new gear goes on.

The latest activities at one of the UK's lesser-known electro-acoustic music studios, put into perspective by its mentor, Phil Ellis.

8-Voice Polyphonic Digital Synthesiser with 8-Track Digital Sequencer

A look at Newcastle’s ‘open access' electro-music studio.

Vocals and electronic music in unique combination

Producer, performer, catalyst. Richard Burgess has been a musical traveller most of his life - we finally catch up with him.

Programmable 8-voice Synthesizer

The man who took the credit for production on Pink Floyd's superlative 'Dark Side Of The Moon' album has since had ten years of album success with his own creation: The Alan Parsons Project. Richard Elen managed to track him down to London's Mayfair Studios, to discuss the appliance of music technology in his recordings.

Alesis Quadraverb Plus and Datadisk SQ

Upgrading your equipment doesn't always mean selling the old stuff and replacing it entirely: new facilities and features may be only a chip away. Tony Hastings looks at updated versions of two Alesis units.

a family tree for effects pedals

European Son

His career began in punk performance, digressed into a fascination with synthesisers, and now finds him in collaboration with a classical composer. Colin Newman explains performance and musical subversion to Tim Goodyer.

Electronics

Electronics and synthesiser music.

A Glimpse of Current Activities

Electronics at East Anglia

A report on the electronic music studio at the University of East Anglia.