Animal Collective turn to Korg M3 for next album

Call it “noise pop,” “neo-psychedelia,” or “avant-garde electro-folk,” it doesn’t really matter; the fresh and experimental approach Animal Collective takes to their music creates a sound all their own.

Members Deakin, Avey Tare, Geologist, and Panda Bear have garnered critical acclaim and gushing blog praise as they continue to redefine their sonic signatures.
Panda’s 2007 blissful solo [...]

Terry Lawless Merges Math and Music to Program for U2

See how keyboard tech and programmer extraordinaire Terry Lawless supports legendary rock band U2 using a variety of M-Audio gear.

Behind every supergroup are great techs and programmers like Terry Lawless, who supports U2 from the studio to the stage. Lawless laid his foundation in Iowa, studying performance, music education and mathematics in college while playing [...]

Lisa Harriton – A Smash Hit with the Smashing Pumpkins

Long before joining one of the biggest, multi-platinum-selling bands of the 1990s, Smashing Pumpkins, Los Angeles native Lisa Harriton had already established herself as a respected jazz pianist and singer.

Her jazz background may seem to some an unlikely pairing with the Pumpkins’ sound, but her voice and style on the keyboards caught the ear [...]

Roland news: Ladytron Talk About Their Gear

Since 2001, Ladytron has been on the forefront of the new, electronic rock movement beginning with their first release, “604.” Some called it Electroclash, but Ladytron, since their earliest days, have never been easy to categorize.

Ladytron (from left): Danny, Helen, Reuben and Mira

2008 has been Ladytron’s most successful year so far, and since the [...]

Pink Floyd Keyboardist Rick Wright Dies, Aged 65

 
Richard Wright, one of the founder members of Pink Floyd, died yesterday (Monday 15th Sept.) after battling with cancer.
 

 
Wright, besides playing the keyboards, also wrote some songs for the band and even sang some of their material, early in the Pink Floyd career, including “Paintbox” and “Remember A Day”. Though those songs were overshadowed by [...]