Tag: sampling

  • He Helped Shock Viewers During Legendary Synthesizer Sesame Street Appearance

    He Helped Shock Viewers During Legendary Synthesizer Sesame Street Appearance

    Clive Smith – recording artist, composer, performer, sound designer You might have heard him on the soundtrack for the ’80’s cult film Liquid Sky. You might have come across his name on a whole lot of session-work and collaborations. Clive Smith, often credited as the ’Fairlight Programmer’. And you can see him below on the legendary 1983 Sesame Street-episode,…

  • A Quest To Lost Arts In Chicago To Build My First Hyve Touch Synthesizer

    A Quest To Lost Arts In Chicago To Build My First Hyve Touch Synthesizer

    I started out creating sound experiments while in high school, circa 1980 with circuit bent hardware and a cheap Casio keyboard. I then entered the working world and forgot all about making music. Fast forward 30+ years, and the itch to make experimental music overtook me again, but now technology had changed drastically. I no…