I’m of the age where I grew up to the music of Jean Michel Jarre, a pioneering electronic musician, whose concerts shut down entire cities in the 1980’s. I love his music, and he likely had a strong impact on the music I still listen to today.
I’ve had various electronic keyboards and synthesizers since I was a teenager. And, for a while, I even had dreams of becoming a music engineer. It didn’t last, as producing music that I wasn’t passionate about didn’t do it for me. So, instead, I went to school for accounting. Not sure how that happened.
It’s now more than a few years later, and my interest in music has become a problem. I keep expanding my repertoire of instruments I like to play around on, and have added enough extra instruments lately that it required a full rebuild of my home studio. A new rack, new dedicated computer, more mixers, amplifiers, and guitar stands.
Sitting in my studio, I realize that I do now feel like Jean Michel Jarre - I’m surrounded by noise makers of all varieties, including a couple that I even know how to play. It’s like the cockpit of a rocket ship. Everything lights up, begging me to press buttons. Seriously, it’s a dream from my childhood. From guitars to drum machines to a theremin, many of my electronic music-making tools are within easy reach.
I’m like a kid in an electronic candy-store. Radio Shack, anyone? Can you go back in time? Likely not, but I can have fun along the way.
Now if only I had any musical ability! Which is the start button?
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The rear view