AETHERPHON, global theremin family

Greetings Fellow Hand Wavers
I don't post much, but felt I should send a few words from across the pond -
that's the UK where I live :)

Working full time restricts how much time I'm albe to spend making noiziz
usually to weekends (when there are no other committments), but I enjoy
playing the theremin - it's good fun. I call it my note strangling and have
on the odd occasion been asked if I'm torturing a cat.

I've taken it to several events and it always has people fascinated.

Locally once a month there's an improv evening called "The Noise Upstairs"
where you put your name into a hat and groups of 3 are drawn out to jam
together. The results are of course mixed, but can at times be quite good if
participants give each other space and listen to what others are doing. I've
played along to various instruments such as guitars, a cello, french horn,
sax, even laptops and of course synthis. Some of the regulars can really
generate some nice sound textures and most are professional musicians in
their own right or music teachers, but there's no snobbery and the
atmosphere is always pleasant even if one or two get carried away at times -
fun - They've also run workshops for circuit bending and building your own
instruments as well as organising an improv event bsaed on something called
Cobra by John Zorn. I'd never heard of it.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rf63

I wouldn't call myself a musician, but like to experiment with various
pieces of kit.
All the best
Paul
On 26 August 2010 02:36, RickReid <voiceovers@...> wrote:

>
>
> Hello, Group!
>
> In May I recorded an extended, "live" electronic music improvisational jam
> session along with an acoustic drummer. I edited down to album length and
> self-released it on-line as "Boulder Suite: Improvisations for Theremin,
> Drums & Devices." There are links to sample tracks on my website:
> http://www.rickreidtheremin.com.
>
> Over the summer I've rapidly improved my ability to play proper melodies on
> my Moog Etherwave. I've also added several items to my instrument
> collection: a Korg Monotron, a Gakken Pro Theremin, an additional Alesis Air
> Synth, and coming very soon - a Burns B3 Pro Theremin.
>
> I've recently seen two live gigs by Denver indie rock band "The
> Inactivists," featuring thereminist Victoria Lundy. I may go to a DeVotchka
> concert this weekend.
>
> In October, I will once again be playing live sound effects cues with my
> electronic instruments for a Denver-area community theater production of
> "The Rocky Horror Show." I also plan to use my theremins to create recorded
> sound cues for a community theater production of "Bang, Bang Your Dead."
>
> Meanwhile, I continue to write and produce nearly half of the episodes of
> the "Starz Studios" movie news show for the Starz television networks and
> work on my part-time career as a professional voice actor.
>
> That's my story for now.
>
> Rick Reid
> http://www.rickreid.com
> http://www.rickreidtheremin.com
>
>
> --- In aetherphon@yahoogroups.com <aetherphon%40yahoogroups.com>, David V
> <porphyrous@...> wrote:
> >
> > Yes, but we don't seem to be as talkative. :-)
> >
> > I admit, I'm guilty.....the way life has been lately, I haven't had time
> > to enjoy the chewy caramel center of theremin music other than Sunday
> > nights for about an hour before the program.....
> >
> > Me, I'm slowly crawling out of the rafters and getting my feet on the
> > floor again. I decided I like what I'm doing and I'm not going to
> > change jobs in the foreseeable future. I got an A in my grad school
> > class over the summer, and I only have 3 to go until I graduate. The
> > kids have started school -- Eric starts 5th grade and Maggie starts 1st
> > grade. I'm tempted to reinstall my music software, but I need to get a
> > MIDI interface for my laptop. I have so much more I need to do, but
> > lately I seem to end up frittering all my time away on teh interwebs.
> >
> > Musicwise....I have the ZenTherStick CD in my car and Contact Light by
> > Chris Conway in the bedroom.
> >
> > So what have y'all been up to?
> >
> >
> > David V
> >
> >
> >
> > On 8/25/2010 9:25 AM, rupert chappelle wrote:
> > > Dear Richard Ramey,
> > >
> > > Levnet is all about insults, lies and trash talking people that are not
> in the
> > > clique of "precision" blowhard sycophants.
> > >
> > > Peter Pringle and Charles Richard Lester think that stealling Final Cut
> Pro
> > > software is an appropriate subject for posting at levnet. They banned
> me because
> > >
> > > I disagreed - as well as them hating both my music and me.
> > >
> > > If you like playing with psychopaths and trolls, keep posting at
> levnet.
> > >
> > > You are now what I was to them - a target for abuse.
> > >
> > > One thing I have learned from playing the theremin is that the
> instrument is a
> > > better teacher and tool for learning than any of those blowhards,
> liars, trolls
> > > and scumbags.
> > >
> > > I had to come up with the word ThereminNAZIs to describe these clowns
> and
> > > hypocrites.
> > >
> > > How stupid does one have to be to hate someone becuase they don't like
> your
> > > theremin playing?
> > >
> > > Levnut Stupid.
> > >
> > > How stupid does one have to be to hate someone becuase they don't like
> being
> > > ripped off and insulted for complaining?
> > >
> > > Levnut Stupid.
> > >
> > > Try Aetherphone - I was posting there until one of the levnutters made
> a post
> > > and then I stopped because I didn't want to deal with that trash
> talking crew.
> > > The person who runs that forum is a decent human being - not like
> Levnet or
> > > Thereminworld. As long as I don't post there anymore I am certain that
> they will
> > > stay away.
> > >
> > > Rupert Chappelle
> > >
> > > PS - coincerning the CC list - DAVIDWEA and Steve Sherman can fill you
> in on
> > > this because they are decent people - so is Olivia Mattis but she was
> unaware of
> > > what was going on at the time and I included her because I feel she
> should know
> > > hwat kind of people have taken over the forum. As for the rest on the
> CC list -
> > > I wouldn't want to say anythingh behind their back without them knowing
> about
> > > it.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ------------------------------------
> > >
> > > AETHERPHON, the global thereminist community
> > >
> > > To contact the moderator, e-mail porphyrous@...
>
> > >
> > >
> > > Yahoo! Groups Links
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> >
> > --
> > -----
> > DAVID V -- synthetic music for humans
> > -----
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> >
>
>  
>



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