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Sunday, October 18, 2015

electro-music.com

electro-music.com (don't forget the hyphen) is the heart of an international community of electronic music artists. All electronic genres are welcome but there is a distinct leaning toward the experimental. Some of the members assemble their own equipment and a few actually designed that equipment.

My music's all over the place between pop and experimental and I've never built a synthesizer but I've received nothing but recognition, respect and support from this community. I've visited numerous similarly themed forums but nowhere else have I been so warmly welcomed.

The friendliness of electro-music.com is a reflection of the core members who operate and moderate the site. They are genuinely nice people.

And then there is radio.electro-music.com, with five different 24/7 streams! The primary stream features live streaming programs (and re-runs of those programs) while the other four streams showcase melodic, ambient, heavy and experimental music respectively. Members' music uploaded to the "online music" section of the forum is eligible for airplay on the streams. (My music has been played on three of the streams!) Members also have the opportunity to host live streaming shows. Details are available on the forum.

I consider it an honor to be part of the electro-music.com community.

Thursday, October 15, 2015

AEJOTZ rides again... um... again?

Yes, kids, it's that time again. Autumn! And once again, as in most years since I returned to synth music in 2011, autumn means I'm vigorously synthesizing!

Last year (2014) was an exception, because of the imminent move to Oregon. I was too busy preparing, worrying, etc. to make much new 'Jotz music.

We'll just call 2014 the EP year, shall we? But this year I've already recorded an LP worth of new music and I'm still hot as a synthetic pepper.

This autumn I've been experimenting with the Microkorg arpeggiator and the Microbrute step sequencer. Next I want to play with CZWIGOUT, a patch randomizer I bought for my CZ-101.

aejotz.com closed today, but who needs it? All my synth music is archived at electro-music.com. Just click HERE. There. That was easy.

Stay tuned!