Announcing the sixth edition of Electronic in the Tower, the intimate show with synths, lights, wires and immersive visuals.
Joining me this time will be the duo And/Or, performing part composed/part improvised music spanning an eclectic mix of ambient electronica, trip hop, breaks, and techno. (I've seen them play several times and they are VERY good!)
And once again we will have mind blowing live visuals by 2 Digit Visuals. Last time he took things to the next level with projection mapped visuals on the arch of the tower - so the visuals work with the architecture of this unique venue. Expect even more of that this time!
Early bird tickets are on sale now for £7.50 - if you're in or can get to London CLICK HERE for tickets.
Twitch Update
At the beginning of 2024 I made the decision to prioritise Twitch streaming for 6 months, to stream at least 3 times a week and to join the affiliate program.
Well 6 months in - and I'm really happy with how it's going! My channel has grown so that I normally get 40-50 unique viewers per stream. And for events, such as with the streaming group Golden Shrimp Guild where I'm quite active it can be 3 or 4 times that many.
But most importantly - there is a regular crew who keep things lively in the Twitch chat and have truly made it a fun and rewarding place to hang out. So huge thanks to all the regulars and everyone else that has visited my Twitch stream, however often - I'm thrilled you guys are enjoying it!
What next? The stream isn't going anywhere! Streaming will be a bit less regular in the coming month due to holidays but I will be streaming whenever I can and after that the 3+ times a week schedule will be staying for the foreseeable future.
As usual I have a long list of things I want to do on stream, including themes (another animal anyone?), Twitch Bot functionality I want to add and weird modular patches I want to make.
If you haven't followed up twitch channel yet, HEAD HERE and check it out.
I could really use your help!
I'm trying to put some FAQs together about my modular synth music to include answers to the kind of questions people want to know when they first come across me. Stuff like - "Why so many wires?"
What questions did you have when you first saw my modular synth? And if there's anything you are burning to ask but haven't yet, that's great too! Many thanks in advance and you never know your question (with answer) could be in the next newsletter!
So please let me know in the comments - any question you'd like an answer to...
THANK YOU
TDC Tunes
TDC Tunes is a Live Modular Artist and experimenter with sound. He plays several times a week on Twitch and gigs around London.
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I find those modular synths fascinating, but not sure I'll be getting in them myself. What modules would you go for if you could only have a few, let's say six?
Have fun with the gigs and streaming.
!BEER
Great question Steve! I just made up a little modular grid rack of what 6 modules I would pick:
https://modulargrid.net/e/racks/view/2611573
I decided to only include modules I actually own and use (otherwise the question is super open ended!).
For only 6 modules, I make the assumption that sequencing and effects would be done with non eurorack gear (e.g I would use my Keystep Pro to sequence and built in effects in my external mixer).
And I tried to focus on things that would really augment a non modular setup - i.e. things that wold be harder to do or you would less likely experiment with a non modular setup.
So I picked:
NB: If you were actually going to get this rack - the Mutable Instruments modules are shown as no longer available because the company ceased to make them a while back. However because all the designs were open sourced there is a wealth of clones available and (for Eurorack) pretty affordably. The exception is Beads- which I don't think was open sourced and is now pricy second hand. If starting from scratch then I would swap this for another granular sampler from a different manufacturer. (maybe look at something by Qu-bit which have a couple of options in that area)
wow I wrote an essay. Thanks loads for the question and hope you're doing great!
I think my money could be going on drum gear. Things like cymbals can be expensive. I have a gig coming up, so need to get in some practice.
Nice - good luck with the drumming and gig!
Love this answer to Steve’s question as it’s given me a very good idea for how I can progress my two module rack further down the line.
The Oxi Coral is effectively 8 Plaits modules in one.
Great question. I’ve still only got a couple of modules but for now everything is iPad based with AUM, as seen in my recent Hive videos.
I must do a post here on the ModCaf event taking place August 22nd.
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Checking my calendar to see if I can come along in September, we are away but back by that weekend I think.