Comments on: PAiA Synth Kit Founder John Simonton Has Died http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/11/29/paia-synth-kit-founder-john-simonton-has-died/ The latest gear, software, and techniques for electronic music production and performance Fri, 22 Aug 2008 04:44:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Create Digital Music » Learn Musical Electronics, No Soldering: Free PAiA Ribbon Controller Kit for CDM Readers http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/11/29/paia-synth-kit-founder-john-simonton-has-died/#comment-376420 Create Digital Music » Learn Musical Electronics, No Soldering: Free PAiA Ribbon Controller Kit for CDM Readers Sat, 12 Jan 2008 04:48:18 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/11/29/paia-synth-kit-founder-john-simonton-has-died/#comment-376420 [...] good news is that PAiA Corporation is working very hard to recover from the loss of their founder, John Simonton. He was a real innovator and visionary, and it’s comforting to know his vision is living on [...] [...] good news is that PAiA Corporation is working very hard to recover from the loss of their founder, John Simonton. He was a real innovator and visionary, and it’s comforting to know his vision is living on [...]

]]> By: carmen http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/11/29/paia-synth-kit-founder-john-simonton-has-died/#comment-1955 carmen Wed, 30 Nov 2005 05:15:51 +0000 http://createdigitalmusic.com/2005/11/29/paia-synth-kit-founder-john-simonton-has-died/#comment-1955 and quite possibly the godfather of electronic/synth/digital/diy music journalism as well, via PAiA's magazine "Polyphony" subsequently renamed to "Electronic Musician"..and while i havent subscribed since 1995 or so (nee gopher/mosaic) was a great redad in the pre-blog era. thanks for mentioning this, if somewhat morbid story - i certainly wouldnt have heard about this seeing as Simonton didnt have the same cachet as Bob Moog...maybe his name just didnt have the same ring to it ;) and quite possibly the godfather of electronic/synth/digital/diy music journalism as well, via PAiA’s magazine “Polyphony” subsequently renamed to “Electronic Musician”..and while i havent subscribed since 1995 or so (nee gopher/mosaic) was a great redad in the pre-blog era.

thanks for mentioning this, if somewhat morbid story - i certainly wouldnt have heard about this seeing as Simonton didnt have the same cachet as Bob Moog…maybe his name just didnt have the same ring to it ;)

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