Comments on: We’re Nerdsters; 201 Kit Video; More Projects Wanted 9/27 NYC

By: Create Digital Music » Tuesday Nerdster Music Vids: Viva Electro, CMJ, and True Computer Camp Love

Fri, 16 Nov 2007 10:27:18 +0000

[...] Hey, nerdsters! It’s CMJ Music Marathon time here in New York, which generally means lots of roadies, music biz people, crowds, and bands with guitars. Ewww. Guitars — with no software effects? No vocoding granulizer? No trio of laptops nearby? Not even so much as a keytar? What’s a computer music-loving nerdster to do? Happily, synths are back, and electro is making a strong showing this year. In fact, my problem is that all the bands I care about seem to be scheduled at exactly the same time, which I hear is a typical CMJ problem. But with fun music to look forward to, I’m in a terrific mood — so much so that I think it’s time to enjoy some nerdster-pride vids. [...]

By: Bill Cammack

Bill Cammack — Wed, 12 Sep 2007 12:24:11 +0000

Hey Peter. It’s Bill from Realfans.tv. Thanks for your comments. :)

I have more clips from Handmade Music Night. I’m working on Eric Johnson’s (pictured above) clip for today.

Cheers! :D

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:28:10 +0000

People not making stuff are TOTALLY welcome. Really, this is about getting together to share the tools they use for music making. What was nice in the last one was getting to see Brian play his Monome and see his approach to the instrument — even if your instrument is, say, a (non-DIY) guitar or tabla or Wurlie. And, more than that, it’s a chance for us to hang out outside virtualland.

By: Mike

Mike — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 17:43:49 +0000

people not making stuff are welcome at these events right?

By: Peter Kirn

Peter Kirn — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 15:52:28 +0000

@Matt: you need exactly 16 toilet roll holders. That gives you enough multi-timbral parts, anyway, plus 32-voice polyphony for each one.

By: peter

peter — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 00:41:31 +0000

yay trolls! it means the event is now officially a happening.

By: matt

matt — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 23:17:18 +0000

how many more controllers made from toilet roll holders do we need?
whats the point exactly? not that i realy care… sorry.

By: Bean

Bean — Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:28:10 +0000

Excited to see that there’s another of these events coming up so soon. I was bummed about missing the last one (I was out of town) and figured that I might have to wait another year for it to come around again.