PETER KIRN is a composer and journalist, with releases on Detroit Underground, Industrial Complexx, Wunderblock Records, Kotä Records, TRAPEZ, and his own Establishment.
His site CDM.link has been a daily source for many looking to the bleeding edge of electronic music and mixed media technology, culture, and technological politics. He has also written for a range of publications, including Resident Advisor and recently contributing to Inspire the Music: 50 Years of Roland History from Bjooks. He is also co-creator of the MeeBlip hardware synthesizer line, is a sought-after adviser and communicator in new technologies, and has worked on collaborative laboratories and talks with TED, European Space Agency, Sonar+D, MUTEK, and others. His MusicMakers Hacklab with CTM Festival has evolved into a wild alternative performance laboratory since its debut in 2013. He has made music for kinky parties and grimy underground club events, raunchy noise music, and passionate and ever-changing experimental expression, rooted in training in composition in New York with his teacher Tania Leon.
We've heard about the promise of open-source hardware and DIY technology in music. Now, let's check in on how it's doing in the music scene - and what can be done to build communities and make them more inclusive, at a time when we're reconsidering online platforms.
PETER KIRN is a composer and journalist, with releases on Detroit Underground, Industrial Complexx, Wunderblock Records, Kotä Records, TRAPEZ, and his own Establishment.
PETER KIRN is a composer and journalist, with releases on Detroit Underground, Industrial Complexx, Wunderblock Records, Kotä Records, TRAPEZ, and his own Establishment.
His site CDM.link has been a daily source for many looking to the bleeding edge of electronic music and mixed media technology, culture, and technological politics. He has also written for a range of publications, including Resident Advisor and recently contributing to Inspire the Music: 50 Years of Roland History from Bjooks. He is also co-creator of the MeeBlip hardware synthesizer line, is a sought-after adviser and communicator in new technologies, and has worked on collaborative laboratories and talks with TED, European Space Agency, Sonar+D, MUTEK, and others. His MusicMakers Hacklab with CTM Festival has evolved into a wild alternative performance laboratory since its debut in 2013. He has made music for kinky parties and grimy underground club events, raunchy noise music, and passionate and ever-changing experimental expression, rooted in training in composition in New York with his teacher Tania Leon.
We've heard about the promise of open-source hardware and DIY technology in music. Now, let's check in on how it's doing in the music scene - and what can be done to build communities and make them more inclusive, at a time when we're reconsidering online platforms.