Members (S-Z)
Here we present some of our members' and their studios, with links to some of their sites.
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Alex Saba
AlexSaba.Com
Alquilante Digital Studios
Gear List
The baby in the picture is my little son Gustavo, Dancing during the rehearsal for a TV show we play on.
Sayer Seely
I'm fascinated by sounds.... They don't have to be analog, or digital, or anything in particular. That to me is too limiting. They just have to sound good.
My music draws influence from the classic "Berlin School" era but also incorporates modern elements. A good way to sum it up is rhythmic, based on evolving sequences with a strong melody component. Although, it does stray from this formula at times.
Gilberto Strapazon
I think music is an expression of magic and mystery in life. I work on instrumental rock and progressive, also I am a writer and composer for TV scores.
One of my new projects is recording a CD about the Amazonia with Alex Saba.
For more on that:
- Music cronicles (portuguese text)
- Scores for TV documentaries.
And I have a site for the JD800
Charles R. Terhune
Brittney Sparse is Charles R. Terhune, aka Cathode Ray Tube, aka Super Barrio Mothers, aka C-fom label head, aka Founder of "It's Yoga, Bitches!" International. He began making music at 14, but made noise long before using tape recorders, vacuum cleaners and whatever else he could lay his hands on. In 1999 he founded C-fom records in Boston.
C-fom then released the seminal "Boston not London" compilation in 2000. In 2001, he released "Subzero Sensei" to critical acclaim. Following a thwarted attempt at world domination, he turned to the world of power vinyasa yoga. But there was no beat, so he went out to find it. Brittney Sparse is the result, a paring of simple melodies, concise beats, and sonic architecture all glued together into one beautiful package. Brittney Sparse's 2004 release "The Mountain Sisters" will be available for consumption in Summer 2004.
Jessica Tomlinson
At this point, I'm really not sure what I am, other than an all-out audio enthusiast. I'm currently a student at Full Sail Real World Education, an entertainment technology college here in Winter Park, FL. I'm studying for a degree in recording arts with sights set on being some kind of engineer in a recording studio or post house. I graduate in October of 2005. Additionally, I'm beginning to compose songs and am trying to get my keyboard chops up to par. . I only have a little knowledge of music theory knowledge,but I will gain more as time goes on. Who knows, I might even become an arranger or something! Sound and music have always been a passion of mine, but I've recently been intrigued by the art of synthesis and wished to investigate it further and explore how it might factor into the creative me.
I'm originally from St. Petersburg, FL, only a few hours from here. I look like a little kid, but I really am 20 years old and out of high school! I've been visually challenged all of my life, so I may have a rather strange outlook sometimes. (I see about half of that of the normal person). I've also had chickens for pets all of my life, except for when I moved here! I'm not really into sports, but I do like to swim and hike occasionally. Other interests include drawing, writing stories, baking and decorating cookies. I just generally try to be a creative person. I feel I've got a lot less musical and audio experience than a lot of us here, but I'm sure I'll catch up. I don't really have a website containing a gear list, so I'll list it below. Sorry, no snazzy gear pics yet!
Gert Van Santen
I am a Dutch musician and translator. I have been making music since I was about 5 years old. Started with the recorder, then acoustic guitar, piano, electric guitar (my parents hated it!). Since the nineties I'm into composing on the computer. It's what I always wanted. I'm also kind of a gear junkie, but I guess I'm slowly learning (yeah, right!).
In 1996 I started a musical project called Wave World with 2 friends. It's actually a multi-media act with 3-D computer graphics on a huge screen behind us. We did 6 albums, and a VHS. Two new albums and a DVD are in the making. We have done concerts in the Netherlands, Great Britain, USA and Poland. Next year we'll be going to Russia and the USA.
Stefan Wolfrum
I'm playing around with my synths and gear just for fun, as a hobby, not for a living. So I don't have a real "Studio" or band.
I do a bit of sound design here and composing there but all just
for me, not for the public. (And I'm still a learner, there are nofinished tracks, just beginnings.)
However, I did win the Alesis patch contest 2004 with a patch for the Ion and won an Andromeda, my first analog synth ever. WOW!
I have a classical background, learned to play Cello, Organ and other instruments. Played in a symphony orchestra and once we
toured even to Rio & Sao Paulo, Brazil! :-)
My first synth was a Yamaha SY99 and I still love this great piece of gear!
I work with Cubase SX 3.0 (as of December 2004).
Besides music I love dogs and other interests include playing Go, astronomy, photography, basketball, inline skating, Aikido and more. ;-)
The kind of music I like (and try to make) is trance, groove beats,ambient, trip hop, grooving house beats, funk, sometimes twostep, garage.
Doug Wyatt
