Author: jjdeprisco
Sonic explorer, sound artist, guitarist in Fricknadorable, software designer.
Orphion is a bit like an electronic Hang Drum or Zen Tambour. One key difference is that Orphion has many more physical layouts that provide a different interaction with the instrument than could be achieved with a single physical instrument (if you could afford one). This is a very solid, inspiring app. ...
After using the small yellow hardware version of the Korg Kaossilator for a couple years, I knew that one of the first apps I would try was the iPad version. Many of the same sounds are here, and there are some new ones. But there’s even more functionality. At $19.99, ...
A ball drops from a mysterious hole on the upper left side of the screen… Lines of four different colors (and sound assignments) can be drawn to make the ball bounce. Drawing multiple lines gets the ball bouncing in a rhythm, and adding more lines makes that rhythm more complex. ...
electro-music 2012 was held Friday, September 7 through September 9, 2012. Musical activities ran continuously throughout the three days of the festival. I offered a Reason 6 workshop on Friday, performed two new Percussa AudioCubes pieces on Saturday evening, and did a collaboration set with Robert Dorschel on Sunday as RoDoJede. Photos ...
On Hiatus for summer 2013 – Signals with Shivasongster airs on the webwaves as a monthly Internet radio program. The show features a range of electronic and electro-acoustic material starting from my early 4-track experiments right up to the most current concoctions using programs like Acid Pro, Garage Band, Propellerhead Reason, Ableton ...
Signals with Shivasongster has a new schedule! See my gig calendar for more info. ‘Music is a moral law- it gives wings to the mind, A soul to the universe, Flight to the imagination, A charm to sadness, A life to everything.’ – Plato ...
6/21/12 – For my 20th show I was planning to do a retrospective, but then I changed my mind and pulled together an Ableton Live project based on some loose ends that had been piling up since my last show in May. I was pretty excited to get into the ...
Fricknadorable (yes, that is really how we spell it) is my Americana duo with my wife Audra. Back in 2010 Audra picked up a ukulele in a music store and learned a few chords on the spot. Since then, she has amassed an impressive selection of songs using her already well-trained ...