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Extent of the Jam (Louis Gorenfeld) and Revolt performing at DNA Lounge for 8bitSF

Check out the screamin’ performance of Extent of the Jam. Later local rap artist Revolt takes the stage with him to bust out the Sonic the Hedgehog Rap: or if you just want to jump directly to the rap bit:

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Ableton Push is a “highly intuitive and fresh new musical instrument”

Certified Ableton instructor Antonio Sage writes about his experiences with Ableton Push and Live 9: I cannot recall the last time a device had been so highly anticipated as Ableton Push. With good reason. Push is not only a sleek, … Continue reading

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Grant Marr demos Ableton-based beatboxing setup at February 2013 Meetup

A little blast from the past (meetup): take a listen to a live performance and demonstration of Grant Marr’s beatboxing rig.

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Photos from the March 2013 SF-EMM meetup with Carson Day (of Dave Smith Instruments)

Thank you for coming! And if you couldn’t make it, check out these fantastic photos from Geoffrey Smith II and Terrence Taylor:

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Next meetup featuring Dave Smith Instruments with Carson Day! Wednesday March 13, 2013!

It’s just a couple of weeks away! You MUST come to this amazing presentation featuring Carson Day of Dave Smith Instruments who will be demoing LIVE the all-new Prophet 12 polyphonic synthesizer. He will also have DSI’s Mopho x4 and … Continue reading

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Dimitri SFC’s presentation of Serge Modular synthesizers at SAE Institute SF

Here it is! If you missed the presentation of the amazingly flexible modular synthesizers from Serge you can now watch it here, and see the photos below too. More information: COA Modular: http://www.coa-modular.com http://www.facebook.com/dmitri.sfc Serge Modular Music Systems: (modular synthesizers) … Continue reading

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Demo video of a Doepfer Dark Energy box

Simple trance with just 1 instrument and drum track. I want one of these! (Thanks, Mike Heymans, for letting us know about this!)

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November 2012 Meeting Slides

The San Francisco Electronic Music Meetup (SF-EMM) – November 2012 from ANI

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Echo Nest’s Infinite Gangnam Style

What’s interesting about this isn’t the over-played pop source material. Rather, this is powered by Echo Nest. They have an API that lets you upload and analyze songs. See the demo: http://static.echonest.com/InfiniteGangnamStyle/

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Portishead’s “Dummy” played by SFRMA at GMAH, Mon Oct 29

Coming up on Monday October 29 is the San Francisco Roots Music Association (SFMRA) performance of Portishead’s amazing “Dummy” album. They’ll giving the Great American Music Hall (GMAH) a trip-hop bath. Better yet, SF-EMM member Antonio Sage is laying down … Continue reading

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