SoundClick artist: Michel Nolet - Michel Nolet: Composer. Synthesizers, drum programming, guitar.

I discovered electronic music in the late 60s with artists like Tangerine Dream, Ash Ra Tempel and Klaus Schulze. I purchased my first synthesizer in the late 80s when electronic musical instruments became more affordable. Have been experimenting in my home studio ever since. I have a lot of fun creating this music. I hope you will enjoy listening to it.

Do you play live?

I have a full-time job and creating music is a wonderful hobby for me. I only work in the studio. I was really thrilled when a radio station in Frankfurt, Germany, aired one of my compositions.

How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?

With technology becoming available to everybody and internet linking us to the world, what was unthinkable for musicians in a not so distant past has now become a dream come true. In my home, I compose, perform, record, burn CDs and upload my music on the net.

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Of course. But I don't consider that as the final achievement, an ultimate goal to reach.

Your influences?

Kraftwerk, Klaus Schulze, Brian Eno, Todd Rundgren, Orbital

Favorite spot?

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

Equipment used:

Synthesizers: Yamaha TX81Z, Roland XP30 with sustain and modulation pedals, Korg MS2000.
Drum machine: Boss Dr Rythm DR-770.
Effects processors: Roland DEP-3, Yamaha SPX990.
Sequencer: Roland MC-50.
Mixer: Yamaha MX12/4.
Digital multitrack hard disk recorder: Roland VS-1824.
Electric guitar: Yamaha Pacifica with Korg ToneWorks AX30G multi-effects pedalboard and Boss V-Wah programmable wah pedal.
I'm thinking more and more about using the computer and going the "software" way as opposed to the "hardware" way.

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