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Doug Wyatt
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I'm a composer/pianist/synthesist based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
I've been playing piano since I could reach the keys, and working with synthesizers since 1978. My music ranges from electronic soundscapes to modern compositions, using creative sound design and elements of jazz improvisation, impressionism and surrealism. It ranges from rhythmic to atmospheric, harsh to lush, alien and synthetic to warmly familiar. Listeners often describe the music as evoking feelings of exploration and communication with the subconscious.
I've been playing piano since I could reach the keys, and working with synthesizers since 1978. My music ranges from electronic soundscapes to modern compositions, using creative sound design and elements of jazz improvisation, impressionism and surrealism. It ranges from rhythmic to atmospheric, harsh to lush, alien and synthetic to warmly familiar. Listeners often describe the music as evoking feelings of exploration and communication with the subconscious.
Do you play live?
Yes, intermittently. I've played everything from informal jams in coffeehouses and small bars to large concerts and I love it. The most special concert was in April 2000 at the Smithsonian in Washington DC, as part of Mother Mallard. During David Borden's The Continuing Story of Counterpoint, Part 9 I had something approaching an ecstatic experience. It's a 15 minute piece where David and I play constant 16th notes in kaleidoscoping time signatures. Then Keith Emerson joined us for a couple of pieces -- I got to play the intro of Fanfare for the Common Man and double him on the themes.
How, do you think, does the internet (or mp3) change the music industry?
The combination of the Internet and affordable home recording equipment have accelerated the trend of the major labels increasingly needing smash hits to justify their large recording and promotional budgets. The challenge now is to create new ways for musicians and their prospective audiences to find each other, new ways that are as easy as turning on the radio used to be.
Would you sign a record contract with a major label?
Sure, depending on what I thought of the deal and the label.
Your influences?
I listen to as wide a variety of music as I can, classical, jazz, rock, pop, experimental electronic, world music. I was probably more easily and deeply influenced when I was younger, before I began to find what feels like my own voice. Some of those influences include Bach, Beethoven, Debussy, Miles Davis (particularly his post-mid-60's bands), Elton John, Todd Rundgren, David Borden, David Torn, Weather Report, Pat Metheny, Oregon ...
Favorite spot?
I've found something to love about many places. Some of my favorites were Thailand, Prague, and Vancouver. I live near San Francisco and visit New York often; I love their vibrancy and San Francisco's natural beauty. But my sacred spots are in the gorges around Ithaca, NY, where I was born and grew up.
Equipment used:
Currently:
synths: Roland JV-1080 and S-760, Alesis QS-7, various outboard effects
software: Emagic Logic, ES-2 and EXS-24, NI Absynth and Reaktor, many plug-ins
1984-1995:
Many Yamaha FM synths (which I was heavily into programming), Kurzweil 1000PX, E-mu Proteus, Opcode Vision, Galaxy and Studio 5
synths: Roland JV-1080 and S-760, Alesis QS-7, various outboard effects
software: Emagic Logic, ES-2 and EXS-24, NI Absynth and Reaktor, many plug-ins
1984-1995:
Many Yamaha FM synths (which I was heavily into programming), Kurzweil 1000PX, E-mu Proteus, Opcode Vision, Galaxy and Studio 5