SoundClick artist: CompSem - Electronic music programmed and composed on the computer

Electronic music programmed and composed on the computer using a variety of compositional tools such as software and hardware synths, sequencers, outboard effects, and a few custom software applications I developed for myself. I stopped using the keyboard to compose 10 years ago -- I feel it has given me freedom.

Why this name?

I was classically trained from youth on the piano and attended college as a theory / composition / piano performance major, but I dropped out when I married my beautiful wife, Vanessa. I continued to compose avante garde music and had some spins on FM radio in Los Angeles many years ago. Continuing my study with private instructors, workshops and seminars at the University of Idaho, preferring the symphonic sound but always feeling compelled to fuse beats and funky rhythms in my music, I developed my style in electronic music. One of the most memorable and enjoyable efforts, "Composition Seminar" or just "CompSem," was the impetus for the band name.

If you make it big..?

Hardly likely...

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

It makes my music accessible for everyone.

Would you sign a record contract with a major label?

Maybe.

Band History:

CompSem is just me -- Robert Dobbins. I am a programmer at the University of Idaho, in Moscow, Idaho. This is where they hold the Lionel Hampton Jazz Festival every year.

Your influences?

Yes, Walter/Wendy Carlos, Jarre, Jan Hammer, Elfman, Moody Blues, Who, Beethoven, Debussy, Ravel, Tangerine Dream, Philip Glass.

Favorite spot?

Pacific and Inland Northwest

Equipment used:

Kurzweil K2500, Alesis QSR, Roland GS64, Boss VF1, Lexicon MPX500, Samplitude 2496, Allen & Heath MixWizard 20, some custom software...

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