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SEM 1 Unleashed! 4-26-07 |
In memory of Bob Moog (1934 - 2005) SEM1 is dedicated to the memory of Dr. Robert Moog, who revolutionized popular music by inventing a way to control an electronic sound generator with a piano keyboard in the 1960s. In his honor, SEM featured at least one Moog synthesizer on every track. Some songs feature several Moogs, including the school’s Minimoog Voyager, Memorymoog, and Moog Liberation. The variety of styles on the CD, including dance music, hip hop, and synth pop, showcases the amazing versatility of these instruments. For example, the faculty group Ol’Skool, which is named for its fondness towards vintage gear, uses Moog synthesizers for thick bass lines, mellifluous melodies, and bursts of alien noise, all in one song, “We are Ol’Skool.” Click on the song titles below to hear the tracks. Right-click to download. (128 kbps MP3) |
Track 1: "Voyager" © 2007 Joseph Akins and Unita Produced by Joseph Akins with vocals and lyrics by Unita Moog Voyager, Yamaha Motif ES and VL70-m, Reason and Garritan Personel Orchestra were mixed together with Pro Tools. Joseph Akins is an MTSU assistant professor of Recording Industry, as well as a producer and keyboard player. |
Track 2: "Malfunktion" © 2007 Brandon Wahl Produced by Brandon Wahl Moog Voyager, Yamaha Motif ES, Kurzweil K2500, Expand, and Reason were mixed together with Pro Tools. Brandon a native of Edmond, Oklahoma, is a Recording Industry Major at MTSU. |
Track 4: "Sunset Passion" © 2007 Yuuki Matsumoto Produced by Yuuki Matsumoto Moog Voyager, Yamaha Motif ES, Mach 5, Indigo Virus, & Reason were mixed together with Pro Tools. Yuuki from Tokyo, Japan, gained Music & Production skills from the Recording Department at MTSU. She finished her degree program in May, 2007! |
Track 6: "The Antidote" © 2007 Jacob Spaulding and Darrell Ellison Produced by Jacob Spaulding with vocals and lyrics by Jacob Spaulding and Darrell Ellison Reason, Moog Voyager, and Numark turntables mixed together with Pro Tools. Jacob Spaulding, a native of Memphis, TN, is a junior Recording Industry Major with a Production Technology concentration and Hip Hop Director fro WMTS 88.3 FM. He is currently working on a full album with Black and Tan Productions. www.myspace.com/the_jacob |
Track 7: "Equinox Festival Oveture" © 2007 Stephen Trageser Produced by Stephen Trageser Moog Voyager, Kurzweil K2500RS, Reason 3.0, electric guitar. A Murfreesboro, TN native, Stephen is a senior music production student at MTSU. He wishes to thank Brian Eno, David Byrne, David Bowie, and other extraterrestrial musicians for their positive influence on his songwriting. |
Track 8: "Time Within" © 2007 Eric Carlson Produced by Eric Carlson Moog Voyager, Pro Tools, Ableton Live, FL Studio. Eric is a senior at MTSU and majoring in Recording Industry with a concentration in Audio Engineering. Eric is also minoring Digital Media/Photography. |
Track 9: "We Are Ol'Skool" © 2007 Joseph Akins Chief tracking and mix engineers, producers: Brandon Wahl and Stephen Trageser This is the debut performance of Ol' Skool - a group of three ol' guys playing some ol' gear. Joseph Akins on Moog Liberation and Reason, Dale Brown on Moog Voyager and Memorymoog, and Matt Grosland on Yamaha DTXTREME IIS electronic drum kit. Written by Joseph Akins, tracked live. Dale Brown and Matt Grosland are superb musicians and MTSU Recording Industry technicians. |
Middle Tennessee State University’s Society for Electronic Music completed its most ambitious project yet with the release of their CD, SEM1. Financed by a grant from the school’s Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Projects (URSCP) committee, SEM1 features nine original electronic compositions by the group’s officers, the faculty advisor and Ol’Skool. The project’s goal was to give music production students an opportunity to experience the business aspects of creating a finished, ready-to-market CD. URSCP paid for professional mastering, replication, and packaging services for the CD, which is now being given away free by the SEM officers and at local record stores. 