Battle of Everyouth Video Documentation

Posted on July 18, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

On June 4, 2011 the Battle of Everyouth was staged and performed outside of the Minneapolis Institute of Art (MIA). I performed improvisational music non-stop for three hours with Luke Anderson (electronics), Jon Davis (bass, bass clarinet), and Graham O’Brien (drums, percussion). This video documentation is accompanied by bit and pieces from the board mix during the event. My instrumentation included the Rhodes electric piano, Sequential Circuits Pro-One, Electro-Harmonix Memory Man Delay, and Korg Monotron.

Pro-One Sequence with Haphazard Tweaks #2

Posted on July 12, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

This piece is a continuation of the sound I posted in Pro-One Sequence with Haphazard Tweaks. At this point I had roughly detuned the oscillators on the Pro-One to fifths, then I started to ramp up the feedback on the Memory Man until it produced the saturated pulse that fades out at the end.

Pro-One Sequence with Haphazard Tweaks #2

Pro-One Sequence with Haphazard Tweaks

Posted on May 31, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

A sixteen note sequence I programmed into the Pro-One and then ran it through the Memory Man while haphazardly twirling knobs.

Pro-One Sequence

Pro-One Major Third Drone with Memory Man Delay

Posted on May 30, 2011 by John C.S. Keston

Lately I have not had the Pro-One setup in my studio since I’m using it frequently for live performances. Today I had a rehearsal for the Battle for Everyouth in my studio so afterward I decided to record something from this magnificent little machine. Here’s a drone that I programmed by tuning the oscillators to a major third, then letting them hold while the LFO swept the filter and I adjusted knobs on the Pro-One and Memory Man delay.

Pro-One Major Third Drone with Memory Man Delay