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Mike Parker lives and work in Buffalo, New York, the city that was once the home of the Moog Synthesizer company. He currently lectures Fine Art at SUNY Buffalo. Over the years, his education in the visual arts has had a profound impact on the music he produces. Mike says ''the abstract nature of techno appeals to me because like painting and drawing, the creation of electronic music via modular synthesis is based on improvisation, never the same way twice. None of the analog synthesizers in my studio contain patch memory capabilities. Hence, every time I write, I must create new sounds from scratch. This creative process parallels my works on paper which are derived from the human form and drawn entirely from life. My method of recording and arranging is straightforward: a track is rehearsed many times, then recorded live with no edits or overdubbing later. This methodology is important to me because it is spontaneous''. Fans of his label Geophone, going since 1997, include Donato Dozzy, Peter Van Hoesen & Marcel Dettmann. His set at Labyrinth 2008 was widely regarded as one of the best of the festival.
www.mike-parker.net
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www.mike-parker.net
PODCAST http://fairtilizer.com/tracks/10042/downloa... More Biography