The Tenori-Off Project

I’ve been writing this whole weekend and I think I’m making some progress.
I have the basic flow of most of this song down. I do need to find a hook though. After listening to a whole range of songs this last week, I seem to have  better understanding of song structure.
Understanding and execution are two [...]

I found a very insightful interview with Toshio Iwai (the creator of the Tenori-On) over at PixelSurgeon.com. He talks about his fascination with music creation and in making it accessible to people who are not musically schooled.
He also talks about his inspirations in creating ElectroPlankton and the Tenori-On.
You can check it out here.

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I’ve been looking for professional Theremin lessons but there does not seem to be any in my area. As a result, I’ve been learning by following other people play off of YouTube.
I recently found a series of really cool lessons by a guy named Thomas Grillo! This guy is really good. He has amazing control [...]

One of the more active members of the Tenori-On forum, STACKDJ created a really cool site that allows Tenori-On users to upload and share their songs, blocks and samples. This is really cool! I might upload some later this week.
For those unfamiliar to what the difference is between songs, blocks and samples, here’s the breakdown:
Song [...]

I’ve been thinking a lot more about words. And by words I mean lyrics. I think I’m gonna shift gears for the next few weeks and carry a little notebook around instead of the Tenori-On.
It’s time for me to write down some words that will hopefully flow together as songs. To help with the inspiration, [...]

I had a fun day yeaterday. Nina and I had a nice day out. We checked out a comic store where I picked up some cool book.
We then went to Guitar Center to pick up one of these microphones… We hope to record some lyrics with it.
We spent the rest of the day over at Dee, [...]

An email newsletter went out today announcing the availability of the Tenori-On.
I guess they are increasing their supply or changing the way they are selling them. It used to be that you had to register at the Keyfax.com site and wait your turn to get one as they were only releasing 70 or so units [...]

Totally unrelated.

I built a Spore creature based on a Slasher from Dead Space; the game I am working on.
Check out Spore when you get a chance… it’s an awesome game! Also if you want to see what this Slasher Spore creature is based on, check out this developer diary on Dead Space.
 
 

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I just added a new song. This one is called “e11even”.
It still needs a bit more work but I think it’s pretty cool.

http://dinoignacio.com/tenori-off/e11even.mp3
 

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I chanced upon a really cool myspace music page today… The Octopus Project.
The Octopus Project seems to be a synth pop band that uses a theremin. I’m an instant fan.
I should also mentioned that I found this page through a post on Engadget about a solar theremin.
 

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