Cikira's News
September 2008
I set up the ArrayPlayers Yahoo group. Time to get more word out about it!
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Spring/Summer 2008 -
Spring/Summer 2008--I discover the Array Mbira and bring this wonderful instrument into my life. Meet Cikira's Mbiras here!
November 2006 -
My site gets a makeover from England's reknowned synth
designer and DSP coder Paul Maddox, who's also a "Vacoloco" of web
design. I'm delighted, Paul, thank you!
Setptember 2006 -
I attend an annual concert that shouldn't be missed--the culmination of Different Skies, a week of creative effort by electronic musicians who come from far and wide to Arcosanti, Arizona--a perfect space music venue. What fun to explore this desert "urban laboratory" and meet some old friends for the first time!
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February 2006 -
Talented composer/programmer Doug Wyatt is a hero to fans of Opcode, the company responsible for the virtual glue of my retro-Mac studio. So a visit to the Mushrooms was surely Doug's karmic...er, due.
Be sure check out his magnificent new album -
The Dream of 'I'
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January 2006 -
How strange the NAMM show seemed without Bob Moog's friendly presence. I miss him, but I'm so lucky to have known him. Another souvenir--one I never would have foreseen--was a gift from the folks at Moog Music. This says it all!
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May 2005 -
Did the new Buchla 200e bring on G.A.S. delirium, or did Don Buchla really visit the Mushrooms with amazing gizmos in tow? Read about it here!
July 2004 -
Check the featured "Workspace" in Keyboard Magazine's August issue!
May 2004 -
I update my daily Stairmaster stint by bringing a Bowflex Ultimate into my life. My new workout routine leaves me ready to rock... right over to the couch!
February 2004 -
I stop thinking wishfully about a synth-heads' forum about creativity, and take matters into my own hands. SynthSights "mushrooms"! Beware the evil moderatrix!
Read comments about the SynthSights group here.
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January 2004 -
Check out my NAMM show souvenir!
November 2003 -
I answer a juicy set of forum members' questions from the Netherlands, and talk about Gear Acquisition Syndrome (G.A.S.). Read the Q & A session here without having to translate from Dutch. Such a deal!
September 2002 -
Check out my gloriously evil Minimoog Voyager!
August 2002 -
Mushrooms and Gear photo updates!
July 2002 -
Summer NAMM show time in Nashville, where my honky-tonkin' and gear-lovin' worlds collide. Is that why it was so hot there?
May 2002 -I'm featured on TechTV's Tech Live show as the "ultimate AIBO fan". Well, I'm not the most extreme one, but I was handy. Don't miss the video!
January 2002 -
What a way for a Pterodactyl to start the year - by having a ball at the NAMM show in Anaheim, and then coming home to begin inhabiting the Mushrooms!
September 2001 -
Updates to maxWerk are completed with perfect timing. Just as "programmer's ennui" sets in, it's time to worry about house finishing.
August 2001 -
My original AIBO "Toshi" becomes a Smithsonian museum donation, and I get to party with geeks and robots at Robocup!
June 2001 -
The amazing Mushrooms sprout in the hills of central Washington.
May 2001 -
I help pick a name for the long-awaited Minimoog Voyager synthesizer. What an honor!
January 2001 -
The first ever NAMM wedding! A true celebrity marriage, it's all over in a few months.