This reminded me of something I was wondering about over the weekend... What is the present state of electronic music programs in colleges/conservatories in the United States? How are they compared to programs abroad? Maybe the answers are obvious, but they're things I know little to nothing about.
-dina ----- Original Message ----- From: Eric Scuccimarra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Tristan Watkins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; henrique casanova <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, October 14, 2002 8:26 AM Subject: Re: (313) Metro Area interview > I was at Oberlin for one year with Morgan. > > Kym and Dave of the now-defunct Spelunk Records were also there at the > time. They now spin electro in and around NYC and I'm sure they are still > producing though I don't know that they have released anything recently. > > There were actually a bunch of great DJs and producers there. Partly due to > the electronic music program at the Conservatory (TIMARA - technology in > music and related arts). Before I left the best teacher from that > department was fired for being a little bit too liberal. After that the > department went downhill and I believe they are firmly mired in "classical > style" electronic music these days (ie. high-concept music, musique > concrete, and that sort of thing). > > Paul Davis of Beige Records in Chicago was there well after Morgan left. > > Around the time I graduated the Oberlin "scene" (if you can call it that) > had started to degenerate into raver kids with big pants and after I left > the co-op record store closed which probably broke the last tie with > Detroit and Chicago. A friend of mine went back for a reunion this past May > and said that there wasn't much of anything going on. > > When I was there we basically had a couple different influences: > Detroit influenced people like Morgan, Kym and Dave and a few others. > Chicago influenced the West Coast house DJs who found Chicago house to be > incredible. > > Eric > > At 01:29 PM 10/12/2002 +0100, Tristan Watkins wrote: > >Hmm... I read it a little differently. I thought he was just saying that > >he isn't feeling the current techno output, not that he's not influenced by > >techno at all. > > > >I was shocked to find out he went to Oberlin. I had friends there around > >that time and they always seemed excited about the music producers and > >DJ's there, but this is crazy. I could have some details wrong, but by my > >count, at least one of the guys who runs Loveslap (San Francisco-based > >deep/Chicago-influenced house label), Morgan Geist, Trans Am (??? - I > >could be totally wrong about this bit) and I think I'm forgetting some > >others were all there at the same time! That's pretty impressive for a > >small liberal arts school, secluded in the middle of Ohio. I guess their > >electronic music program must have really drawn the right people in. Are > >there other Oberlin alums who've made their mark? I wonder what the > >Oberlin scene is like now, and who will emerge from it 5 years from now? > >I'm also curious about how > >much of an influence Ohio techno has there. Interesting school... > > > >Tristan > >===== > >Text/Mixes: http://phonopsia.tripod.com > >Music: http://www.mp313.com > >Contact: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
