Early Techno pioneer lifts his productions to the next level with Novation’s “revolutionary technology”…
[mp3]http://media.libsyn.com/media/audio/ac.mp3[/mp3]Can you remember the moment or album that first ignited your love of
electronic music? For Hideke Matsutake that moment was 1970. And the
album was Switched On Bach, Wendy Carlos’ seminal long-player that
inspired a whole generation to embrace the synthesiser as the most
inspirational instrument of the ’70s. In Matsutake it kick-started a
love affair with electronic music, computers and programming that
would see him dubbed the fourth member of electro-pop masters Yellow
Magic Orchestra, as well as starting influential and pioneering
Techno outfit Logic System.
Over 30 years later and Matsutake is chairman of the highly regarded
Japan Synthesizer Programmer Association (JSPA), he’s also every bit
as prolific today as he ever was. And although still a big fan of
hardware, he’s using more soft synths than ever, so having un-
paralleled levels of hands-on control is a necessity, not an option.
Which is why Novation’s ReMOTE Zero SL plays such a pivotal part in
his modern studio.
“I use the ReMOTE with Cubase 4. Together they form the brain of my
studio, allowing me to work quickly. The ReMOTE really is a
revolutionary piece of technology, which means I’m spending less time
on production and more on the creative aspects. In terms of features,
I like all of the functions in the ReMOTE – even going so far as to
say that there’s nothing better.”
But the ReMOTE Zero SL and the unique Automap Universal is not the
only Novation gear to have shaped the way Matsutake works, as just a
quick look around the studio reveals.
“I also use Novation’s DrumStation Rack and the BassStation Rack,
again because of their revolutionary technology. I’ve really been
influenced by that technology as it’s allowed me to pursue a much
higher level of creativity.”
“Music technology is coming along fast. I used to dream about
software sequencers and synthesisers, and now they are a reality. So
yes, I’m very much looking forward to future developments. My next
dream is a machine that detects and reproduces the sound you’re
imagining in the brain.”
For an artist who has made over 10 albums and produced countless
others, there’s no sign of slowing down – musically 2007 is already
shaping up to be a busy year for Matsutake with collaborations with
Yellow Magic Orchestra and a new album from Logic System in the
pipeline.
www.novationmusic.com
