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seamlessly!</p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->10 Sep 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">News</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/interview-with-mark-shishlev-of-label-cantroll"><img alt="Image for Interview with Mark Shishlev of Label Cantroll" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/a4a208aed21ec4b604253dbd2df4ce9c
1abed2724-1679x1686.jpg?rect=273,85,1134,1134&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/interview-with-mark-shishlev-of-label-cantroll">Interview with Mark Shishlev of Label Cantroll</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>Mark Shishlev, founder of Russian multi-genre Label Cantroll shares his philosophy and history of the label.</p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->05 Jul 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">Interview</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/female-pioneers-of-electronic-music-wendy-carlos"><img alt="Image for Wendy Carlos - Female Pioneers of Electronic Music" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/47df2d865fec08f4a133d65ad0d776f9af5823de-3925x2510.webp?rect=708,0,2510,2510&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/female-pioneers-of-electronic-music-wendy-carlos">Wendy Carlos - Female Pioneers of Electronic Music</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>Discover Wendy Carlos' groundbreaking music journey and untold struggles behind iconic soundtracks like "Tron" and "A Clockwork Orange"!</p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->18 Jun 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">Long Read</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/interview-miami-palm"><img alt="Image for Interview with Miami Palm Collective" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/390a2d35256ab1fd7a2c8ba965838b334b8f6f67-4272x2294.jpg?rect=989,0,2294,2294&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/interview-miami-palm">Interview with Miami Palm Collective</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>We chat with Vaporwave label boss Artur of MIami Palm Collective.</p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->05 Jun 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">Interview</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/trip-through-audiovisual-arts-discover-the-crux-av-festival"><img alt="Image for Trip Through Audiovisual Arts: Discover the Crux AV Festival" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/3671f4fc7c56e1e0a967c4257fa49ab2e3f426c0-1308x872.jpg?rect=218,0,872,872&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/trip-through-audiovisual-arts-discover-the-crux-av-festival">Trip Through Audiovisual Arts: Discover the Crux AV Festival</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>Mark your calendars for April 13th and 14th to experience the Crux AV Festival. We list our picks and how to get tickets.</p><p><br/></p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->27 Mar 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">News</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/female-pioneers-of-electronic-music-delia-derbyshire"><img alt="Image for Female Pioneers of Electronic Music - Delia Derbyshire" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/e4f998a3a6b78c5e5380c95da90d1dbf49d710fe-706x447.jpg?rect=130,0,447,447&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/female-pioneers-of-electronic-music-delia-derbyshire">Female Pioneers of Electronic Music - Delia Derbyshire</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>We continue our learning journey about the female pioneers of electronic music with Delia Derbyshire, the great British trailblazing composer.</p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->08 Mar 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">Long Read</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/artcore-picks-february-2024"><img alt="Image for Artcore Picks February" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/780116bbbf70d0f7abc79a81fca3ce7a1a1c16f7-2399x2400.png?rect=0,1,2399,2399&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/artcore-picks-february-2024">Artcore Picks February</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>A selection of hand picked tracks from our editorial team - this month curated by Dan Howe.</p></div></div><div class="mt-2 text-xxs md:text-xxs pt-2 border-t-[1px] border-neutral-800 "><span class="font-light text-neutral-500 active:text-neutral-100 text-xs "> <!-- -->
119 Feb 24</span></div></div><div class="absolute right-0 top-0 flex flex-row "><div class="px-2 py-[2px] poppins text-xs font-light text-neutral-300 bg-neutral-800 rounded-bl-md rounded-tr-md border-b-[0px] border-l-[0px] border-neutral-800/80 ">Staff Picks</div></div></div></div><div class="bg-neutral-900 rounded-md"><div class="p-2 w-full md:w-full relative flex flex-col gap-4 bg-neutral-900 h-full rounded-lg poppins"><div class="relative"><a href="/blog/iklectik-closed-a-loss-for-experimental-music-but-is-there-still-hope"><img alt="Image for Iklectik Closed: A Loss for Experimental Music; But is There Still hope?" loading="lazy" width="300" height="300" decoding="async" data-nimg="1" class="opacity-100 rounded w-full h-full" style="color:transparent" src="https://cdn.sanity.io/images/88qfe006/production/638f8d677c9ac8ded81b37c955c12a4c5a588611-2048x1280.jpg?rect=384,0,1280,1280&w=300&h=300"/></a></div><div class="pb-1 flex flex-col flex-grow "><div class="text-sm font-medium text-itemtitle line-clamp-1"><a href="/blog/iklectik-closed-a-loss-for-experimental-music-but-is-there-still-hope">Iklectik Closed: A Loss for Experimental Music; But is There Still hope?</a></div><div class="flex-grow mt-2 "><div class="text-xs text-neutral-400 font-light line-clamp-2 "><p>The iconic hub of experimental music in London, Iklectik, has shuttered its doors. Join us in supporting its creators through their crowdfunding efforts. 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5ollaborating with Robert Moog on the first commercially available Moog synthesizer and for her groundbreaking soundtracks for the feature films \"A Clockwork Orange\" and \"Tron.\" "}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"95fd2a9b79bd","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"666ae39ba9ef","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Despite her challenging journey through her M to F transition, marked by societal prejudices, Wendy persevered, often living in solitude for extended periods, yet continuing to create and innovate in the world of music."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"c0feb299c5d5","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"8013a73939e0","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"First Years"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h4"},{"_key":"33d3ae2a2285","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"382c4013f89e","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Born in Pawtucket, Rhode Island, in 1939 to a music-loving working-class family, Wendy began piano lessons at age six. Unable to afford a piano, her father drew a keyboard on paper for her to practice. At just ten years old (!) she composed \"A Trio for Clarinet, Accordion, and Piano.\" By age fourteen, she earned a scholarship to set up a computer, a rarity at the time. Wendy later attended Brown University, studying music and physics, where she struggled with societal expectations, trying to date girls while still living as a man."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"428668d87925","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"55310543fa9e","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Wendy and the Moog"}],"markDefs":[],"style":"h4"},{"_key":"0bc0f2cbb04a","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"e8bd55b745da","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"After graduating from Brown, Wendy pursued a master's degree in music composition at Columbia University. Her fascination with electronic instruments grew, and she met Robert Moog at a conference, advising him on the Moog synthesizer. She suggested innovations like pitch variation sliders, a filter bank, and a touch-sensitive keyboard, which appeared in the 1970s model."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"ce3b76317396","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"f0de554c4696","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Wendy acquired her first Moog synthesizer in 1966, using it to perform classical music and create jingles. 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This project marked her first collaboration with her partner Annemarie Franklin, blending the Moog synthesizer with the rare Crumar General Development System (GDS) digital synthesizer."}],"markDefs":[],"style":"normal"},{"_key":"833e01dae41c","_type":"youtubeEmbed","videoId":"NgC6yQmHu2Q"},{"_key":"2bccc2560248","_type":"block","children":[{"_key":"8d1708b461a2","_type":"span","marks":[],"text":"Following \"Tron,\" Wendy released several more studio albums, including \"Digital Moonscapes\" in 1984. Inspired by astronomy, the album featured music written for an orchestra or its electronic equivalent, simulating a symphony orchestra using advanced synthesizers like the GDS and
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