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I have a love/hate relationship with technology. For the record, I am an electronic musician for a living. My entire income is based on the daily use of cutting edge audio/video technology, as well as the ability to connect to a worldwide audience via the internet in order to share my work (Don’t think that I don’t see the irony in all of this). However, the fundamental reason why I use this technology, is to connect with people emotionally via music, and maybe even more importantly, people themselves on a more personal basis.

Looking back at the last 43 years of my life, I realize that I’ve employed a lot of self-destructive habits in the past which I now distance myself from. Admittedly, I haven’t always been the man I am today. I often reflect on how lucky I am to have survived a barrage of near debilitating life experiences and events over the years (like child abuse & abandonment, drug addiction, etc.) which, thankfully, taught me a lot about the person I don’t want to be.

I know I’m gonna catch a lot of flack for this. History dictates that people (almost always) lose their capacity to reason when their way of life is challenged in any way, shape or form. It doesn’t even really matter how or why.

ILIO introduces a new patch library for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2™ consisting of inspiring, arpeggiated sounds.

I don’t know about you, but it seems like it’s becoming increasingly more difficult to get out of bed in the mornings. My passion for people, for creating music, and for generally being ALIVE, has slowly eroded into a basic day-to-day survival gig. I regularly find myself scrambling to muster the energy to keep pushing forward under the intense societal gravity of the world at hand. And it’s not getting any easier…

ILIO introduces an amazing new patch library by Summer Channel & Kris Northern for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.1™ transporting you into the cutting edge vortex of modular synthesis.

ILIO introduces a diverse new patch library for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.1™ that brings the sound of the A.I. future to your DAW, today.

Looking to up your music production game? If you live in the Portland Metro area, or anywhere with an internet connection (Skype) then you might wanna check this out!

Some people call it intuition. Others call it instinct, or even a “gut” feeling. But no matter what you label it as, everyone one of us has experienced the sensation of “knowing” things before we know them, even if we can’t explain how.

I wrote these “rules” a few years ago, which were inspired by many of my life experiences, failures, successes, and simple things that got me through my days. I hope they inspire you all as well.

ILIO introduces a diverse new patch library for Spectrasonics Omnisphere 2.1™ that is sure to bring out your inner synth dragon-master.

Our friend, and Summer Channel collaborator Chrysta Bell will be starring in the upcoming 2017 reboot of David Lynch’s “Twin Peaks” on Showtime!

In today’s crowded and largely underwhelming music industry, it seems like sidestepping the crucial, and often, time consuming steps towards true and enduring proficiency has become the norm. In the quest for overnight success, fledgeling DJs and musicians seem to have forgotten (or never really knew to begin with) what music is truly about. This is why it’s more important than ever to become really good at what you do.