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Behind the Synth: John Chowning Conversation
Blake interviews the discoverer of the FM Algorithm, composer and professor emeritus Dr. John Chowning.
It was a distinct honor to chat with Dr. John Chowning at
Knobcon 2019, where he was the featured guest. In this episode of Behind the Synth, Dr. Chowning talks about his upbringing, college education, studies in Paris with the legendary
Nadia Boulanger and more. It was a fascinating conversation. (Note: This was recorded in a very large hotel lobby with a lot of ambient noise. Apologies for the sound quality.)
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About the author
Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.
Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.
