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DMC Members

A short list of core members

Dan Roitner - DNA0101 the ManMachine

Nova Scotia, Canada

Dan has been excited about new sounds and involved with music all his life. In the 70’s he heard strange new synthesizer sounds and was hooked. He has been self taught guitar/bass and keyboards with a basics in music theory and recording. This has lead to him enjoying the process of recording his own compositions and he has been in a few bands.

Currently he uses Cubase with a too many plugins. He uses mainly Native Instruments. Dan enjoys creating many styles of music, though mainly instrumental and favours a more synthesized sound with added elements of natural instrumentation to add contrast.

Dan has a background in photography, graphic design, video and website editing and book publishing.

Dan runs this DMC Zoom Group

Gear:

  • DAW – Cubase on a PC
  • Plugins – NI, Air, iZotope, Glitchmachines
  • Guitars- electric, acoustic, classical
  • Ibanez Bass
  • Kawai Keyboard
  • Behringer Monitors

Links to creative work:

Phil Meadows (aka Despondo)

Phoenix, AZ, USA

My journey into music production began in the late 1980s when I received my first synthesizer, a Korg Poly-800. This sparked a passion that led me to acquire a Yamaha V50 workstation, allowing me to create multi-track compositions. The world of sampling then opened up with my purchase of an Ensoniq ASR-10.

In 2001, I discovered the Reason DAW, which has been my primary platform for composition and production ever since. The addition of Reason’s Rack Extensions and now, third-party VST instruments, has significantly expanded my musical and sonic possibilities, enabling me to explore a wide range of genres.

My musical focus tends towards expansive and cinematic pieces, but I also enjoy exploring synthwave, EDM, techno, orchestral, new age, rock, ambient, electronic, and world music, among others. I produce under several monikers such as Despondo, Nomadica, XenoMantra, Xenophase, and OneX.

Beyond music, my background includes architecture, visualization, graphic design, video production, motion graphics, photography, art, and more recently, AI imagery and animation.

Phil also helps run the DMC group

Gear:

  • DAW: Reason (+ Rack Extensions) on a Mac
  • Plugins: Spectrasonics, u-He, Plugin Guru, Arturia, Cherry Audio, D16 Group, NI, iZotope, UVI, GForce, Korg, KV331, Lennar Digital, Roland, Rob Papen, Synapse Audio, Sugar Bytes, UJAM, Vengeance, Waves, Xfer Records
  • Controllers: Arturia Keylab 88 mkII, Nektar Panorama P4, CME Xkey, Yamaha YDS-120, Novation Launch Control XL, Elgato Stream Deck XL
  • Yamaha V50
  • Ensoniq ASR-10
  • Focusrite Scarlett 18i20
  • IK Multimedia iLoud Micro Monitors

Links to creative work:

Gilles Gagnon - GG+the Mix

Toronto, Canada

I played violin at a young age. Began producing many over twenty years ago using Cakewalk, then Cubase. I now use Ableton Live with a variety of plugins/VSTs.

Gear:

  • DAW – Ableton Live Suite on PC
  • Yamaha P-105 piano
  • Novation LMK49 MkIII
  • Focusrite 4i4 audio interface
  • Yamaha HM5 desktop monitors

Links to creative work:

Jeff Quance

Toronto, Canada

Digital and Guitar Composition

Linked up with DMC recently. Great music community, a place for sharing music related ideas and songs. I get valuable feedback and have learned a lot. I always loved music… singing, guitar and electronic music.

My DAW is Logic. My Guitar is a Gibson electric. I like to explore various genres of music and compose. I have written dozens of songs and am building my music production knowledge and skills. A number of my compositions are posted on Audius and Sound Cloud. They are works in process.

Gear:

  • DAW – Logic on a Mac
  • Gibson guitar

Links to creative work:

Sara

Ottawa, Canada

Barrister is a Canadian independent songwriter who writes, produces, and records electronic chill, deep house and pop.

Sorry it’s a bit short!

Gear:

  • DAW – Reason
  • Scarlett 16i16
  • KRK monitors
  • Apex 435 condenser mic

Links to creative work:

Richard Christner

Maryland, USA

Richard Christner focuses on composing and digitally performing orchestral music, ranging from classical to epic styles. His works include pieces for small ensemble up to full hybrid orchestra.

Richard works with Logic, taking advantage of the many native and third party virtual instrument plug-ins that are available. Richard is a member of the Composers’ Society of Montgomery County.

His piece That Which You Seek was a finalist in the April 2023 Ryan Leach Composing Contest.

Gear:

  • DAW – Logic Pro on a Mac
  • Plugins –

Links to creative work:

SusieCool

Orlando, FL, USA

Hello there, I am SusieCool, a Singer/Songwriter in Orlando FL. I love to write quirky songs, and I co-write a lot. I call my style Acousticool/Reggaelypso and also love to write Island/folk fusion songs.

I sing, play guitar, bass, and ukulele. I also play keyboard badly. I have a home studio that I call “StudioCool”. I use various recording
programs, and am struggling to learn MIDI.

My brother has been collaborating with me as an engineer and arranger.

I share my songs on SoundCloud, ReverbNation and YouTube among others.

Gear:

  • Daw – AcidPro 10, Cakewalk Sonar,
    Bandlab, SoundForge Audio Studio 17
    Movie Studio Platinum
     (learning) – Logic Pro, MAGIX Music Maker
    Garage Band 
  • Mics – AudioTechnica 4033a
    MXL 900 and 990
    USB condenser: Yeti
    Samson C01 and C01Pro USB
  • Instruments: Takamine acoustic/electric,
    ukuleles, bass, classical, Fender Strat (copy) guitars
  • Keyboards and midi controllers:
    Yamaha PSR 540
    M-Audio Oxygen Pro Mini
    Akai MPK Mini MK5-25
    Midiplus AKM320
    Casio WK 500
    WK 1500, and WK 1800

Links to creative work:

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