Name: Doug Pearson
Age: 32
Location: Oakland, California
Occupation: software localization & database engineer
Modules: one of each except -700 & -420 (already have an MS-20 AND
Frostwave Filter, but I'll probably still get a -420 eventually), at least
as soon as Paul sends me the -410 & -940 I have on order :^), 3 -800's
Other Instruments: Korg MS-20/-50/SQ-10, Yamaha CS-15D/-40M, EML 101,
Prophet 600, Blacet 2000 series modules, Wiard modular (on order), Casio
CZ-101, 3mS/Soundshimmer Triwave Picogenerator, PAiA Theremax, Clavinet,
Vox Jaguar, RMI Electrapiano/harpsichord, Peavy Predator guitar,
Rickenbacker 4001 basses, Pearl drums/Zildjan cymbals (don't own a drum
machine), violin, tons of fx, etc.
Styles: Spacerock, psych, punk, avant-garde/experimental, reggae/dub,
jazz/fusion (most anything synth-oriented EXCEPT for the two favorites,
prog [although I DO own a pair of leather pants sold to me by a female
analog modular synth freak who works at Stormy Leather in SF] & techno
[don't own any baggy jeans, sorry]). Appeared on a few records / toured
the northeast US a couple times with different bands.
Fave (vaguely synth-oriented) Artists/Records: HAWKWIND, Gong, Faust,
United States of America, Miles Davis, 50 Foot Hose, Neu!, Silver Apples,
Eno/early Roxy Music, Metal Urbain, M. Subotnick, K. Stockhausen, Sun Ra,
Screamers, Chrome, King Tubby, F/i, Ash Ra Temple, Alien Planetscapes,
Omit, Metabolismus, Velvet Underground (OK no synth content there), Linda
Cohen (w/then-hubby Craig Anderton), early Cabaret Voltaire, Pere Ubu,
Monkees, early Devo (used to be in a tribute band!), Magical Power Mako,
Algarnas Tradgard, Red Crayola, This Heat, Throbbing Gristle, Cul de Sac,
Byrds, etc.
Current listening: Mostly the northern-Japanese (Hokkaido) band Overhang
Party since I haven't yet gotten over being blown away by them 11 nights in
a row (and 3 more on the west coast) when we opened for them on tour.
-Doug
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