Alex Ball has built a reputation as one of the most informative and interesting synth historian’s of the KZread age. Starting with short videos about specific instruments, his work began to grow into more in-depth and elaborate explorations of the companies behind the instruments and the people who used them.
Over the last year or so, Alex has been busy producing one of the most detailed examinations of the ARP company, it’s founder Alan R Pearlman, and the numerous people involved in making the American synthesizer manufacturer one of the most revered brands in the industry. This documentary film was made for, and with the full support of, the Alan R Pearlman Foundation, headed up by Alan’s daughter, Dina Pearlman.
Chapters
00:00 - Intro and music featuring the ARP family of synths by Alex Ball
00:50 - About Alex
03:45 - The Terminator 2 Analysis
05:40 - Meeting Heroes
06:02 - How did the ARP documentary happen?
12:49 - How long was the process?
15:45 - MUSIC CLIP: ARP family of synths by Alex Ball
16:05 - What are your research methods?
18:21 - Alternate truths
20:24 - Tracking down the gear
22:11 - Addendums and the ARP Avatar
23:44 - MUSIC CLIP: ’Interlude’ by Drew Schlesinger & David Torn featuring the ARP Avatar
24:14 - ARP Centaur 6
26:21 - Where do you see synth documentaries going?
31:06 - What’s next in Alex Ball’s world?
33:39 - What would you love to make a documentary about?
35:40 - Outro music featuring the ARP Solina by Alex Ball
This interview was originally published on the SOS Podcast channel in July 2020.
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Interviewer:
Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMIs so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners.
Rob also writes reviews and articles for his website, failedmuso.com and has guested on a number of music technology podcasts and shows. He can often be found at various synthesizer shows such as SynthFest UK, where in 2019 he delivered a talk and demonstration on the history of the Fairlight in conjunction with producer Steve Levine.
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