Who is Mark Boar, anyway, and why should I listen to him?
Snarky response - “I have no idea.”
(I was a high school smartass.)
But seriously, folks -
We all share the same world - maybe you’ll find some common musical ground. My goal is your enjoyment, and maybe a little understanding of the other guy’s story.
As many of my former bandmates would tell you, I like unusual chord changes and riffs. But I stay away from outright off-key.
As I've matured, I've also embraced unusual rhythms and time signatures. My whole deal is "No boring music". If I ever drone one or two chords or endlessly repeat a single set of notes or the same vocal line for three or four minutes, tell me it's over and shoot me.
“The laudatory obituaries had all been written, so I composed and produced Requiem for a Prophet instead.”
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Requiem for a Prophet is an appreciation of Dave Smith. Dave came up with the first synth you could play five notes at a time on in 1978, when one-note monophonic synths were all we had. I played a Prophet 5 onstage with the band Ringmaster for a few years, and worked for Smith’s company Sequential Circuits for a brief time.
Dave later proposed and helped develop MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface), allowing synths made by different companies to synchronize with each other and a computer.
Requiem for a Prophet doesn't follow the prescription for a requiem mass. Instead, it's a celebration of the sounds of analog synthesizers and samplers, and the sonic possibilities MIDI made possible. I hope you like it.