On Hiatus for summer 2013 – Signals with Shivasongster airs on the webwaves as a monthly Internet radio program. The show features a range of electronic and electro-acoustic material starting from my early 4-track experiments right up to the most current concoctions using programs like Acid Pro, Garage Band, Propellerhead Reason, Ableton ...

  Signals with Shivasongster has a new schedule! See my gig calendar for more info. ‘Music is a moral law- it gives wings to the mind, A soul to the universe, Flight to the imagination, A charm to sadness, A life to everything.’ – Plato ...

Water Wheel that drives the bellows at Hopewell Furnace (photo by Jeremy dePrisco)

6/21/12 – For my 20th show I was planning to do a retrospective, but then I changed my mind and pulled together an Ableton Live project based on some loose ends that had been piling up since my last show in May. I was pretty excited to get into the ...

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Wow… 12 shows already. I must be pretty serious about this. Well, sort of. Last night’s show was another Propellerhead Reason improv, mixed live with even less prep than last time. It’s posted in my electro archives below. Please note that Signals with Shivasongster will be on hiatus until mid/late ...

Reason - No VST support, but you shouldn't need it!

For shows #11 & 12, I mixed it up a little bit with a live performance using only Propellerhead Reason/Record. I’ve been wanting to do such a set for a while. This week everything fell together (or apart) because I had little time to prep. I didn’t have other pre-recorded ...

Show #10 was a retrospective featuring some of my favorite tracks from previous shows. Track Title / Album or Collection 1 Sidechain – Sideshow Distractions 2 American Power (unreleased) 3 Obsolete Man (Truth is a Menace) (unreleased) 4 Full Circle – MINDSPEAK KEYBOARD SONGS 1993-1994 5 The Lie – MINDSPEAK KEYBOARD SONGS 1993-1994 6 A Fairytale – Catch the Squirrel 7 The Shadows On My Wall ...

Show #9 featured a continuation of the Space Folk from the last episode. “shivasongster‘s music is great for programming because it’s often mellow enough to allow you to concentrate on your code, yet occasionally draws you in for something meaningful or reflective.”  – Les Hall (Inventor) 1 Multiple Personality Intro improv 2 Don’t Forget ...

Show #8 featured live Space Folk… songs from my acoustic set put through delay pedals with KAOSS beat support… at least until the batteries ran out. Track Song Writer Album 1 City of New Orleans (Steve Goodman) Various 2 Diatribe (from JJD’s Cadillacs & Tarantulas) 3 Just Friends* 4 Saw It With My Own Two Eyes* 5 On The Edge (from JJD’s Catch ...

Signals with Shivasongster – April 28, 2011 – Back to the archives this week, where we explored tracks created using Acid Pro, the loop-based production tool. Though not used very much today in my compositions, Acid Pro was a lot of fun and I’ve found some neat pieces circa 1999 – ...

In the Attic (2008 setup)

For show #6, we continue with some sort-of-electro tracks from Chaos Rise Up and Catch the Squirrel. From there we explored some very rough experiments, including some of the better elements from 2007’s Inlaw’s Attic session. Each year since 2006 I’ve brought a portable studio to my inlaw’s place during ...

This show featured a mix of pre-recorded tracks from Bloomsburg to Bangladesh, some completely improv pieces, and material that mixed live performance with backing tracks or loops. # Track Name / Album 1 KORG: Wave Sequencer 3 (INTRO)* 2 She’s a Zombie (prerecorded) Bloomsburg To Bangladesh 3 Men ...

Signals with Shivasongster – March 17, 2011 – In celebration of St. Patty’s Day, this show featured an “enhanced” version of the ol’ Irish tune “All For Me Grog” originally recorded during some formative recording experiences at Lebanon Valley College with friend Matt Homiak while he was taking courses there. ...