Daron Murphy
After playing in various indie rock bands throughout the '90s as a singer and guitarist, Daron Murphy laid down his guitar for a while and started experimenting with synthesizers and keyboards. He had always been a 'vintage snob', so he started off with old analog synths like the Arp Axxe, Realistic MG-1 (by Moog) and his favorite, the Roland Jupiter 4. "I just like the simplicity, the personality and the warm, organic tone."
While touring with Laura Dawn (his wife) and the band in 2001 to promote her album on Extasy Records, they also started the humorous glam rock/disco band called Rene Risque and the Art Lovers. Moby, who was friends with Laura, started coming to see their shows. He became a fan, and made some live guest appearances. When it was time for Moby to make his album, Hotel, he enlisted Laura as singer and asked Daron to come on his 2005 world tour to play guitar, bass, and harmonica.
Now, back home in Brooklyn, Daron is writing and recording new songs in his small home studio. The music he's working on now is a hybrid of electronic disco and glam rock. It will be released under the name "Dolce" (his character from Rene Risque) and features Laura and Moby. You can also expect a remix by Daron of Moby's upcoming single, "New York, New York," which features Debbie Harry of Blondie on vocals.
Daron Murphy and FabFilter
Daron mostly uses FabFilter Twin and FabFilter Volcano, which he first read about in Future Music Magazine. "I like them because they have some of the best sounding filters I have ever heard in the software domain."
"One of my big frustrations has always been that soft synths sound sterile and lifeless. FabFilter Twin however, has got the richness and warmth of analog synths (great, smooth filters, full, musical sound) but has the features and flexibility of a modern synth. There are only a couple of soft synths that inspire me and FabFilter Twin is one of them..."
"I also like it because it's intuitive and easy to use. One thing I've learned from working with Moby is that it's often best not to fuss over sounds. If you get lost in tweaking it can slow down your creativity. I also love how the sounds seem to bridge the sonic gap between vintage and modern. Like filtering real drum sounds through Volcano to give them a more synthesized/drum machine hybrid type of sound."
Other featured artists
Tom Lord-Alge, a three-time Grammy Award winner, owns one of the industry’s most prolific discographies, with diverse credits spanning U2, The Rolling Stones, P!nk, Peter Gabriel, Dave Matthews Band, Blink-182, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Avril Lavigne...
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Neal Avron is a multiple Grammy-nominated producer and mixer based in Hollywood, California. Neal has produced and mixed hits and acclaimed albums from a wide array of artists ranging from Sara Bareilles, Twenty One Pilots, Walk The Moon, Bleachers, Linkin Park, Disturbed, Fall Out Bo...
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Bob Power is a multi-platinum, Grammy Award-winning producer, engineer and mixer. His projects include "On and On" for Erykah Badu (double Grammy winner), the first four Tribe Called Quest albums, De la Soul, Bobby Mc Ferrin, Ozomatli (Grammy winner), Citizen Cope, Common,...
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Dana Nielsen is a Grammy-nominated mixer, engineer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist known for his work with Rihanna, Adele, The Smashing Pumpkins, Neil Young, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Weezer, The Avett Brothers, Bob Dylan and Kanye West. Nielsen also frequently works with music for pi...
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Koen Heldens, originally from the Netherlands, moved to Los Angeles at 19 to start a career in the music business. He is an international muliti-platinum, multi-billion times streamed and Billboard Music Award nominated mixing engineer. He began music school at the age of 6, attending t...
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Noisia (who took their name from the word VISION inverted on an upside down VHS tape) are Nik Roos, Thijs de Vlieger and Martijn van Sonderen, hailing from Groningen, The Netherlands. Influenced by an eclectic range of artists, from The Prodigy to James Brown, Miles Davis to Konfl...
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Kevin Killen is a long time veteran of the music industry. During that time he has received eight Grammy awards, numerous nominations and the respect of his peers. His passion is making timeless records and has done so on occasion with the likes of U2, Peter Gabriel, Elvis Costello, Dav...
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Damien Lewis, producer, mixer and engineer, earned his first Grammy nomination alongside longtime mentor Phil Tanfor Teenage Dream by Katy Perry. To date, his engineering work appears on 15 Grammy-nominated songs or albums, five of which have won a Grammy.Damien spli...
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Greg Wurth is a Grammy Nominated, Gold & Platinum award winning producer. He has been Steve Vai‘s engineer for a decade with other credits ranging from Tony MacAlpine, Tracii Guns, and Mary J Blige.
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Artist overview
- Alawn
- Armin van Buuren
- Bil VornDick
- BINKBEATS
- Bjorn Akesson
- Bob Power
- Callum Connor
- Caveman
- Celldweller
- Charlie Crown
- Chocolate Puma
- Chris Lake
- Cinthie
- D. James Goodwin
- Damien Lewis
- Dana Nielsen
- Daniel Shores
- Dave Pensado
- David Catching / Rancho de la Luna
- Delta Spirit
- Dem Jointz
- DJ Nu-Mark
- Elkka
- Erik 'Blu2th' Griggs
- Extrawelt
- Fabian Marasciullo
- Francesco Cameli
- Gary Miller
- Gethin Pearson
- Glenn Schick
- Glisz
- Greg Wells
- Greg Wurth
- Groove Armada
- Hardwell
- Howie Weinberg
- Ian Dowling
- J Devil
- James Hannigan
- Jamie Lidell
- Jan 'Stan' Kybert
- Jason Graves
- Jason Miles
- Jeff Ellis
- Joe Barresi
- Joe West
- Joel Little
- John Hill
- Joost van den Broek
- Joseph Renzetti
- Josh Rogosin
- Julia Borelli
- Justin Stanley
- Kevin Killen
- Kevin Madigan
- Khaliq Glover
- Koen Heldens
- Local Natives
- Manny Marroquin
- Marc Carolan
- Matt Lawrence
- Matt Schaeffer
- Matthew Burnett
- Megan McDuffee
- Michael Graves
- Mike Cave
- Miles Walker
- Modeselektor
- Mogwai
- Morgan Page
- Mucky
- múm
- Neal Avron
- Neal H Pogue
- Neil Dorfsman
- Noah Georgeson
- Noisia
- Olav Basoski
- Omar Hakim
- Paula Tape
- Pedro Viñuela Romero
- Recoil
- Remy.
- Ricardo Sangiao
- Robbie Nelson
- Robert L. Smith
- Robert Venable
- Robin Finck
- Roni Size
- Ross Fish
- Sacha Skarbek
- Santaflow
- Scott Chesak
- Scott Jacoby
- Sean P. Jones
- Simon Climie
- Stan Greene
- Stefano Lentini
- Sterling Winfield
- The Black Keys
- The Glitch Mob
- The National
- The Wildcardz
- Thomas Warren
- Tom Elmhirst
- Tom Lord-Alge
- Tony Maserati
- UNIFONY
- Weval
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