Brian McLaren?

I think somebody posted on one of these lists that Brian McLaren has left the internet.
(It is evident, if this is true, that I missed him by a long shot). All that remains of him
seems to be writings in various places concerning microtonality etcetera, and quite
entertaining they are. I was reading this one -> http://www-math.cudenver.edu/
~jstarret/composition.html which makes numerous references to a certain
"Microtonal Music of Brian McLaren" album (at least FIVE volumes) and a "240 piano
pieces." Is this guy for real? Where is he and where is his music?

Thanks,
Jacob

Jacob wrote:

> references to a certain
> "Microtonal Music of Brian McLaren" album (at least FIVE volumes) and a "240 piano
> pieces." Is this guy for real? Where is he and where is his music?

Yes, these exist. I have six volumes that Brian sent me over the years. They contain a very
large number of pieces in a large number of tunings -- equal temperaments, nonequal
temperaments, just and nonjust... Brian's typical mode of operation was to tune a synth to
a particular tuning and then improvise for a while, recording (MIDI) as he went. Then he
would edit down to a short piece.

Also, he has a CD called "144 of the World's most xenharmonicmelodies" (in all the
tunings between 5-tet and 51-tet) and an "Introduction to Microtionality."

It does seem that he has withdrawn from active communication on the internet, but I'll bet
he would be happy to hear from people by mail. If you would like to contact him, let me
know and I'll find his address.

--Bill Sethares

Brian has tons of Microtonal Music on CD, not just his own but others as
well and in group settings. I don't have his address handy.

John Loffink
The Microtonal Synthesis Web Site
http://www.microtonal-synthesis.com
The Wavemakers Synthesizer Web Site
http://www.wavemakers-synth.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Sethares [mailto:sethares@...]
> Sent: Saturday, February 28, 2004 9:26 AM
> To: MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [MMM] Re: Brian McLaren?
>
>
> Jacob wrote:
>
> > references to a certain
> > "Microtonal Music of Brian McLaren" album (at least FIVE volumes) and a
> "240 piano
> > pieces." Is this guy for real? Where is he and where is his music?
>
> Yes, these exist. I have six volumes that Brian sent me over the years.
> They contain a very
> large number of pieces in a large number of tunings -- equal temperaments,
> nonequal
> temperaments, just and nonjust... Brian's typical mode of operation was to
> tune a synth to
> a particular tuning and then improvise for a while, recording (MIDI) as he
> went. Then he
> would edit down to a short piece.
>
> Also, he has a CD called "144 of the World's most xenharmonicmelodies" (in
> all the
> tunings between 5-tet and 51-tet) and an "Introduction to Microtionality."
>
> It does seem that he has withdrawn from active communication on the
> internet, but I'll bet
> he would be happy to hear from people by mail. If you would like to
> contact him, let me
> know and I'll find his address.
>
> --Bill Sethares

--- In MakeMicroMusic@yahoogroups.com, "Bill Sethares"
<sethares@e...> wrote:
>
> Jacob wrote:
>
> > references to a certain
> > "Microtonal Music of Brian McLaren" album (at least FIVE volumes)
> > and a "240 piano pieces." Is this guy for real? Where is he and
> > where is his music?
>
> Yes, these exist. I have six volumes that Brian sent me over the
> years. They contain a very large number of pieces in a large number
> of tunings -- equal temperaments, nonequal temperaments, just and
> nonjust... Brian's typical mode of operation was to tune a synth to
> a particular tuning and then improvise for a while, recording
> (MIDI) as he went. Then he would edit down to a short piece.
>
> Also, he has a CD called "144 of the World's most
> xenharmonicmelodies" (in all the tunings between 5-tet and 51-tet)
> and an "Introduction to Microtionality."
>
> It does seem that he has withdrawn from active communication on
> the internet, but I'll bet he would be happy to hear from people
> by mail. If you would like to contact him, let me know and I'll
> find his address.
>
> --Bill Sethares

Bill,

I remember Brian from way back when I first subscribed to the
microtonal list, and I thought that his writings were always
interesting, but was unaware that he'd recorded anything on CD.

I'd be very interested in hearing those, so if you could dig up his
address, it would be greatly appreciated.

OK, guess I'll go back to lurk mode.

Paul