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The How To Show - Controllerism in 3 easy steps
"1) Modify your controller"
"2) Setup your software"
"3) Practice your technique"
- MTV | YouTube video
Novation Featured Artist
"Novation does not endorse modifications of any kind on any of our
products. Any modifications will of course result in the invalidation of the
warranty."
- NovationMusic.com | graphic version | web version
German TV Segment
"The birthplace and center of Controllerism is (naturually) New York. Pioneer and godfather of this culture is Moldover"
- Tracks, ARTE | YouTube video
Moldover on Controllerism
"Countless DJs and musicians are making music like this, but there is no commonly accepted name for the craft. There is no platform to develop this new musical vocabulary, and no artistic community to help it grow. Not until now."
- Moldover, Big Shot Magazine | page 1 | page 2 | cover
Tech Interview
"(PCAL): What are your superpowers?
(Moldover): Most supervillains don't actually have superpowers, but generally speaking, many have a desire for world domination, a high level of intelligence, and are often criminally insane. "
- PCAudioLabs.com | graphic version | web version
Controllerism Feature
"...with no emotional ties to a particular DJing paradigm- (Moldover) is literally throwing away the rule-book and reinventing the wheel."
- Ean Golden, Remix Magazine | graphic version | web version
Moldover Feature
"Moldover's work defies genre categorizations and while contunially stretching the limits of his own creativity, caries the theme of making music more accessible and interactive."
- Lauren Jonik, Indie Sounds NY | graphic version | pdf version | website | complete mag in pdf | web re-print
Radio Interview: Warper and online communities
"...aside from Scandanavian legends Too Many DJs (AKA Soulwax), no other artist has really broken through on either side of the Atlantic. If his live set from Galapagos is anything to go by, Moldover may just have the talent to become the second."
- Matt Largey, KUT/NPR Austin, TX | MP3
Keyboard Magazine's "Keyboard of the Month"
"With no learning curve to speak of, the Octamasher exposes musicians and non-musicians alike to high-level elements of electronic music production."
- Michael Gallant, Keyboard Magazine | graphic web version | graphic print version | web version
Moldover Interview
"This project definitely involves skills you'd definitely associate with musicians and DJs, but it also includes elements of programming, composition, turntablism and instrument design. I like the term "Live PA" which is accepted and understood in some circles."
- Marc Urselli-Schaerer, Chain D.L.K. | web version | graphic version
Ableton user groups feature
"Moldover has shown up to Warper parties navigating Live with a P5 Gaming Glove and has even installed his 'Octamasher' - an interactive array of Oxygen8 keyboards and full-surround audio - so that clubbers at Warper can try their own hand at mashing with Live."
- Peter Kirn, Computer Music Magazine | page 1 | page 2
Octamasher Press Release
"The design of the Octamasher puts people before technology. Moldover is enthusiastic about it’s social implications as well, saying, 'it’s so cool to see groups of people playing and interacting with each other. Giving people a shared, musical experience like that can reach them on a really deep level'.”
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Technical analysis of Moldover's rig
"HARDWARE: He uses a PC laptop with Ableton Live (for loop control) and Native Instruments Reaktor (for sound FX). As MIDI-controller, he uses a Novation ReMOTE 25 (2 octaves). For audio output he uses..."
- Peter Forret, blog.forret.com | graphic version
Live Remixing Article
"Moldover elaborates, 'The lines are blurry
between the roles of DJ, producer and remixer
right now because the tools of those
trades have been homogenized in software.'"
- Janice Brown, Pro Sound News | PDF version
Live Remashing review
"Live Remashing is an encyclopedia of modern pop culture in sound format, it is the milestone of ultimate digitally-assisted live performance, it is the best example of how to use modern technologies to enhance and extend musicianship and artistic vision..."
- Marc Urselli-Schaerer, Chain D.L.K. | graphic version
Featured Interview
"While mash-ups have been championed by Too Many DJs and DJ P, Moldover wasn't aware that others were mining the same turf. "I didn't even know the term mash-up existed when I started... I came across these tools and thought, 'Wow, I can become this crazy, powerful DJ.'"
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- Darren Ressler, Big Shot Magazine | 1 Full Page | Cover
"Black Rock City's Beautiful Noise" (Moldover's Octa-Masher)
"As Burners walk by going about their business, many stop to press keys and twiddle knobs on the Oxygens, sometimes cracking delighted grins when they hear the music react to their actions. The man behind the project, New York DJ and mashup artist Toto [aka Moldover], watches the scene, ready to discuss the nuts and bolts of the Octa-Masher with anyone who's curious."
- Michael Gallant, Keyboard Magazine | Page 1 | Page 2 | Cover
Octa-Masher/Warper press release
"...Moldover will bring his revolutionary creation, the Octa-Masher, to Manhattan when he performs at The Warper Party at Botanica Bar (47 East Houston) on Tuesday, December 13."
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Octa-Masher/Warper
"The mighty Octa-masher pulverizes digital beats at the Warper bash."
- Time Out New York Magazine | Cover | Photo | Listing
Live Remashing Review
"Perfect for ex-cheerleaders or thirtysomethings who need to "get that party started."
- Richard Thomas, Urb Magazine | Page 1 | Cover
Live at Galapagos Review
"...aside from Scandanavian legends Too Many DJs (AKA Soulwax), no other artist has really broken through on either side of the Atlantic. If his live set from Galapagos is anything to go by, Moldover may just have the talent to become the second."
- Matt Drew, BlogCritics.com | graphic version | web version
Korean Interview
"그는 최근 Live Remashing 이라는 색다른 리믹스 프로젝트를 진행중이고 뉴욕의 여러 언더그라운드 밴드와도 공연을 같이 하고 있습니다."
- Joo Won Park, emusic.egloos.com | graphic version | web version
Live Remashing Review
"I was never a fan of the mashups myself because it was just some guy in a studio with a computer, but this is live and it blew me away."
- Jeffrey Curtis, All Ages Zine | graphic version | web version
Interview
"Neo-zine:: Do you get a lot of support for your recordings from those who are close to you?"
"Moldover: My Mom says They're cool. She even bought a T-shirt."
- Neo-Zine | graphic version | web version
Live Remashing review
"While those artists spend hours in the studio linking up tracks, MOLDOVIER can take any two tracks from the database on his laptop and combine them to create a perfectly metered and mixed mash-up, instantaneously, before your very eyes."
- Jive Magazine | graphic version
Live Remashing Press Release
"A Flawless
Musical Meltdown of Nine Inch Nails, Billie Holiday, Janis Joplin, The
Beastie Boys, James Brown, and Many, Many More...Listen for a few
seconds and you'll find yourself swaying to Moldover's fiendish beats
and singing along to his tweaked-out source material."
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