Ian Boddy - Synth Artist

In this podcast Rob Puricelli talks to Ian Boddy, who has been a fixture on the electronic music scene for over 40 years, as an artist, a sound designer and a label owner. His label, DiN, celebrates its 100th release this month with one of Ian’s own creations, ‘Nevermore’. Rob finds out more about this niche label, why and how it started and how it still remains a relevant and popular imprint to this day.

Chapters
00:00 - Introduction
00:36 - Where did it all begin?
05:58 - How did you get into sound design?
09:53 - How did the idea of the DiN label come about?
13:05 - What makes it on to the label?
14:43 - What was behind the Tone Science series of releases?
18:07 - How have services like Bandcamp empowered labels?
22:39 - The 100th DiN release, Nevermore
26:13 - What was the inspiration behind Nevermore and what was used to create it?
28:17 - What’s your story with the Analogue Systems French Connection?
31:44 - What are your thoughts on expressive synthesizers?
32:55 - Are there any more live performance recordings coming soon?
34:39 - What’s your personal favourite DiN release of the 100 so far?
35:56 - What are the plans for the next 100 DiN releases?
37:15 - What’s coming up in terms of live performances in the future?
38:58 - What instruments are inspiring you right now?

Ian Boddy Biog

Composer, sound designer, DiN ambient music label owner & analogue synth aficionado.

Ian Boddy first got into composing music in the late 70’s in Newcastle upon Tyne, England whilst studying for a degree in Biochemistry. Having fallen in love with the sound-worlds of German electronic bands such as Tangerine Dream, he came across an arts centre that housed a studio filled with reel-to-reel tape machines and analogue synthesisers. Boddy taught himself how to use this equipment through a process of experimentation, thus began a long and successful music career.

Specialising in ambient and electronic music, Boddy has three main strands to his musical activities which are run under the umbrella of his own company, Something Else Music Limited.

Sound Design:

Worked with Zero-G since 1992 to release a series of critically acclaimed sample libraries such as Ambient Volumes 1 & 2, Malice in Wonderland, Ambiosis & Dreamzone.
Released 3 Kontakt virtual instruments Morphology, Analogue Sequencer Loops & Outer Limits. In 2008 set up his own brand of downloadable sound libraries under the Ian Boddy Waveforms banner with 4 releases to date. Also done extensive sound design/synth programming work for Native Instruments, Camel Audio, Soniccouture, Sample Magic & LinPlug.

Library Music:

Worked with DeWolfe Music since 1997 releasing over 20 albums with titles such as Waterworlds, Drones, Living Planet, The Unexplained & The Weather. In total this represents over 500 pieces which have been used extensively in TV, radio, film & documentaries in the UK, Europe, Japan & North America.

DiN:

Although Boddy has been releasing music since 1980 his main focus since 1999 has been the DiN ambient electronica label. With the release of “Nevermore” the label has released 100 albums with artists such as Chris Carter, Robert Rich, Tetsu Inoue, Markus Reuter, Erik Wøllo, Scanner & ARC. Boddy has performed concerts in the UK, The Netherlands, Germany & USA.

https://ianboddy.com
https://din.org.uk
https://dinrecords.bandcamp.com
https://din.org.uk/album/nevermore-din69

Audio clips used in this podcast are taken from the album, ‘Nevermore’, performed by Ian Boddy. 

Rob Puricelli Biog
Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMI’s so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. He also writes reviews and articles for his website, failedmuso.com, and other music-related publications, as well as hosting a weekly livestream on YouTube for the Pro Synth Network and guesting on numerous music technology podcasts and shows. He also works alongside a number of manufacturers, demonstrating their products and lecturing at various educational and vocational establishments about music technology. 

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