BENNY BLANCO® : BLANCODISCO

mostly electronic dj music and related tech

January 1, 2016

The 2015 Collection

  This playlist compiles 2015’s production work here @blancodisco. Went a lot more hardware based for sound sources vs. plugin’ route, although I still rely heavily on Ableton Live for sequencing, arranging and mixdown duties. I enjoyed making and will continue on creating material in the coming year.

March 21, 2010

Vince Clarke ‘Make Something From Nothing’

No, it’s not a new Erasure tune or solo track, but a philosophy that keeps the synth song writing machine percolating. This ‘Dell’ sponsored interview peers into Vince’s current home and studio called ‘the cabin’ way up in Portland, Maine. A room surrounded in perfectly mounted synthesizers becomes the envy of anyone who’s ever twisted […]

October 23, 2009

You Just Can’t Get Enough : Synth Britannia

Seem to have a nice stream of ‘likes’ on this stuff this week… so… let’s keep churning it out. Synth Britannia is a BBC produced documentary on late 70’s / 80’s Synth Pop. Stellar. Required viewing if you’re a child of the 80’s. Check out this trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nNiGnTSrL5o You’ll have to poke around the interwebs […]