Blackpool & the Fylde College Music Dept
The music department at Blackpool and The Fylde College were delighted to accept some of Dave's 'vintage' music technology. This included Dave's Roland Alpha Juno 2 synth, Ensoniq VFX-SD workstation, Akai S2000 sampler, Yamaha RX5 drum machine, Roland JV1080 synth and Alesis FX units. Students at the college are being taught about using vintage equipment and the staff are delighted that they can use Dave's gear in the lessons. Dave was a former B&FC student and I think he'd be really happy knowing that his gear is being used this way. Many thanks to Thomas Durkan for making this donation possible and for supplying the photos. |
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This Museum Is (Not) Obsolete
Dave was a big fan of popular music creation You Tuber Sam Battle (aka Look Mum No Computer) who uses old instruments, forgotten technology and bizarre gadgets to create music. Sam is one of the major You Tube music influencers in the UK has over half a million subscribers and his videos have been viewed over 60 million times. Dave loved Sam's work, it inspired him to try building his own oscillators and he even went to see Sam when he played the Deaf Institute in Manchester in 2019. Sam has established a museum which he describes as 'home to experimental and obsolete scientific and musical technology'. One of Dave's more obscure musical relics was a Philips PMC100 and Sam has happily accepted this as donation to the museum. I know that Dave would have been delighted about this. You can find out more about the museum here and Look Mum No Computer here |
Trinity Hospice
Dave's Yamaha P200 piano was the centrepiece of Dave's home studio and can be heard on many of his compositions. It now has a new home at Trinity Hospice, Blackpool, where it is being used on a regular basis by the Dementia Choir. Thank you to Trinity Hospice for collecting the piano and putting it to such good use. If you would like to support the amazing work of Trinity Hospice, please visit their website. |