At this year's Brighton Music Conference, Future Music editorinchief Si Truss sat down with UK electronic music legend Gerald Simpson, aka A Guy Called Gerald, to talk about his history in production and performance. In this edited section of the conversation, Gerald discusses his first experiences of using the Roland TR808, TB303 and SH101, and why those sounds are still so prevalent today.

In this video:
00:01 – First music gear
02:51 – Early influences
04:49 – Sequencers vs instruments
07:55 – Discovering the TB303
13:34 – Programming the 303
16:10 – TR909, SH101 and other classic gear
19:01 – Why are those sounds still relevant?

Keep up with the latest from A Guy Called Gerald:
https://www.guycalledgerald.com/

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https://www.brightonmusicconference.c...