In this episode of Lorenzo's Music Podcast, I meet the live coding duo known as Crash Server, two musicians, both named Sebastian, from Strasbourg, France. They share their unique approach to creating music and visuals through live coding. They improvise and generate sound in real-time using programming languages and software like SuperCollider and Troop.

They tell me how they met through workshops and the evolution of their sound, which incorporates elements from various genres, including electronic, jazz, and punk. They discuss their live setup, which includes laptops, guitar effects, and the use of text-to-speech technology.

They also tell me about their upcoming projects, including a new album.

To learn more about Crash Server, visit their website - https://www.crashserver.fr

Lorenzo's Music Website - https://www.lorenzosmusic.com

In this episode of The Lorenzo's Music Podcast, I sit down with Paul Davis, the original developer and current maintainer of Ardour, the open-source digital audio workstation. Paul shares the story behind Ardour's creation, which began over 25 years ago when he struggled to find a usable music production solution on Linux.

Paul discusses managing a project like Ardour, from development tasks to responding to user inquiries in the community. We also talk about how his collaboration with other projects, like Harrison Mixbus, helps the project. And Paul shares info about the upcoming release of Ardour 9, which will have new features, including a more intuitive MIDI setup and enhanced clip/cue recording capabilities.

To learn more about Ardour, visit https://ardour.org

Lorenzo's Music Website - https://www.lorenzosmusic.com

In this episode of Lorenzo's Music Podcast, I meet Robert Kaye, the founder of MusicBrainz and the MetaBrainz Foundation. Robert talks about creating MusicBrainz, a community-driven music database that emerged as a response to the privatization of the CDDB database. We explore the impact of open-source communities and the importance of collaboration in building it's music metadata infrastructure.

Robert shares the challenges he faced, from navigating community dynamics to the evolution of MusicBrainz over the past 25 years. We discuss the creation of Picard, the tagging application for users' music collections, and how MusicBrainz is a resource for artists and music collectors alike.

Robert also talks about his other projects, including ListenBrainz, which aims to enhance music discovery and recommendations for local collections.

MusicBrainz website - https://musicbrainz.org

Lorenzo's Music Website - https://www.lorenzosmusic.com