45 Years of Synths: Interview with Rob Stuart of SLAVE to the SQUAREwave

Rob Stuart is a good friend of mine who has been writing and performing synth-based music for over 45 years. To mark the 25th anniversary of his band SLAVE to the SQUAREwave, today they have released a double album greatest hits compilation (links below). In this video, Rob talks about how he got started, changes he has seen in synth technology, his experiences in the music industry, developing a live show, his studio Electronic Dream Factory, and much more. Hang on tight, this is a good one!

The new SLAVE to the SQUAREwave Greatest Hits albums:

ambientdo wntempoc hilloutsoul: https://slavetothesquarewave1.bandcamp.com/album/ambientdo-wntempoc-hilloutsoul

electrodar kwavesyn thfunkrock: https://slavetothesquarewave1.bandcamp.com/album/electrodar-kwavesyn-thfunkrock-2

SLAVE to the SQUAREwave links:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/artist/772Fdq21vIgOnXsnP14yVM

iTunes: https://music.apple.com/ca/artist/slave-to-the-squarewave/210485085

Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/artists/B008D1N08M/slave-to-the-squarewave

Bandcamp: https://slavetothesquarewave1.bandcamp.com/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLsKvE62zvpz64y1Ht1ZCVeF-hYhhcK9H

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/slavetothesquarewave/

Web: https://s2tsw.com/

My keyboard Z stand: https://amzn.to/3Ix5xuF Z stand extra tier: https://amzn.to/3XtVpa6 My keyboard A frames: https://amzn.to/3YwAPav My silver keyboard covers: https://amzn.to/40VySFx My black keyboard covers: https://amzn.to/3Gt5oXz

0:00 Intro 0:39 Headphones (Excerpt) 1:30 Rob's Start in Music 4:31 Why Synths? 6:29 Cover Songs 6:53 Worlds Away (Excerpt) 9:00 Use of MIDI 12:20 Synths Are Our Friends 15:36 Starrs (Excerpt) 16:26 First Electronic Band 19:01 Start of Electronic Dream Factory 21:57 Genesis of SLAVE 24:27 Hopeless Believers (Excerpt) 26:22 Lyrics vs Music 28:07 Early Studio Work 30:35 Conceiving the Live Show 32:00 Colin and the Boxhead 32:43 Germany Emergenza Show 35:46 The New Albums 38:23 Sinners of Saint Avenue (Excerpt) 40:47 Technology Effects on Music 43:10 Software, Synths & Loops 47:59 Favorite Synth? 50:59 Hope for the New Albums 51:55 Model Citizen (Excerpt) 52:45 A Life In Music 54:38 Content Creation 59:07 Sky Diving (Excerpt) 59:41 Where to Find SLAVE 1:02:25 Sacrifice (Excerpt)

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