Behind the Tee explores electronic music through instruments, designers and movements. It traces how constraint, misuse and cultural adoption have shaped and continuously reshaped the sound of electronic music.
Peter Vogel & Kim Ryrie
In 1979, two Australians proposed a remarkable idea. What if any sound in the world could become a musical instrument?
Peter Vogel & Kim Ryrie
In 1979, two Australians proposed a remarkable idea. What if any sound in the world could become a musical instrument?
Tom Oberheim
Oberheim's work encouraged curiosity, rewarded performance and inspired musicians to lose themselves in the creative process.
Tom Oberheim
Oberheim's work encouraged curiosity, rewarded performance and inspired musicians to lose themselves in the creative process.
Alan R. Pearlman
Early synthesizers possessed extraordinary creative potential, but they were not always easy companions. Pearlman approached these problems as an engineer.
Alan R. Pearlman
Early synthesizers possessed extraordinary creative potential, but they were not always easy companions. Pearlman approached these problems as an engineer.
Robert Moog
Robert Moog moved synthesis from laboratories into recording studios, concert halls, stages and record breaking albums.
Robert Moog
Robert Moog moved synthesis from laboratories into recording studios, concert halls, stages and record breaking albums.
Ikutaro Kakehashi
Ikutaro Kakehashi's greatest contribution to electronic music may not have been a single instrument – it was his philosophy.
Ikutaro Kakehashi
Ikutaro Kakehashi's greatest contribution to electronic music may not have been a single instrument – it was his philosophy.
Dave Smith
Dave Smith redefined what a synthesizer could be – not by inventing a new form of synthesis, but by making electronic instruments more practical, reliable and connected.
Dave Smith
Dave Smith redefined what a synthesizer could be – not by inventing a new form of synthesis, but by making electronic instruments more practical, reliable and connected.