Mitchell Sigman
Mitchell is the keyboardist for Berlin, a band that helped define synth-pop in the 80s. Hes a much in-demand sound designer and performer based in the Los Angeles area.Contact Info
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Mitchell Sigman
The Most Recent stories by Mitchell Sigman
- Replicating Replicants April 2008
It comes as no surprise that Ridley Scott’s 1982 dystopian sci-fi classic Blade Runner is a favorite among the synth cognoscenti. Its breakthrough visuals combined with Vangelis’ forebodingly beautiful soundtrack have made it an enduring ...
- Bloop Bloop, Hey, Bleep Bleep: Emulating Video Game Sounds March 2008
If you follow the electronic music underground as I do, you may have noticed an odd little subgenre of electronic artists who use classic computer and game console type sounds, making for an intentionally lo-fi beepfest. Styles range ...
- Novation Remote 49SL Compact March 2008
Hot on the heels of Novation’s successful, full-featured ReMote SL series of MIDI controllers comes the ReMote SL Compact series, in 25 and 49-key flavors. Novation’s innovative Automap Universal automated controller mapping software ...
- Japanese Dancing - How to make Richard Barbieri’s pulsating arpeggios February 2008
Japan is one of those unique bands that never made a big splash in the U.S., but managed to be big stars just about everywhere else. Beginning as a brash glam-rock outfit, they evolved during the early ’80s to become moody and sophisticated ...
- Combo Commando October 2007
When most folks think of rock ’n’ roll organ sounds, what usually comes to mind is the hulking Hammond. But with the innovation of transistors in the ’60s that replaced hot and heavy vacuum tubes came the compact and affordable combo ...
- Just Until The Swelling Goes Down September 2007
By now you’ve checked out the Keyboard Confidential on Dave Smith Instruments Prophet ’08, the long-awaited followup to the beloved Prophet-5 polysynth. What a fine opportunity to throw down some ink about making cool noises with my ...
- The People's Republic of Groove July 2007
Use Digitalmusician.net to peruse international projects, hook up with likeminded musicians, and record multitrack sessions online.
- Distortion Of Doom July 2007
I have to admit it: I never really liked the idea of plugging a synth into a distortion pedal. Lots of folks have done it in varying contexts. But every time I busted out the Boss Super Overdrive that’s been with me since 1983, something ...
- Double-Wide Super Sized July 2007
What’s the first thing you do when you check out the newest megaphonic super monster synth of doom? Admit it, your fingers instinctively travel to the left-most nether regions of the keys to check out some big fat bass patches! Hey, ...
- Theremins From Space July 2007
By now, just about every electronic musician aficionado is familiar with the haunting tone of Leon Theremin’s 1920’s era “thereminvox,” better known as the theremin. For those not in the know, the theremin was one of the first electronic ...