Out-of-This-World Electronic Music and Sound Design From Richard Devine

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Meet Richard Devine, an electronic musician and sound designer whose work transcends our earthly imaginations. He has created musical compositions, mnemonics, field recording, sound effects, loop libraries, created content, instrument patch designs, specialized sound design for TV, Film, games, web media, and virtual reality. Your ears will be in electric heaven. Our host, Cirina Catania, says she could listen to Richard all day. We think you will feel the same! Enjoy! In This Episode * 0:15 - Cirina introduces Richard Devine, an independent electronic artist, composer, and sound designer. Richard specializes in musical composition, mnemonics, field recording, sound effects, loop libraries, content creation, instrument patch design, and specialized sound design for TV, film, web media, and virtual reality.* 6:14 - Richard talks about his first introduction to the world of Ambisonics while working with Google.* 10:34 - Richard shares his story on how he became involved with sounds and music.* 17:48 - Richard shares how his taste in music has evolved, his DJ career, and how he started his first studio.* 24:26 - Richard describes the current setup of his studio that helps him to think creatively and work comfortably.* 31:35 - Richard reviews the equipment that he is using in his current studio.* 37:35 - Richard shares how accidents and spontaneous moments have helped him explore new ideas to compose music more creatively.* 42:23 - Richard talks about his album, Systik, and what was involved in making the album.* 47:07 - Richard encourages the listeners to check out his album, Systik, and his other merchandise at RichardDevine.bandcamp.com.* 56:14 - Cirina asks Richard  what he thinks about AI or machine learning in music production and will he be more involved in it in creating his music in the future?* 1:03:20 - Cirina encourages listeners to check out Richard's Bandcamp and his other social media channels (Instagram, Twitter, Facebook, Soundcloud) to learn more about his music. Jump to Links and Resources Transcription Sounds like you are a sound designer. Oh my gosh, this is gonna be fun! This is Cirina Catania with OWC RADiO. I just love my job on days like today when I can talk to literal geniuses, like Richard Devine. He is an electronic artist, a sound designer. He specializes in musical composition, mnemonics, field recording, sound effects, loop libraries, content creation, instrument patch design, specialized sound design for TV, film, web media, and virtual reality. Literally, I promise you, he does do all of that. This is audio-only, and I'm a little bit sad because if you could see his studio, it looks like the set of a high-budget sci-fi movie. Welcome, Richard! We are going to be talking about your life, your work, your sold-out, next release vinyl. It's not even out yet, and it's already sold out. Hi, Richard! Welcome to OWC RADiO. Thank you for having me guys. There's so much to talk about. Why don't you start by telling people in your words, what you're currently doing and why you're doing it? I guess I'm a person that wears many hats. You kind of covered a little bit of that in the introduction. Everybody, did you hear that? He said,