about me…
music obsessive with a wild passion for beautiful and efficient systems. has trouble choosing a single focus or consistent hairstyle. advocates for human-scale thinking & design.
All my music: alisonwilder.net/music
Duo w/ Greg Wilder: doctorbody.bandcamp.com
YouTube: youtube.com/@AlisonWilder
Too Much Music podcast: toomuchmusicpodcast.com (or your podcasting platform of choice) | TMM on YouTube
Me on Mastodon: @alisynthesis@io.waxandleather.com
Web design/development: punktdigital.com (for artists/arts organizations) | wickedgoodweb.com (for small/medium businesses)
Latest Posts
Acoustic guitar. Scatter.
Just an improvised bit of solo acoustic guitar playing after I found a sound I love.
The time for reacting is over. It’s time to act.
The system is burning. We must stop clinging to what’s already on fire and start planning for what can be built from the ashes. It’s up to us to imagine the government we want, and to take action, over and over again, to make it a reality.
For the 4 people with Faderport Classic using Bitwig on Linux
I have a Faderport Classic. It’s the PERFECT transport device — small, with only what you need to survive, and fits in my keyboard drawer beside my keyboard and mouse. But alas, it’s pretty old-fashioned, and isn’t supported in most places. Bitwig has never liked it, even on Windows.
But as of today, it’s working with Bitwig in Linux!
Analog vs. Digital? Nah. PC vs. Hardware.
You cannot get musical with a mouse.
The Sign of a Teaspoon: Magical Realism in “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes”
I’ll never forget hearing Paul Simon’s album Graceland for the first time. As a kid growing up in West Texas surrounded by country music and perpetually drowning in the blood of Christ, the South African musicians on that record blew … Read more
Studio POV: Organizing my DAWless Setup
I needed to do a little housekeeping on mah banks before some upcoming performances, so I strapped a little gimbal camera to my chest and talked my way through it. Come for the rambling, stay for the Clark Kent drinking … Read more