Interview: Raphael Lyon

Interview: Raphael Lyon


Raphael Lyon

artist biography

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Interview:10 questions

1. When did you start making music, what is/was your motivation to do it?
It was more productive than playing video games.

2. Tell me something about your living environment and the musical education.

I am a self taught muscian/ sound artist. My inspiration comes from wedding cinematic vocabulary with audio vocabulary.

3.Is making music your profession? What is the context in which you practice music nowadays?

I perform in the US and Europe as mudboy – mostly in underground and gallery type venues.

4. How do you compose or create music or sound? Have you certain principles, use certain styles etc?
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5. Tell me something about the instruments, technical equipment or tools you use?

I make most of my instruments., or effect them heavily with new electronics- but it isn’t really relavent to the piece I submitted/

6. What are the chances of New Media for the music production in general
and you personally?

This question I don’t understand

7. How about producing and financing your musical productions?
Sound is cheap- cheaper than film or sculpture. Its one of the reasons I like it.

8. Do you work individually as a musician/soundartist or in a group or collaborative?

generally alone- though much work is produced through improvisation in agroup.

9. Is there any group, composer, style or movement which has a lasting influence on making music?

Terry Riley. Sun ra. The Firesign theatre.

10. What are your future plans or dreams as a soundartist or musician?

Surprise myself.

Can works of yours experienced online besides on SoundLAB? Where?
List some links & resources
www.freematterfortheblind.com