Two Views Of Electronic Music and Synthesizers

These are two well composed documentaries regarding the time scale of which electronic music appeared and who the musical artists were who used synthesizers and composed with them.  "The Evolution of Electronic Music (1929-2019)" sketches out very early applications considered electronic music and plays a small sampling of the works being represented.  Although popular recordings which dabbled with synthesized tones in this documentary are skipped over in this work (No Beatles, Monkees, Byrds, Beach Boys mentions!). 

Our second documentary clearly focuses on this pop music synth implementation:

 The First Bands To Use Synths

The surprise is that The Beatles were far from the first popular band to use a synthesizer in their arrangements.  Our host travels back quite a bit further in the past to find his answer.  Amazing!

The Monkees In Concert at Mountain Winery In Saratoga, CA., 08/14/13

The Monkees, Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork, perform "Randy Scouse Git" at the Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA. on August 14, 2013.  It was a very enjoyable show.  The boys did a lot of alternative takes on their classic songs.  Mickey playing the tympanis center stage for "Git" was a particular highlight.

MONKEES LIVE 2012

The Monkees hit the road again: Mike Nesmith, Mickey Dolenz, and Peter Tork in concert at the Flint Center in Cupertino, CA. Their performance was combined with some video tribute pieces to Davey Jones, who passed away earlier this year.