Ether Diver - Music Journalism to Making Music

About this episode

Cory Casciato, also known as Ether Diver, discusses his journey from music journalism to becoming a musician and sound designer.

In this episode of Lorenzo's Music Podcast, I meet Cory Casciato, also known as Ether Diver. Cory talks about starting out as a music journalist to becoming a musician and also a creator of sample packs and presets for synthesizers. We discuss sound design and the tools he uses to make music for both digital and physical synthesizers. We talk about music interests, from his early influences and what inspires him creatively today, along with his recent music project "Mechanics of Mysticism". We also talk about his community music review project, "Other People's Music," where he reviews independent artists' tracks, to hear new music and connect with the people who make it. For more about Ether Diver's music and projects, visit https://etherdiver.com Lorenzo's Music Website - https://www.lorenzosmusic.com

People in this episode

Guest: Cory Casciato

Topics covered

• music journalism
• music production
• sound design
• synthesizers
• independent music

Keywords

• Mechanics of Mysticism
• Other People's Music
• sample packs
• presets

Mentioned in this episode

Products: synthesizers, sample packs, presets

Books & works: Mechanics of Mysticism, Other People's Music

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