Articles by Jerry Kovarsky

Articles by Jerry Kovarsky

Jerry Kovarsky is a music industry veteran who has worked as a product/brand manager, marketing director, product developer and demonstrator for Korg, Ensoniq and Casio over a 30-plus year career. An accomplished keyboardist/synthesist, Jerry has been a passionate advocate for making music with keyboards and likes to live at the intersection of technology and art. He is the author of Keyboard For Dummies, and writes a long-running monthly column on synth soloing in Electronic Musician Magazine, as well as monthly blog columns on keyboard musicianship for Yamaha and Modal Electronics.
Anthony J Resta | Flying in the Face of Convention
March 3, 2022

Anthony J Resta | Flying in the Face of Convention

Anthony J Resta has made a career out of sounds that is distinctly his own, gathered from working with celebrated bands such as Duran Duran to his own experimentation and studies. In this article, Anthony shares his insights gathered from tinkering on tube amps and the Linn Drum Machine to using plugins like Delta Sound Labs Fold.

Chase Bethea | Writing Dynamic Music for Video Games
January 18, 2022

Chase Bethea | Writing Dynamic Music for Video Games

Chase Bethea is one of the most prolific and omnipresent composers in the video game industry today. In this interview, Chase shares his story from alto sax in the band and singing in the choir to working with some of the biggest video game developers. He shares his tricks of the trade, how he uses plugins like Delta Sound Labs Fold, and where to see him use these tools in action on livestreams.

BRYVN | From USPS to Grammy Nominations
December 23, 2021

BRYVN | From USPS to Grammy Nominations

Few producers who have had the meteoric career rise that BRYVN experienced. In his first year as a producer he achieved over 20 placements, a worldwide publishing deal and multiple Grammy nominations. BRYVN shares info on his rise and his fav production tools like Spectrasonics

Whynot Jansveld | How to Thrive in the Music Industry
October 18, 2021

Whynot Jansveld | How to Thrive in the Music Industry

Whynot Jansveld is a great example of a modern musician navigating and thriving in the constantly changing environment of the music business. But what's his secret to thriving? We caught up with Whynot in between gigs and his travels to talk about different areas of the music industry that he's planted his feet in and find out what software tools he loves using.

Ramii Beatz | Keys to Success as a Producer
August 17, 2021

Ramii Beatz | Keys to Success as a Producer

Artist Ramii (he also goes by Rami Beatz) is a producer and beat maker originally from Cleveland, Ohio. His career has taken a steady climb up, from working with local talent through to his relocation to LA and involvement with a growing cadre of rap and R&B artists. He’s been part of many huge hits for artists like Kid Cudi, Machine Gun Kelly, Big Sean and others, and is branching out to find new talent that he can help craft their sound and drive their success. He’s an avid user of all the Spectrasonics virtual instruments, and recently sat down to have a chat with us.

The 21st Century Composer | Wayne Oquin
July 8, 2021

The 21st Century Composer | Wayne Oquin

Oquin is among the most performed American composers working today. A native of Houston, Texas, his music has been premiered on five continents, twenty-one countries, and in forty-five states, by organizations such as The Danish National Symphony, The Munich Philharmonic, The Pacific Symphony, and The Philadelphia Orchestra, as well as by The King's Singers, pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin, and Grammy Award-winning organist Paul Jacobs. by his own admission one of the least likely composers to be using technology to realize his compositions. He often writes at (and away from) the piano, putting pencil to paper. He doesn’t even own a MIDI keyboard, nor an iPad. But he has learned how music technology can aid a composer to fully realize their creations long before the piece gets its first rehearsal with the musicians who will perform it.