Jon Hopkins balances beats, brains at Mezzanine | San Francisco Examiner

“Of course, instrumental electronic music from the U.K. — it’s a big money-maker,” he jokes. “I haven’t got any of that, but I think if you can afford to live just doing music then you’re one of the luckiest people.”

David Downs moderates The Future of Music Creation panel at SF MusicTech Summit XIII

Head's up: your humble arts+tech reporter moderates a discussion on "The Future of Music Creation" at the SFMusicTech Summit XIII on Tuesday, May 28th at the Hotel Kabuki.

"The Future of Music Creation" panel at 1:30 p.m. includes some of my favorite coders and label heads, like Daniel Walton, head of Retronyms and maker of Tabletop – one of my favorite free music creation apps. Sam Valenti - founder of leading music label – Ghostly International will be there. Ghostly has a delightful free music discovery app. Chris Kantrowitz from Gobbler will talk pro audio workflows, while Sound Designer Dot Bustelo and artist ' Dweezil Zappa offer their real-life experiences. Any friends and colleagues who want to attend, ping me for a 20% off discount code or link.