However, it seems like not very long ago that bookstores across the world (as well as armies of social media fans and critics) were gearing up for the big mid-summer release date of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, the latest installment in the Harry Potter series by J. He also works alongside a number of manufacturers, demonstrating their products and lecturing at various educational and vocational establishments about music technology. As of this week, September has begun and we are officially leaving summer behind.
He also writes reviews and articles for his website,, and other music-related publications, as well as hosting a weekly livestream on YouTube for the Pro Synth Network and guesting on numerous music technology podcasts and shows. In conjunction with former Fairlight Studio Manager, Peter Wielk, he fixes and restores Fairlight CMIs so that they can enjoy prolonged and productive lives with new owners. The citation doesnt support that, because the cited line is 'As a longtime 'Harry Potter' enthusiast myself, I regretfully agree with the vocal minority who did not enjoy 'Cursed Child' and would rather it wasnt part of Harrys story.'. Rob Puricelli is a Music Technologist and Instructional Designer who has a healthy obsession with classic synthesizers and their history. The 'Response within the Harry Potter fandom' subsection begins with the line 'The response to the play from the Harry Potter fandom was fairly positive.'. Rowling had insisted that the story of the play was not a prequel to the story of Harry Potter, and eventually. Despite much assumption to the contrary, J. This eventually led him to become Editor-in-Chief at Bjooks, a highly-respected publishing house specialising in luxurious and detailed tomes on the subjects of synthesizers and music technology. Harry Potter and the Cursed Child is an original Harry Potter franchise play, authored by J. The play continues Harry Potter’s story through his son, Albus, following Albus Severus Potter. It allowed him to indulge in his passion for electronic music, and the making of it, through many mediums such as writing, creating and performing. Set 19 years later after the events of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry Potter and the Cursed Child begins with 37-year-old parents Harry, Ron and Hermione seeing their children off to Hogwarts at Platform 9 3/4. 01:00 - What was the inspiration for this book?Ġ3:12 - What was the process of whittling your list down?Ġ9:59 - Were there any synths that you wanted but couldn’t find decent examples of?ġ2:24 - How did you check and verify your accuracy?Ģ0:06 - How did you come up with the essay format?Ģ2:56 - What challenges did you face when photographing the synths featured?Ģ8:40 - What prompted the inclusion of an introduction to synthesizers?ģ7:24 - Which is the one instrument in this book you HAD to have in there?Ĥ3:36 - Did you ever consider including audio examples?Ĥ5:17 - Can you offer any insights into what may appear in Synth Gems 2?Īfter attaining a Ph.D in Nuclear Structure Physics, and eschewing a career in that most technical of scientific fields, Dr Mike Metlay worked for ‘Recording, The Magazine for the Recording Musician’, for over 20 years, the last five of which were as Editor.