Electric Independence: RJD2

Posted by Motherboard on Monday, Nov 09, 2009

Motherboard’s Jordan Redaelli stops off in a magical realm known as Western Philadelphia, where he finds Ramble John Krohn, better known as the musician/producer RJD2 and the guy who helped write the theme song to Mad Men that everyone loves so much. In the time it takes RJ to assemble and bake his recipe for an apple-raspberry cobbler a la mode, Jordan gets a tour through RJ’s home studio, an enviable playground that includes the Holy Grail of analog synth technology, the Yamaha CS-80, as well as RJ’s enormous wall of home-made modular processors, amplifiers, filters, compressors, and pretty much anything else you can think of in relation to the creation of electronic sound.

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Orion 2 months ago

Knob junky.
Another 2 months ago

RJD2 has two records that I absolutely adore. I'm really starting to like the Electric Independence shows.
Jules 2 months ago

Damn. I didn't know he built his own modules. You know who would be a good subject for this show? Oliver Ackerman from A Place to Bury Strangers. The guitar pedals he builds are incredible.
Hamilton 2 months ago

I don't know why you'd need anything else if you had that CS-80.
cgertler 3 months ago

He can make me cobbler anytime.
AlligatorDDT 3 months ago

mmmm i want an apple cobbler
storstygg 3 months ago

I had no idea about the Madmen connection. Very cool. You should do a follow-up on the making of that Madmen theme song.
localola 3 months ago

love rjd2 and i think jordan redaelli is hot!
AlligatorDDT 3 months ago

ahahahaha i think rjd2 is hotter?
sssss 3 months ago

That's pretty cool how be builds modules. I would get so confused with all of those buttons and wires and what not. Kudos!