Neara Russell's guest appearances

Neara Russell

Sounds of Berklee

Themes and Variation

Ang Lee

Louis Cole

Lionel Loueke

Mike Flanagan

Amanda Palmer

Esperanza Spalding

Michael Sweet

Nancy Wilson

Kishi Bashi

Kaki King

Hughie Stone Fish

Steve Albini

Béla Fleck

Panos Panay

Charlie Harding

OwlTail

What songs come to mind when you think of iconic or memorable synth sounds? Do you think of massive dance hits? What about reverb-drenched dream pop? Maybe something edgier?In this episode, Carter sits down with Neara Russell and John Hull, two incredible musicians and experts in the world of synths and music synthesis. Themes and Variation is presented by Soundfly, a music education website changing the way we build our creative skills :Check out all of our courses including The Art of Hip-Hop Production, here.Subscribe to all of our courses here and use the discount code THEMES to take 20% off!Sign up to work one-on-one with one of our incredible mentors here.And check out our free Themes and Variation companion course for writing prompts and additional resources.We want to hear the songs you feel feature the most iconic synth sounds! Add them to the community playlist for this episode.Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a theme for a future episode? drop us a line at podcast@soundfly.com!

What songs come to mind when you think of iconic or memorable synth sounds? Do you think of massive dance hits? What about reverb-drenched dream pop? Maybe something edgier?In this episode, Carter sits down with Neara Russell and John Hull, two incredible musicians and experts in the world of synths and music synthesis. Themes and Variation is presented by Soundfly, a music education website changing the way we build our creative skills :<ul><li>Check out all of our courses including The Art of Hip-Hop Production, <a href="https://soundfly.com/courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">here.</a></li><li>Subscribe to all of our <a href="https://soundfly.com/subscription" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">courses here</a> and use the discount code THEMES to take 20% off!</li><li>Sign up to work one-on-one with one of our incredible <a href="https://soundfly.com/mentors" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">mentors here</a>.</li><li>And check out our free Themes and Variation <a href="https://soundfly.com/series/themes-and-variation-companion-courses" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">companion course</a> for writing prompts and additional resources.</li></ul>We want to hear the songs you feel feature the most iconic synth sounds! Add them to the <a href="https://open.spotify.com/playlist/3fO8aGYRfrVxQoekQcMYXk?si=PwTLvvi5RIa7Zt8RT4tW2w" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">community playlist</a> for this episode. Have questions or comments? Want to suggest a theme for a future episode? drop us a line at podcast@soundfly.com!

Songs with Iconic Synth Sounds (with Neara Russell)

By Adam OlennAugust 22, 2011Composer, pianist, and vocalist Neara Russell '10 grew up singing to cows in her home state of Wisconsin, but she didn't stay in the cornfield long. While still in high school, she was featured on National Public Radio for her achievements as a classical pianist. She then went on to win a prestigious full-tuition Presidential scholarship to Berklee, where she majored in composition and performance.Russell has won an ASCAP Plus award for her original music and recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career as an artist and studio musician. She is a keyboardist and background singer for Sony/JRecords pop star BC Jean, with whom she has appeared on The View and Access Hollywood. Her eclectic, self-produced release Noise and Silence has garnered rave reviews in the press.

By Adam Olenn August 22, 2011 Composer, pianist, and vocalist Neara Russell '10 grew up singing to cows in her home state of Wisconsin, but she didn't stay in the cornfield long. While still in high school, she was featured on National Public Radio for her achievements as a classical pianist. She then went on to win a prestigious full-tuition Presidential scholarship to Berklee, where she majored in composition and performance. Russell has won an ASCAP Plus award for her original music and recently moved to Los Angeles to pursue her career as an artist and studio musician. She is a keyboardist and background singer for Sony/JRecords pop star BC Jean, with whom she has appeared on The View and Access Hollywood. Her eclectic, self-produced release Noise and Silence has garnered rave reviews in the press.

Neara Russell '10, "Roses and Thorns"