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Book Recommendation: PUSH TURN MOVE (by Kim Bjørn) | 1 PUSH TURN MOVE – one of the best and most comprehensive synthesizer books ever. And one of the most unusual ones. Strictly speaking, PUSH TURN MOVE is not just about synthesizers, but about all kinds of sound machines and controllers for electronic music. And strictly speaking, it is not so much about the musical strengths of the instruments, but about their FUNCTIONALITY and DESIGN. Author Kim Bjørn is a Danish designer, published author, electronic musician and composer. He has previously authored and co-authored six books about graphic design, published several audio-CDs and performed over a hundred electronic ambient concerts around the world. He educated as a graphic designer many years back and has given lectures and talks on interface design all over Denmark, and especially at the Danish School for Media and Journalism. PUSH TURN MOVE, his latest masterpiece, is the new design book on electronic instruments. It contains 352 pages richly illustrated with photos, illustrations, and prototypes, and with a foreword by electronic music visionary Jean-Michel Jarre.

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PUSH TURN MOVE – one of the best and most comprehensive synthesizer books ever. And one of the most unusualones. Strictly speaking, PUSH TURN MOVE is not just about synthesizers, but about all kinds of sound machines andcontrollers for electronic music. And strictly speaking, it is not so much about the musical strengths of theinstruments, but about their FUNCTIONALITY and DESIGN.

Author Kim Bjørn is a Danish designer, published author, electronic musician and composer. He has previouslyauthored and co-authored six books about graphic design, published several audio-CDs and performed over ahundred electronic ambient concerts around the world. He educated as a graphic designer many years back and hasgiven lectures and talks on interface design all over Denmark, and especially at the Danish School for Media andJournalism.

PUSH TURN MOVE, his latest masterpiece, is the new design book on electronic instruments. It contains 352pages richly illustrated with photos, illustrations, and prototypes, and with a foreword by electronic music visionaryJean-Michel Jarre.

Book Recommendation: PUSH TURN MOVE (by Kim Bjørn)

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PUSH TURN MOVE celebrates the art and science of interface design in electronic music by exploring thefunctional, artistic, philosophical, and aesthetic worlds within the mysterious link between player and machine.

The book contains 45 exclusive interviews with artists, designers, and makers, including Suzanne Ciani, AxelHartmann, Roger Linn, Jordan Rudess, Dave Smith and others, along with well-known music industry brands likeAbleton, Arturia, DJ TechTools, Elektron, Korg, Make Noise, monome, Moog, Native Instruments, Novation,Propellerhead, Roland, Teenage Engineering, and Yamaha.

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Highly Recommendable!

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PUSH TURN MOVEInterface Design In Electronic Music

352 pages, hardcoverForeword by Jean-Michel Jarre

Price: 550 DKK / approx. 87 USD / 74 Euros + shippingOrder at: www.pushturnmove.com

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www.pushturnmove.comwww.kimbjoern.dk