{"id":4353,"date":"2013-04-24T14:18:53","date_gmt":"2013-04-24T21:18:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/?p=4353"},"modified":"2013-11-14T15:17:58","modified_gmt":"2013-11-14T23:17:58","slug":"richard-vission-talks-integra-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rolandus.com\/blog\/2013\/04\/24\/richard-vission-talks-integra-7\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Vission Talks INTEGRA-7"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Electronic dance music DJ and producer\u00a0Richard Vission<\/a>\u00a0discusses his use of the\u00a0INTEGRA-7<\/a>\u00a0in his remixes and original music productions.<\/p>\n

Richard Vission<\/span> has been a preeminent house DJ and producer in Los Angeles since the late \u201980s. His musical career started when DJ culture was first taking flight in Los Angeles, becoming known for a freewheeling mixing style that cycled through dozens of records per hour. He took the same frenzied sound into his production career, scoring big in 1992 with the sports-anthem classic \u201cJump\u201d as a member of The Movement.
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Since then, Richard has produced and remixed top dance tracks for artists such as Donna Summer, Radiohead, Todd Terry, Lady Gaga, RuPaul, Ace of Base, Taylor Dayne, Crystal Waters, The Black Eyed Peas, Madonna, and many others. In 2001, he earned a GRAMMY nomination as Remixer of the Year. For over two decades, Richard\u2019s hosted\u00a0<\/em>Powertools, the longest running mix show on U.S. radio<\/span>.\u00a0<\/em>Powertools<\/span><\/a>\u00a0airs weekly on KPWR (Power 106 FM<\/a>) in Los Angeles, and is syndicated in other markets.<\/em><\/p>\n

As a busy producer who works on up to ten songs at any given time, Richard needs fast access to great sounds. That\u2019s why he\u2019s recently turned to the INTEGRA-7<\/a> SuperNATURAL\u00ae Sound Module, calling it Roland\u2019s \u201cbest sound modules, all in one.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

We recently talked with Richard about his long career, current projects, and how he\u2019s integrating his newly acquired INTEGRA-7 into his everyday production process.<\/em><\/p>\n

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How many projects do you work on at a time?<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the studio, I\u2019m working on nine or ten songs at one time. Usually, the norm is about seven in the pop world and about three in the EDM world. There\u2019s just a constant flow. For good or for bad, I\u2019m one of those tweakers<\/span>\u2014I\u2019m never, ever done until it\u2019s\u00a0done<\/em>\u00a0done<\/em><\/span><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em>. You know, sometimes we\u2019re writing<\/span> pop stuff and we\u2019ll be editing those vocals and working melodies out, and then at night I\u2019ll be working on an EDM track. We\u2019re also developing new tracks at the same time. It\u2019s just ongoing, like nonstop here for us.<\/p>\n

How does the INTEGRA-7 help you with your workflow and the demands of your schedule?<\/strong><\/p>\n

What\u2019s cool about the INTEGRA-7, what I really like about it, [is that] it\u2019s going to cut down on my time that I have to go searching for sounds. Right now, in the computer, we probably have 50 [virtual instruments] to choose from. But it\u2019s very nice to know that I can get a lot of answers for what I\u2019m looking for in my head [faster from the INTEGRA-7 hardware]. The INTEGRA-7 is going to make things really, really cool and help the workflow work faster.<\/p>\n

Also, working from<\/span> the INTEGRA-7 Editor for the iPad just makes it a little cooler. Looking at a sound module, sometimes it\u2019s just difficult to get your head around it. The way [Roland has] laid it out in iPad form is very, very simple\u2014touch here, press here, touch there\u2014as opposed to [going] into different pages. An iPad just makes it [more fun].<\/p>\n

How do you think other musicians and songwriters will use the INTEGRA-7?<\/strong><\/p>\n

I think the INTEGRA-7 is going to be used by a lot of different people, from studio rats like myself to live musicians. I can see every band wanting to have access to all these different synths<\/span> when you\u2019re on the road; you\u2019d probably have to bring 20 different synthesizers to bring what\u2019s in that box on the road. I think for songwriters, too, they just want access to a lot of different sounds to get their ideas out.<\/p>\n

You\u2019ve been ahead of the curve for a long time with EDM groups like The Movement and Stranger Days. Could we possibly see you forming a new group in the future?<\/strong><\/p>\n

[Laughs.<\/em>] I don\u2019t see myself being in a group in the future; I think my days of stage diving [are over]. But I think I will be producing other groups, for sure. Being in a group is a really cool thing, and I think you\u2019re going to start seeing more EDM groups come back into the fold, without a doubt. I think that\u2019s going to be the next evolution.<\/p>\n

I always like to look at history; history always repeats itself, but with a twist. And I think it\u2019s really cool to see DJs play music, and I think the next thing for an EDM fan is to actually go<\/span> and watch the person play the music. I mean, the best EDM show in the last 20 years is Daft Punk. So I think there\u2019s going to be an evolution of that. Kids are going to be like, \u201cThere are a million DJs out there, but I want to play my stuff live.\u201d I think you\u2019re going to soon see four, five people on stage. I think that\u2019s going to be the next thing. I think an electronic outfit having access to all the sounds that the INTEGRA-7 has is<\/span> going to help them. If you\u2019re doing your records live, you\u2019re going to need access to a bunch of different sounds.<\/p>\n

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How does the INTEGRA-7 inspire your creativity?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The INTEGRA-7 is great for inspiration, because it has so many different sounds, from brass to synth<\/span> sounds to live piano, and a lot of new sounds, which is really cool. I mean, it\u2019s just amazing to get ideas down or take your production to the next level. Anytime there\u2019s something new that comes out, it\u2019s definitely inspirational. [The INTEGRA-7] has old sounds too, and a lot of people have never discovered those old sounds, so to bring them back in the mix is very cool.<\/p>\n

One other thing I think is dope about the INTEGRA-7 is the history of sounds<\/span> that it has, especially a lot of the old drum sounds that I\u2019m always searching for. One of the first drum machines I ever touched was a Roland TR-909. So to have access to that history in the INTEGRA-7, and their history of all their synths<\/span> from the old JUNOs on down, it\u2019s just pretty amazing<\/span> and cool to have all that at your fingertips. It\u2019s a JP-80, and it also has every SRX board.<\/a> It\u2019s like your best sound modules, all in one.<\/p>\n