An interview with Ben Grayson: From digital sampling and appropriation to remixing and the affordances of technology

Abstract

In this Riff article, Gene Shill speaks to Australian musician Ben Grayson, the founding member of The Bamboos and internationally acclaimed session keyboardist and electronic music producer. The conversation covers crate digging, sampling, ownership, authorship, musicianship, approaches to creating electronic music and how the affordances of technology assist the creative process.