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Boris Blank – Painter of Sound

By Immanuel Brockhaus on May 28, 2016

By Immanuel Brockhaus on 28 May 2016 in STORIES

Boris Blank gained worldwide fame as a pioneer of electronic pop music and sound designer. Here he talks about his passion for electronic music, the shift from analog to digital and the magic of pre-sets.

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