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Superbooth18: Moira Muñoz
The wonderful Moira returns to Superbooth with the unique VKB-100 Vocaloid Synthesizer.
Moira Muñoz put on a great performance at Superbooth last year. This year she stepped up her game and included a rare VKB-100 Vocaloid Synthesizer. Based on Vocaloid voice synthesis technology, the monophonic VKB-100 "sings" with Japanese syllabic tones ("
onsetsu" in Japanese). The VKB-100 is only available in Japan but you can get a taste of it below in Moira's performance. In it she uses the MOXF6, reface CS, reface DX and her circuit-bent vintage RX21 and RX17 drum machines. The VKB-100 is being processed by effects from the MOXF6 in the video below. Moira is wearing the "superhero" mask she uses in her live shows for Superbooth! Stay tuned for an interview with Moira coming soon. In the meantime check out a performance from a real Spanish musical superhero below:
About the author
Yamaha Synthesizer Product Specialist Blake Angelos has over thirty years of experience with music hardware and software. An expert in music technology, Blake has conducted numerous clinics, master classes and presentations throughout the United States, Europe and Canada. In his role as Product Specialist for the Synthesizer Department Blake appears in many product videos and artist interviews, writes many articles for YamahaSynth.com and co-hosts a regular Podcast called “Behind the Synth”.
Before his work with Yamaha, he taught music theory and jazz studies courses at Arizona State University; managed a technology-focused music store in Seattle and was a production supervisor at Microsoft, where he led a team that developed groundbreaking interactive music content for the Microsoft Network. Blake holds a Bachelor of Music degree from the University of Northern Colorado and a Master of Music degree from Arizona State University. Blake currently resides in Bellingham, Washington with his family, and between his travels around the world for Yamaha, he performs as much as possible with several jazz and creative music groups in Bellingham, Seattle and other places in the Pacific Northwest.