My 2006 interview with
Brian "BT" Transeau stemmed from a PR push by AMD, which wanted to position itself as the platform of choice for digital audio workstations. In this vein, I was curious about BT's views on how processing and computing might figure into his artistry now.
WVW: How do you foresee leveraging ongoing improvements in computing in your work?
Transeau: The funny thing is—and it’s one of these Murphy’s Law or...I don’t remember whose law it is, but...as things get faster, your ideas get bigger. Some of the things I’m interested in...like, see what they’re doing with the particle accelerator at CERN. It’s pretty exciting. Cloud computing is very exciting, and the idea of crowdsourcing CPU power using other people’s computers and spreading out very computationally intensive processes across webs.
I think that things are going to continue to grow and evolve technologically and stylistically. We’re going to see incredible new ideas cropping up and this incredible proliferation of not just new ideas but software to address those ideas. The rate of change is changing. That in itself... It’s a very exciting moment to be alive. I don’t know how sustainable what we’ve created is, but it’s a very exciting moment to be a part of...anything, honestly.
I think that things are going to continue to grow and evolve technologically and stylistically. We’re going to see incredible new ideas cropping up and this incredible proliferation of not just new ideas but software to address those ideas. The rate of change is changing. That in itself... It’s a very exciting moment to be alive. I don’t know how sustainable what we’ve created is, but it’s a very exciting moment to be a part of...anything, honestly.
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