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Alan Myson | Composer | Producer
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Very pleased to be nominated for ‘Best Original Composition In A Feature Film Score’ at the @musicandsoundawards - for my score for the @harrisdickinson film ‘Urchin’!

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#filmscore by @italtek

Getting started on a new feature film score!

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#musicproduction
#musicstudio by @italtek

I had a great chat with @ableton about how I work and my processes on the new album. New feature up now on their site (link in bio)

I also recorded a selection of samples that you can download for free. Hope you enjoy using them!

I’ve been using Ableton Live for over 20 years now, always something new to learn and experiment with. Big 🖤 to them.

#musicproduction #ableton #inthestudio by @italtek

🔊🔊🔊 My latest @swu.fm | @rinse.fm show is now up to listen back

🖤 The first hour features a very powerful mix by composer and producer @italtek - the mix is a reframing of some of his own music, alongside current tracks he admires and some older cuts that have inspired him along the way over the years 🖤

🛸🦋❄️The second hour features a selection of music I’ve been listening to over the last few weeks - as usual the uniting factor is grain, not genre.

➡️ For tracklists

link in bio by @italtek

When experimenting for the new album I went down all sorts of pathways. For a while I was leaning into some more shoegaze/post rock textures.

There are a few experiments like this which didn’t end up becoming the sound of the record but no doubt fed into the whole creative process.

At the time I’m too close to it all but it’s always interesting to go back with a bit of perspective and look at all the demos and ideas which weaved a path towards the final outcome. by @italtek

As Ital Tek, Alan Myson has released eight adventurous and varied albums for lauded underground label Planet Mu.

It’s a two-decade journey of sonic exploration that started when Myson picked up his first effects pedal as a teenager.

“I got an electric guitar when I was about 13, and that was what really set it alight for me,” he tells us when we visit him in his Oxfordshire studio. “My first setup that I remember feeling like I could actually get something cool out of it was an electric guitar, a multi-effects pedal and a MiniDisc player. I used to just make loads of really long droney, ambient guitar effect loops.”

His career as Ital Tek started a few years later, following a move to Brighton for university that was largely inspired by a desire to break into the city’s music scene. Myson began handing out demos and posting tracks on Myspace, which caught the ear of Planet Mu founder Mike Paradinas, best known for his output as μ-Ziq.

Over the 20 years since then, Myson has become one of the label’s key artists, releasing multiple albums, EPs and singles, ranging from his early experiments in atmospheric dubstep and IDM through to the dark cinematic sounds of recent albums Outland and Timeproof.

His latest full-length, Mind Abandon, landed this May, and sees Myson pushing his sound into new territories, warping recorded instruments, synths and vocal sounds into ambient textures with granular processing and creative effects.

“I think my production techniques have definitely changed over the years, although I don't necessarily see becoming more proficient in the technicalities as a bonus," he tells us. "Some of the best things I've ever written were quite naive, where I didn't really know what I was doing.

“That’s why I collect lots of instruments that I can't play. A lot of the time when I go and visit somewhere, I'll be eyeing up some weird, you know, Indian banjo or something. I have no idea how to play it and whilst it may not even feature that heavily on a track, just having all these inspiring bits of kit, along with synthesizers, guitar pedals, it's all nice to have. It's inspiring and it sparks something in the process. " by @italtek

IMAGINED LANDSCAPE

On the Prophet 5

Taken from the new album ‘Mind Abandon’ out now on @planet.mu

#electronicmusic #synth #prophet5 #musicstudio #composer by @italtek

Always striving for contrast in my music.

Quick clip under the hood of my track ‘Kill Switch’ here with @musicradartech @musicradarofficial

Taken from my full studio video which you can watch now - link in bio

#musicproduction #musicstudio #electronicmusicproducer by @italtek

New ‘Mind Abandon’ limited edition T-shirt out now from @planet.mu

Link to purchase in bio

Art by the brilliant @tyswills by @italtek

‘The Pull’ fragments

Stemming out the new album for something upcoming…

#electronicmusic #musicproduction #electronicmusicproducer #ableton by @italtek

Alan Myson is a producer, composer and sound designer whose versatility within electronic music spans work for film, TV and advertising alongside his own output as a recording artist. As Ital Tek, he's released eight adventurous, varied albums for lauded underground label Planet Mu.

His latest full-length, Mind Abandon, landed this May, and see Myson pushing his sound into new territories, warping recorded instruments, synths and vocal sounds into ambient textures with granular processing and creative effects.

We visited Myson in his Oxford studio to break down the multi-layered sound design behind album highlight A Hidden Path and talk about the gear and processes that define his tracks. by @italtek

Mind Abandon - Tools_2

Some more studio bits and pieces I used to concoct the new album

Thanks for listening 🖤

@planet.mu

#musicstudio #electronicmusic #musicproduction #analoggear by @italtek