Eldon
Loblein is an audio engineer and
electronic / electroacoustic
composer, originally from Belfast,
Maine. His musical style draws
from glitch, dubstep, and IDM,
while incorporating orchestral
elements and reggaeton rhythms. Also a student
of the visual arts, his music
closely mirrors his attachment to
both realism and abstractionism
simultaneously.
In addition to holding an
Associate of Science degree in
Recording Arts, he is currently
pursuing a Bachelor of Music
Degree at the Hartt School,
University of Hartford.
Eldon Loblein has had over 10
years of training in music
production technology and
composition. This includes
experience in field recording,
sound synthesis, arranging,
mixing, editing, mastering, and
live electronic/electroacoustic
performance.
Software experience includes:
Pro Tools, Logic Pro, Nuendo,
Metasynth, Sound Forge, Ableton
Live, and Finale.
Hardware experience includes:
Microphones (theory and
application); signal processors;
amplifiers and loudspeakers;
digital and analog consoles
including the Amek 9098i, SSL
9000 J, Sony DMX-R100,
Soundcraft Ghost, Mackie D8B.
860.402.4806 | eldon@loblein.com
Dashera
by Animesh Dwivedi
Music composed and
produced by Eldon
Loblein
SFX and foley by Eldon
Loblein
Speak
Sound
sources:
Acoustic guitar,
strings, and
drumset, spoken
Chinese, synths,
and other SFX.
Process:
Majority
of SFX
derived from
spoken Chinese,
manipulated in
Metasynth. Mixed
in Logic.
Butter
Sound
sources:
Field-recorded
percussion and
flute, sampled
instruments.
Process:
Samples recorded
on portable DAT
machine. Granular
synthesis achieved
through
cut-and-paste
editing. Mixed in
Logic.
Glide
Sound
sources:
Sampled valiha
(tube zither),
live violin and
SFX.
Process:
Granular
FX
in
Metasynth,
FM
synthesis
with
ES2
synth (Logic).
mixed in Logic.
Ivy
Sound
sources:
Sampled
instruments and
live choir.
Process:
Score notated in
Finale. Choir
recorded from 6
vocalists
overdubbed x 5
with stereo pair.
Recorded and mixed
in Logic.
Breathing
Machines
Sound
sources:
Field-recorded
accordion and
voices. Live piano
and sampled
Celesta.
Process:
Sound
filtering
and
FX
via
Metasynth.
Voice
manipulation
using
Melodyne.
Mixed
in
Logic.
Mastered
by
Jim
Chapdelaine.
The
Bell Tower
Sound
sources:
Field-recorded
power tools,
percussion and
metallic objects,
sampled
instruments.
Process:
Samples recorded
on portable DAT
machine,
manipulated in
Logic and Ableton
Live. Mixed in
Logic.
Visual Art by Eldon
Loblein
Copy of
Vincent Van Gogh's Road with
Cypress and Star. Oil on
canvas. 2005.
Copy of
Johannes Vermeer's Girl with
a Pearl Earring. Oil on
canvas. 2004.
Abstract
Figures. Pencil and acrylic
on canvas. 2004.
Barack
Obama. Pencil on paper.
2011.
Xtal.
Dual-helm speedboat, by
Anthony Jacovino and Eldon
Loblein. 2001.
