Steve Gregory & Mike Wilcox, Res Rocket Surfer / Red Mercury / Midnight Fields

In a slightly different episode to our usual format, we chat with two guests who were part of arguably the world’s first virtual band, Res Rocket Surfer. This is a laid back chat on the mid 1990s and the emergence of internet-based music creation.  To listen / watch: * Audio-only: click on the play button in the audio player above, or: * Video: watch the embedded video below or check it and previous episodes out on our YouTube Channel Discussion topics covered during the show (links will open in new tab):   Mike and Steve’s musical upbringings The emergence of Res Rocket Surfer Mike, Steve and David appear on TV during the Res Rocket Surfer days Making music using the Distributed Realtime Groove Network (DRGN) client Will Henshall Tim Bran Matt Moller Canton Becker The evolution into Rocket Network and integration with Logic Audio, Digital Performer and Cubase The end of standalone Rocket Network  Mike – Midnight Mastering Mike in action with Lazy Susan – Joan Baez Steve in action with Red Mercury – Firefly Mike’s amazing drum suit When you get confused with the sax player from Careless Whisper On being fame adjacent Mike and Steve’s train wrecks Mike and David’s project – Midnight Fields Key links: Buy some keyboard related merchandise Drop us a line via the website, Facebook, Instagram, Threads, BlueSky, TikTok or LinkedIn Complete our listener survey to help us improve the show, it only takes 90 seconds. Support us on Patreon and receive bonus content