John Tejada has been making electronic music for almost thirty years. In this episode of the Darko.Audio podcast, Tejada discusses how he got into making music, his creative process, his favourite playback hardware, his teaching work at CalArts and some of his favourite music.

Photo: Holly Parker

PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/johndarko

Mentioned in this episode...

Orbital - Green Album:
https://www.discogs.com/Orbital-Orbital/master/8932

John Tejada - Mesh Series 004 mix:
https://soundcloud.com/meshmeshmeshmesh/john-tejada

Psyance “Andromeda’s Dance”:
https://www.beatport.com/track/andromedas-dance-original-mix/1226022

The Orb’s - Adventures Beyond The Ultraworld:
https://www.discogs.com/The-Orb-The-Orbs-Adventures-Beyond-The-Ultraworld/master/7119

Plaid w/ Björk - “Lilith”:
https://youtu.be/pNA-l2Nb1ow

Photek - The Hidden Camera:
https://www.discogs.com/Photek-The-Hidden-Camera/master/65745

Art of Noise “Beatbox”:
https://youtu.be/JSWhzsGY3hA

Kraftwerk - Computer World:
https://www.residentadvisor.net/reviews/25051

Richard H. Kirk - Virtual State:
https://warp.net/artists/91322-richard-h-kirk/info

Etapp Kyle - Nolove:
https://ostgut.bandcamp.com/album/nolove

Forest Drive West - They Live EP:
https://midgar-records.bandcamp.com/album/forest-drive-west-they-live-ep

Neon Chambers - One:
https://neonchambers.bandcamp.com/album/one

Hard Wax store:
https://hardwax.com/

Genelec 8351 The Ones:
https://www.genelec.com/previous-models/8351a

Reftone Cube:
https://reftone.com/

Rosson Audio Design - RAD 0:
https://www.rossonaudiodesign.com/

Stefan Betke (Scape Mastering):
https://youtu.be/5d7O4uMx7YE

Dan Clark Audio Aeon2:
https://darko.audio/2019/11/a-short-film-about-the-dan-clark-audio-aeon-2/

Touched Music - Covert II EP:
https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/covert-ii

John Tejada presents Future Stars:
https://touched.bandcamp.com/album/john-tejada-presents-future-stars

Regis - In This Is The Light That You Miss:
https://dns-regis.bandcamp.com/album/hidden-in-this-is-the-light-that-you-missed

Campfire Audio - Solaris & Polaris:
https://darko.audio/2020/01/a-short-film-about-campfire-audios-solaris-polaris-ii-andromeda/

Juan Atkins & Moritz von Oswald - Borderland:
https://shop.tresorberlin.com/index.php/juan-atkins-moritz-von-oswald-borderland-tresor-262.html

John Tejada Bandcamp:
https://johntejada.bandcamp.com/

Producer: Nick McCorriston | Music: Ben Pitt