<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Tsar Bomba = Music+Tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Electronic music remixing and the technology. 20-year Ableton expert and topic of board meetings with 1,000+ live shows in the bag.]]></description><link>https://tsarbomba.rocks</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!dOjz!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2Fe71ccf3c-c43f-46cd-aa14-26ecefbd794a_1280x1280.png</url><title>Tsar Bomba = Music+Tech</title><link>https://tsarbomba.rocks</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 02:53:12 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://tsarbomba.rocks/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[Marc "Fun Hog"]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[tsarbombarocks@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[tsarbombarocks@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[Marc "Fun Hog"]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[Marc "Fun Hog"]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[tsarbombarocks@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[tsarbombarocks@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[Marc "Fun Hog"]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome, let's drop some bombs.]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expert level Ableton, electronic music, and remixing]]></description><link>https://tsarbomba.rocks/p/welcome-lets-drop-some-bombs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://tsarbomba.rocks/p/welcome-lets-drop-some-bombs</guid><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:17:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/bbf4ba1e-96aa-4d00-ab81-72ac2aff7ccb_2000x1000.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span>Tsar Bomba is my new project focused on remixed music, electronic production, live performance, and the systems behind it.</span></p><p><span>As a result of my hard work, 20 years focused on Ableton, intimate knowledge of the platform, and years in audio engineering- my collaboration list is long. A few you may know include Ableton, Robert Henke, Livid Instruments, Max for Live, and many artists around the world.</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://tsarbomba.rocks/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for reading Tsar Bomba = Music+Tech! Subscribe for free to receive new posts and support my work.</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p><span>I also ran the largest Ableton user group on the planet, played more than 1,000 live shows (including SXSW), and opened for acts such as Thievery Corporation.</span></p><p><span>A major part of my work has been reverse engineering Ableton&#8217;s Python control scripts and sharing that knowledge with the wider community. Around 2011, I launched a very successful site that allowed users to build, store, and configure custom control scripts for Ableton - the first and only tool for Ableton users.</span></p><p><span>Stated goals:</span></p><ul><li><p><span>Release original music and remixes</span></p></li><li><p><span>Document Ableton projects and production techniques</span></p></li><li><p><span>Open-source control scripts</span></p></li><li><p><span>Open-source *.als files as well as instruments and racks</span></p></li><li><p><span>Gear, routing, and performance knowledge</span></p></li><li><p><span>Videos of operation and technical breakdowns</span></p></li></ul><p><span>The goal is simple: make the music, document the process, and share everything useful along the way, and not look back.</span></p><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://tsarbomba.rocks/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Thanks for spending time at TsarBomba.rocks.  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