Meet Tatsuya Takahashi - KORG's Star Synth Designer

Tatsuya Takahashi has developed some of the funnest and most iconic synthesizers and drum machines available today: the Minilogue, Monologue, Monotrons, the first rounds of Volca, Triggers and the Granular Convolver. The CEO of KORG Germany is one of the the industry's most ingenious instrument designers, with a true passion for synths and electronics since very young age.
A group of Catalyst film and music students and alumni had the opportunity to collaborate with Tatsuya Takahashi on his Most Wanted: Music video presentation: The Powers of Ten. In the conference's presentation he took us through his design journey, talking us through some of his design and project highlights.
In this exclusive interview we learn more about how Tatsuya developed his career as an instrument designer and what continues to spark his curiosity and motivation today.
If you're really synths like us, you can sit back and enjoy the mesmerising video he used for The Powers of Ten presentation at Most Wanted: Music 2020 in Berlin here: • Tatsuya Takahashi's Po...
You can also listen back to Tatsuya's presentation at Most Wanted: Music here:
• MW:M20 | Music Instrum...
Film by: Roman Koblov
Production assistants: Alba Llach, Olivia Mamberti, Maxime Aad, Wei Beh
Executive Producer: Christina Gaither
Audio Mastering: Olivia Mamberti, James Ma
Music by: Wei Beh
A very special thanks to: Your Mom's Agency and Red Bull
About Catalyst
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Our 3 schools: Music & Sound, Film & Visual Media and Acting, share our state-of-the-art facilities with 30+ production studios and suites, a film studio, multiple IT worksuites, and several tons of tech production toys. Our progressive educational model is based on practice-based learning, empowering students with real life experience and collaborations from day one.
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Find out more about our community and courses on our website: catalyst-berlin.com

[@fattyboombatty7736]

He has a really nice accent and an infectious enthusiasm.... I'm going to buy a light bulb and battery :)

[@G1SUNPLANT]

Awesome documentary. Tats made great contribution for present and future music scene.

[@brucebennett5338]

this guy is bloody brilliant!

[@Neuri]

this is awesome. He is such a dude.

[@markmanter6508]

Everybody shits on the Volca series but the way he describes how they came to be makes me feel proud to own 4 or 5 of them 😅

[@push2talkbox370]

Thank you for interview. It was funny when Tats says VOLKA automatically generated subtitles writes VODKA :)

[@GunkzaFilms]

Gracias por la inspiración

[@hellf.o]

This is awesome!
We're truly living in a new great synth era..!

[@cablevamp3163]

Ya know
His instruments do keep kids off the streets
That is true

[@rachelar]

Yeah with no song memory etc they are toys to be honest. Still, the guy is inventive which is a dying tradition in Japan sadly

[@csselement]

The Korg Volca series is solely responsible for my downfall into electronic instrument addiction

[@ascarletheart2138]

Most relatable content Iv ever seen.

[@Little_Internet_Monster]

Someone on ´Reddit´ just told me that he learned all this from Justin Bieber, while he got stuck in an ATM vestibule.

[@wston-v7y]

What i should study to work in a brand of sytnh like him? Thanks

[@TrickMini]

Imagine if Tatsuya and Elon Musk got together.

[@stagnatic]

This is excellent.

[@topofthemornintoya]

Everyone should have a Vkeys and a minilogus

[@vanishingtrick]

Legend

So happy to be a part of this!

[@tomaspalmariello7911]

great stuff!

[@kevinsuarezpale375]

Tats is god