Bostjan Zupancic - Revision history

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	== Approach to tuning ==		== Approach to tuning ==
	Zupancic has focused mostly on 19-EDO, but has also extensively studied just intonation [[24edo\|24-EDO]], and the [[harmonic series]]. He has also been known to discuss other systems, such as [[22edo\|22-EDO]], [[17edo\|17-EDO]], [[31edo\|31-EDO]], [[34edo\|34-EDO]], and [[Bohlen-Pierce]] tuning with limited depth.		Zupancic has focused mostly on 19-EDO, but has also extensively studied just intonation [[24edo\|24-EDO]], and the [[harmonic series]]. He has also been known to discuss other systems, such as [[22edo\|22-EDO]], [[17edo\|17-EDO]], [[31edo\|31-EDO]], [[34edo\|34-EDO]], and [[Bohlen-Pierce]] tuning with limited depth. He also proposed the concept of [[ergotonic]] scale theory.

	'''Just Intonation'''		'''Just Intonation'''

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			{{See also\|User:Bozu}}
	'''Bostjan Zupancic''', also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) [[19edo\|19-EDO]] guitarist/bassist. As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.		'''Bostjan Zupancic''', also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) [[19edo\|19-EDO]] guitarist/bassist. As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.

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Official Releases

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	'''Silent Harvest''' (with Khereb, 2006, non-micro)		'''Silent Harvest''' (with Khereb, 2006, non-micro)

	'''Quiet Please''' (2015, mixture of 12-EDO, 19-EDO, and 24-EDO)		'''[https://bostjanzupancic.bandcamp.com/album/quiet-please?from=hp Quiet Please]''' (2015, mixture of 12-EDO, 19-EDO, and 24-EDO)

	'''Hälberwolf''' (2015, non-micro)		'''Hälberwolf''' (2015, non-micro)
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	[https://naegleriafowleri.bandcamp.com/album/prognosis-dire '''Prognosis Dire'''] (with Naegleria Fowleri, 2020, 19-EDO)		[https://naegleriafowleri.bandcamp.com/album/prognosis-dire '''Prognosis Dire'''] (with Naegleria Fowleri, 2020, 19-EDO)

			[https://open.spotify.com/album/3qAuZ2IoUgUWLMlgFuI3se '''Instru-Metal 14'''] (2023, 14-edo)

	== Demos ==		== Demos ==

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	; Any good microtonal anecdotes?		; Any good microtonal anecdotes?
	: I played at a gig a few years ago with my 19-edo band. The band going on after us didn't bring any guitars and wanted to borrow my 19-edo strat. The guy didn't notice anything odd about it until he went to strum a D major chord... Luckily someone else at the show had an old guitar in their car that the guy could borrow.		: I played at a gig a few years ago with my 19-edo band. The band going on after us didn't bring any guitars and wanted to borrow my 19-edo strat. The guy didn't notice anything odd about it until he went to strum a D major chord... Luckily someone else at the show had an old guitar in their car that the guy could borrow.

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	[[wikipedia:Mike_Portnoy\|Mike Portnoy]] (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, [[wikipedia:Avenged_Sevenfold\|Avenged Sevenfold]], Adrenaline Mob), Morgan Sansous ([https://brutalhenker.bandcamp.com/ Henker]), [[wikipedia:Neil_Peart\|Neil Peart]] ([[wikipedia:Rush_(band)\|Rush]]), [[wikipedia:Daniel_Erlandsson\|Daniel Erlandsson]] ([[wikipedia:Arch_Enemy\|Arch Enemy]], [[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Brujeria]]), [[wikipedia:Raymond_Herrera\|Raymond Herrerra]] ([[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Fear Factory]], Brujeria)		[[wikipedia:Mike_Portnoy\|Mike Portnoy]] (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, [[wikipedia:Avenged_Sevenfold\|Avenged Sevenfold]], Adrenaline Mob), Morgan Sansous ([https://brutalhenker.bandcamp.com/ Henker]), [[wikipedia:Neil_Peart\|Neil Peart]] ([[wikipedia:Rush_(band)\|Rush]]), [[wikipedia:Daniel_Erlandsson\|Daniel Erlandsson]] ([[wikipedia:Arch_Enemy\|Arch Enemy]], [[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Brujeria]]), [[wikipedia:Raymond_Herrera\|Raymond Herrerra]] ([[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Fear Factory]], Brujeria)

	== Progress ~~Report~~ ==		== Progress report ==
			; What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?
			: As a teenager, I learned both pedal steel guitar and sitar. I was surprised at how the tunings of both differed with what I had learned about standard guitar and piano in years prior. There must have been some reason why different approaches were taken, so I studied those reasons as much as I could at the time, which led me to question the premise of 12 equally spaced notes on a keyboard. Probably there was another way that could be just as good.

	* ''What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?''		; What are your current/past/future particular interests?
	** BZ: "As a teenager, I learned both pedal steel guitar and sitar. I was surprised at how the tunings of both differed with what I had learned about standard guitar and piano in years prior. There must have been some reason why different approaches were taken, so I studied those reasons as much as I could at the time, which led me to question the premise of 12 equally spaced notes on a keyboard. Probably there was another way that could be just as good."		: Right now, I'm working on building my own stick tampura and converting an electric guitar into something like a sitar/guitar, but with more sitar influence than the traditional Coral Sitar. I've also been playing around with adaptive JI and higher EDO's where subsets can be taken and adapted, as well as my usual guitar music.
	* ''What are your current/past/future particular interests?''
	** BZ: "Right now, I'm working on building my own stick tampura and converting an electric guitar into something like a sitar/guitar, but with more sitar influence than the traditional Coral Sitar. I've also been playing around with adaptive JI and higher EDO's where subsets can be taken and adapted, as well as my usual guitar music."		; What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want for the making of microtonal music?
	* ''What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want for the making of microtonal music?''		: My primary rig is two 19-edo guitars, a 19-edo bass, one 12-edo guitar with 24-edo fretlets, and a fretless guitar. I have a bunch of homemade instruments capable of other tunings, but nothing I'd take on the road.
	** BZ: "My primary rig is two 19-edo guitars, a 19-edo bass, one 12-edo guitar with 24-edo fretlets, and a fretless guitar. I have a bunch of homemade instruments capable of other tunings, but nothing I'd take on the road."
	* ''What instruments or means have you successfully used in the making of microtonal music? Recommendations?''		; What instruments or means have you successfully used in the making of microtonal music? Recommendations?
	** BZ: "Any instrument you play normally otherwise can be converted, if you have enough patience. Guitars and basses can be refretted, synths can be rekeyed, et cetera. Anything like a lyre or small harp or kalimba is easy enough for beginners. If you want to make a flute, just grab a drill and pull up flutomat. If you want to refret your guitar, pull up fretfind 2d and print out a PDF to use as a template. With all of the resources available, it's actually pretty easy to modify almost any instrument."		: Any instrument you play normally otherwise can be converted, if you have enough patience. Guitars and basses can be refretted, synths can be rekeyed, et cetera. Anything like a lyre or small harp or kalimba is easy enough for beginners. If you want to make a flute, just grab a drill and pull up flutomat. If you want to refret your guitar, pull up fretfind 2d and print out a PDF to use as a template. With all of the resources available, it's actually pretty easy to modify almost any instrument.
	* ''Any good microtonal anecdotes?''
	** BZ: "I played at a gig a few years ago with my 19-edo band. The band going on after us didn't bring any guitars and wanted to borrow my 19-edo strat. The guy didn't notice anything odd about it until he went to strum a D major chord... Luckily someone else at the show had an old guitar in their car that the guy could borrow."		; Any good microtonal anecdotes?
			: I played at a gig a few years ago with my 19-edo band. The band going on after us didn't bring any guitars and wanted to borrow my 19-edo strat. The guy didn't notice anything odd about it until he went to strum a D major chord... Luckily someone else at the show had an old guitar in their car that the guy could borrow.

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	== Approach to tuning ==		== Approach to tuning ==
	Zupancic has focused mostly on 19-EDO, but has also extensively studied just intonation [[24edo\|24-EDO]], and the [[~~Overtone scales\|overtone~~ series]]. He has also been known to discuss other systems, such as [[22edo\|22-EDO]], [[17edo\|17-EDO]], [[31edo\|31-EDO]], [[34edo\|34-EDO]], and [[Bohlen-Pierce]] tuning with limited depth.		Zupancic has focused mostly on 19-EDO, but has also extensively studied just intonation [[24edo\|24-EDO]], and the [[harmonic series]]. He has also been known to discuss other systems, such as [[22edo\|22-EDO]], [[17edo\|17-EDO]], [[31edo\|31-EDO]], [[34edo\|34-EDO]], and [[Bohlen-Pierce]] tuning with limited depth.

	'''Just Intonation'''		'''Just Intonation'''
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	Zupancic uses 24-EDO to represent Persian, Arabic, and Levant tonalities, as well as more dissonant xenharmonic tonalities.		Zupancic uses 24-EDO to represent Persian, Arabic, and Levant tonalities, as well as more dissonant xenharmonic tonalities.

	'''~~Overtone~~ Series'''		'''Harmonic Series'''

	Zupancic uses the harmonic series to represent middle eastern tonalities as well, positing that establishing a drone as the root note of a movement of a piece, with lower-order harmonics to establish rhythmic chords and higher-order harmonics (with the major+h7 scale in the lower octave and the chromatic scale in the upper octave) to establish melody allows a rigid enough structure to meet a listener's natural expectations whilst allowing the performer enough freedom to compose expressive melodies.		Zupancic uses the harmonic series to represent middle eastern tonalities as well, positing that establishing a drone as the root note of a movement of a piece, with lower-order harmonics to establish rhythmic chords and higher-order harmonics (with the major+h7 scale in the lower octave and the chromatic scale in the upper octave) to establish melody allows a rigid enough structure to meet a listener's natural expectations whilst allowing the performer enough freedom to compose expressive melodies.
	{\| class="wikitable"		{\| class="wikitable"
	\|+Table 2: The 2-~~Octave Overtone~~ scale		\|+Table 2: The 2-octave harmonic scale
	!Interval abbreviation		!Interval abbreviation
	!ratio		!ratio
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	== History ==		== History ==
	As a session musician in Detroit in the late 1990's, Zupancic became interested in microtuning after working with country musicians, who would habitually temper the tuning of their instruments to best suit the key of the song being recorded. He then studied the sitar, and started working on developing a new tuning that could compromise between eastern and western tuning, with emphasis on sweetening the notes that country musicians tempered. At that point, he was oblivious to the vast microtonal knowledge that existed in academia. He identified the Ptolemeic intervals if 5-limit just intonation, and began focusing on two other tuning options: one that used the ~~overtone~~ series, with more notes available in higher octaves than lower octaves, and another tuning with 19 notes equally spaced between each octave. As a university student, Zupancic spoke with his professors about his "discovery" of these three "new" tuning systems, which were actually hundreds of years old and had been studied quite thoroughly well before Zupancic's birth.		As a session musician in Detroit in the late 1990's, Zupancic became interested in microtuning after working with country musicians, who would habitually temper the tuning of their instruments to best suit the key of the song being recorded. He then studied the sitar, and started working on developing a new tuning that could compromise between eastern and western tuning, with emphasis on sweetening the notes that country musicians tempered. At that point, he was oblivious to the vast microtonal knowledge that existed in academia. He identified the Ptolemeic intervals if 5-limit just intonation, and began focusing on two other tuning options: one that used the harmonic series, with more notes available in higher octaves than lower octaves, and another tuning with 19 notes equally spaced between each octave. As a university student, Zupancic spoke with his professors about his "discovery" of these three "new" tuning systems, which were actually hundreds of years old and had been studied quite thoroughly well before Zupancic's birth.

	Zupancic then turned his attention to gauging the reasons why these other tuning options had existed for so long without any mainstream exposure in western culture, and formed the thesis that 12-EDO took over merely out of convenience, and began to champion 19-EDO as a system that deserved to exist as an alternative tuning.		Zupancic then turned his attention to gauging the reasons why these other tuning options had existed for so long without any mainstream exposure in western culture, and formed the thesis that 12-EDO took over merely out of convenience, and began to champion 19-EDO as a system that deserved to exist as an alternative tuning.

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	~~== Summary ==~~		'''Bostjan Zupancic''', also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) [[19edo\|19-EDO]] guitarist/bassist. As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.
	Bostjan Zupancic, also known as Russ Hayes, is a physicist and (primarily) [[19edo\|19-EDO]] guitarist/bassist. As of 2019, he has released 5 independent microtonal solo albums and participated in two microtonal bands.

	== Background ==		== Background ==

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	[[wikipedia:Mike_Portnoy\|Mike Portnoy]] (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, [[wikipedia:Avenged_Sevenfold\|Avenged Sevenfold]], Adrenaline Mob), Morgan Sansous ([https://brutalhenker.bandcamp.com/ Henker]), [[wikipedia:Neil_Peart\|Neil Peart]] ([[wikipedia:Rush_(band)\|Rush]]), [[wikipedia:Daniel_Erlandsson\|Daniel Erlandsson]] ([[wikipedia:Arch_Enemy\|Arch Enemy]], [[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Brujeria]]), [[wikipedia:Raymond_Herrera\|Raymond Herrerra]] ([[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Fear Factory]], Brujeria)		[[wikipedia:Mike_Portnoy\|Mike Portnoy]] (Dream Theater, Liquid Tension Experiment, [[wikipedia:Avenged_Sevenfold\|Avenged Sevenfold]], Adrenaline Mob), Morgan Sansous ([https://brutalhenker.bandcamp.com/ Henker]), [[wikipedia:Neil_Peart\|Neil Peart]] ([[wikipedia:Rush_(band)\|Rush]]), [[wikipedia:Daniel_Erlandsson\|Daniel Erlandsson]] ([[wikipedia:Arch_Enemy\|Arch Enemy]], [[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Brujeria]]), [[wikipedia:Raymond_Herrera\|Raymond Herrerra]] ([[wikipedia:Brujeria_(band)\|Fear Factory]], Brujeria)

			== Progress Report ==

			* ''What was your path to discovering alternate tunings?''
			** BZ: "As a teenager, I learned both pedal steel guitar and sitar. I was surprised at how the tunings of both differed with what I had learned about standard guitar and piano in years prior. There must have been some reason why different approaches were taken, so I studied those reasons as much as I could at the time, which led me to question the premise of 12 equally spaced notes on a keyboard. Probably there was another way that could be just as good."
			* ''What are your current/past/future particular interests?''
			** BZ: "Right now, I'm working on building my own stick tampura and converting an electric guitar into something like a sitar/guitar, but with more sitar influence than the traditional Coral Sitar. I've also been playing around with adaptive JI and higher EDO's where subsets can be taken and adapted, as well as my usual guitar music."
			* ''What instruments or means have you had/do you have now/do you want for the making of microtonal music?''
			** BZ: "My primary rig is two 19-edo guitars, a 19-edo bass, one 12-edo guitar with 24-edo fretlets, and a fretless guitar. I have a bunch of homemade instruments capable of other tunings, but nothing I'd take on the road."
			* ''What instruments or means have you successfully used in the making of microtonal music? Recommendations?''
			** BZ: "Any instrument you play normally otherwise can be converted, if you have enough patience. Guitars and basses can be refretted, synths can be rekeyed, et cetera. Anything like a lyre or small harp or kalimba is easy enough for beginners. If you want to make a flute, just grab a drill and pull up flutomat. If you want to refret your guitar, pull up fretfind 2d and print out a PDF to use as a template. With all of the resources available, it's actually pretty easy to modify almost any instrument."
			* ''Any good microtonal anecdotes?''
			** BZ: "I played at a gig a few years ago with my 19-edo band. The band going on after us didn't bring any guitars and wanted to borrow my 19-edo strat. The guy didn't notice anything odd about it until he went to strum a D major chord... Luckily someone else at the show had an old guitar in their car that the guy could borrow."

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Official Releases

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	Life Cycle (2018) was released by [https://sites.google.com/view/naegleriafowleri/ Naegleria Fowleri], both digitally and on promotional CD, to very polarized reviews. Featuring an avante-garde death metal musical style, artificial intelligence drums, and a squawking parrot lead vocalist, the musical concept was coherent but also oddly specific. With Luna (Mealy Amazon) on lead vocals, and two other species of parrots (African Gray and Green Cheek Conure) featured as guest vocalists, the band has claimed to be the world's first multi-species microtonal band.		Life Cycle (2018) was released by [https://sites.google.com/view/naegleriafowleri/ Naegleria Fowleri], both digitally and on promotional CD, to very polarized reviews. Featuring an avante-garde death metal musical style, artificial intelligence drums, and a squawking parrot lead vocalist, the musical concept was coherent but also oddly specific. With Luna (Mealy Amazon) on lead vocals, and two other species of parrots (African Gray and Green Cheek Conure) featured as guest vocalists, the band has claimed to be the world's first multi-species microtonal band.

	In February of 2019, Naegleria Fowleri was one of several microtonal artists featured on [https://biptunia.com/?p=4985 Microtonal Freedom (a Compilation Benefit Album For Lyn Ulbrecht)].		In February of 2019, Naegleria Fowleri was one of several microtonal artists featured on [https://biptunia.com/?p=4985 Microtonal Freedom (a Compilation Benefit Album For Lyn Ulbrecht)]. In December 2020, [https://bostjanzupancic.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidotoxin Kaleidotoxin] was released, consisting of minimalist electronic music and some avante garde rock.

			On 1 April 2020, Naegleria Fowleri released a second full length album, entitled Prognosis Dire.

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	'''[https://www.amazon.com/Microtonal-Freedom-Compilation-Benefit-Ulbricht/dp/B07LFJGM1V Microtonal Freedom (a Compilation Benefit Album For Lyn Ulbricht)]''' (track 13 "Messages" with Naegleria Fowleri, 2019, 19-EDO)		'''[https://www.amazon.com/Microtonal-Freedom-Compilation-Benefit-Ulbricht/dp/B07LFJGM1V Microtonal Freedom (a Compilation Benefit Album For Lyn Ulbricht)]''' (track 13 "Messages" with Naegleria Fowleri, 2019, 19-EDO)

			[https://bostjanzupancic.bandcamp.com/album/kaleidotoxin '''Kaleidotoxin'''] (2019, 12-EDO and 19-EDO)

			[https://naegleriafowleri.bandcamp.com/album/prognosis-dire '''Prognosis Dire'''] (with Naegleria Fowleri, 2020, 19-EDO)

	== Demos ==		== Demos ==
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	Micro Demo (as Bostjan Zupancic, 2008, 19-EDO) ''All songs were re-recorded for Quiet Please (2015)''		Micro Demo (as Bostjan Zupancic, 2008, 19-EDO) ''All songs were re-recorded for Quiet Please (2015)''

	== ~~Inflences~~ ==		== Influences ==
	Bostjan Zupancic has listed the following musical influences:		Bostjan Zupancic has listed the following musical influences: