It’s vital that musicians play a key role in shaping the future that this technology is creating, so I’ve teamed up with Udio. After meeting with their team, I was impressed by their vision for the future and their dedication to nurturing creativity and empowering artists, rather than taking away from either. I’ll be working closely with them as … Read More
NAMM 2025 Appearance Schedule
The NAMM madness begins! Hope you can catch me at one of my appearances! THURSDAY, JAN 23 2:45pm – 3:00pm: MIDI ASSOC BOOTH: GeoShred performance – Hilton Ballroom B 5:30pm – 5:45pm: MIDI ASSOC BOOTH: Jam with Riverside City College students – Booth #10302 FRIDAY, JAN 24 11:00am: ROLI Airwave/Seaboard Booth #8910 1:00pm: Audeze booth #15104 4:30pm: Qualcomm Booth w/Moises … Read More
“Timelines Collide” (featuring Ollie Winiberg)
Just finished a new track for NAMM Show featuring my app GeoShred! Big thanks to my friend Ollie Winiberg for nailing the drums and putting together a cool video for it. This track really shows off GeoShred’s expressive pitch control, which takes things to the next level. Excited to share this as I head out to NAMM—stay tuned!
Introducing MorphWiz 2: A New Era in Spectral Audio Synthesis!
Introducing MorphWiz 2: A New Era in Spectral Audio Synthesis! Fifteen years after the groundbreaking release of the original MorphWiz, which won the Billboards “Best Music App” award, I’m thrilled to unveil MorphWiz 2 —an innovative spectral audio morphing synthesizer that redefines sound creation! MorphWiz 2 allows you to combine up to four audio sources (samples) to craft hybrid … Read More
The Final Threshold (Official Music Video)
🚀 Step into The Final Threshold with this stunning video by my friend Wayne Joyner! 🌌 Using Lightricks’ amazing LTX Studio software, Wayne brought this song from my solo album Permission to Fly to life in a way that’s truly next level. Watch the video now here: https://youtu.be/r-GHVIDpSGE Big thanks to Wayne and Lightricks for making creativity soar! … Read More
Patreon Live Chat 1/5/2025
I’ve got two exciting events coming up on Patreon! This Sunday, January 5th at 12 noon EST, I’ll be hosting a chat with all my Patreon members on Zoom. It’ll be a great chance for us to connect and chat about music. Next Sunday Sunday, January 12th at 12 noon EST, I’m going to dive deep into the new Dream … Read More
A Model Of Virtuosity: Jordan Rudess And The Jam Bot At M.I.T.
Acclaimed keyboardist Jordan Rudess brought his signature blend of innovation and virtuosity to the MIT Media Lab for a groundbreaking concert in September. Alongside violinist Camilla Bäckman and an AI model informally dubbed “jam_bot,” Rudess showcased a unique blend of human and machine improvisation. Developed with the MIT Media Lab’s Responsive Environments group over several months, the AI model made … Read More
Introducing the Boden JR Sorcerer Limited Edition From Strandberg Guitars
I’m very excited to US: https://strandbergguitars.com/boden-jr-sorcerer/ EU: https://strandbergguitars.com/eu/boden-jr-sorcerer/ The connection between Strandberg Guitars and acclaimed Dream Theater keyboardist Jordan Rudess goes back several years to when Jordan first acquired a Boden Prog series guitar with which he’s been journeying through the sonic world of guitar playing ever since. Jordan is a kaleidoscopic musician who effortlessly moves between handling keyboard … Read More
The Jordan Rudess Podcast #1: Mann Wynn Shramana on AI, Artistry, & the Future of Creativity
In the debut episode of The Jordan Rudess Podcast, world-renowned keyboardist of Dream Theater, composer, & AI enthusiast Jordan Rudess sits down with filmmaker & AI artist Mann Wynn Shramana. Manny, as he likes to be called, is a multifaceted creative who blends his background in filmmaking, set & costume design, & AI-driven artistry. He discusses winning a contest to … Read More
DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE PARASOMNIA SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 10, 2024 DREAM THEATER ANNOUNCE 16TH STUDIO ALBUM PARASOMNIA SCHEDULED FOR RELEASE ON FEBRUARY 7, 2025 Iconic Lineup of James LaBrie, John Petrucci, John Myung, Jordan Rudess and Mike Portnoy Return with First Album Together Since 2009’s Black Clouds & Silver Linings Music Video for First Single “Night Terror” Is Now Available Global 40th … Read More