#275: Creating Worlds and Atmospheres with Robot Koch

Robot Koch is an award-winning artist, producer, and composer who recently released his new album The Next Billion Years, which gives sound to the distant future. He has worked on numerous TV shows and films, including NBC's The Blacklist, ABC's How to Get Away with Murder, MTV's Teen Wolf, and Netflix's Dark. Robot is the winner of the German Music Composers Award and has amassed over 75 million streams and half a million monthly listeners on Spotify alone.

Robot and I spoke in depth about his work both on his new album, The Next Billion Years, and his various TV placements and scores. He shared how he tries to create worlds within his music that are full of emotional impact. Robot explains how he stretches his abilities to find new musical ground.

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Show Notes:

• Robot's Site - https://www.robotsdontsleep.com
• Stream The Next Billion Years - https://robotkoch.lnk.to/TNBYFoamAndSand
• The Next Billion Years Documentary - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WpUj30fRDG0
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/p/Cfwg4cPjYVQ/
• Robot's Ableton One Thing - https://youtu.be/Lo7NIt4DqRc
• Creating New Musical Landscapes with Robot Koch - https://blog.native-instruments.com/watch-robot-koch-on-creating-new-musical-landscapes/
• Robot Koch Shares 5 Studio Tips - https://electronicgroove.com/robot-koch-shares-5-studio-tips/
• "Bad Kingdom" by May and Robot Koch, Dark Season 3 Episode 1 - https://youtu.be/i2Z98LT7xtQ

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• Intro Music Made with Dream Organ Ableton Live Pack - https://brianfunk.com/blog/dream-organ
• Ableton Live Pack Archive - https://brianfunk.com/blog/ableton-live-pack-archive
• Music Production Club - https://brianfunk.com/mpc
• Music Production Podcast - https://brianfunk.com/podcast
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