Tony Obr
he/him
Phoenix, Arizona, USA
Tony Obr is a musician, sound designer, composer, visual artist and educator. His work is situated at the confluence of music, art, technology, and performance, focusing on innovative uses of sound and the development of interactive, generative systems for electronic music performance and contemporary dance. He specializes in connecting Max with modular synthesizers, hardware synthesizers, samplers, and drum machines, and he enjoys empowering his students with the skills to do the same.
Tony has performed under the stage name “tsone” since 2009. In his music he uses modular synthesizers and custom software built in Max/MSP to craft complex, generative, rhythmic patterns, warm, gauzy, electronic detritus, and blasts of impenetrable walls of sound. His work has been released on a number of international recording labels, including: Home Normal, txt recordings, Schematic Music Company, Sunwarped, Satellite Era, Tessellate Recordings, and Stereoscenic.
Years of designing bespoke software for his own musical output eventually led him to opportunities to share his knowledge with others. As an educator, Tony has taught electronic music and sound design courses in Phoenix, Arizona, at Paradise Valley Community College since 2014, and music technology courses in the Arizona State University Popular Music program since 2021.
Tony offers Max lessons in either group workshop settings or private one-on-one instruction. Recognizing that design problems faced by those new to Max often have a multitude of solutions, his teaching style encourages students to explore what’s possible with Max and arrive at their own solutions.
Tony has performed under the stage name “tsone” since 2009. In his music he uses modular synthesizers and custom software built in Max/MSP to craft complex, generative, rhythmic patterns, warm, gauzy, electronic detritus, and blasts of impenetrable walls of sound. His work has been released on a number of international recording labels, including: Home Normal, txt recordings, Schematic Music Company, Sunwarped, Satellite Era, Tessellate Recordings, and Stereoscenic.
Years of designing bespoke software for his own musical output eventually led him to opportunities to share his knowledge with others. As an educator, Tony has taught electronic music and sound design courses in Phoenix, Arizona, at Paradise Valley Community College since 2014, and music technology courses in the Arizona State University Popular Music program since 2021.
Tony offers Max lessons in either group workshop settings or private one-on-one instruction. Recognizing that design problems faced by those new to Max often have a multitude of solutions, his teaching style encourages students to explore what’s possible with Max and arrive at their own solutions.