How Jonny saved the Ondes Martenot

[@ShmeepShmopp]

Alternate title: How the Ondes Martenot did not Disappear Completely

[@valco8371]

nice

[@Anonymous-rx6pm]

nice

[@BloodPromise8007]

nice

[@Baton793]

nice

[@ibm_businessman6033]

nice

[@raptisj]

I think you should interview Jonny in this channel. I can't even imagine how valuable it's gonna be.

[@karl.t.d.]

good luck trying

[@christopherrowley7506]

@@karl.t.d. yeah those boys are pretty reclusive. Although Johnny seems to be fairly down to earth so you never know

[@leocomerford]

@@christopherrowley7506 That Pedal Show was able to get Ed O'Brien kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3yXd6Coodataas , though they had a couple of inside tracks.

[@Reject101Personal]

@@leocomerford Ed pretty much the only one who does things like this though, he even did a talk at my barely a university, Uni bout 10 years back. The other guys are pretty reclusive

[@phoenixgirl70]

@@christopherrowley7506 I got to sit and observe the band and actually talk to Thom Yorke for about 20 minutes. This was after the release of Kid A. They had a rep in the press as being standoffish, or difficult so I was expecting to just love the music but put their personalities aside. Let me tell you, they’re ALL down to Earth, I was sitting in a tent that included my music gods and they talked to anyone. They just get embarrassed if they get too much praise or attention. I was a nobody, I didn’t even have a pass and was waiting to be spotted and kicked out. Then Thom came in and the guy that did a fan site at the time said Thom usually didn’t stay long so I made my move. I told him how much I absolutely loved the new material and he broke out the biggest smile and thanked me saying the press were hating it (at least in the UK) and it was like talking to any other person. I just think they hated doing press all day, same questions, then playing too. They just want to make music. They’ve all got families. People thought Neil Peart was rude but he said he was incredibly shy and embarrassed being fawned over. I met my hero’s (RH) and they blew me away with joy.!

[@gpeddino]

A nice reference for those who are not familiar is Radiohead’s “How To Disappear Completely”, specially the “Live at Canal Plus” version, which features an ensemble of six Ondes, one played by Jonny himself.

[@carinflames]

a link to that performance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKiUnHeun6mGrs0

[@markhartfield8186]

😮

[@kevenquinlan]

I bumped into Jonny at a bar in Ireland, Quinlan's, and I was just getting into music composed on the ondes and we sat and chatted through a few pints and I had my Sony Discman and I popped in a couple of CD's with mostly Ondes music on them. I told him I didn't care for the space alien techniques that a lot of people use, that kind of 'from another world' sound, but that when used in a sutler way, it was a very beautiful instrument. He thanked me after we sat and listened and talked about it for about an hour. Than Radiohead put out Kid A, and I was like, Wow. Guess he took our interaction to heart. Been enjoying it ever since.

[@JoshSemans]

Thanks so much for the shoutout! A pleasure and a lovely surprise to be involved in some small way - let me know if I can help with anything ondes related in future! 🥰

[@DBruce]

Thanks Josh - your playing is gorgeous!

[@JoshSemans]

@@DBruce thank you! that's very kind!

[@jamo6126]

Jonny is an absolute genius

[@nathangale7702]

This is a great example of what a successful musician should do to give back to the community. Thanks a million Johnny Greenwood!

[@marcos22216]

The song "L'exil" released in 1976 by the french canadian prog rock band "Harmonium" features a beatiful Ondes Martenot solo

[@montego2]

As much as I respect Boulez as a composer and conductor, he sure could be a real [expletive] sometimes, especially to his mentor Messiaen. A Five Composers video including an ondes is a great idea! Can't wait.

[@captainhaddock6435]

Boulez was a self-indulgent fascist prick who only wrote unlistenable noise. Nothing to respect there

[@marknewkirk4322]

@@captainhaddock6435 Now now, let's save the word "fascist" for something worthy of it. Like fascism.

[@nandocordeiro5853]

@@marknewkirk4322 He was basically a fascist not gonna lie

[@TyphonBaalHammon]

Boulez deserves a lot of respect as the founder of IRCAM if nothing else.

[@singlesideman]

The Ondes Martenot is one of my very favorite instruments ever made, and has been for years. It's so good to know that it survives.

[@LightProgRock]

I play the Ondes Martenot thanks to him

[@ListeningIn]

I thought that 'La Palme' speaker was a lute of some sort from the thumbnail. It produces such an interesting sound. Thank you so much for this David!

[@RonNewsham]

Sort-a - it uses (tuned, I guess) strings and has a hollow body, but always thought its name refered to a palm court orchestra (rather than a palm tree). thekingofgear.com/post/97310190665/building-your-own-palme-diffuseur-updated

[@lambertlambert7076]

I knew that Jean-Loup Dierstein, the mythic repairman for analogue gear in Paris had recreated from scratch Ondes Martenot for Jonny Greenwood, but I never realized that Greenwood passion for the instrument triggered a revival with new manufacturers. Great video !

[@wiesorix]

Wow, I thought I knew all contemporary instruments, and yet there is one that I never even heard of before. Very interesting! Also, I'd love to see the 5 composers 1 Ondes Martenot video

[@JoshSemans]

Or 1 composer, 5 ondes Martenot! 😍

[@patr2can]

Make it "5 composers, Ondes Martenot/Mixtur-Trautonium duet", and you can save another worthy instrument. The Trautonium is a bit more wind instrument-like in its sounds (at least to my ears), but also very expressive. See kzbin.info/www/bejne/oWG4cmNjncqYfNE.

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

"How To Disappear Completely" live at Canal+ Studio is probably my favorite Radiohead performance featuring the instrument. Also I think Ill Wind is yet another underrated Radiohead song worth mentioning here. Jonny's Ondes part is simple yet full of soul and emotion, it's a polar opposite to his typical manic guitar "abuse" on some of their grungy songs.

[@carinflames]

a link to that performance: kzbin.info/www/bejne/sKiUnHeun6mGrs0

[@ab8jeh]

Ill Wind is a completely lost wonderful song. I remember first hearing it and thinking Radiohead might return to a Kid A sound, but alas it was just a glimpse.

[@GuyWhoLikesTheSnarkies1435]

@@ab8jeh Haha, right😁

[@Noelciaaa]

@@ab8jeh ah, yes, i remember that faint hope XD

[@barcelomrozovic1625]

I love Jonny's Ondes on "Where I End And You Begin", together with Ed's E-bow sustainer wizardly give this track one of a kind aura.

[@RickBenbow]

I have a distant memory of hearing a quote by Stravinsky who when asked why he didn't write for the instrument replied "why would anyone want to hear the sound of bowel movements in music". I am sure this has been paraphrased beyond recognition and I couldn't find anything online (maybe it wasn't even Stravinsky...) The tone and the visual sight of the instrument with its Palme speaker has long since haunted me since performing in a Three Choirs Festival rendition of Messiaen's Trois Petites Liturgies and I would dearly love to play one someday.

[@tweer64]

I wonder what he'd say about Dubstep.

[@urbansocrates]

Hard to believe Igor was a contemporary of Sigmund Freud, reading that quote. ;)

[@dreamsmadeflesh1]

​@@tweer64He just needed to find the right bowels for the job.

[@korbinm4472]

After hearing the Ondes in The Exterminating Angel I began a 3 year research project on the instrument and acquiring one and I’m so excited that I currently have an Ondomo being made for me and should be ready to ship next month! This is by far the best and most succinct video with all of the information I spent years doing personal research on. Excellent job!

[@JoshSemans]

That is so great to hear. I hope you enjoy your Ondomo! If you need some help getting started playing, do get in touch! :-)

[@korbinm4472]

That would be great! I had planned on reaching out at some point when it was necessary haha

[@matthewdavis8774]

Im in the same boat. Its been around 2 or 3 years since I first heard the sound and felt a strange sense of futuristic nostalgia. I'm learning French now so I can better understand some of the original writings/schematics. I am so envious of you. But your comment me me happy; I feel like there has to be only a handful of people who for some reason are very strongly drawn to the instrument. Guess you can call them natural ondinists

[@texanfournow]

Jonny played the Ondes Martenot on Radiohead's one and only appearance on SNL in 2000 while performing the National Anthem. I watched it live and wondered what in the world was he doing?!? He also played the OM, same song, on Jools Holland. So I would say a lot of Radiohead fans saw the OM more than 20 years ago but without a clue what it was. Kudos to Jonny for always pushing the envelope.

[@owllwo199]

From this, I've just found that the Ondes has been making some of my favourite ever musical sounds! Thanks.

[@TheJonnypanic]

Great video. Jonny is a legend, and the ondes such a versatile instrument. I remember seeing him talk about it back when they started using it. The Kid A live in paris video in particular really shows it off. Beautiful tones.

[@pabloco3257]

Another reason why Radiohead is such a great band, with so much to offer

[@samanshahi]

What a fantastic video....I remember hearing an ondes martenot a few years ago during a Messiaen festival in Toronto and was absolutely taken by the sound. More composers should write for this!

[@edwinstar100]

I hope we see a resurgence of interest, thanks David, I love the OM's unique sound.

[@shacharh5470]

Turangalila Symphony is my favourite classical piece. It's amazing, I very highly recommend it to everyone

[@AngelicDirt]

I, apparently, need to listen to more Radiohead. :v ... Also, Martenot was a really cool guy. :3

[@s90210h]

Skip RH and go for Jonny his soundtrack work

[@estebpacheco]

Give Kid A or amnesiac if you want to hear the ondea matternot in action

[@Noelciaaa]

I'd been a Radiohead fan for about a decade now, they'd been my introduction to so many wonderful music genres but I never knew the extent of how rare the Ondes Martenot, so characteristic in their music, really was! I think that's put into words so well, that it feels distinctly "alive", which is highly unusual for an electronic instrument. It does feel like singing! It's absolutely magical and otherworldly, yet so close to our humanity, resonating with our souls. I'm really happy you'd made this video - making us realise that this majestic instrument was close to disappearing but did not... thanks to this band that in general, had been transformative for alt rock!

[@jasonblalock4429]

7:50 No mention of Elmer Bernstein? He was also a major champion of the Ondes and worked it into most of his late-career scores, like Heavy Metal, The Black Cauldron, and Ghostbusters. Otherwise, nice vid! Always glad to see the Ondes get some attention.

[@traewilson5127]

I was JUST coming down here to say the same thing! Great minds think alike. It's odd he wasn't brought up seeing as Elmer Bernstein was one of the all-time great film composers. It's certainly how I learned about this instrument - from his scores for Ghostbusters and The Black Cauldron.

[@austinshoupe3003]

No video can mention everyone. The film score side was a minor concern in this video. It’s mostly about Greenwood.

[@kirkjohnson717]

I didn't expect Elmer Bernstein to be mentioned in the video, but I'm glad to see him get a shout out in the comments. I think one of the things that made his contributions so valuable in the 80s and 90s is that he didn't just use the Ondes in sci-fi and fantasy scores like the ones you mentioned, he also used it just as often in dramas like Roommates, Marie Ward, Age of Innocence, and My Left Foot. And even in the fantasy scores, he often used it counter-intuitively for love themes and tender moments. He didn't just see it as a tool for making weird or unnerving sounds, which many other film composers often did with the ondes and the theremin. kzbin.info/www/bejne/mIfXXodufLVgqdE

[@traewilson5127]

@@kirkjohnson717 Oh man, that's true! It's such an unfortunate stereotype that those instruments are pretty tied to the stereotypical sound you described. I heard an album once, The Art of the Theremin by Clara Rockmore, and it surprised me how she used the theremin to imitate a female singer so convincingly. Like, it made me realize there's actually a lot you can do with this instrument in the right hands; even moreso with the Ondes martenot which has a greater range of potential sound.

[@aaronsacks9262]

Haha! Came here for exactly this.

[@TheSimLord]

Excellent video as always. Happy to see the Ondes in a bright light

[@עמיתמשיח-צ1נ]

I might just use this instrument in the future! It may be an electronic instrument, but it feels like an acoustic one. Very interesting!

[@therealzilch]

I build and play medieval instruments for a living. This was fascinating. Great job all around, cheers from sunny Vienna, Scott

[@ExileOnDaytonStreet]

This is such a cool video. Definitely give props to Jonny for having the vision to see how he could use this instrument.

[@LorcaLoca]

Christine Ott released a brilliant album with the Ondes Martenot last year.

[@JoshSemans]

She has another coming out soon!

[@Dekku]

@@JoshSemans Yup! gizehrecords.bandcamp.com/album/time-to-die Love her music!

[@jeanvanderstegen]

Watching this video again, such a nice one ! soooo interesting

[@SyncdAlien]

Wonderful documentary! Thank you so much for this!

[@Nomo_Popo]

Greenwood is a fantastic composer

[@andrewnicorn]

I've never heard of this thing, this is just fascinating. Great video David.

[@JoshSemans]

If you want to know more - I’d love to help out! 🙌🏻 I’m a U.K. based ondes Martenot player 🥰

[@rams6702]

5:01 i think this is the first time i've heard jonny talk at all

[@michaelmuggli1848]

Love the sound of the Ondes...thanks for this!

[@maryfedotova4406]

what a marvellous instrument! thank you so much for bringing the public's attention to it!

[@danielretta1837]

I've never heard the name of this instrument but when I heard it in the video I instantly thought about Messiaen! Great video thank you!

[@BraindeadCRY]

I love the 5 composers use Ondes Martenot idea: Id do it as: A cellist or violonist, a pianist, a flutist (or other wood wind), an electronic music producer and a guitarist write for the Ondes Martenot. I think it would be fascinating to see how the various influences from their respective instruments affect how the Ondes Martinot is used.

[@ThurstonCyclist]

I've been obsessed with the ondes ever since I first heard the Turangalila Symphony back in the 1990s, and it's great to see it make a comeback.

[@Em4gdn1m]

Radiohead in general are so experimental and game changing with their music. They are grossly underappreciated.

[@200swilson]

They’re one of the most critically acclaimed bands of all time with multiple number 1 albums! They’re brilliant but hardly underappreciated!

[@brandobin]

@@200swilson hahah ya I was about to say the have the best rated album of all time on RYM theyre pretty appreciated

[@archgod_yt2431]

Rate Your Music would like to have a few words about that.....

[@Em4gdn1m]

@@archgod_yt2431 Yeah you are absolutely right. When you dig deep about great albums and bands you can easily see their appreciation. But I think what I'm referring to and super surprised about it how much the general public and masses just don't know their catalog. To me, it's basically a tie between Radiohead and The Beatles as the greatest bands of all time (I would place Radiohead above The Beatles but I understand someone doing the opposite) But EVERYONE knows The Beatles by name and can easily recognize probably 25+ songs of theirs. The same cannot be said of Radiohead.

[@kaorimg1230]

@@Em4gdn1m You’ve kind of defined the difference between ‘ pop’ and ‘alternative’ there. The Beatles apparently pursued ‘popularity’ in their early career; RH have always seemed more ambivalent. Beatles became more experimental later on; RH seem to thrive on experimentation

[@econ3000]

I hope this brings more attention to Messiaen's intensely unique music. I was fortunate to have been part of a performance that included his incredibly beautiful and ethereal choral piece "o sacrum convivium" as a music major at UC Berkeley. The harmonies are delicate as eggshells and the whole piece has a sublime spirituality that gives me gooseflesh just thinking about it.

[@palbrekke9455]

Thank you for a really interesting history of an instrument I hadn't heard of before! I'd always just assumed that the glissando notes in Radiohead's music was some kind of Theremin, without digging any deeper. Made me wonder what other instruments are in danger of extinction. Much appreciated, David!

[@stellarsoular]

Brian Easdale used the Ondes Martenot in his score for the film “The Red Shoes.” That’s how I first learned of it. Such a haunting, ethereal, sound.

[@mentalitydesignvideo]

Seriously though, a friend of mine in The Hague has one Ondes. It sounds amazing, he sent me some recordings of his improvisations. With fixed-pitch Theremin playing along, too!

[@soapforhands]

always love learning more about jonny

[@hausorob]

Thanks for this brilliant spotlight on the instrument! I got a chance to work with Cynthia Millar alongside Elmer Bernstein (she played on all of his scores that used the instrument) at USC back in the mid-90s and she brought her Ondes Martinot in and performed for us…so glad to hear that there are others trying to get more made :)

I'm always amazed by your animations, great video. Also you make me want an Ondes Martenot for myself, I'm a fan of 8bit VGM, synths and Messiaen's Turangalila, and knowing more about the instrument (specially the variety of sounds/timbers) really made me want to play it and to write for it. Thanks. 👌🏼

[@RonNewsham]

One of my treasures is Olivier Messiaen and Yvonne Loriod's autographs on a concert program where BBC Northern performed Turangalîla-Symphonie in the Free Trade Hall (Manchester, UK) back in the mid 70s. That work features the Ondes Martenot (though I can't remember if Yvonne was playing it or the piano) - I will need to dig out the programme now!

[@JoshSemans]

Yvonne played the piano, Jeanne played the ondes - she literally wrote the book on how to play it! :-)

[@z-e-r-o-]

I’m really happy to see how Japanese people love Ondes Martenot and the partnership between musicians around the world. I remember that, in the early 2000s, Jonny came to Japan and interviewed a famous ondist Takashi Harada who worked with Messiaen. I read the article in a magazine and Jonny seemed so studious of OM. OM was also featured in the soundtrack of ”Revenant (2015)” composed by Ryuichi Sakamoto who studied Messiaen’s music in the early 70s. In which another ondist Motoko Oya played the beautiful score. I’m sure that Ondes Martenot will never disappear completely and never be abandoned. 😄

[@didndido3638]

Great video, mate. Your explanations of music related matters can be used as a template to better understand non musical fields because you brilliantly brake them down to essence.

[@ypresbm]

I've always loved the Ondes Martenot since I found out about it during my A-levels, but what really solidified my love for it was its use in the OST for Disney's oft-maligned "The Black Cauldron", which was composed by Elmer Bernstein. It's nice to think that even though it hasn't solidifed its place yet, it still found a way to wrangle it's way into the history of such an important company... Even if people don't like the film as much as they should.

[@jasonblalock4429]

Look up Bernstein's score for the animated movie "Heavy Metal." The final segment, Taarna, has absolutely *magnificent* use of the Ondes, especially the flying theme.

[@JoshSemans]

@@jasonblalock4429 A bizarre film, but a pretty rad soundtrack!

[@nathangale7702]

Yeah, I agree, The Black Cauldron actually is a pretty good movie, it's just not what people expected of Disney.

[@gmoshka799]

THAT'S the sound I've always been looking for. Listening to their songs I always wondered what's that instrument, with such an interesting tone and flexibility, it can't be theremin, it doesn't sound much like it. AND THAT"S IT! What a discovery, thank you!

[@HeathcliffBlair]

Lovely video. Thanks. I've loved the instrument before I even knew what it was called, hearing it on many films and TV shows in childhood, before discovering its concert repertoire . A huge influence on me musically. Bought an Ondomo recently... still waiting for the postman. All my years practise playing "air Ondes" will perhaps bear fruit... perhaps! :) Thanks again.

[@oscarjohnzen9808]

The legend is back

[@yogyog]

Interesting that speaker with the resinating strings..... A while ago I got hold of a load of old half broken instruments and among them something that looked a bit like harp. Some research proved it to be .... the front of a gramophone with strings attached designed to resonate along with the record... produced for 3 years just over 100 years ago. ...it was basically a gimic that never really took off... but now I know the influence of such a thing!

[@podgesaxpiano]

Great video, well done. Thanks Jonny for preserving this legendary instrument.

[@mimisaiko]

This is a great introduction of the instrument! Thanks for sharing all this.

[@DanielPerryMusic]

Great video! It’s one instrument that I would love to own. Having a theremin sound but with a visual guide as to what note is being played is amazing

[@MrJoshuasihombing]

Can't imagine how much time and research you've put on this. Respect!

[@notdave7005]

Very cool video! Jonny's one of my heroes! Nice spotlight on the Ondes Martenot.

[@javierarean9334]

Super interesting David, thank you for sharing!

[@willemkossen]

That has been on my wishlist for a long time, and probably will be forever....

[@sebazvideo]

What an excellent video and a great introduction to such a fascinating instrument.

[@alexfletcher5192]

I wasn't aware of the instrument before today, but it already has a built-in fascination.

[@pablodmdp]

The you and whose army bit was brilliant, thank u

[@TLSWalters]

Awesome work! You've sparked my interest once again... time to head to imslp and dig up some scores! Thanks David :)

[@beausedivy7585]

Very informative video! Thanks for putting this together. I've been on a recent Radiohead deep dive after listening to the Dissect podcast series on In Rainbows, and this video was incredibly additive to the knowledge obtained from that pod series. Cheers!

[@devonblunden7439]

This is exactly what I was looking for and more. Great video.

[@liquidsolids9415]

Wow. That was really fascinating. Thank you!

[@eveningdreamermusic]

very interesting! thanks a lot. and a five composer ondes martenot edition sounds amazing

[@jeremyackroyd4208]

Brilliant, thankyou for this video. Fascinating. :)

[@sannah1441]

Oh, I'm so ready for the "5 Composers and the Ondes Martenot" Video🎼🔥

[@davetbassbos]

I think there are finally some keyboards catching up to this things expressiveness, great video, thanks!

[@Bring_MeSunshine]

I'd never heard of the instrument, until seeing this video. Given that the Theramin, in comparisson, has been part of the vocabulary of my musical awareness for some 40+ years, and the Onde is clearly a superior device, I find that very surprising. Very interesting

[@RobSchofield]

I'd go so far as to say Barry Gray's music using the Ondes was the most conventionally musical. His work on this instrument encompassed special effects for the two Dr. Who films in the 60s, and he also used it in advertising jingles. I enjoyed this thoroughly - great video.

[@adamcook5736]

Fantastic video; I learned so much!

[@Necroblas]

Man, if I didn't have such a blind spot in my knowledge and had known that this was a video about an early obscure synthesizer, I most definitely would not have put off watching this for almost a month.

[@markgriskey]

Very Nice... Saw a performance about a decade ago. Beautiful instrument

[@wolfgang4468]

That was a great lecture, thank you!

[@magnustips]

Really looking forward to the 5 composer video! Quite an instrument

[@Nooticus]

Excellent video on a topic I knew nothing about! Thanks!

[@neodental7312]

Thanks much for this!! Great vid.

[@JusuTengu]

Besides Chiptune, the Ondes Martenot and Messian's work was quite an important influence in my musical intuition to embrace simplistic synthesizers and demonstrate that they can emotively express themselves much like any "real instruments" like Guitars and Violins. Although I wasn't introduced to the instrument from Radiohead like most other folk, it's quite excellent to know of his reach helping it stick around for this long, regardless. It was Moogfoundation's KZbin series "Synthesis of Synthesis" that introduced me to the Ondes _(alongside the Hammond Novachord -- another underrated gem of a synthesizer that's sound has brought me to tears)_ in 2014. The first piece I heard was 'Fêtes des Belles Eaux', and I've considered that my no.1 absolute favorite song ever since. On my own time post-exposure, I've attempted resynthesizing and replicating its tones and behaviors in software synths like Harmor and Sytrus, and have written a few songs with the Ondes Martenot in mind, this way _(even as recently as last year)._ Although I've gotten this far with them, nothing will beat the original, understandably. But needless to say, the Ondes will always have a place in my heart for as long as I live, and I greatly anticipate the 5-composers video you plan to do with it. :)

[@chong2389]

I was fortunate to have attended an all Messiaen concert by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra with the Maestro in attendance (in fact sitting next to me!). His wife (piano) and sister-in-law (ondes) performed in "Trois petites liturgies de la présence divine". A treasured memory!

[@JoshSemans]

Wow! What an experience that must have been

[@chong2389]

@@JoshSemans Truly unforgettable.

[@justinwebb7990]

bizarre instrument, sounds lovely to play and I'd love to try one someday

[@alexandrosgoulas]

Damn this song is haunting me NB beautiful video, btw

[@mjc01]

Brilliant. So interesting. Thank you.

[@MrK-ti5lt]

Finally. That sound from Jigsaw Falling Into Place!!! Great video. Thank you !

[@KNHSynths]

When I was very young the school took us to a theater to listen to a concert and explanations about the Ondes Martenot. The instrument filled the whole stage with many extra speakers each adding a different type of resonance. I must have been 8 or 9 years old, and I had been fascinated by this "machine" and the sounds that came out of it. I then became interested in musique concrète, and later in sampling and modular synthesizers. I think that the discovery that day of the Ondes Martenot totally shaped my desire and my vision of music by placing electronics and electromechanical machines at the center of sound generation.

[@emile.gingras.artiste]

Thanks now i want one...

[@birchallreality1609]

This is brilliant - thank you, David. I was very familiar with Messiaen and his wife, Ondes Martinot player Yvonne Loriot, but had no idea about this great reviving sequel. Jeremy Birchall - sound engineer, singer, composer and arranger

[@JoshSemans]

Yvonne was a pianist! Yvonne's sister, Jeanne Loriod was an ondes Martenot player - she literally wrote the book on how to play the ondes!

[@birchallreality1609]

Sorry, Josh, my memories of some years ago got mutated. Thanks

[@johnbouttell5827]

Excellent work. Thank you.

[@helldeirch]

I love how he just bought every new version of it

[@TheNimasan]

amazing work!! thx for this!!

[@danielpirone8028]

Fantastic video - THANK YOU!!!

[@lonely_croissant]

I stumbled upon your video and I have to say, that was really interesting, I didn't even know the existence of this instrument and as a French it was even more frustrating :p Could you do a follow-up video explaining the internals? I'm really curious to see it in action.

[@JoshSemans]

I'd be happy to help out, in this regard!

[@CharlieDraper]

What a great overview of a still-neglected instrument. I can't wait to hear the results of the five composer project! Tomomi is a truly brilliant musician.