Berlin-based composer Ben Lukas Boysen, otherwise known as HECQ, joins us this week to tell us about his musical influences, the struggles of finding new music in the Internet-age, and how German culture has affected his work. This episode is sponsored by MAXON, the creators of Cinema 4D, who will be livestreaming from Siggraph 2015 Los Angeles at C4DLive.com. GUEST LINKS: Ben’s Website: http://hecq.de/ Ben’s Twitter: https://twitter.com/benlukasboysen Ben’s SoundCloud: http://soundcloud.com/benlukasboysen Sorry: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFCftcU9-z0 Sundays: https://vimeo.com/122325664 ------------------------------ The Collective Newsletter: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/newsletter Subscribe on iTunes: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/itunes Subscribe via RSS: http://www.thecollectivepodcast.com/rss Like us on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/thecollectivepodcast Follow us on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/thecpodcast ------------------------------ SHOW NOTES: Restive: http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1766037/ Arvo Pärt: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arvo_P%C3%A4rt Arvo Pärt - Fratres: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7vdgZAJVnes Mstislav Rostropovich - Tchaikovsky's Andante Cantabile: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNG1RIq-VD4 Spotify: www.spotify.com “No software [or] piece of hardware will save or help you. They’re only good and useful if you actually have an idea.” -Ben Lukas Boysen The views and opinions expressed in this podcast are solely those of the speakers and do not necessarily reflect the views of their employers.