Look Mum No Computer Explained

Sam Battle
Birth Name:Sam James Bartle[1]
Birth Date:[2]
Birth Place:England
Years Active:2016–present
Current Member Of:ZIBRA

Sam James Battle (born Bartle), known online as Look Mum No Computer, is a British YouTuber, electronics enthusiast, musician and composer who posts videos about making pro audio gear and synthesizers, as well as original music tracks.[3] [4] [5] He is known for making and playing unusual, esoteric, and eccentric electronic musical devices made from vintage technology; notably such devices as a Furby organ, a synthesizer fused with a classic Raleigh Chopper bicycle, and a Gameboy Triple Oscillator synthesizer. Battle directs This Museum is Not Obsolete—a museum in Ramsgate, Kent which showcases vintage analogue devices which are often repurposed for humorous uses.[6]

YouTube

Sam Battle launched his YouTube channel in 2013, originally setup for ZIBRA, a band that Battle created with three friends. Battle's first music gear related video was posted in 2016. Besides ad income from YouTube, Battle has also been funding his electronic inventions with fan donations, on the subscription platform Patreon.

In 2019, he created a Furby (an electronic robotic toy) based synthesizer, by wiring it up into a modular synthesizers.[7] In 2022, Battle began restoring a 1914 church organ, as an exhibit in This Museum is Not Obsolete,[8] the process of which has been documented on his channel. Battle also produces and sells modular synthesizer components,[9] such as the #1222 Performance VCO.

As of January 2024, his YouTube channel has garnered over sixty-three million views.[10]

Music career

He released his first single called "Groundhog Day" in 2019. He did a tour in Germany, Switzerland and the UK in 2019.

In May 2022, he joined with Cuckoo and Hainbach to form a musical supergroup called Uncompressed.

Battle has co-produced several composition for screening, such as Satellite Moment (with Charlie Fink), for the film adaptation of a Street Cat Named Bob, as well as Glitter and Gold (with Barns Courtney) for Netflix's series Safe.[11]

Discography

As Look Mum No Computer

Singles

Albums and EPs

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External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: TIME IS NOT A HEALER IT S A TOOL FOR RESENTME . ASCAP . American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers . July 12, 2023.
  2. Web site: Look Mum No Computer, portrait of a musician 100% maker – Makery .
  3. Web site: Inside the crazy, musical mind of Look Mum No Computer . 2022-09-23 . Engadget . 4 June 2019 . en-US.
  4. Web site: Vincent . Robin . 6 May 2022 . Look Mum No Computer brings Kosmo #1222 Performance VCO to Eurorack . 2022-09-23 . gearnews.com . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Rogersonpublished . Ben . 26 May 2022 . Look Mum No Computer, Cuckoo and Hainbach are forming "the world's first synth-nerd supergroup" . 2022-09-23 . MusicRadar . en.
  6. Web site: By . 24 September 2021 . This (Obsolete Technology) Museum Is (Not) Obsolete . 2022-11-07 . Hackaday . en-US.
  7. Web site: Furby Synthesizer Creates Sounds Nobody Should Ever Hear . 2022-09-23 . Nerdist . en-US.
  8. Web site: Booth . Martin . 24 May 2022 . The organ that took up most of a house has finally been removed . 2022-11-07 . Bristol24/7 . en.
  9. Web site: Vincent . Robin . 24 February 2022 . Look Mum No Computer AAAPPPCCC chiptune noise machine . 2022-09-23 . gearnews.com . en-GB.
  10. Web site: 15 January 2024 . LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER's Youtube Stats (Summary Profile) - Social Blade Stats . 28 January 2024 . Social Blade.
  11. Web site: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER biography . 2022-11-07 . Last.fm . en.
  12. Web site: LOOK MUM NO COMPUTER music, videos, stats, and photos . 2022-11-07 . Last.fm . en.
  13. Web site: Look Mum No Computer . 2022-11-07 . Discogs . en.

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