Making music can be fun actually // Slow Fade ep. 6 with Aqeel Aadam

Aqeel Aadam⁠ is a Philadelphia-based musician, composer, and developer who’s released four albums combining modular synth soundscapes with crunchy beats. He started designing audio software plugins on a whim—and found such a passionate audience for them that it’s become a full-time job.

But how do you live up to a musician grandfather who played with Charlie Parker and John Coltrane?

What did Aqeel’s years working at Google teach him as a musician?

And how does he make software plugins that feel like bandmates?

I talked to Aqeel to find out.

This is Slow Fade, conversations about finding creative clarity, building community, and making art that matters in a digital age. Thanks for being here.

Steve / Good Sunset

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