A standalone goliath in California’s barren techno landscape, Moe Espinosa – aka Drumcell – has always been a determined experimentalist in sound. Though galvanised by the early ’90s rave scene in LA, his love affair for synthesis and sonic design date back to the classical training of his musical youth.

Now a vanguard sound designer, label founder, performing artist (and a product specialist for NI to boot!) there are few other people who can discourse more entertainingly on the evolution of digital sound. As part of our Native Instruments series, press play on an exclusive podcast in which Drumcell tells the story of his entry into the world of synthesis via several essential records.