Chris Conway has been playing the theremin for several years. He has given theremin workshops in the UK and the USA and has recorded with it on over 20 albums in many genres.


He plays a Moog Etherwave Pro (above left) and for touring he plays the Moog Etherwave standard (above right).

The way he uses the theremin depends on the nature of the genre and the performance.
In jazz and folk music he mostly just plays a melody accompanied or otherwise with some improvisation.

In electronic music the use of the theremin gets more involved. He either plays solo, or with groups, or in the monthly improvised electronic music night Quadelectronic in randomly chosen groupings. His music is usually improvised and layered using effects like harmonizer and delay and reverb building walls of theremin sound intermixed with voice, flutes or kalimbas also thrown into the mix.