Uploaded December 2024 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago

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Frank Foster was one of the founders of Hybrid Arts, the company that made MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) hardware and software for Atari 8-bit and Atari ST computers. Frank was in charge of marketing for the company. After Hybrid Arts, Frank headed the music division at Atari, where he build marketing partnerships with Tangerine Dream, Fleetwood Mac, Peter Gabriel, and other musicians.

I talked with two of the other Hybrid Arts founders, Robert Moore and Paul Rother, in my previous interview.

This interview took place on February 20, 2024. [Video version available]

My interview with Robert Moore and Paul Rother: youtube.com/watch?v=mECmAHpOs1I

Hotz MIDI Translator: Atari Team Redefines Electronic Instruments: atarimagazines.com/startv5n2/hotzmidi.html

Frank Foster Biography: frankfosterfilms.com/pages/about-2

Frank's SIGGRAPH documentary on computer graphics: youtube.com/watch?v=1Iz18zC-OrE

Hybrid Arts Timeline, Founders, and Goals document by Robert Moore: archive.org/details/hybrid-arts

Midi Maze at AtariMania: atarimania.com/list_games_atari-st-hybrid-arts-inc_publisher_2526_S_G.html

ANTIC Interview 434 - Michael Park: Swan and Fujiboink Demos, MIDI Maze
youtu.be/LhrRJMm35fg

ANTIC Interview 193 - Gary Yost, The Catalog and Cyber Studio: youtu.be/3Bw4BlG7ew0

Support Kay's interview on Patreon: patreon.com/savetz