Continuum Players
A major proponent of the Continuum in contemporary music is Dream Theater's keyboardist, Jordan Rudess. He has used the instrument extensively live and in the studio with Dream Theater. He plays the Continuum in the songs "Octavarium" and "Sacrificed Sons" from the album Octavarium, "The Dark Eternal Night" and "Constant Motion" from Systematic Chaos, "A Nightmare to Remember", and "The Shattered Fortress", from the album Black Clouds & Silver Linings and "Bridges In The Sky" from A Dramatic Turn of Events. Rudess also used the Continuum on Dream Theater's live releases Score and Chaos in Motion, and his 2007 solo album The Road Home.
Another high profile advocate of the Continuum Fingerboard is Sarth Calhoun, who uses it in his work with Lucibel Crater and Lou Reed. In the Metal Machine Trio both Calhoun and Reed use Continuum Fingerboards on stage.
Indian composer A.R. Rahman's 2007 Third Dimension tour of North America featured the Continuum. He used the Continuum in a piece he composed for the Changing Notes Concert held in Chennai, and in the song "Rehna Tu" in the 2009 movie Delhi-6 and the new version of "Mile Sur Mera Tumhara". He also used it in his score of the film Enthiran and in the track "Acid Darbari" from the Academy Award nominated soundtrack of 127 Hours.
The Continuum was used by John Williams for his score to Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.
Other musicians using the Continuum include John Paul Jones, Randy Kerber and Amon Tobin.
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