I’d like to become an Ableton Live trainer one day.
That’s why I wanted to start by making a few instructional videos on some of the Live basics.
Here’s a few on some drum basics.
I hope you find them useful.
Feel free to share them.
I’m planning to make more in the near future.
All kind of feedback is more than welcome. Continue reading Ableton tips: drum rack basics
I haven’t written anything not relating to my own music on the blog for a while so let’s get the bloggery blabbery mode on for a change.
I felt like writing down a few words relating to hard work, patience, and being an artist.
I suddenly felt an urge to write after giving some advice to aspiring producers as well as having some conversations with some budding artists in addition to some older music heads whose faith seems to get tested every now and then.
And, yes, my own faith does get tested occasionally, too, so maybe I can refer to this post the next time I feel that times are tough for me.
The questions that many artists seem to be face periodically are “Is it worth it?”
There’s also the “Will I make it?”
I’ve found myself asking myself those questions a few times, too.
Then there’s also the old classic “I’ve been making music for x–3 years, I’ve sent demos out and I still haven’t gotten any releases out, so should I quit?”
Let me tell you how I see this and throw in my 2c that comes from my own experience.
Continue reading On patience, hard work, and being an artist
This EP is a “pay-what-you-want” type of release, which I haven’t done before, and I’m curious to find out how it’ll do.
I’m not saying it’s a “please-don’t-pay-me-anything” type of release, but you’re not obliged to pay anything: you’re free to download it, of course.
Also, as some people who downloaded the free albums said “I gladly would’ve paid you for these free albums” when I gave them out, now is your chance.
However, if you don’t find the EP good enough or if you’re a bit low on the cashmunny, hey, no blaming fingers will be pointed at anyone.
But share the music at least, please.
To get the EP, surf your funky web ship to Bandcamp.
Also, if you wish, grab a coffee-themed Lightless desktop picture pack by clicking here; it’s done by the ever-so-amazing Mark Tarnashinsky.
Here it is: the Fanu remix of Amon Tobin’s “Journeyman”.
Released on the huge box set on Ninja Tune.
The Amon Tobin boxset is a strictly limited edition release and will come in the form of a beautiful high quality bolt fastened mechanical ‘press’.
Packed inside are 6 x 10″ vinyl, 7 x CD, 2 x DVD and several posters.
Most of the material is unreleased, almost none of it has ever been available on a physical format before.
It includes new music, unreleased dub plates and a wealth of archive material, Amon Tobin’s earliest audio experiments (never been played in public before), film and television score work, unreleased score work, deleted bootlegs, ISAM live show DVD, ISAM live audio album, remixes, cover versions and re-interpretations of the ISAM album, remixes Amon has produced for others, a recording of the (November 2010) Royal Albert Hall orchestrations of Amon Tobin and more…
Get the box set from the Ninja Shop.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-qiy2-qwso&feature=youtu.be
(words: Fanu + Fistfunk / pics: Ville Myllymaa)
Thursday.
April 26.
9:52 a.m.
I’m working on some black coffee to nourish the body and the mind.
I’m to write some interview questions for mr. Fistfunk to unravel who he is, how he feels about drum&bass, why we haven’t heard of him before, what he likes, and so on. Continue reading FISTFUNK EP on Lightless + interview
To promote Gracias + JTT’s awesome debut collabo album, “GLOBE”, out on Cocoa Music on May 7, 2012, I present to you my remix of mr. G’s awesome “Nightshift”.
Here it is – Gracias’s superb flow meets Fanu’s broken beat treatment, which even makes a little visit to a housey side.
Enjoy it, play it, download it, share it, and make sure to check out “GLOBE” by Gracias + JTT on May 7.