Im a producer/engineer, live electronic/acoustic performer and creator of sound installations.
I have recentley relocated to bristol after studying at dartington college of arts in totnes, devon and im available for recording/engineering/production/live sound at competetive rates, i have a national diploma in music technology(merit) and i have been using pro tools systems on the macintosh platform for 5 years, im also an experienced user of Cubase sx,Logic pro, Ableton live and fruity loops.Ive lots of experience in setting up and troubleshooting computer audio systems and im equally at home using analogue equipment such as mixing desks, compressors and DAT.(yeah i know its digital but you know what i mean!)
im in the process of setting up a fully competent home studio at the moment but if you need a friendly engineer/producer/tape op/tea boy you know who to call.My email address is
[email protected] so drop me a line and maybe well get together and make some beautiful(or beastley) music.
Im Interested in meeting any artists/musicians/multimedia types who would be up for any kind of collaboration in the fields installed audio, interactivity or video production, im pretty good with macromedia director and im always up for a challenge
My own work focuses on small and wierd sounds recontextualised and mixed into new and nonlinear composition and performance.
I play Guitar, Bass,Drums, Synth, Stylophone and Mbira which is a large focus in my work.
I produce my music using Pro tools, Fruityloops and Ableton live.
Im currently involved in a number of different music projects/collaborations.Circus of invention- Mash up urban/punk/jazz/blues/funk/dub where i play bass in a line up that includes 2 guitars ,bass, sousaphone,sax,synth,drums,vocals,percussion,theremin! check out the website www.myspace.com/circusofinventionInternal bleeding- conceptual 2piece Black metal/jazz/hardcore where i play distorted bass and vocals- in collaboration with Ollie emanuel on drums.
Check his site out- Myspace.com/oliveremanuelmusic where he has posted his own electro acoustic composition.The Mbira Militia- is an electro acoustic collaboration again with ollie emanuel where we mix traditional zimbabwean mbira with newer electronic music forms and live electronic processing.im getting into circuit bending-the creative breaking of toys and synths to make wierd buzzes and pops which can be called music.
been jamming a lot recently with ollie emanuel on our yamaha portasound keyboards for a seriously retro 1980s synth pop dubbed out feel, watch this space for the fruits of our labours, soon to be posted.The tunes i have posted up here are to give an idea of the breadth of my work, obviously i do not make "dance" music i couldnt if i tried and it really doesnt interest me, im so sick of drum bass and all its derogatory permutations, though not as sick as pop or house, although i do feel there is a time and a place for all forms of music and i do find musicall snobbery to be a complete waste of energy.
You shouldnt have represents a turning point for me, firstly i managed not to use a beat , rhythm is inherent in all music so why does all electronic music these days seem to be so hopelessly beat driven, everyone i know makes beats, nearly all tunes seem to start with a beat EVERYONE MAKES BEATS THESE DAYS im getting slightly bored of them so i made a tune without a beat, it still has a pulse but the interest and the syncopation are provided by the randomly selected voice samples that came from an old linguaphone tape i found on totnes high street, it was only after making this tune, which began as an african style guitar jam that i realised the profound effect john cage has had on me and my composition process, for that i blame dartington college of arts. its a bit post modern in a way too, although you could level the arguement that electronic music or indeed all music is inherently postmodern..... AAAAHHH another day maybe.PLEASE NOTE: SPAMMERS AND PEOPLE WHO ONLY USE THE COMMENTS FIELD TO ADVERTISE THEIR OWN SHIT AND NEVER EVEN SAY HI WILL HAVE THEIR MESSAGES DELETED AND THEIR FREINDSHIP TERMINATED!
