by J Bluevibe on November 15, 2008
So the registrations have closed and we’ve drawn the winner, so congratulations to Hugo Tichborne who wins the Vestax Handytrax turntable and vinyl prize pack. I’d like to thank everybody for taking part in the draw and because it’s a stunning day here in Auckland I’ve decided that everybody who registered will be getting all of the future Bluevibe studio releases free, in digital format .
Ok so here’s some news from the studio, I’m really excited to start mixing the new EP from Jellphonic, http://www.myspace.com/jellphonic , really blessed to be involved in this one and will be trying to help Jeremy release it, well, because the tracks are killer and really need to be released. The EP has been a huge success for me in term of getting the opportunity to start working with new artists and getting asked to do more remixes. I’ve also had several labels get in touch to license tracks for compilations which is really exciting, watch this space for future Bluevibe goodness.
The next project out of the studio will be a new Ghostfaders EP which I’m hoping to put out before christmas, if you haven’t got your free copy of the first EP just head over and grab one from here. http://www.bluevibestudio.com/the-ghostfaders/
I’ve been pretty quiet on the blog lately because I’ve been working with The Depot Artspace to build a new blog, it’s going to be a resource site for artists and musicians and is an amazing project to be involved with. I’ll let you all know more about it once it’s launched and I’ll also be looking to get people involved so watch this space. I’m also going to be posting more regularly on here and putting more emphasis on featuring new and up and coming artists who I’m really diggin, keepin it deep and heavy, nice!
by J Bluevibe on June 2, 2008
Since launching the blog I’ve been getting more and more requests from people to come and record at the studio which has been great but I’ve now decided that I’ll only be working on my own projects and collaborations. I’ve been really busy finishing the new EP and working on new tracks with more collaborators and the commercial nature of the studio has taken a back seat. With that in mind I thought I’d put together a list of studio’s in Auckland for those of you who need to get some recording done. I’ll still be doing remixes and working on collaborations so get in touch if your feeling some of the Bluevibe tracks.
The first studio I’m going to recommend is Depot sound over on the shore in Devonport. This is a community studio which is part of The Depot Artspace and has an excellent sounding live recording room. The rates are very cheap and the staff are always excited to work with new artists. This studio has a basic level of kit based around a Digi002 protools system and is an ideal place to record if your on a tight budget. It’s also great for home producers who may want to track drums in a budget studio and mix the project at home. The other reason I’m recommending Depot sound is because I work in the same building as the studio and while I’m not personally involved I love the fact the studio focuses on offering a great service at a budget price to bands who would not be able to record anywhere else. I also love that Calum (studio manager) often uses connecting the art gallery as a reverb chamber with amazing results!
If you have more of a budget check out some of these other studios, check out their websites to get an idea of their kit list and the type of clients they work with. I like a studio with a bit of vibe to it so make sure you go and check the place out before booking anything, obvious I know but you’d be surprised how many people like to book studio time without seeing the place. If you’ve got any studio’s you’d like to add to the list just let me know and I’ll add them if they’ve got the right vibe!
Depot sound
Kog studios and mastering
Lab Recording Studio
Beaver Studios
Platform studios
York Street Recording Studios
Studio 203
The Rock factory
Earwig studios
by J Bluevibe on May 5, 2008
Dave Hooper from MusicMarketing.com is setting up a new section of his excellent blog and is giving away free advice to musicians who subscribe to his mailing list. Not only is this a great opportunity for bands it’s also an excellent way for Dave to generate content and get more subscriptions.
Dave will be talking one on one with the “winners”of this offer and sharing his advice with his readers. This looks like a great idea and I’m really looking forward to reading the results, I’ll be subscribing to see if I can get some advice on the release of the new Bluevibe studio EP which is actually one step away from being finished, finally!
It will also be interesting to see who actually gets the free advice? It would be great to see bands from all over the globe, from different genres with different demographics of fans. Will selling an album to punks in the UK be different than selling a dub album to New Zealand fans?
If you write your own blog this type of direct connection with your audience could be a great way to give something back to your readers, create some content and expand your email list all at the same time. As a blogger asking questions of your readers should be something you actively do and I think Dave is taking this to the next level by offering this kind of interaction.
by J Bluevibe on April 13, 2008
Just a quick post this week with a list of links to my favourite music industry websites. These are the sites I subscribe to using their RSS feed through google reader, if you read quite a few blogs and don’t use RSS then you should really check it out. It just means that I can scan through a huge amount of information quickly and save all the interesting articles in one place to read when I actually have time.
So here’s the list of blogs who always deliver excellent content and some great insight in to the workings of the music industry. Take a look and get involved by leaving a comment. It’s great to have a conversation with these guys through comments because you can take the articles subject to a whole new level. If you have any suggestions for other music industry sites then just let me know by, well, leaving a comment.
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by J Bluevibe on April 5, 2008
This week I’m spreading the word about the Soul Sides music blog, now some would say that everybody should already know about this amazing blog but it’s a wide wide web out there and I still talk to people who haven’t checked out Oliver Wang’s site.
Soul Sides is the first music blog I think I ever read on a regular basis and still enjoy because of it’s depth of knowledge and diverse approach to music blogging. The articles are always fresh and it’s been interesting and to see the blog develop over the years and still manage to keep one step ahead. Oliver has now started to write (amongst other things) more in depth articles based around a “box set“, the first focused on Aretha Franklin and the new one looks at Latin boogaloo, you can check it over at Uber.com.
Most of the musicians/producers/dj’s I know have an amazing level of knowledge around their style of music and don’t really think about how to maximise their opportunities for income generation (except being able to tell me which label my favourite artists released their first bootleg on and where I could buy it). Blogging can be a great way to move towards earning a living from your knowledge and passion and looking at how Oliver has done it could be a good start.
I’ll be posting a few articles in the future on music blogging and focusing on some of the bloggers who have used their blogs to start labels, release compilations and generally make more creative opportunities for themselves.
by J Bluevibe on February 2, 2008
This podcast has been put together by my good friend Kerry Adams under his Bromide Dub moniker and features the first airing of the Bromide Dub remix of High Times featuring Lisa Preston from the upcoming “Bluevibe studio presents” EP. Kerry is an amazingly talented producer who releases music under many different production names including Tech and the Filter brats. He also runs a a great blog called The Proof where you can check out all his music and read production tutorials and gear reviews. Check it out and leave me a comment, it’s great to get some feedback on the tracks and make sure you head over to The Proof and get your heavy heavy bass fix womp womp womp booooooom tish.
Track listing
Vaccine - Side Effects
Skream - Make Me
Skream - Clock Watching
Bromide Dub - High Times
Djuna - Ites
Martin Buttrick - Well Done (Papa Ench Remix)
Tech - Snowflakes (Bromide Dubs Remix)
Telefon Tel Aviv - I lied
DZ - Strong on Ya
Excision - Warning
Ghilslain Poirier - Blazin (Modeselector Remix)
Bromide Dub - Call and Response
