So it’s actually been a year since I started the tracks for the Bluevibe studio presents EP and they’re finally ready to go off to get mastered. This EP has been a bit of a labour of love for me and while I actually have another 2 EP’s more or less completed I’m really excited to be finally getting these tracks out. It didn’t actually seem like a year until Lisa Preston pointed it out, I guess that’s because I’ve had a baby and started a new job since this project kicked off and the months have just flown by, that’s babies for ya! [Read more →]

Since moving to New Zealand in 2000 I’ve had the pleasure to have worked with one of the most helpful and talented producers in the country, namely Kerry Adams. Kerry goes by many names including Tech, Bromide Dub, Compressor Kid and.. well the list goes on. His latest project has just been launched online and is the pilot from a series of “production tutorials” called “The Technical sessions“. Head over to The Proof website and check it out, this first episode focuses on the procedure for setting up a tone arm on your turntable. As Kerry points out it’s a question he gets asked regularly and he takes us through a great 5min rundown of the different types of cartridges and the basic concept behind setup.

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BVX - steppin back (first draft)

So here’s the first tracks from my new outfit BVX, it’s a ruff draft and really needs a vocalist to take it to the next level. I’ve got an acapella from Dwight Trible on the track at the moment which works really well and gives you an idea of where I’m going with it, if only I could get Dwight to do the vocals for me! If you’d like to drop some vocals on it then just leave me a comment and I’ll send you the track through to have a jam with.

BVX is a new project I’ve been working on for a few months and I’m looking to get an EP out as soon as the “Bluevibe studio presents” EP is done. The BVX stuff is more electronic and upbeat than most of my other stuff although “steppin back” is still on the mellow side of things. The rest of the tracks are much heavier although still sitting around the 100bpm mark. I’d really like to get out live again so all the BVX tracks will be either written on or transfered to the Yamaha RS7000 sequencer for some live improvised action. I’m looking at getting a vocalist and synth player to join me on stage but I’ll get that sorted once the tunes are more or less finished.

Let me know what you think of the new vibe by leaving me a comment and just hit me up if you’d like to collaborate.

When I’m not writing music I’m usually reading about how to promote and make some money out of it. There are a huge number of sites dedicated to the music industry and discussions about “industry models” and the future of the industry which most people don’t really care about because they’re steeped in speculation and theory. Here’s a few links to some of my favourite E-books which are based a little more in fact than theory.
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 bromide dub podcast: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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

Holdin On - MagOwl edit - pre master version

I’m currently finishing the new EP which is the first in the “Bluevibe studio presents” series and has been in progress for about 4 months. What I’m going to do is go through all the stages involved in putting out this EP so that you get an idea about the release from start to finish and hopefully collaborate on a few ideas. The track you should be listening to whilst reading this is a remix of the first track on the EP my MagOwl. It’s a pre master version but is essentially finished except the final master. I’m currently in stage 2 of the release, outlining these stages has been a great exercise and is helping me stay focused on actually getting this EP out.

These stages are my method of working and may not be yours, I’d be interested to here how you define this kind of process and what works for you? Ok lets look at the stages then. [Read more →]