First release from The Morning Steppa on his new Baby Steps Music imprint and it’s a deep bubbler of an EP from Silent Local. This local NZ label has been in development for time now and it’s great to see the first release get out there, Arama’s got big plans for the Baby Steps Music Network and more fine releases on the go for 2010. Go get it.

The New EP from St Liquor-ish and mixed at the Bluevibe studio is now finally available to download for free over at the St Liquor-ish Bandcamp page.

I’m really proud of the EP and it’s been a real learning curve for me to try and get the mix right for all the tracks on the EP. I’ll be posting about some of the production techniques involved on the EP and the work we’ve done to promote it. The next St Liquor-ish EP is already being mixed and let’s just say it’s a killer, but for now enjoy this tasty bit of filth from the man Jellphonic’s alter ego and stay tuned for a full pack of instrumentals and remixes from the EP.

Thing’s have been pretty busy in the studio lately so I’ve not been too heavy on the updates on what we’ve been up to, so, here’s a little taster from the new EP I’ve been mixing for St Liquor-ish.
After 13 long years, 14 studios and a gazillion dollars the highly anticipated first EP from St Liquor-ish, formerly and simultaneously Jellphonic, is ripe.
“Lay the Sex” is the first single taken from the forthcoming EP – “The Lick” which smashes jagged beats with sacred subjects such as sex and hating with subtle undertones of grace and pornography.
Collaborations for the EP include the smooth vocals of Lisa Preston on “The Junk” and the Electron Don, Zackey Force Funk on “Money Sack”.
Check out http://www.myspace.com/jellphonic

Just click on the player to here the track.

Lay the Sex

I’ve also been working on the promotion for the project and have had some amazing help from a long list of DJ’s and bloggers from around the world. It’s really been a pleasure to make some connections with so many passionate people, thanks to everybody who’s offered their advice and opinion on the project. We couldn’t have done it without you.

To all the people who’ve been in touch to check out when the EP’s coming out all I can say is, soon, so in the meantime you can head over to the new St Liquor-ish Bandcamp page and grab a copy of the track “Moneysack”. You can also jump over to the St Liquor-ish facebook page http://www.facebook.com/stliquor-ish for some tasty music which has inspired and influenced that dirty St Liquor-ish sound.

As for Bluevibe studio, well there’s a bunch of new projects going on plus I’ve been expanding the services we are going to be providing over at the studio so check back for more information on that soon. peace. J Bluevibe

Things have been pretty quiet here on the Bluevibe studio blog for the last month, mostly due to the fact that I’ve completed the project management for the new Creative People’s Centre website. This is a project I took on about 6 months ago as project manager and with the help of the amazing Catch design and the staff at The Depot Artspace we’ve just launched the first stage of the site.

So it’s been an amazing year here at Bluevibe studio and I’d firstly like to thank all of the people who have supported me over the last 12 months by either checkin the blog, checkin the music and maybe even buying the new EP. So much has happened for me in 2008 I thought I’d run through some of the highlights and share some amazing plans I’m already cookin for 2009, it’s gonna be a big year that’s for sure.

• I released the first EP from The Ghostfaders which is still available as a free download and will be writing and releasing the second EP in early 09, again for free, so watch this space. The new EP’s gonna feature a few more guest instrumentalists and is gonna be heavier and dirtier than last time, I’m already saturating the tape deck!
• I also started working over at The Depot Artspace as an artist career facilitator and have met and worked with some amazing and inspiring musicians this year. Huge plans over there for next year including the launch of a new resource website for artists as part of the Creative Peoples’ Centre; more workshops and seminars for musicians plus we’re already planning something special for NZ music month.
• I’ve also been working with Depot sound recording studio to create a new audio community over at the studio for 09. This will include giving upcoming audio engineers access to the amazing facilities and holding regular workshops with established engineers who will be sharing their knowledge and getting together with the engineers to work on new recording projects. If your based in Auckland and would like to get involved just drop me a message and I’ll let you know once we’re up and running.
• Finally I released my first Bluevibe studio EP – This life volume.1 which is now available in a store near you. I’m really proud of this first release under the Bluevibe moniker and would like to thanks all the crew involved in helping produce the EP. I’ll be starting work on the next in the series in Feb 09 and will be looking for new vocalists and remix artists to get involved, again drop me a line if you like the first EP and want to colab.

I’ve really enjoyed blogging in 08 and despite my lack of posts in Dec (life’s been just too crazy) I’ve fully upgraded the whole back end and will be adding a new design and new feastures in early 09. It’s amazing to see the traffic coming through from google and I’ll be writing more about online music resources, new artists and fresh music blogs so register for the newsletter or signup to the RSS feed for the latest Bluevibe news, peace and merry xmas.

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!

Just wanted to thank everybody who came along to the EP launch this week and all the DJ’s involved on the night. I’ll be posting some of the sets from the night over the next few weeks so register for the newsletter to grab em when they’re online. You’ll also go in the draw to win a Vestax handytrax turntabe and vinyl pack which I’ll be putting together from my collection.

The EP’s now available from Conch records and Amplifier in glorious CD format plus you can download it from a list of online stores. I used Tunecore to distribute to the major international stores and DRM for the local outlets and have been really happy with the speed and ease of the whole process.

Get it while it’s hot!

You can also grab the 2 Bluevibe studio remixes from the EP for free when you sign up as a fan  on Reverbnation .

This life volume.1 at Amplifier.co.nz

This life volume.1at Amazon.com

This life volume.1at emusic.com

This life volume.1 at Voeveo.com

This life volume.1at Digirama.co.nz

And finally the full EP is also available through itunes.

Just a quick post to let everybody know that I’ll be featured on Superdeluxe with Gene Rivers on Alt TV this Sunday night. We shot it on Thursday and Gene asked me to bring along 5 records of influence to have a quick chat about. Not an easy thing to do at 2hrs notice so I pulled out a batch of tunes that related to some significant moments in my musical upbringing, tune in to get some knowledge on my musical heritage.

The interview was fun and it was great to finally meet Gene who’s going to be droppin some tunes at the launch party next week. Gene also asked me to bring the family down to George FM on Sunday to have another chat about Bluevibe studio and hopefully bring along a few more tunes to play. I’ve had great support so far for the new EP and I’m really excited to get it launched next week.

Don’t forget that you can register for the Bluevibe studio newsletter and go in the draw to win a Vestax Handytrax turntable and a pack of classic vinyl from my collection. The idea behind the draw was to also give away a sound card so that you could be up and running making your own tunes old school styles with a deck, some vinyl and a recorder. Unfortunately I couldn’t find a local distributor who would give me a sound card to give away, if you know how I could get my hands on one to give away just let me know and I’ll add it to the draw!

As part of the promotion for the new EP I’m running a competition to win a Vestax Handytrax turntable and a pack of classic vinyl from my collection. All you need to do is register for the Bluevibe studio newsletter (which you can do in the sidebar of the website, just to your right at the top of the page) between October 15th and November 15th and you’ll go in to the draw. It’s that simple….. *** only available to NZ residents***

When you register for the newsletter you’ll receive updates on Bluevibe studios latest tracks and remixes plus access to free mp3′s and audio stems from the EP.

And don’t forget to come and join us down at Rakinos in Auckland on October 15th for the launch party. Everybody who attends also gets a free digital copy of the EP and the chance to hear the amazing Lisa Preston drop some vocal jams on the crowd, nice.

We’ll also be recording the launch party so all you international heads can download a few mixes from the night.

Bluevibe studio is pleased to announce that the first in a series of new EP’s – This life volume.1 – will be available in New Zealand on October 15th and worldwide by early November.

Come and join us at the EP launch party in Auckland and get a free digital copy of This life volume.1 – Rakino’s October 15th – featuring Lisa Preston live vocal jam with Gene Rivers on the decks. DJ support from Dylan C , Mark Robinson, Bromide dub and Adone .

With influences from Talkin Louds UK soul through the beats of Dilla to the futuristic essence of Spacek and Marc de Clive-Lowe – Bluevibe studio mashes up some beautiful vocal performances from Lisa Preston and Lesley Paton to bring you This life volume.1 , the first in a series of EP releases from the heart and soul of the Bluevibe studio. This life volume.1 also features the keyboard skills of Lewis McCallum on the track High times plus 2 bonus Bluevibe studio remixes previously only available in demo form.

For volume 1. of the series Bluevibe called in remix support spanning genres through dubstep to vintage funk from an eclectic blend of international producers including magOwl (Sweden), Soliloquy (Sweden) and Adi Dick (NZ).

Track list: ***click on the player below each track name to listen***

1. High times featuring Lisa Preston and Lewis McCallum
2. Holdin on featuring Lesley Patton
3. Holdin on – Magowl remix
4. High times – Adi Dick remix
5. Holdin on – Soliloquy remix
6. *Bonus Track* Ambitions end – Skahlah – Bluevibe studio remix
7. *Bonus Track* Wait a minute – The shades – Bluevibe studio remix

I’ll keep you updated with all the latest news on where you’ll be able to get your copy of the EP and I’ll be posting further details on the amazing artists involved and an exclusive look at the artwork as soon as it’s finalised this week.