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.
The idea now is to get some funding or sponsorship for the rest of the series so if your interested in helping out then just let Kerry know, I’m sure he’d appreciate it. The fact that Kerry learned how to use the video editing software and put the whole thing together on no budget just shows what you can achieve if your passionate about what you do and proactive about getting yourself out there. Make sure you check out the tracks on his page too, the opening track on the pilot episode is a remix Kerry did of one of the Bluevibe studio tracks, Believe. With a few tracks being signed to some overseas labels and big plans ahead for The Technical sessions lets hope that Kerry gets some funding to really take his projects to the next level.
There are a huge number of local NZ artists taking it to the world with no assistance from local funding bodies who’s primary mandate is to focus on the local commercial market. Maybe it’s time to broaden the scope of funding to focus on the individual artist and their markets both locally and overseas. For many artists creating a sustainable income must include tapping in to their genre based markets overseas. Lets look a little deeper at encouraging local artists to have long term careers, not market driven blips. Ok rant over, props to Kerry and make sure you check out the pilot, well worth supporting some local talent taking it to a world stage.
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