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The Electronic Music Production Series presented by Delicious Music and Tron Audio

Tandem Studios, Christchurch

Tandem Studios, Christchurch

Calling all budding music producers! My good friend Invader Tron (aka Andrew Snook), the Delicious Music crew and Tandem Studios are teaching sound geeks like yourself how to make mean electronic beats. I did an audio engineering course with Andrew and he is AWESOME at it (heaps better than me, that’s for sure!). The sessions are well priced and that have a range of amazing gear at their disposal. So if you’re keen keep reading….

Invader Tron says:

Hosted at Tandem Studios and streamed online, Delicious Music and Tron Audio are proud to present ten weeks of electronic music production workshops. Starting from the basics, each workshop follows on from the previous, creating a progressive foundation of knowledge, skills and understanding, needed to produce top quality electronic music for New Zealand.

The topics covered will be Basic Sound Theory and Synthesis101, Bass Synthesis, Creating and using Percussion, Chord Instruments, Lead Instruments, Effects Basics, Effects Advanced, and a three part series in Track Construction. Workshops are taught on Ableton Live, although the knowledge taught is designed to be general and applicable to all applications. Students will also receive Live Packs of the topics covered, which they can take home and use.

The Workshops will run from 6:00 till 8:00 every Tuesday evening, starting from April the 13th. At 6:00 the workshop class will begin, and will run for an hour. From 7:00 till 8:00 will be open work time, where students can ask questions, work on topics covered and receive extra tuition.

Workshops are $5 per person, per class, and places are limited. Tandem Studios is located at 78 Oxford Tce, Chch. Classes will also be streamed online. Updates will be added over time. Contact andrew@tronaudio.com for bookings or questions. Individual tuition available.

Mixtape Connection 2010 @ Goodbye Blue Monday

Mixtape Connection 2010 Flyer

Mixtape Connection 2010 Flyer

POW! Indie dance floor punk to shake your junk!

DJs Apex Beat, Dr Hitchcock, Indie Slut and Tobiaz are back for 2010 with all your indie, rock, techno, electro, and house faves from last decade and the latest from the blogosphere.

Saturday 13th March 2010 @
Goodbye Blue Monday

DJs on at 10pm
Free Entry

Keep it futile!

For some rad downbeat tunes check out this recording of the Mixtape Sessions from Wednesday 17th Feb.
MP3: Dr Hitchcock – Mixtape Sessions – 17-02-10

Peace,
Dr H
xoxox

Tiger Tones – short thing

Tiger Tones @ San Fran Bathhouse, Wellington

Tiger Tones @ San Fran Bathhouse, Wellington

Review by Darlene Brown

I was sent the new Tiger Tones track “Short Thing” to review; and although it has been a while since I’ve seen these guys play I’m not surprised at where the sound of this innovative and talented group has progressedShort Thing is a step sideways with less punk and more dance, with that undeniable Tiger Tones bassline keeping things steady. Picture this: a man driving down an American boulevard, top down with big black square wrap-around sunglasses talking on a brick cellphone. That’s just the drumfill. The rest of the track gives a nod to early Pig Out and LCD Soundsystem. The vocals remind me of Arthur Russell.

If this is a taste of a 2010 album, I’m excited!

MP3: Tiger Tones – short thing

Markj – Cuddle Puddle [DJ Mix]

Markj @ Mixtape Connection 2009

Markj @ Mixtape Connection 2009

Hey party peeps!

Last week (early December 2009) Markj graced StarlifterRadio.com with 2 sets of doof goodness. Set 1 was on the Deep tip and set 2 was on the Tech tip. Yeah! Here is set 1 entitled ‘Cuddle Puddle’ and one of the best sets I’ve heard from him in ages. It’s been on the StarlifterRadio.com playlist for the last week or so and cats have been raving about it! Markj’s mixing style has pizzaz, precise technique with an element of fun.

To listen online click on the image below:

Or you can download it by clicking here

For more on the man visit: www.djmarkj.co.cc – set 2 will be posted as soon as, stay tuned.

Peace,
Dr H

United Colours of Jayme Numan Everest

I met a lovely young artist named Jayme Numan Everest at the Crocodiles gig at Goodbye Blue Monday (GBM) last Thursday! This is NOT Christchurch art. This is what is it is. This is… I just like it :) Totz reminds me of paperrad.org!