Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough for Forget Your Name. Among other things, I cover the sources I used to create the drum section, the layering of the mid and sub bass, the melodic concept, aut...
2021-08-26 19:35:01 +0000 UTC
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I've recorded 80 percussive loops from my Eurorack rig using modules like Rene, Instruo Cs-L, Plaits, and others, running through a A-106-5 SEM filter and some UAD EQs and compr...
2021-08-10 22:29:07 +0000 UTC
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In this video I went through a number of native Ableton effects demonstrating how they can be used to spice up a very boring and static pad sound. The techniques in this video a...
2021-08-05 19:01:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, time to reach deep into the set archives! This recording is from my opening (and then headlining) set at Brooklyn Steel in 2018. This was part of Lane 8's album tour and he got food p...
2021-08-02 16:31:00 +0000 UTC
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Back today with a quick video on a technique I've used in the past to help inspire ideas from melodic loops, field recordings, or audio clips that I've bounced from VST synths. ...
2021-07-16 18:01:44 +0000 UTC
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Part II of my Open to Close set starts off right after the live violin section and goes through for 4.5 hours. I definitely got a little silly with it towards the end for the cr...
2021-07-13 16:35:59 +0000 UTC
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I recorded my entire open to close set on the Flash rooftop in Washington DC this past Monday. Here is part 1 of the set; the first 2.5 hours as the crowd was filing in and gett...
2021-07-09 17:00:06 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. It's a mashup I made of the vocal from "Run Away" and my remix of "Tears" by Donatello. The remix was surprisingly popul...
2021-07-06 20:06:46 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, I recorded a quick walkthrough of the vocal chord stabs in my track Dragonfly. I cover their sound design, composition, automation and arrangement. Enjoy!
2021-06-30 16:17:58 +0000 UTC
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Hey Producers, here is a short clip from the 'Undone' walkthrough where I go into the piano parts and how I thought about layering, arrangement, and composition when deciding how to get it compelli...
2021-06-14 21:45:03 +0000 UTC
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I'm finally touring again which means plenty of exclusive live sets coming your way! First up we've got my set from Treehouse this past weekend in Miami. This one was a lot of f...
2021-06-11 15:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough for "Undone" my recent release on Kindisch. It's a really CPU-heavy track with a lot going on but I think I hit all the important points of the song without re...
2021-06-10 18:29:41 +0000 UTC
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I wanted to talk a bit about how getting fresh perspectives on your music is crucial to the creative process. Whether it's deciding to keep certain elements in a song, testing y...
2021-05-24 16:30:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, I wanted to share the technique I use for sampling kicks. This technique allows you to get a bit more isolation when a kick isn't completely alone in a song's intro/outro. It also all...
2021-05-19 00:41:05 +0000 UTC
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Here's my first preset pack for Diva. 15 patches that are versatile, creative, expressive, and used in my own music. Each patch has mod wheel and aftertouch modulation and...
2021-05-14 16:31:00 +0000 UTC
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The time has come for me to share a few kick drums from my collection! Most of these have been used in my own released or upcoming songs. Use with caution ;)
A note on kick tuning: I tagged e...
2021-05-07 17:01:02 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. It's a darker club edit I made of Still Life before its release. It's always been a cool secret weapon in my sets since ...
2021-05-05 16:00:08 +0000 UTC
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Here are some of the key takeaways from a walkthrough I did for my remix of 'Homecoming' by Above & Beyond. The remix was originally a bootleg of the full ambient mix that I...
2021-05-02 17:00:05 +0000 UTC
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I was going through some old clips from my first course on IO and came across this one that I think might be very helpful for a lot of you. It's all about arpeggios and uses my ...
2021-04-20 19:00:04 +0000 UTC
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Hey Producers, here is a short clip from the 'Hands That Feed' walkthrough where I show the bass layering, processing, and automation.
2021-04-07 20:00:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough of my track 'Hands That Feed' which was released on Anjunadeep earlier this month. Enjoy!
2021-04-06 14:10:00 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, here is the next exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. This one was also made in 2017 and was played a lot in my sets in DC when I was a resident at some of the clubs here. I ...
2021-04-03 19:52:26 +0000 UTC
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Hey Producers, I wanted to share a short clip from the 'Say Hello' walkthrough where I show all of the various things I did to elevate the final drop, including adding rides, automation on multiple...
2021-03-30 15:00:01 +0000 UTC
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Hey Everyone, here is the walkthrough of my track 'Say Hello' which was released on Anjunadeep earlier this month. Enjoy!
2021-03-29 00:57:45 +0000 UTC
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I'm gonna dive in and make some presets for you next month but wanna first see which VST or Ableton stock synth you'd prefer them on. If it's a close vote I may split them between two. Feel free to...
2021-03-18 14:41:51 +0000 UTC
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There is something that you can start doing today that can potentially be the single most influential activity on your growth as a producer. That thing is critical listening and...
2021-03-08 15:00:05 +0000 UTC
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Hello Proteges! Thanks a lot for joining. It seems that we have some people from all over the world here which is amazing. I want to make sure I do my best to accommodate everyone's schedules when ...
2021-03-07 15:24:19 +0000 UTC
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Here's my first pack of effect racks and Ableton presets for you. These are frequently used in my own productions and are compatible with Ableton 10 stock effects.
-Noise Hat Machine
-P...
2021-03-01 03:48:03 +0000 UTC
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Hey everyone, here is the first exclusive, unreleased track for Patrons only. This one was made in 2017 and you may have heard me play it in some of my sets. I never found the right home for it and...
2021-02-26 21:00:00 +0000 UTC
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Obviously there have not been any live sets this past year that I can share except virtual ones. So here is the video of my virtual set for Sonic Soul Tribe from Burning M...
2021-02-26 19:00:03 +0000 UTC
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