Wednesday, December 28, 2011

ENiGMA Dubz

NAME
James Vine aka ENiGMA Dubz

WHERE YOU CALL HOME
Birmingham, UK

ENiGMA Dubz BEGINNINGS 
Production and DJ-wise, I've been on it now for around five years now. When I was doing my GCSE's, I got hold of a copy of 'Reason' and to start with it was a case of getting in from school, opening 'Reason' and then just experimenting and trying to work out what a compressor was for! The music side of things was something I was strong at as I've been playing the cello from a very young age. Over the years, I've had a load of experience playing in concerts with orchestras and playing solo  Classical work. The Classical training gave me all the fundamental music knowledge and theory to be creative. So once I got hold of 'Reason', and then later Fruity Loops, it was a case of learning the program and then having fun with it. I eventually got a Mac, just over a year ago, and then I was able to make the move to Logic which really has taken my producing to the next level. No matter what happens with my producing career, I'll always have a passion for music in general and being creative.

CURRENT WORK
I've just finished making two EPs which will be coming out either at the end of this year or at the start of 2012. One EP is coming out on a Bristol Label called Subdepth Records which is focused more on the deeper side of Garage/Dubstep. The other EP is coming out on a label called Bassclash Records and this one is a bit heavier...well, a lot heavier.

I'm also working on two other big projects. One is an album which is coming from an MC in London called Drapez. We've been putting out tracks for a while now and, in 2012, there will be an album dropping called 'Drapez - My Way Out', so keep an eye and ear out for that! The other project I've just started is a second album to follow my first one, 'ENiGMA Dubz - Variationz', but this won't be done for at least a few months and should be out there at some point during 2012.

Other than that, I'm still pushing out other tracks, more free downloads, experimenting with other sounds and working with other artists. Me and my girlfriend Katie McLeod are working on more tracks and there will be an EP coming out on LU10 Records featuring Katie's new track 'Brighter Day' alongside a couple of other. So, watch out for that and there will be plenty more to come from us in the near future.

The last thing to mention is that I have just put out a mix CD to help push my music to the public. The CD, 'Sub-Mission Vol 1' will be available at most Birmingham Record shops and hopefully nationwide once I get it out there. All the tracks are produced by myself and I'll be bringing a Volume 2 out next year. If you want more info on this, head over to my Soundloud and listen to the Mix CD sample.

FUTURE WORK
Well the next thing for me is to start finding ways of pushing my name further. I'm hoping to do more DJ sets next year and also do a lot more official remix work for labels/artists. Once I get a chance to focus on my new album, I'll finish that and should get it out during 2012. I'm also keen to get into music for film and television so I'm going to be creating all sorts of music next year.

LAST BITS
Big up to LU10 Records, DANK 'N' DIRTY DUBZ and also any other labels helping to push my music. Also shout out to Katie McLeod for writing amazing vocals, Drapez for being a next-level MC and everyone out there making great music. Also I'd like to say thanks to everyone who's been supporting me, all the features on blogs, YouTube posts, comments, messages and general support is really appreciated, so thank you! Lastly, thanks to AMINA for this feature. There's some sick stuff on this blog so keep your eye on it people!


Not only is ENiGMA Dubz talented, his music is very diverse. I look forward to hearing what he creates next. If you would like to find out more about ENiGMA Dubz or perhaps book him, click on the links below.

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Thursday, December 22, 2011

Rogue

NAME
Joel Hunt aka Rogue

HOMETOWN
Walsall, near Birmingham, UK

MUSICAL BEGINNINGS
I've been producing for a few years now, not really knowing it myself. I was just messing around on FL Studio and creating all different styles of music. I started making Dubstep specifically in summer 2010. But, since then, I have produced lots of other types of music. At the end of September 2011, after talking with a DJ known as NAZA from Middlesbrough and finding that he liked my music, he told me to get an artist name. Previously,  I'd been making music as 'Joel Hunt Music'. So, I thought of the name 'Rogue' and got involved with Future Follower Records, a label which NAZA had just started up. Then I made my accounts on YouTube and other social networks.

CURRENT WORK
Right now I'm working on a number of tracks, as always, one of them being a take on Coldplay's 'Clocks'. Another track is a House-type track with a Rogue twist called 'Tigers'. I am also working on a 100bpm remix of 'The Tribe' by Driftkong, another Future Follower Records artist.

FUTURE WORK
Well, I'm going to continue making music and video blogs. Hopefully it will keep getting the same attention that my current stuff is getting. I'll also be trying out some other genre's like DnB/Drumstep and maybe Moombahton, and mostly just trying to get better at what I do, as I realize I have a lot of headroom. I just want to keep having fun with my music and not take it too seriously, continuing to experiment with new things and find my own sound.

Following Rogue's progress is easy. Just click on any link below. I suggest you click on them from time to time since he is always adding new content!


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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

Getting to Know Notixx

NAMES
We our Ryan Sinatra & Zack Fowler aka Doodle, and together, we make up Notixx.

HOMETOWNS
Ryan: I was born and raised in Jamestown, N.Y. Most people don't know where that is. The best description I can offer is that it's near Buffalo, N.Y. But in reality, it's really about an hour and a half from there.
Doodle: Salamanca, N.Y./Jamestown, N.Y.

MUSICAL BEGINNINGS 
Ryan: I always wanted to do something with music. I've taught myself so many instruments like the piano and the guitar. These were instruments that I knew would boost my intelligence about how music actually worked and was composed, rather than just learning to read notes off of a page. I looked forever for my niche. I was in bands in high school and it never made me feel completely satisfied. I always had to trust other people to hold up their end. Finally, I took what I knew and began to apply it to Electronic music production after becoming infatuated with the entirety of the genre. For me, this was it. It was everything I was looking for. This realization occurred only a short six months ago.
Doodle: I've been doing music since high school but stopped to concentrate on video production. I met up with Ryan in college. One day we got together and he mentioned DJing a party and we became a duo.

CURRENT WORK

We are working on, well, expanding our fanbase while growing as a group by putting out songs constantly. Merchandise is another big project that we've been undertaking. We want the fans to be able to support us.

FUTURE WORK
Another song, another EP, another remix, another fan. We are just trying to do anything we can to just blow places up with music, give shows that both involve the crowd and blow them away, and just have a great time doing it. We want to have fun, make music, and we want each and every one of you to be a part of it. 


Now that you know Notixx, do you want more? Well,here you go. Click on the links below to get your Notixx fix.


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Wednesday, October 26, 2011

MACRODOT says, "This is the Bestest Ever E.P.!!!"


"This is the Bestest Ever E.P.!!!" and it is free!!! So many good things... :)

Curious about MACRODOT? Read on to discover more on this artist!

Aliases: MACRODOT, Kyle From Ohio, Aliens Killed the Dinosaur

Real Name: Kyle Macrodot

Resides In: Phoenix, AZ
Grew up in: Akron/Cleveland/Columbus, OH 

Writing Music Since: 5th grade

Writing Electronic Music Since: 2000

LIVE PA Style:
Dirty Progressive Glitchy Beats

Producer/Remix Styles:
Ambient, Breakbeats, Glitch, Progressive, Downtempo, Deepstep, Psystep, Chillstep

Influences:
Hybrid, Kilowatts, Amon Tobin, Trifonic, PhuturePrimitive, Stefan Anion, Burufunk, Trentemoller, Plump DJ's, Boom Jinx, Carbon Community, Elite force, Dylan Rhymes, Juno Reactor, Infected Mushroom, Adam Freeland, Rob Dougan, God Lives Under Water, Prodigy, Orbital, Gravity Kills, Stabbing Westward, Depeche Mode, Deftones, Portishead, Bjork, Radiohead, Crystal Method, BT, Nine Inch Nails, Way Out West, General MIDI, Meat Katie, Max Graham, Nick Sentience, Weirdo, Koma&Bones, Layo & Bushwacka

Biography:
MACRODOT writes Dirty, Progressive, Glitch music. He is an American Electronic musician and producer (AKA Kyle From Ohio). He currently resides in Mesa, Arizona producing electronic music from his home studio. His production style is mostly Deep and Progressive with broken beats, glitchy overtones, and gritty basslines. Occasionally, he veres off on tangents, composing intricate melodies on guitar or piano but always maintains the broken beat undertones. If you are lucky, you might catch him running around at concerts, glitching out audio on a laptop, or taking pictures and posting them on tumblr.

In 2004, MACRODOT moved from Ohio to the Phoenix area. In 2005, he was nominated for "Best Local Live Performance" by AZ DanceMusic Awards. His music has been played out by DJs in numerous states and a number of countries. The respect he earns for his productions is increasing. In 2008, he released the tunes he had been playing live in a 10 track LP "The Gilded Age of Aristocrats". Since then, he has released a 13 song album entitled, "The Stand Alone Complex" as well as an 8 track EP of glitchy Deepstep entitled, "This is the Bestest Ever EP!!!".


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Saturday, October 8, 2011

Thom Yorke is Now Also a DJ!!!


OMG this man is amazing! If you are not familiar with Thom Yorke or Radiohead, do yourself a favor and check him/them out.  Thom Yorke is one talented individual and if you are familiar with his work, you will probably be just as amazed as I am to see him rock a DJ set.


Thom Yorke Live DJ Set @ Low End Theory LA 3.9.11 from Theo Jemison on Vimeo.


This is some of his early work with Radiohead for anyone who is not familiar. 


Monday, May 16, 2011

Saturday, May 14, 2011

Look At Me Now (Karmin Covers)


She has got some skills!

For more of Karmin's covers, go here.



Look At Me Now - Chris Brown ft. Lil Wayne, Busta Rhymes (Cover by @KarminMusic)




Friday, April 22, 2011

Yes, YeshYo

This, is in my opinion, is a very talented up-and-comer. YeshYo definitely has the Pop-Step down, as well as Electro, Drum and Bass and a slew of other bass-heavy genres. He was nice enough to write a few words about himself too. This kid is going places! ;)

My name is Matteo Di Berardino, aka YeshYo. I live in Italy, more precisely in Milan. My first approach to music was through a DJ console that my father bought me about three years ago . After that, exactly on Christmas 2009, I decided to start producing my own music. Currently, I have just finished my first, hopefully not last, official remix. Now I'm starting to work on my first EP which will be a mix of Dubstep, Electro and DnB. Despite not having any labels, I am still very motivated. We'll see how it goes!


You can link up with YeshYo at the following the links below.


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Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Saturday, February 26, 2011

Baths - "Lovely Bloodflow"


My friend sent me this one to me. I think she has really good taste in music!



Baths - "Lovely Bloodflow" from anticon. on Vimeo.

Thursday, February 24, 2011

Tyler The Creator - Yonkers


A really good friend of mine sent this to me for inspiration so I am passing it on. :)

Monday, February 14, 2011

Graffiti Analysis v3.0

I wanted to share this because this is just sooo great. :)




Graffiti Analysis is an extensive ongoing study in the motion of graffiti. Custom software designed for graffiti writers creates visualizations of the often unseen gestures involved in the creation of a tag. Motion data is recorded, analyzed and archived as Graffiti Markup Language (.gml) files, a specifically formatted XML file designed to be a common open structure for archiving gestural graffiti motion data. GML files are saved in an open online database, 000000book.com, where writers can share analytical representations of their hand styles. Graffiti Analysis is an open source project that is available online for free in OSX, Windows and Linux. Graffiti writers are invited to capture and share their own tags, and computer programmers are invited to create new applications and visualizations of the resulting data. Since the launch of Graffiti Analysis, dozens of GML compatible applications have been built and over 10,000 tags have been uploaded to the 000000book database. What Martha Cooper did for archiving graffiti on film, and Chalfant/Silver did for archiving graffiti in video, Graffiti Analysis intends to do for archiving graffiti in code. The project aims to build the world's largest collection of graffiti motion and bring together two seemingly disparate communities that share an interest hacking systems, whether found in code or in the city.


Graffiti Analysis is a project by Evan Roth. All of the software changes in GAv2.0 and GAv3.0 were written by Mzz Chris Sugrue, with support from the Fondation Cartier and Les Grandes Traversees. GA1.0 was created at Parsons Art Media & Technology with input and advising from Zach Lieberman. Graffiti Analysis was built in Open Framewerkz. Other code contributions included in GAv3.0 from: Theo Watson (laser input integration), Kyle McDonald (audio analysis) and ps / TPOLM (.gml RSS system).


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Wednesday, January 12, 2011