Allen & Heath To Launch New Analogue and Digital Products At NAMM Show
Allen & Heath has selected the forthcoming NAMM trade show for the global launch of new products from the iLive digital mixing series and the entry-level ZED compact USB range. Exhibited on the American Music & Sound stand, the new products will be unveiled on the first day of the show. It will also be … Read more
Ableton & Serato: Best Friends
Digital DJing is becoming more and more at the forefront of electronic music and with the plethora of different means to produce, play, edit and re-edit tracks there can be some conflicts of interests that arise when using different software. We recently came across this video which goes some way to demonstrating that rather than … Read more
Street Fighter vs. Traktor Pro
The clever bods over at DJ Tech Tools have created this new Midi Fighter controller which is causing quite a stir amongst DJs everywhere. I was first struck by the Midi Fighter’s down-right orgasmic stylings, fitted with arcade style buttons that take me back to happy days of mis-spending my youth randomly smashing the hell … Read more
How To Produce Minimal Techno In Ableton Live
If you are a fan of producers like Luciano, Richie Hawtin and Dubfire and you already have some production knowledge then you may want to check out Point Blank Online Music Production School. They have recently developed an Online Course specifically tailored to the production of Minimal Techno. When undertaking the course, an experienced pro … Read more
Tim Exile Performace Masterpiece
I just stumbled across this video and felt that I had to post it! Warp Record’s Tim Exile performs ‘YouTube Killed the Now Wave Star’ and not only showcases the blurred line of distinction that some still find between electronic music and live performance, but in fact he appears to obliterate it completely giving an … Read more
The first real iPhone DJ app
I have been resisiting the strong temptation to invest in the sexy looking Pacemaker hand held DJ system, ever since I realised the potential for something with similar capabilities but a far smaller price tag to be made for the iPhone. Now finally Amidio has answered my calls, releasing the first credible DJ app and … Read more
Eastenders E20 Remix Competition!!
E20 is to be the first ever spin-off from the country’s favourite and longest-running soap. The new show will be broadcast exclusively online and will show life in Ablert Square through the eyes of four teenagers at sixth form, it will involve new story lines and characters while intertwining with some of the soap’s old … Read more
The History of House Music
A beautiful and lovingly created documentary has recently appeared which follows the evolution of house music from its early inseption in the Detroit club scene all the way to its modern influences on a variety of musical genres, and the music it has directly helped create. This fantastic chronical of a hugely important aspect of … Read more
Basement Jaxx on How To Get Your Music Released!
Award winning Music College Point Blank recently had the pleasure of recieving a visit from Felix of Basement Jaxx to talk about how you can get your music released. In a guest lecture to the students of the college and a question and answer session, Felix talks on how he went about getting his music … Read more
Heston Blumenthal To Make Instrument From A Dead Pig!
Heston Blumenthal is set to help musician Matthew Herbert make a woodwind instrument out of the bones of a dead pig for his next album. I don’t know about you but that sounds like the ultimate use of recylcing and re-using…Matthew Herbert is too raise the pig, which is to then be slaughted, eaten, and … Read more
