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Tom Cosm
Tom Cosm is a traveling producer and performer who is approaching the electronic music scene from a completely different angle. Tom's method of thinking "outside of the box" has earned him quite a fan base amogst the Ableton fraternity! As he moves around the globe, he performs live computer driven music using a laptop, synthesizers and various machines. He also hosts workshops and private lessons, passing on his knowledge freely to anyone willing to listen. Passionate about raising the quality of the live laptop scene, Tom’s main teaching focus is to help producers take the leap into the world of live performance, offering his own unique, easy and safe techniques to quickly move tunes into an Ableton ready set. His music project is "open source", relying heavily on the community formed around it, to help it to grow and spread, as he has no other means of promotion other than word of mouth. “I started out giving away my music for free, as most producers do… but when I got to the point where I could start charging, I decided to see what would happen if I didn’t. Restricting my creativity to people who could either afford it, or have the technical ability to steal it, didn’t really appeal to me. I want my fan base to be part of the project, completely open to anyone, and I have no doubt that my life is much happier because of this.” All of his music, files and video tutorials are available for free, and can be found all over various communities on the internet, just Google “Tom Cosm”. Tom put some time aside from his busy Ableton antics to to answer our questions and give us a little juicy Ableton tip. Thanks Tom!
Added: 25 October 2008
Views: 712
Time: 18:1
Amadeus Mozart & Paul Chambers (Tidy)
These guys have had so much history it would probably take a several pages to fill you in! For those of you who don't know, which I assume are very few, just check out this following link to get a take on the Tidy Story and remember "Keep It Tidy!":- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tidy_Trax
Added: 21 September 2008
Views: 877
Time: 20:3
DJ Ham
From leaving school at 16 Ham (real name Hamilton) went straight into writing tracks with Kniteforce records under the guidance of label owner Luna-C. Although he had already had some experience in the studio with his own basic equipment Luna-C quickly educated Ham to the next level. In 1995 He was able to finance the purchase of a reasonable studio setup with the proceeds of his Kniteforce releases. From there, being able to write and produce every day, he began to develop his trade and progress his skills. It was from there that he produced the classic anthems such as"Is There Anybody Out There" for Slipmatt's label Universal and "Here I Am" with Demo & Justin Time as well as a cheeky venture into Handbag House along side his old Kniteforce stable-mate Poosie under the guise of Powerhouse with a track called "Rhythm Of The Night" which hit the UK national charts. In late 1996 Ham then formed the record label Next Generation Records with partner in crime Dj Brisk. The label created an immediate impact on the scene and produced some of the late 90's biggest Hardcore anthems. In 1998 Blatant Beats was born. While it's original purpose was for tracks of a more naughty nature the label quickly proved itself to be as popular as Next Generation. To date the two labels have amassed over 470 releases. In 1999 Ham & Brisk decided to venture into the world of Trance and Hard House. Stimulant Records was born. While the label began fairly quietly it started to make an impact in 2000. Ham & Brisk were largely responsible for all the tracks on Stimulant under their various guises Stimualnt Djs, Cyberdrive, Dropzone and Ham's solo effort Alumina. The Stimulant Djs hit the big time after two huge releases on Tidy Trax "Hoovertime" and "Are U Serious" which both sold over 15,000. Throughout this time Ham has been busy Djing over the Uk and overseas including Finland, Germany, Austria, USA, Canada & Australia whilst trying to juggle a busy studio schedule and manage the record labels. Most recent accomplishments include acclaimed vocal tracks under his guise Eclipse "24/7" and "Be Happy" and more unique Ham tracks such as "Jump 2 Da Groove" and "Count Of Three" as well as mixing Hardcore Euphoria and Bonkers 17 with Brisk.
Added: 03 September 2008
Views: 1143
Time: 18:01
Shona MacMillan Arbiter
Shona Macmillan's interest in music started at the age of 6 when she got her first keyboard. Her enthusiasm for music led her to study Trumpet, Guitar and Bass Guitar. This fascination for music and music technology helped her in deciding what career she wanted. Finishing university at the age of 21 with a BA Hons Degree in Commercial Music, she now works for Arbiter demonstrating her favourite brands of music technology software such as Arturia, Native Instruments and Celemony. The Cutting Sounds team caught up with her at Arbiter HQ in Borehamwood to see what she had to say about her experience of Music Technology so far!
Added: 11 August 2008
Views: 277
Time: 16:40
DJ Hixxy
Hixxy's first production break came in 1993 with a collaboration with the legendary Sunset Regime, a tune called Peoples Party, then in 1995 with the then MC Sharkey (now an established and successful all-rounder in the industry), he produced the track Toytown (released by React Records), a massive hit which continues to be played in raves today. In 1996 React Records offered Hixxy an album release that was to start a new era of hardcore. He featured alongside DJ Sharkey and Bonkers, the first in a series of surprisingly successful hardcore compilation albums, was born. Indeed Bonkers became the best selling series of hardcore music in the UK. In 1997, Hixxy secured a spot as a radio DJ on London's Kiss FM. Hixxy has released many tracks under the guise of Yum-Yi, OMG and Antisocial (along with Sunset Regime). Since 2001 Raver Baby has gone from strength to strength producing a new brand HTID (Hardcore Till I Die) which is known by every raver from here to the moon! HTID parties happen frequently attracting thousands of ravers even to sunny spain every year for HTID in the sun. Hixxy works closely with the record company AATW (All Around The World), where he along with Breeze & Styles mixes the Clubland X-Treme Hardcore-compilations. Hixxy's entire discography can be found at this link, on Discogs.com http://www.discogs.com/artist/Hixxy
Added: 11 August 2008
Views: 705
Time: 17:24
DJ Sharkey
Sharkey initially became well known as an MC at hardcore rave events in the UK in 1993, with a popular and charismatic style. In 1995, he moved into music production, teaming up with DJ Hixxy to release the track "Toytown", which proved one of the biggest signature tunes of the UK's happy hardcore scene in the 1990s. This led both Sharkey and Hixxy to being signed by the UK's leading dance music label, React Music, and the pair released "Bonkers", the first in a series of albums which has become the best-selling hardcore compilation series of all time. "Revolutions", a release on React, reached 53 in the UK charts, and Sharkey consequently released the album "Hard Life" in 1998. He established a relationship with the up-and-coming DJ Kevin Energy in 1998, and the pair were, with several other DJs, instrumental in the creation of the freeform genre of hardcore (a term which was coined by Sharkey himself). A major keystone of the freeform movement is The Nu Energy Collective, of which Sharkey and Kevin Energy are the best-known faces, and the freeform sound played a lead role in the renaissance of the hardcore sound in the early 2000s. As well as that, Sharkey also makes time for various projects, most notably, putting a number unknown, but talented musicians through a self devised music technology course some 18 months in length.
Added: 11 August 2008
Views: 748
Time: 3:09
DJ Breeze
Since Breeze found himself joining up with long term friend, Darren Styles, Breeze and Styles have produced countless Hardcore and commercial hit tracks for over 8 years becoming one of dance musicís biggest brands. signed to major label AATW records, Breeze regularly features on clubland albums, clubland TV and clubland LIVE! and has sold over half a million alums through the massively popular Clubland Xtreme Hardcore series, as well as playing to sell out Arena crowds of for clubland LIVE!. since Producing and mixing the scene biggest ever selling Hardcore compilation, Clubland Xtreme Hardcore, Breeze has seen the hardcore scene grow into what is now one of the biggest and most popular dance music genres in the country today. Having 2 top twenty hit records (You're Shining & Heartbeatz) and 4 gold selling Xtreme hardcore albums, with the 5th in the series due in December 2008, there is no stopping this highly rated and talented producer. a triple award winner at the hardcore Hardcore Awards and with his endless list of remixes for names such as Cascada, Scooter, Ultrabeat, Flip & Fill to name but a few, Breeze still feels he has so much more to offer, and is still leading the way in the shape of UK Hardcore & Dance music.
Added: 11 August 2008
Views: 514
Time: 5:56
Matt Pelling: Loopmasters
Loopmasters first came to light in 1999 under the 'Beatnik Samples' banner, which released 4 Sample CDs known as the 'Modular Series', and received excellent reviews in the UK and overseas by the likes of Future Music (Platinum Awards), Sound on Sound (5 star reviews) and many other magazines, mainly for the flexibility and general quality of these titles. The titles were distributed worldwide and were used by many recording artists, multimedia designers, library music producers and dance music producers. Loopmasters officially launched early in 2003 with the aim of producing flexible sample libraries for producers and musicians who required top quality playing from seasoned professioanls to integrate into and inspire their music. Our challenge is to provide you with the best samples and music software that money can buy, so far so good! Loopmasters Studio HQ is based in Brighon, England, a south coast town with a healthy music scene, and the producers that work on our material are of the highest quality, and come from all over the world - if you feel you are a top flight sampling pioneer we would love to hear from you! - enjoy your music... Sample CD's as well as FREE SAMPLES are available in the Cutting Sounds Store. Check them out!! Matt Pelling, Loopmasters
Added: 11 August 2008
Views: 480
Time: 6:59
Scott Brown
Scott Brown, one of the world's most formidable Hardcore Dj's and Producers, breaks the mould with the long awaited released of his DVD and CD double pack 'Livewired'. Since filming started in April 2007, Nocturnal media followed Scott as he toured across Europe, in Glasgow, London, Amsterdam and Rotterdam at some of the largest events in each country. Nocturnal have managed to capture many aspects of Scott's life which people have been curious to see for a long time. Prior to release of the Livewired DVD we caught up with Scott in his studio. There are a few copies of the Livewired DVD to be won. All you have to do is email us with the answer to this question on producer@cuttingsounds.com What plugin does Scott like to use on vocals? Scott was heavily involved in the evolution of the UK's hardcore techno scene from the early 1990s, in particular introducing the harder-edged sounds of Belgian and Dutch techno to the UK, and taking the Scottish sounds to Europe. Scott has produced music on his own record labels (Evolution Records, Evolution Plus, Evolved, Evolution Gold, Poosh, Screwdriver and Twisted Vinyl), and under a range of monikers including Plus System, and with his band Q-Tex. In particular, his work has featured on Bonkers, to date the best-selling series of hardcore compilations. His most significant tracks are "Technophobia", "Fly With You", "Now Is The Time", "Elysium", "Neckbreaker", "Boomstick", "Fuzzy Muff", "Turn Up The Music", "Roll The Track" and "Taking Drugs?". He DJs at rave events in the UK, the Netherlands, and elsewhere. In 2006, his hardcore cult hit "Elysium" was married to vocals and given a trance remix treatment by dance act Ultrabeat, achieving further success for a song which is perceived by many hardcore fans as an anthemic piece of dance music.
Added: 04 August 2008
Views: 864
Time: 13:12
Utah Saints
Having sold over x million records to date, recorded with the likes of REM’s Michael Stipe, and performed with U2 and others on mega-stadium tours, Utah Saints remain one of the most trail-blazing outfits within electronic music. The Utah’s have produced and remixed under their Beatvandals moniker, DJed all over the world, and run the highly successful club night, Sugarbeat, in both England and Scotland. Now ready to take the world by storm once more, Utah Saints are back in 2008, recording new material for a studio album and playing gigs across the UK, with a mix compilation also planned before the year is out. Cutting Sounds had the rare chance to catch up with Music Producer, Jez Willis of the famous Utah Saints in their recording studio in Leeds, UK.
Added: 04 July 2008
Views: 522
Time: 14:00
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