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Johnny Cash Remixed
Got an email about this today, Johnny Cash Remixed!!! Click on the tracks to preview them, some of them are actually pretty damn good. Worth a listen for sure.
http://www.johnnycashremixed.com/
The remixed tracks (and remixers) include “I Walk The Line” featuring Snoop Dogg (QDT, the new production team led by Snoop Dogg — featuring Snoop, Teddy Riley and DJ Quik), “Country Boy” (Sonny J, whose album will be released in August on Astralwerks US), “Get Rhythm” (Philip Steir, the only remixer allowed to work with the Reprise Records Frank Sinatra collection), “Leave that Junk Alone” (Alabama 3, creators of “The Sopranos” theme song), “Folsom Prison Blues” (the legendary Pete Rock), “Hey Porter” (Mocean Worker, whose remix of Elvis Presley’s “Burnin’ Love” was used as a soundtrack to Honda’s Super Bowl TV commercial), “Sugartime” (Kennedy, cornerstone of the new UK Dirty Pop movement), “Trail to Mexico” (indie favorite Mexican Industry of Sound/MIS), “Doin’ My Time” (The Heavy, critically acclaimed UK-based band) and “Wide Open Road” (Count de Money), among others.
Great birthday, thanks so much
Big thanks to everyone who came out on Friday. It was one of the best events I’ve ever done and people truly seemed to enjoy themselves. Chris loves to come to Austin and I think this time was especially fun for him. When I dropped him off at the airport, he said he would definitely come back next year to make it an annual party. Sounds like a plan to me.
David Barnes from the Austin American Statesman did a little write up on the show. Click here to read about it.
I’ll post some pictures I have in the next few days.
Thanks again.
Itsu - Plaid and Mindkiller - Adam Freeland Music Videos
My buddy Casey showed me this video. Dope song, great video. Reminds me of Fight Club or an Adam Freeland video. Speaking of Adam, I put up his Mindkiller video on Blastro. Its relatively old at this point, but probably more relevant than ever.
ATTIGO TT: The Touch Screen Turntable
Check out this video of touch screen turntables.
The ATTIGO TT was created by Scott Hobbs, a student at Dundee University studying innovative product design. For his final year project he’s created a touch screen turntable that lets DJ’s loop, sample and scratch wave forms just as you would a record. The size of the touchtable is approximately the same as a standard turntable, making the physical interaction nearly the same. Where this takes off is in the flexibility and features included right at your fingertips, no longer locked up on a computer screen. The ATTIGO TT is currently a working prototype, and Scott is looking for manufacturers to partner with.
Great DJ photos - Rukes.com
I’ve recently come upon this guy Rukes, . He takes some amazing pictures of DJ events. He’s mostly in Los Angeles but he has some photos from NYC and Coachella as well. His photos of DeadMau5, James Zabiela, S&D and Junkie XL from Coachella are freaking great. Here’s a little preview.
Make Beats online
This has to be one of the coolest sites I’ve ever seen. Granted its a Java application but still to emulate all the stop boxes and sequencers is truly amazing. To see what I mean, you’re just going to have to try it.
http://www.hobnox.com/index.1056.en.html
The setup is very much like that of Reason or Fruity Loops buts its online.
read also createdigitalmusic.com
What gear is DeadMau5 using?
I had the pleasure to help Joel Zimmerman, aka DeadMau5, setup his gear not once but two times at the Austin Electronic Music Festival. Toddy B and I also opened the night and you can hear the last track I played just before DeadMau5 goes on in the below video.
DeadMau5 uses a very unique setup. He’s running Abelton Live on a 17″ G5 MacBook Pro ($2-3k) outputting to an Apoge Ensemble ($2k) soundcard. He’s using a 16×16 (256) Monome controller ($800) for what I’m not totally sure and a touch screen Lemur ($3k) made by Jazz Mutant to control his effects. He’s running 4 stereo outs from his Ensemble to whatever club mixer is at hand, in our case, a Pioneer DJM-800($1600) which was also setup with a Pioneer EFX-1000 ($800). As far as I could tell, he used everything that he brought and used it well.
Ghostland Observatory with UT Marching Band
I was lucky enough to see the Ghostland show at Austin Music Hall for the CD Release party of Robotique Mystique. I found a youtube video of it and thought I would share. It was a great show, completely sold out, packed to the walls and the crowd couldn’t get enough.
Ghostland Observatory - Live ACL recording and Robotique Majestiqe Release Party
Ghostland Observatory has posted one of their new tracks, Dancing on My Grave (click to download the Let There Be Vinyl Remix), from their upcoming album Robotique Majestiqe on their myspace page. They played this thumper at their Ghostland at the Opera show at UT’s Hogg Auditorium towards the end of their set and it stuck in my head.
They are scheduled to play the Austin Music Hall on Feb. 29th and have sold the show out with a month to go. While the price of admission is a bit high ($32 before fees), you do get a copy of their new album. I’m sure it will be a killer show and I’m truly happy for all their success. They’ve got a great sound and their live show with the lasers and all is pretty intense.
Quick back story, the company I work for, Roxwel.com, hosted a SXSW party in 2005 on the roof of Light Bar. This was just before Paparazzi Lightning really started taking off and I ran the setup of the show and the mixing board for them. I’ve also worked with them at one of the Texas Rollergirls roller derbies. Both Aaron and Thomas are very professional and take their shows very seriously. Aaron, the singer, is super nice and definitely has amazing charisma. Thomas is more of a mad scientist and doesn’t come off as friendly, but from what I can tell he’s really just very focused and concerned with the sound and visuals of the show regardless of the circumstances. Thomas also used to be a rave promoter back in the late nineties and I actually attended some of his raves. I’m sure that’s where their love of lasers come from.
On that note, here’s Ghostland’s set from ACL this year, hope you enjoy it as much as I did and remember to support the artist by buying their ablums.
Ghostland Observatory Live at Austin City Limits 2007:
Also, check out some of their videos on Roxwel.com:
Ghostland Observatory - 101x In Studio (SXSW)Music Videos at www.roxwel.com
Ghostland Observatory - Sad Sad City
Free Videos at www.roxwel.com
Tool “Vicarious” DVD just announced
If you know me at all, you know that I am a serious Tool fan. I just got an email from a guy I know at Sony/BMG about them releasing a DVD. Here’s what the email said:
Tool - Vicarious
DVD in stores December 18, 2007
The long awaited video from the platinum album 10,000 Days
DVD includes a documentary that takes you through the history of Adam
Jones’ visual effects work, and the process and people involved in the
creation of the groundbreaking all CGI video “Vicarious.”
Audio commentary on the video by comedian David Cross.
A tour of Alex Grey’s CoSM.
and more……
Below is a still image from the DVD and the cover art.
