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I was part of the Neustrelitz arts Festival and this is an Excerpt from my performance.
just a short clip from my set at the legendary Tacheles squat in Berlin
cool. i'll check it out
heheheh yeah i been drinking mount gay rum all evening, hopefully the kids won't wake up too early 2morrow.
Bless
Orlando Perez
OR...things may go according to the plan you havent accepted yet. hmmm...
I feel your ideology, it's a great concept and I like your thirst for making music. Looked you up on SC and i enjoyed it.
Will put something in your dropbox over the weekend if i get time (please note that it's my birthday this weekend and all mi...
A Place to find Remix contact's and talk about Remixing production techniques. This forum will hopefully help people get a foot on the musical ladder and connect great new music journeys.
vibing on the riddims and the family vibe with your peeps in the room. best way to make music.
Been trying to come back to the middle a bit. although my stuff usually leans more towards the hyperactive end of the spectrum, i want to also investigate this trajectory; loungey, chilled and nice
thank you. unifying was/is the purpose of this excercise. to link with cats. I'm currently producing a couple of female singers here in London and just published one of my previous collaborations with an american/british poet living in berlin http...
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- purveyor of the evolving musical artform of beatjazz. Beatjazz is, in technical terms, "multi-elemental Improvisation". what this means is that by marrying technology (specifically software capable of creating "racks" of virtual synths and looping software) and old school woodshedding (ie practicing your $*%&ing ass off), Onyx creates long form improvisations in the aestetic of a DJ set; beats, break downs, horns, keys...everything, from layering and deconstructing live improvisational looping. all the parts are either "made up" on the spot, or memorized, but there are NO pre created elements other than raw sounds (check out the "keeping it real" video.
I created this style (although live-looping has been around for the better part of half a century) because i had become bored with the state of live electronic performance, especially now, in the ableton era. it has all become overly technologically enhanced karaoke. and after years of playing with DJs, which taught me the hows and why's of a proper dance music set, i was losing the desire to create and perform.
Now, i spend every waking moment creating sound structures that will inspire close improvisational inspection upon performance. that and practicing every scale known to man. I am seeking artisitc purity thru creation rather than regurgitation and this path feels like a powerful direction, though i' only figured out how to do it 9 months ago.
- Website:
- http://www.onyx-ashanti.com
- Influences:
- bird, coltrane, prince, hendrix, timbaland, stevie, nina, rakim, bjork...and a host of other greats that can go by one name.
Onyx Ashanti's Blog
Evolution
Holy fuck. it's really hard to believe right now, that 2 years ago, i was completely burned out. I had spent the previous 3 years wasting my time touring with a has been group from 80's and i had lost me artistic way. i was wondering "why?". why do music when people dont really care. why play live when lots of people seemed to rather hear a DJ? why put myself through all of that? why not just produce it all in my little studio (ie laptop) and DJ like everybody else (in the electronic/dance/exper… Continue
Posted on July 22, 2008 at 4:44am —
the Fishermans Wharf sessions
well, this is my first full set of live "Blips". I had an especially fruitful week playing down at the wharf this week.
As i mentioned before, I record everything i do in the background and pick thru the resulting recordings when i get home. well, this week i ended up with a massive amount of live recordings. you can judge the quality for yourself, but i am VERY happy with them considering that they are all live and i had no preconception about what i'd play before i actually started playing. t… Continue
As i mentioned before, I record everything i do in the background and pick thru the resulting recordings when i get home. well, this week i ended up with a massive amount of live recordings. you can judge the quality for yourself, but i am VERY happy with them considering that they are all live and i had no preconception about what i'd play before i actually started playing. t… Continue
Posted on May 12, 2008 at 8:00am —
All of my audio posts will be live "blips"
just for clarification. I dont call my live musical output "songs" or "tracks". I refer to them as "blips".
have you ever seen those sci-fi movies where there is a "blip" of the radar, and then its gone? that's what these represent. when i perform my beatjazz live now, i improvise 98% of it, and record everything, so even though i could recreate some of the better stuff, each performance is just a blip that was there and then gone.
now, some of these blips are fucking sick (to me at least), an… Continue
have you ever seen those sci-fi movies where there is a "blip" of the radar, and then its gone? that's what these represent. when i perform my beatjazz live now, i improvise 98% of it, and record everything, so even though i could recreate some of the better stuff, each performance is just a blip that was there and then gone.
now, some of these blips are fucking sick (to me at least), an… Continue
Posted on May 10, 2008 at 8:26pm —
Comment Wall (19 comments)
- At 4:25am on May 30, 2009,
Digital Atlanta said…
- At 9:30am on March 14, 2009,
ayian camcam said…
- hiya! yea good to see you too. sorry for the late response. i hadn't checked my page in months. catch you around i'm sure. hope all is well. :o)
- At 3:24am on May 13, 2008,
m.path.iq (New Forms / We Are...) said… - big bless. keep up that soul vibe.
- At 2:14am on May 13, 2008,
DJ Vinnie V said… - Blips r real nice. Definitely on some next ish.
- At 5:59pm on May 11, 2008,
Mr Mikey presents Futuristic Sounds said… - Yo! Feeling your work with Blaktroniks on his new set. Like your 'blips' too. Respect
- At 12:44pm on March 13, 2008,
Dezaray Dawn said… - just peeped the video... hottt!
- At 4:38am on February 27, 2008,
AYBEE said… - let's done this
- At 2:15pm on February 20, 2008,
MARK FORCE said… - peace and mud for 08
da force
happy days woof!!!
- At 6:17pm on February 1, 2008,
Cyndi said… - london town for creative music nights....hmm
loved your insights on the future of music...def up with u on those ideas. some of the imtective web mediums out there give you an idea of how artists will have virtual star prescence..check out this IKEA browse site (yes I said Ikea) http://www.ikea.com/ms/en_GB/rooms_ideas/ckl/default.html
- At 12:15am on January 29, 2008,
Maloukio said… - Hello Onyx,Spotted you here, Long time, Tounge&Groove Days............ ???Hope you are well,
Im gonna check out your myspace page next,
Peace
Marilyn :-)
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