:.: Wave Arts Power Suite 5 :.:

Hello!
This is a new section of the site in which we will write about software and hardware for music programming. For the beginning, I was thinking to write about an instrument or an effect, but then I realized that there are many people involved in the world of music programming, be it amateurish or professionally, so there is no need to talk about programs from the start. It is not always about the program the music producer uses; it is the idea that the composer generates that matters.
As the title says, this article is about Wave Arts Power Suite 5. Wave Arts a well-known company, introduced software processors for mixing and mastering for home use, and wit ...

:.: Native Instruments Kontakt version 2.2 :.:

Native Instruments well knows company in software sections and they have changed on many times the computer music history. As I remember when I was starting they was small company ho was making the soft-synth program called Generator now know as Reaktor. After that the computer music history has started to change with very high speed and the continued to develop synth’s like Pro53, B4(emulation of Organ B3), Battery (drum module), Absynth and many more instruments ho are now widely used in music industry.

-This time I have chosen to review Kontakt, Native Instruments best VSTi from sampling line. I will try to cover most of the thing in this sampler, because is a bit complex I m ...

:.: SSL 4000 Collection, The SSL Sound in a box :.:

In the world of music production, Waves is well renowned for their products. The company started working 15 years ago with the release of their first plug-in the Q10 paragraphic EQ. Over the years they have reached the climax in studio signal processing with the release of L1 Ultramaximizer over a decade ago, and today Waves stands as an industry standard in software plug-in, and software signal processing.
A while ago Waves and SSL ...

:.: Reworks Festival Greece :.:

This year at the end of September, we have visited one of the greatest festivals for electronic music and contemporary art in the Balkans. It is called Reworks Festival, and this year it was the second edition. The first impression from the festival was surprisingly interesting since the surroundings of the festival were composed out of abandoned railway station buildings and wagons. Furthermore the location of this place is addressed to the name of Mylos, situated in the city of Thessaloniki.

The Reworks festival presents a great mixture of audio and visuals, furthermore this concept brought up an excellent vibe since it had an outstanding combination of quality m ...

:.: Sound Wave Festival v. 2 :.:

Sound Wave vol. 2. 0

This year’s Sound Wave was a bit more organized than last year’s. Everything was perfectly planned but the unattractive line up made the festival dull and boring. … it is great that the organizers have tried to merge guitar bands with electronic music on the main stage but there was a big break between the bands which provoked a tension between the people. There was no festival atmosphere. Great performance of Rinocerone though, they really got us going! We were impatiently waiting for Robotek’s performance when Jeff Mills came on stage… hmm OK, I thought maybe he will be great but his set was from 97 to ...

:.: Akto Festival Bitola :.:

:.: Macedonian Electronic Music Scene :: Inside Boban's Ears.. :.:

Boban Ristevski recently sent us his views, opinions and informative discussions about the current state of the Macedonian Electronic Music Scene. Find out why Macedonia is a hotbed of electronic music composers, musicians and DJ's and how they are making a difference by breaking new ground for the world to consume.

The Macedonian electronic music scene is not huge at all. It's more or less made of friends and acquaintances, situated in Skopje, the capital city, but also in some other cities in the country. For more than 10 years there is one radio station in Skopje called Kanal 103, which is free-speech music radio with a general more-music-less-talking concept and dedic ...

:.: MAVER, Andrea - I Need A Beat, You Need A Bleep/Switchline Mantra Breaks Italy :.:

The Italian breaks mafia strikes again. I have always liked the Italian breaks producers because of their ability to combine the funky, disco and techno sounds into a breaks package that sounds perfect on the dance floors (Remember the Trouble Sopu! Y4K album released for the Distinctive Records).
The Italian producer Andrea Maver releases his second peace of vinyl for the breaks label Mantra Breaks following his debut tracks “LFO Stone” and “The Dubby One”. The A side called “I Need a beat, You Need a Bleep” uncovers the Italian obsession with funk. It sounds like the Naples funky techno scene had a big impact on the Maver’s musical preferences (If we take into account that Maver gr ...

:.: Tripnotic - Fresh Paint EP (Filter 001) :.:

What better release to start a new label with than an EP of songs that were favourites of the online community for a couple of years, included in a cool film and never officially released before. "Monkey Face" and "Fresh Paint" were composed for the dark short feature film "Cherie" directed by Jason Wen. Both songs complemented the atmosphere of the film and brought additional depth and mistery to the scenes in which they were used.

:.: Ade Fenton - Artificial Perfect (New album reviews) :.:

Ade Fenton - Artificial Perfect (New album reviews)

Ade Fenton's more industrial material can't have escaped the notice of those who like their tunes bleak and buzzing with a palpable sense of fear and paranoia, especially when they recall Trent Reznor's early efforts. But what really makes Artificial Perfect so compelling is the vocal contribution of cyber-warrior Gary Numan - when that instantly recognisable, robotic, detached and so very trademark Numan drone appears, the songs take on a powerful identity.' METAL HAMMER

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:.: interview with Pass_n_g_r :.:

ind.o.g: chat’s with Dj PassNGR, one of Macedonia’s prominent techno dj’s who without a doubt had a hand in the creation the scene as one of its pioneers.

ind.o.g: What does the Macedonian scene look like today, is it similar to what it was ten years ago, or is it bigger and more vibrant now?

PassNGR: Some things can’t change all that much for the simple reason that the idea, desire and impulse to get involved or to re-live the clubbing experience are the same now and as they were ten years ago. It’s fact that th ...

:.: interview with Vaso, Machki, Nikola :.:

Over thirty and still dirty! The enthusiasm and dedication to music has allowed these guys to remain as good as we can ever remember them. Here’s a little interview with Vaso, Machki and Nikola. Tevdo declined to comment as what he once said in an interview was misinterpreted and misused. Ok! I didn’t get a chance to interview Zhani (PassNGR) as I had to leave the party early due to exhaustion. There’s always next time. One thing’s for sure though... Always value our local dj’s for if it wasn’t for them, we wouldn’t have a scene that is ever evolving. A ...

:.: interview with Sound Diffusion :.:

ind.o.g: interviews techno tag-team Sound Diffusion, at the forefront of the local scene. It’s only a matter of time before these two lads take the global scene by storm. Here’s what this talented pair had to say.

ind.o.g: When was Sound Diffusion formed and what exactly do you represent?

SD: Sound Diffusion is an electronic band formed in October 2004. It consists of myself Aleksandar Vidinovski and Darko Spasovski. Our focus is primarily music production and we occasionally like to organise and ...

:.: interview with Every Kid on Speed :.:

Antonio Dimitrov aka Every Kid on Speed is a figure that has long presented music outside of Macedonia thanks to his label ‘Acid Fake’ which he has firmly established across the global dance scene. Toni is the sole organiser of glitch noise performances and promotion, and hosts a radio show on Chanel 103. Here’s what he had to say.

ind.o.g: Toni, with your productions, over the last three years, you have had the opportunity to perform at one of the most modern festivals in Berlin, ‘Trans Mediale’. You return with a fresh sound every time ...

:.: interview with DJ Monumental :.:

ind.o.g: Why is clubbing one big adventure?

DJ Monumental: Clubbing is not only an adventure, but science too. With the fact that even clubbing books are published now citing experiences, clubbing has reached another dimension. It’s a one big and mixed concept of attractive offering, experience, interest, promotion, popularization, manipulation, gathering… There’s a small million of people to whom the clubbing is their profession… for us the DJs, the healthy environment is very important. It is a big network of people, and different aspects interlinked to ...

:.: interview Fluid :.:

Goran Golubovski aka Fluid is one of the pioneers of drum & bass. After a few years in his studio in Prague he slowly managed to drag the drum & bass scene here to us in Macedonia. He has performed at every a drum & bass party in the country. He currently dj’s at the parties organised by the Macedonian Junglist Movement through www.dnb.com.mk and he recently performed alongside Danish Dj PYRO. Here’s what Macedonia’s leading drum & bass dj had to say.

ind.o.g: The drum & bass scene here was stumbling, ...

:.: interview with Tanchevski :.:

ind.o.g: Gable Clark’s mustache is your trade mark for parties is it?

Tanchevski: Oh no, not at all, Gable Clark’s mustache is my trade mark only for home and for visiting guests.

ind.o.g: You have been a dj for over 7 years, which musical styles have you played up until now?

Tanchevski: I am yet to personally experiment with music. I first started to buy and play house music, after a while it was tech-house, ...

:.: interview with Bazel & Fluid :.:

Kate: Hello! To begin with, did Macedonia ever have a Break Beat Scene?

Fluid: 5 or 6 years ago there were some attempts made by Percussion Discussion to promote this kind of sound as much as possible. They were mostly oriented on the Big Beat sound and that was about it.

Bazel: There was a long pause for about 5 years when there were no Break Beat parties in Macedonia, in fact this kind of music was not promoted at all, which is all due to the stagnation of the world breaks scene. These days this music is affirmed again and many more Djs promote this sound as ...

:.: interview with Erick Morillo / Pacha New York :.:

Q: Pacha will soon be one year old, what have you got lined up for the birthday party?

EM: Well, I am doing a 14 hour set and am preparing some live acts as well. There will also be hosting by FHM

Q: Do you think you have succeeded in what you set out to achieve with the club?

EM: Yes in many ways…for a start there is the design of the club which captures the Balearic feeling of its original adapted to the New York dynamics with a series of separate glowing bars, dancing spaces, lounging atmospheres, and architectural entities that tie the whole club together and creati ...

:.: interview with Flooder after Reworks :.:

Tell me more about Reworks Festival – what were its concept and idea to organize a festival in Greece?

Flooder: The concept and idea were to invite many artists from different countries who will present different styles of music, and the idea to make it happen was because the Reworks Festival already happened in 2005 so I guess that the organizers were satisfied from last year’s performance and decided to host it again. Of course, this year more music artists were featured for whom I can say that according to their reputation in the current electronic scene, are on a very high level and are widely recognized for their mus ...

:.: interview with Vaso :.:

Skopje Clubbing: Hi Vaso, tell me when did you start Djing?

Vaso: Well let’s say I started Djing since the mid-90s, and more professionally I have been involved in Djing since 2000.

SC: What is your music style at the moment?

Vaso: Huh… The whole music scene is into minimal sound at the moment so I have also made myself accustomed to that. . So currently I am oriented towards minimal, mini-tech sounds, with some more dynamic minimal even though I am still attached to the techno sound but can hardly find any techno rec ...

:.: inteview with Timika :.:

It’s a matter of personality and not sex

“Timika” sounds as pretty as the music she spins, the words she writes, the way she talks and the way she looks… All there is left for us is to hear her sing.
The clubbers in Skopje had their first chance to meet her some years ago, and can unreservedly say it was a beginning of one long enjoyable relationship. Her last visit to Skopje went by in a hectic atmosphere, followed by many wohoooows, smiles, air kisses, camera flashes, and happy times J. We talked to her briefly, on some interesting issues…

What is it like to be a dj in Subotica?
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:.: Exclusive interview with Shadi Megallaa :.:

How did u started producing and dj-ing ?

Shadi M.: I started Djing about 10 years ago, and producing music about 5. Got into Djing during the Progressive house days, not so much my cup of tea anymore but my taste kept changing with time.. I Started dabbling with production after getting my hands on some software, and just wanted to see what the music in my head sounded like.

And how do you get along with the scene in your country at the moment , do you have resident night in some club for presenting the music that you play ?

Shadi M.: Well at the moment, the scene in Dubai and UAE i ...

:.: Exclusive interview with Kexie :.:

Q: Hello , one standard question maybe , but I have to ask , when did you started producing and dj-ing?

First I want to thank you for inviting me to do this interview and say hello to all readers:). Interest in music comes naturally from young age,When I was a kid I played the flute and shortly after that I switched to jazz singing and played with bands. Parallel to that there was always the love for electronics. I started working on the radio and to play music there and it was fun, so 3,4 years ago I started to play in other places too.Some friends introduced me to music software and I started to make my own sounds. Now producing is what interests me most.< ...

:.: Sultan Exclusive Interview for skopjeclubbing.com.mk :.:

SC: As the Sultan you have the ability to travel around the globe and having wonderful time abroad, obviously you have missed
a spot (Skopje), however this will be taken care of in the following period. What are your expectations and what have you heard about it from your fellow Djs? ...

:.: Exclusive SkopjeClubbing interview with SMOKIN JO!! :.:

SC : What has made up your mind to become a dj ? Did you have any hidden desire for this or it came to you naturally?

Smokin Jo : It came very naturally, I started dj-ing for fun and because I just loved it and wanted to be apart of the scene, luckily I learned to mix ver ...

:.: Shinedoe exclusive interview for SkopjeClubbing!!! :.:

SC: At the moment you are one of the most famous female dj's in the world of electronic dance music scene, how do you feel ?

SHINEDOE: Nice that people see me that why. I appreciate it a lot!

SC: You don't get tired of playing at all?

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:.: Interview with The Glass :.:

Ivana: For those who do not know The Glass are Dominique Keegan and Glen Brady. Did I forget anyone?

The Glass: When we play the full live show we are joined by Graham Finn on bass.

Ivana: For how long this bend exists?

The Glass: Since 2003.

Ivana: The world knows you by many EP releases, mixes, remixes, editions, i ...

:.: Max Graham Exclusive Interview for SkopjeClubbing :.:

SC : You discovered turntables when you were only 15 years old… Did anyone influence you to start?

Max Graham : The rap groups of that era like “Run-Dmc” and “UTFO” all had dj's in the back of them scratching , I loved the sounds and totally got hooked .

SC : You were born in UK ? Wh ...

:.: Interview with Saso Recyd :.:

When the techno music was having its global widespread, the electronic scene in Bitola
(if it can be claimed as such) was having its first electronic duo Xavier Acid 15 years ago.
Their "weird" music for the time being, is now listened by a rather numerous audience. Meanwhile the
band members of this duo have turned into Djs designating their name as foreign pseudonym, and doing
dj-gigs for their personal pleasure and symbolic amount of ...

:.: Interview with SUBMORPHICS (Detroit.USA) :.:

Hade: For starters, tell me something about yourself.

SM:My name is Greg Axelrad, I hail from Detroit, Michigan in the states. I've been playing music in some form all my life, and played in bands throughout the 90s as a teenager, then got into making electronic music of many styles in the late 90s/early 00's.

Hade: How would you define the sound of Submorphics?

SM:I guess ...

:.: Special Interview with Djuma Soundsystem :.:

Q: You are two guys in Djuma Soundsystem , you have two more aliases Ben Horn and Def Jaguar , from when are you two together , how did you met?

Both Lars B and me have been DJs since we were kids, but didn't produce music before we meet around 6 years ago. Lars just lost his best friend, and I just lost my scolarship for my university, so we both were a little lost and needed something new in our life. I met Lars while dj' ...

:.: Video Interview with SCSI 9 :.:

Layo: After working together for nearly ten years do you tend to look back at any period together as particularly special or do you see it all as part of the creative journey?

Bushwacka!: I think for me when ‘Low Life’ came out and it was so well received and loved by so many of our peers. That was so special because it was our first album and a whole new era beginning for us. That period was very special t ...

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