Herbert Hancock, Stevie, Me'Shelle Ndegeocello, Bach, Paul Jackson Junior , David Garabaldi , D'Angelo, George Duke ( you gotta see the audience guy in 'Live in Japan' Sing! ), Quincy Jones, Wah Wah Watson, Jimmy Smith, Angie Stone ( remember me? :) ) , Jill Scott, Charlie Parker, Graham Harvey ( killer Incog crew rhodes player ) ,Toots Thielemans, David Hasselhoff, Mozart , Brahms , Bugs in the Attic, Harvy Mason, Patrice Rushen, Incognito, Miles, Michel Patrucciani ( inspirational human being ) , I G Culture, Roberta Flack, Deadato, The Crusaders, Chick Corea, Charlie Parker, Bill Evans, Dave Holland, Sting, Marcus Miller, Cannonball Adley, Joe Zawinul & Weather Report, Erika Badu, Jazzanova, MdCL, Chopin Ray Charles, Roy Hargrove, Dr Teeth from the Muppets, Michael Jackson ( early years - ie before 'heal the world' ) , Kaidi Tatham, Earth Wind & Fire, Keith Jarrett, John Scofield, John Williams, Rod Templeton, Greg Phillinganes, Masters at Work ( w gene on the bass ), Jazz'n'Groove, Jim Beard, Pino Palladino, Brand New Heavies, Steve Gadd, Anthony Jackson, Tania Maria, Sly & The Family Stone, Brothers Johnson, Average White Band, Donald Byrd ...........
we are all really shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Abby Joyce. i had the pleasure of working on a few tracks with the melbourne based singer and his talent was always incredible to experience. he had an amazing tone and sense of time that i have not seen anywhere else and he was such a warm , enthusiastic guy. he will be missed dearly from all those in the local and international scene that new him and his work. i have uploaded 'prophecy' that we did together , he got it in the second take without ever hearing it, we will miss you mate ....
wishing you all the best for xmas 2008 and looking forward to a great 09 .. take care
November 2008. its been great to work again with the Incognito family. 'Incognito - more tales remixed' is a japan only release at this stage . i have done a version of 'freedom to love' , was a fun production to work on. i am currently finalizing a mix for Uk's Joey Negro, TBA.
July 2008 . 'i've been waiting' is a new lead track from the latest Incognito album 'Tales from the beach' which i was lucky enough to co-write and produce with Bluey. been doing a few gigs around the globe including some Reason clinics, a big thanks to all the dudes who came down for the UK tour this month, was great fun. if you can handle my shitty German , check out
www.musotalk.de
for an inside look into my studio and my live setup approach using Reason 4.0.
work on the LP is going great , keep you posted. Reason clinics coming up also in Amsterdam and Brussels, keep a look out if you are around. till laters
19th March 2008. hi guys its been a while , i've been very slack on keeping myspace updated. woops. a few things of interest. i am now doing producers clinics for Propellerhead. i'll be at the producers conference in Copenhagen on the 17th of april. check this link -
http://www.propellerheads.se
also had a lot of fun at the frankfurt messe working with these crazy audio cubes from percussa. amazing stuff -
http://www.percussa.com
i am also performing in Tokyo on the 31st of May at the Mi7 event at Superdelux if you are over that way. check out the upcoming shows section. wanna say thanks also to all those at the NAMM show in LA in january, was quite a blast and an amazing collection of musicians and producers!
keep well and more info soon
24th oct , heads down on the album right now but have managed to get an old track of mine re-painted. 'one' 2007 version is out now on doubleshock and features Kylie Auldist on lead vocals , also the lead vox on melbourne's super funk group the bamboos. the package includes my new mix and some nice work by kid massive. 'together' is also now available on traxsource.com as a digital release only.
'one' can be purchases on www.traxsource.com on this link -
5th sept, ANGIES .. phase II hits stage agian .. check out the rhythm section that has the town talking. robbie smith will be dropping in for some vocal action, the set will feature new material and the usual stretching madness.
New album/comp release available now as an exclusive japanese import. The album is a special collection of my tracks & remixes over the years and features new album length edits. Order here -
16th July - Phase II back in Hamburg, LIVE SUMMER JAM Haus 73 , 19th July , Schalterblatt 73 .. come down if you are in town!
Gigs at UNIT and WORLD were mad mad mad. Many thanks to the dudes who came down and have been getting onto the album .. also thanks to Hiro and team @ JVC for looking after us so well, never forget that kareoki! the teams at UNIT and WORLD did amazing jobs putting it all together, many thanks and see you soon !
14th June - PHASE II hits Japan in June
Simon and his Phase II team hit Japanese shores on the 20th of JUNE! The tour includes live shows at UNIT and in Kyoto. Personel on board the flight will be none other than the UK's Soul Hostess of sorts Vanessa Freeman on vocals , myself .. duties and cowbells and David 'Dezzi' Paulicke attacking Ableton LIVE . The shows will form the release party of the just released Japan only Album/Comp .. featuring nu single 'Samba do Minor' ( co written with Mr Roland Cabezas - the guy who did the spanish vocoder in Galactica!! ). The album also features a selection of released and un-released tracks and remixes ( finally, the second guess remix is released .. to answer the mails ) and can be downloaded here -
www.jvcmusic.co.jp/rfpresents
. The album will be released under good friend Rasmus Faber's series thru JVC in Japan and the live gigs will feature the Phase II live show and Mr Faber on the decks ( sporting keys of his own i hear! ) .
other news ..........
nu single 'together' has also been posted here as a preview. the track will be released through Dave Storm at Ceremony Records.
The 'those things' remix for Miguel Migs is also available now thru www.traxsource.com ... must say it was a pleasure to work with this fella on this. must mention also some co-writes with Bluey @ incognito , session work for Dimitri from Paris and a co-prod with that lovable and scarily talented opolopo fella .. keep well people
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Got into music pretty early... when I got my act together and took up jazz/harmony seriously, my ears were drawn automatically to the more funky colour of jazz/groove with guys like Hancock , Zawinul and Duke. It soon became clear to me that wood panelled Synths and the Fender Rhodes would be my thing. I found that if I needed the thick, lush sound I loved from those early recordings, I would have to get to know the original instruments, which begun a less-than-healthy Synth collection and more-than-healthy programming fetish. My aim since then has been to create heavy tunes but keep it all tangible via a strong dose of dancefloor glue
Since then I have focused on just doing what i do.. . i moved from home town Melbourne ( Aust ) via a brief tour with the Incognito crew to Germany in 2002 from there I focused on soul edged house music and remixes, from guys like Reel People, Everything but the Girl and Jamiroquai .. At the moment I am focused on the nu-jazz, layered house, future funk/soul direction of my sound and work towards single and LP releases plus keeping the remixes coming..
Max is 8 in three weeks and is in the race team now at Mt Hotham. I have bought a truck for my PA and life is gooood. Great to hear from you. When do I get to hear your album.
Hey buddy....The snow is really good here. Hope you are well. Drop me a line. My tv show is coming up and I would love to get you on it rockin out in the mud.
Professionelles Premastering ist heutzutage ein entscheidender Faktor für den Erfolg einer Musikproduktion. Viele Mastering Studios sind für den "Musiker im Alleingang" jedoch kaum bezahlbar. Silver Sound hingegen gibt selbstfinanzierten Künstlern die Möglichkeit, Mastering kostengünstig und auf höchstem Niveau in Anspruch zu nehmen.
hola compadre''how was your birthday after robbies concert? ?sorry ,i was total tired.. so,i will send you 2 mp3 demo-songs for the session on 27.5'' one love.
Really appreciate your comment about 'Don't Lie'! Thank you so much.
We are big fans of your work, 'Prophecy' is a firm favourite. Your new Sunburst Band remix 'We Can Live Forever' has been getting plenty of plays of late on my radio show on PressureRadio.co.uk.
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