Context Article - How I have been using technology in my work

How have I been using technology in music

Logic

I use the software Logic in my music, but there are many effects and inputs that originate from different technology. For example I use reverb, compression, equaliser and more. Since i'm not a performer It doesn't seem fit for me to use a looper, however we use pioneers for our Dj sets and I am very interested in drum pads and other sorts of pads and I wouldn't mind using that in my performance.

Dj'ing (Pioneers)

Whilst we are Dj'ing we use pioneers with a Mac, this allows us to load the songs of our choice onto the pioneers so we can mix them together. The Pioneers we use have effects so whilst we are mixing the decks we have the option to add different effects and sounds to our tracks that we added in. I have been influenced by different artists which change the way I perform my sets, I use some of the effects to make it sound like I'm using a drum pad. 

Drum Pads

I'm interested in the Alesis Samplepad Pro Percussion Pad. If there are any pads like this within the music department I would like to get my hands on them. I think there are multiple possibilities with drum pads

Context Article - Contrasting artists

Contrasting Artists

Diego Stocco

Diego Stocco is an artist that likes to make music from literally anything, you can see from the videos below. In the video "Music from a Tree" he smooths the branches of the tree and uses different parts almost like a drum kit. This is inventive as i'm sure there are barely any artists that do this at all, furthermore its music that sounds like music. he uses microphones to different parts of the branches and uses various objects including his hands to make different sounds from the tree.

The video "Music from a dry cleaner" proves my point further, out of all his videos from making music from non traditional methods this is my favourite as he uses almost everything as percussion and produces sounds similar to a bass guitar which I think is amazing. In addition you can tell he is passionate about music as he states "you can really make music from anything".

It's not hard to tell Diego Stocco is experimental, in almost every video on his Youtube channel he surprises you more with his creativity. In the video "Bassoforte" he produces a kind of rock song from one "instrument" he created. For him to have such an idea to create something completely unconventional is extraordinary. He calls this instrument the "Bassoforte" a mix between the bass and pianoforte.

Zoe Keating

Whilst searching for my second artist to research to find I stumbled across Zoe Keating and surprisingly I enjoyed her music. She uses a looper to sound like a "Cello Orchastra" to say shes able to do this by herself shows how well looping can be when use it to its full potential. Within her looping there are overdubs and some artists may not agree with overdubs even if they are live. Furthermore the reverb on her looper plays in her favour.