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It was also great to have DJ_Elect_Rick with us, who runs \"EMOM at the Green Pub\" in Shepherd's Bush, London.",[350,492,352,493,352,497],{},[80,494],{"src":495,"alt":496,"width":485,"height":212},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog5-2.jpg","Chromotrope",[359,498,496],{},[74,500,501],{},"The upstairs events room at Other Spaces Arts turned out to be the ideal venue for us, with a raised stage, top-notch sound and lighting, blacked out windows, and of course a dancefloor area. Shout out to Matt and the team there, for their vision to support local grassroots music and the arts, for creating a wonderful space to meet in, and for serving us on the bar throughout our event!",[350,503,352,504,352,507],{},[80,505],{"src":506,"alt":356,"width":485,"height":212},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog5-3.jpg",[359,508,356],{},[74,510,511],{},"As ever at an EMOM event, there was a beautiful mixture of musical styles and performances. 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On a late Sunday afternoon in May, the sun was shining in Windsor…","_eWkc7TSAgxaEdxa06yyA4n6tF0Nm6ayOsARjXTQOKI",{"id":571,"title":572,"body":573,"date":616,"description":104,"extension":108,"image":580,"imageAlt":617,"imageHeight":618,"imageWidth":618,"meta":619,"navigation":112,"path":620,"seo":621,"sitemap":622,"stem":623,"summary":624,"__hash__":625},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2025\u002F04\u002F21\u002Fnew-directions-with-the-explorations-ep.md","New directions with the EXPLORATIONS EP",{"type":71,"value":574,"toc":614},[575,581,584,587,590,593,603,606],[74,576,577],{},[80,578],{"alt":579,"src":580},"EXPLORATIONS cover art","\u002Fimages\u002Fexplorations.webp",[74,582,583],{},"I've been exploring new sounds. Experimenting more. Not afraid to sound different from the mainstream.",[74,585,586],{},"I think there are 2 reasons for this. Firstly, as I've played more music live, at local EMOM events, I'm preferring arrangements that can be manipulated and performed live. Secondly, rather than looking for inspiration elsewhere, such as endless sample libraries, I'm diving deeper into my hardware gear, understanding it better, and getting inspired by what I find.",[74,588,589],{},"I don't own much gear, but my trusty Behringer DeepMind 12 synthesiser and Roland TR-6S \"rhythm performer\" in particular provide fantastic sources of new sounds and beats. Both have plenty of hands-on controls making them very immediate… without the burden and frustration of lots of menu diving in order to explore and change things.",[74,591,592],{},"And so my recent tinkering has born the forthcoming EXPLORATIONS EP, with 6 eclectic tracks, sonically a little different to my previous works. I hope you'll like it, there is still plenty to groove to 🙂",[350,594,352,595,352,600],{},[80,596],{"src":597,"alt":598,"width":599,"height":212},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog6-alive-again-still.jpeg","Still from Alive Again promo video",576,[359,601,602],{},"Alive Again… out May 2nd",[74,604,605],{},"But… before the EP release, \"Alive Again\" — which is track 2 on the EP — is to be released on all the usual platforms on May 2nd. I'm expecting the EP to follow this, in June.",[74,607,608,609,313,611],{},"Stay tuned for updates! Thanks and love.",[311,610],{},[315,612,319],{"className":613},[318],{"title":104,"searchDepth":105,"depth":105,"links":615},[],"2025-04-21","Explorations EP cover art",800,{},"\u002F2025\u002F04\u002F21\u002Fnew-directions-with-the-explorations-ep",{"title":572,"description":104},{"loc":620},"blog\u002F2025\u002F04\u002F21\u002Fnew-directions-with-the-explorations-ep","I've been exploring new sounds. Experimenting more. Not afraid to sound different from the mainstream…","J5I_1iXGzfbYOGVlvOYftWgFo7NREEN-eg4BnQTqDRY",{"id":627,"title":628,"body":629,"date":693,"description":633,"extension":108,"image":666,"imageAlt":665,"imageHeight":212,"imageWidth":357,"meta":694,"navigation":112,"path":695,"seo":696,"sitemap":697,"stem":698,"summary":699,"__hash__":700},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2025\u002F03\u002F03\u002Fberkshire-emom-back-with-a-bang.md","Berkshire EMOM back with a banging charity fundraiser",{"type":71,"value":630,"toc":691},[631,634,637,643,646,652,661,667,676,679],[74,632,633],{},"Sunday March 2nd was the evening of many beautiful sounds, as the Berkshire EMOM Project and friends gathered for the first event of 2025. And boy was it a great night!",[74,635,636],{},"At the Firefly Cellar Bar next to Reading station, we and an enthusiastic crowd enjoyed a range of electronic genres from 5pm onwards, covering banging techno to gentle electronica, and everything in-between. The quality of music and performance was consistently high throughout.",[74,638,639],{},[80,640],{"alt":641,"src":642},"Terahurtz performing","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog7-terahurtz.jpeg",[74,644,645],{},"A line-up of no less than 12 artists performed, with regulars such as Bovine Boy, Popescu, Audio Rocket, Miette, Telesumo, Ethidium, (and yours truly!) all back and performing a set. And we were joined by some hugely talented guests, such as duet Terahurtz (pictured above), layering and looping Emmy's soulful vocals over Matt's evolving synthscapes. Redacted took the dance floor up another level with his piano-house chords and irresistible basslines. And Technomadic was (I think) the only one brave enough to bring a fully-analogue synth that had to be tuned before use! 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He interviewed a few of us there… we'll have to wait and see how and where those recordings make their way out into the world!",[74,662,663],{},[80,664],{"alt":665,"src":666},"Anduna J performing","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog7-anduna-j.jpg",[74,668,669,670,675],{},"Apart from a fantastic evening of great music in a lovely setting, the event was all about fundraising for ",[195,671,674],{"href":672,"rel":673},"https:\u002F\u002Fwww.mind.org.uk\u002F",[199],"Mind",", the mental health support charity. As the lovely folks at the Firefly Cellar Bar were kind enough to give us the lovely venue gratis, it meant 100% of the ticket sale proceeds going to the charity, plus cash donations collected during the event. 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The hand of God can be seen everywhere if you look for it!",{"title":104,"searchDepth":105,"depth":105,"links":757},[],"2025-01-05",330,{},"\u002F2025\u002F01\u002F05\u002Fevery-little-sign",{"title":739,"description":104},{"loc":761},"blog\u002F2025\u002F01\u002F05\u002Fevery-little-sign","Signs. An answer you were looking for. A door you pushed, now opening. 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Let's go! 🫶🙏",{"title":104,"searchDepth":105,"depth":105,"links":788},[],"2024-12-31",1100,{},"\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F31\u002Fgoodbye-and-thank-you-2024",{"title":769,"description":104},{"loc":792},"blog\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F31\u002Fgoodbye-and-thank-you-2024","Grateful to be able to release 3 singles, work on 2 remixes, and release a new album in 2024…","jUTzzU9AdviAS-xHQmDF-VAdqCuSuMQeShONgUwI4Zw",{"id":799,"title":800,"body":801,"date":825,"description":826,"extension":108,"image":816,"imageAlt":815,"imageHeight":827,"imageWidth":828,"meta":829,"navigation":112,"path":830,"seo":831,"sitemap":832,"stem":833,"summary":834,"__hash__":835},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F20\u002F3000-streams.md","3,000 streams?",{"type":71,"value":802,"toc":823},[803,811,817,820],[74,804,805,806,810],{},"The little bundle of tunes I have called LoveIsHereToStay is out on all streaming services. But also available to ",[195,807,809],{"href":236,"rel":808},[199],"order on vinyl",", which is way, way cooler!",[74,812,813],{},[80,814],{"alt":815,"src":816},"Streaming screenshot","\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog11-img4455.jpg",[74,818,819],{},"Of the purchase price you pay, the manufacturer gets 66% (high because it is made on-demand, not mass produced) and I get 34%. Although this sounds low, I would need about 3000 streams on Spotify to make the same amount! (£10.)",[74,821,822],{},"Soooooo, every kind buyer can sleep very soundly knowing they are directly helping to fund my next few tunes ❤️👏🫶",{"title":104,"searchDepth":105,"depth":105,"links":824},[],"2024-12-20","The little bundle of tunes I have called LoveIsHereToStay is out on all streaming services. But also available to order on vinyl, which is way, way cooler!",1334,750,{},"\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F20\u002F3000-streams",{"title":800,"description":826},{"loc":830},"blog\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F20\u002F3000-streams","The little bundle of tunes I have called LoveIsHereToStay is out on all streaming services. But also available to order on vinyl…","6co-nMcjO8OEZYUWCz6sNyhKeUOVPWd7MJKgLFdJYY4",{"id":837,"title":838,"body":839,"date":860,"description":843,"extension":108,"image":848,"imageAlt":838,"imageHeight":109,"imageWidth":861,"meta":862,"navigation":112,"path":863,"seo":864,"sitemap":865,"stem":866,"summary":867,"__hash__":868},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F16\u002Fchannelling-creativity.md","Channelling creativity",{"type":71,"value":840,"toc":858},[841,844,849,852,855],[74,842,843],{},"Song writing, and music, are such gifts, and I'm very grateful for them. I think I go slightly mad if I'm not scratching the creative itch, not channelling my inspiration into something tangible. I love the production process of taking a raw idea and adding and subtracting and refining until I can call a track done (never finished, just near enough to be called done, and move on!).",[74,845,846],{},[80,847],{"alt":838,"src":848},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog12-img4452.jpeg",[74,850,851],{},"Often, I am inspired during the solitude of driving alone in the car. I often put a partially finished or instrumental track of mine on, and as well as seeing how the mix translates on the car stereo, I use the time to let my mind wander and find a melody, or a hook, or perhaps improve the lyrics.",[74,853,854],{},"Then the challenge is to remember those ideas… many times, I have pulled over into a side road, to switch the engine off and record a quick voice note to myself or jot down some lyrics!",[74,856,857],{},"Do you have a place you go for inspiration?",{"title":104,"searchDepth":105,"depth":105,"links":859},[],"2024-12-16",480,{},"\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F16\u002Fchannelling-creativity",{"title":838,"description":843},{"loc":863},"blog\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F16\u002Fchannelling-creativity","Song writing, and music, are such gifts, and I'm very grateful for them. I think I go slightly mad if I'm not scratching the creative itch…","yXtMhHxJjfhMNN-O53rNGbRSdHSuNAZFyb-HdTMxmWM",{"id":870,"title":871,"body":872,"date":900,"description":876,"extension":108,"image":881,"imageAlt":882,"imageHeight":109,"imageWidth":861,"meta":901,"navigation":112,"path":902,"seo":903,"sitemap":904,"stem":905,"summary":906,"__hash__":907},"blog\u002Fblog\u002F2024\u002F12\u002F13\u002Fchristmas-is-coming.md","Christmas is coming…",{"type":71,"value":873,"toc":898},[874,877,885,888,891],[74,875,876],{},"I'm sure it's been a busy time for everyone! Personally, I'm 3 Christmas parties down and 2 band rehearsals, and I'm still alive! Plus, a fleeting trip to Venice with the family, which was really special.",[350,878,352,879,352,883],{},[80,880],{"src":881,"alt":882,"width":861,"height":109},"\u002Fimages\u002Fblog\u002Fblog13-christmas-venice.jpeg","Christmas tree in St Marks Square, Venice, Italy",[359,884,882],{},[74,886,887],{},"It has been great to get feedback on the A.J. album release since last Friday. There have been some really positive comments, and (of course) some constructive criticism. All of which is very welcome.",[74,889,890],{},"As a producer, you are always learning. They say you need to put in 10,000 hours of practice to become an expert in anything, whatever the pursuit. 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