Saturday, January 27, 2007

Able-Technology Series Podcasts (A Funky House Mix). This episode/mix was arranged exclusively for a recent show I did in Eugene, Oregon USA. Big up's to the Gaia-Tribe who continue to preserve why we do this thing called electronic music. This is just the beginning of many more to come... Over the past 10 years I have seen dance music and its technology evolve from analog performances into the digital age. With Serato DJ's preserving the vinyl format, it goes without question that we will continue to utilize the turntable and digital modules to present our craft for another 10 years and beyond. The age of the digital performer is upon us though, and with this I have been experimenting with different mediums, especially those which involve capturing a set within the Ableton Live platform. This interface literally turns the performer into a producer, and the producer into a performer overnight. With basic production knowledge, a fledgling performer can hone his arrangement skills and quickly create digital ready tracks or mixes to distribute over the net. Likewise, producers who have traditionally stayed within the realms of the studio are now finding themselves venturing out to perform on their laptops with midi interfaces and other compatible gear to produce memorable shows. The simple ease of use within this software allows for creativity to literally flow uninterrupted... The Able-Technolgy podcast and its subsequent episodes/mixes are only one example of utilizing this interface's powerful features. For this mix I performed simple editing and automation to existing tracks contained within my music library, and added sporadic production through out the mix to enhance the flow. The more I work with Live... the more technical each consecutive episode/mix will be, but for the time being please sit back and enjoy the premiere episode of the Able-Technology series podcasts ( A Funky House Mix ) [Mediaburn Podstation 2408 on GigaDial Public] 7:16:28 PM

Sending This Out to Mediaburn Community Take the Podcast Survey: Take the Podcast Survey and pass it along to your community. I was contacted by researchers from the International University Bremen in Germany about a podcast study they are conducting (yes, the survey is in English!) . Please read on and take a few minutes to participate in the survey, post the below announcement it to your own blog, and circulate it in your podcasting groups and communities. With strong participation, the survey is likely to yield some interesting data. International Podcastersurvey Media Scientists from International University Bremen (Germany) are currently conducting an international survey among active and formerly active podcasters. The aims of this study are a) to describe and compare the community of podcasters on an international level, b) to better understand podcasting from the sender's perspective (motivations, aims, aesthetical beliefs) and c) to validate some hypotheses about computer mediated communication. Active and formerly active podcasters are kindly asked to support the study by participating themselves and promoting the survey among other podcasters all over the world. The survey is available in English and German. Completing the survey takes between 15 and 20 minutes. All participants will receive a report about the results, if interested. http://podcastersurvey.com For questions or comments, please contact: Dennis Mocigemba d.mocigemba (at) iu-bremen.de read more [Stanford Center for Internet and Society [beta site] -] 5:48:38 PM

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