MUSIC / PERFORMANCE / MAKING

Inside the studio.

The equipment I use, and the part each piece plays.

01DJ performance

AlphaTheta XDJ-AZ: Mixing DJ sets, practicing transitions and bringing my own tracks into a performance.

Moog Subsequent 37: Analog bass, leads, plucks and hands-on sequences.
Korg Minilogue XD: Chords, pads, arpeggios and evolving ambient textures.
Microcosm: Adding space and evolving texture, mainly alongside my Korg Minilogue XD.
Roland TR-8S: Kicks, percussion and hats, with live rhythm programming.
Teenage Engineering EP-133 K.O. II: Sampling, vocal chops, foley and small details that give a track character.

Native Instruments Komplete Kontrol S88 MK3: My main keyboard for piano, orchestral parts and Kontakt instruments.
Ableton Push 3: Recording clips, programming drums, shaping devices and building arrangements.
Novation Launch Control XL 3: Hands-on mixing, sends and device macros.
Novation Launchpad X: Launching clips, playing drum parts and performing session ideas.
Akai MIDImix: Dedicated mixer and effects control.

Focusrite Scarlett 18i20: Bringing the hardware instruments and microphones into my recording setup.
Rode NT1: Recording vocals and acoustic sounds to use in the music.
Studio monitors: Listening to the full mix and balancing sounds in the room.
Headphones: Detailed editing and checking the quieter parts of a mix.
Keyboard pedal: Sustain and expressive phrasing at the keys.

Mac: My workstation for music production, plugin development and instrument design.
Ableton Live Suite 12: Recording, arranging, mixing and connecting the hardware and software.
Native Instruments Noire and Kontakt Player: Felt piano and sampled instruments for melodic and cinematic parts.
Ableton instruments: Wavetable, Operator and Analog for synthesis; Drum Rack, Sampler and Simpler for sample-based parts.
Ableton effects: Hybrid Reverb, Echo and Delay for space; EQ Eight, Compressor, Glue Compressor and Utility for mixing; Saturator, Roar and Granulator III for texture.

UMBRA: Turning recorded moments into evolving textures, atmosphere and musical memory.
LUMEN: Creating synth voices, from a simple starting sound to expressive melodic parts.
FORMA: Slicing and reshaping recordings into playable instruments.
SEQUA: Building rhythmic patterns, variations and movement.
TESSERA: Layering synth and sample voices into one performance instrument, with SEQUA and UMBRA processing.

iPhone 14 Pro: Recording studio moments and performance videos.
IK Multimedia iRig Stream Pro: Sending studio audio to the phone for recordings and streams.