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March 18, 2018

DJ Mix: Friday Throwdown with Benny Blanco® Live in the BASSMint – March 16th, 2018

For this Friday Mix Throwdown… I busted out the MidiFighters as people had been asking about those cool looking things with all the classic Sanwa arcade buttons sitting above my DJ mixer. I wanted to show folks that I can dj with these un-labeled buttons just like I do with Turntables. Unfortunately the mapping I had loaded […]

March 8, 2018

DJ Mix: Friday Throwdown with Benny Blanco® Live in the BASSMint – March 3rd, 2018 + How the BASSMint came together

For this Friday Throwdown… I decided it was finally time to change up the scenery and reveal the BASSMint. This space has a bit more underground night club like ambience, but with random household items about. I’ve wanted to some play live sessions from this space for quite some time, but an underpowered and dying […]

May 28, 2014

Track: Basic Challenge (dub techno style)

Something for the chill vibes. Minimal Dub Techno from the Elektron Analog Four on Synths and Vermona DRM-MKIII on Drums running through the noisy Ensoniq DP4 Verb effects and Flange treatments. Jammed out the synth parts into Ableton with some Knob Twiddling. Performed the Arrangement using TouchAble2 on an iPad and then edited down to […]

May 18, 2014

New Track > Christian Zombie Vampires

Droney Atmoshpehric Electro Pop Funk Bump. Where sombre timbres raise a smile or hair on your arms if your into that sort of thing. Recorded drums/percussion (Vermona DRM1-MKIII) and synth parts (Waldorf PulsePlus & Oberheim SEM) through the Ensoniq DP4 effects (mostly reverb). Couple of TAL plug ins used and then all arranged in Ableton. […]

May 1, 2014

Solid Hardware Only Progressive House Jam

April 30, 2014

Elektron Analog Four : Tutorial by 7-year-old, creating Photographic by Depeche Mode – YouTube

Boy’s got taste.