Music Producer – Page 11

April 25, 2022

April 25, 2022April 25, 2022 Mew Zikwryder

Multi-Instrumentalist Calcou provides vibrant new song

From a static bliss emerges Calcou with his latest single, ‘Below’ released just last week via MFRD+C. The single pairs jazzy influences with ethereal voices but the unmistakable uplifting tone is what consistently carries it all. The single follows the release of both ‘Above’ and ‘Beyond’, paving the way for Calcou’s upcoming EP, Places which will be released mid-May, just in time for the summer months to roll around in the Northern Hemisphere.

Stream /Download: ‘Below’

‘Below’ reflects Calcou’s background as a professional jazz pianist while still incorporating rolling house beats that leave space for the imagination to stretch its legs. If you have a moment, we’d encourage you to take a quick gander at his Instagram page which contains some carefully selected images to present the musician’s artistic style in a new dimension. Whether it be audio or visual, Calcou seems like one to keep an eye on for his creative works.

‘Below’ features on CHILL_GROUND.fm

The producer tells us about his latest single: “This time I tried to explore space – musically, but also in a broader sense as a feeling of restriction. By leaving certain musical decisions to algorithms, I tried to overcome these restrictions with playfulness and randomness, acknowledging the fact that control seems like an illusion now more than ever. The drums in ‘Below’ circle around a field recording I took when I was walking along the stony beach of Fécamp in Northern France. The vocal elements are from my friend Julian Muller, a singer-songwriter based in the Bay Area in California. Most of the musical elements in ‘Below’ are samples of my own recordings. When things get wobbly and detuned, scattered by slicing or granular synthesis, I get this feeling of innovation and discovery, something nobody else will be able to recreate, even myself, except for that one little lucky moment in time and space.”

Follow Calcou:

Website – Instagram – Spotify – Facebook – Soundcloud – Youtube

April 5, 2022

April 5, 2022April 5, 2022 Mew Zikwryder

Q&A with dynamic experimental musician Frank Cogliano

Image credit: Frank Cogliano

Brooklyn based musician Frank Cogliano recently shared his delightfully eclectic and experimental album Computers of the World. Comprised of 17 vibrant tracks, each song has its own unique flair to them. Incorporating downtempo notes, electronica, and ambient sound effects of busy streets and spaces, one can easily lose themselves in this vibrant sound fusion. Previously forming part of R&B band Sugarbad as their guitarist, the producer wanted to explore his abstract music production further, and the result is breathtaking. We asked music producer Frank Cogliano a few questions about his artistry below.

‘Brainscape’ features on XPERIMENT_GROUND.fm

What are some of your earliest memories of music?

My parents always had music playing when I was growing up; the Beatles, Stones, Beach Boys, Nirvana.

Take us through your songwriting process. Are there any particular steps you take when putting music together?

Usually, I hear ideas and sing them into my iPhone. But also, particularly for Computers of the World, each track started with a sample and I built the track around that

Studio work and music creation or performing and interacting with a live audience, which do you prefer?

Studio work, because I have complete control over the end product.

What is the most memorable response you have had to your music?

Whenever anybody responds positively to any of my music it is a good thing. It happens sometimes.

If you could put together a radio show, what kind of music would you play?

I post short videos with music I like every day on my Twitter, so probably along those lines.

Name five artists and their albums who would appear on your radio show

Uku Kuut – Vision of Estonia

Googoosh – Mano Tou

Antonio Carlos Jobim – Valse

Popol Vuh – Aguirre I

Teisutis Makacinas – I diena einam

What would you like to achieve with your music? What does success look like to you?

I would like to make good music. Success is making good music.

One last thought to leave your fans with?

Take a deep breath.

Follow Frank Cogliano:

IMDB / Website / Facebook / Twitter / Instagram / TikTok / YouTube / Soundcloud / Bandcamp / Merch / Spotify / Apple Music

November 17, 2021

November 17, 2021November 17, 2021 Mew Zikwryder

Singer Lauren L’aimant shares electronic album ‘Motions’

Having spent the past couple of years collaborating with some of electronic music’s finest producers and carving out a path of her own, Lauren L’aimant can now reveal her debut EP ‘Motions’ via her own label, The Loved Ones.

Lauren’s own productions and writing style ticks the boxes of many genres, and yet seem to be original in their sound, using vintage and modern synths for an electronic edge, combined with the timeless sound of the piano, which Lauren fell in love with and learnt to play by ear as a kid. Her aim has always been to create music that takes the listener on an emotional journey.

Speaking from experience with every song written, Lauren’s words are relatable and healing, gelling cohesively with the soulful and heartfelt sounds she selects to craft each song.

Speaking on the EP as a whole, Lauren recalls “‘Motions’ is a body of work that has been in production for over four years, and it finally feels like the right time to put it out into the world. Each song represents a particular moment within my relationships; the one that I missed out on. The one where I was consumed by lust. The one where I accepted the other person for who they truly are. The one where I took the burden. The one where it all ended. The one where I lost my brother. When I listen to these songs, I’m transported back to those times, and I think about every motion and every [e]motion I went through at that time. As always, it’s cathartic, and allows me to reflect on how far I’ve come, not only as a musician, but as a human being.”

Follow Lauren L’aimant:

Facebook Twitter | Instagram | TikTok | Spotify | Apple Music

November 3, 2021

November 3, 2021 Mew Zikwryder

Waveshaper shares striking video for ‘The Phantom Machine (Film Edit)’

Waveshaper has shared the video for ‘The Phantom Machine (Film Edit)’ The track is an extended version for the upcoming short film The Phantom Machine directed by Jendo Shabo, of Helios Films, while the original track is lifted from his album Mainframe – released earlier this year and comprised of 8 spellbinding synthwave offerings.

‘The Phantom Machine (Film Edit)’ is well suited to a science fiction horror story soundtrack, and renders its own story through its undulating instrumentals and accelerating tempo.

The video is set in a post-apocalyptic world, where a brave traveller meets the malicious Phantom Machine in a video-game-like battle, complete with striking futuristic visuals.

A comment on the Youtube video by Dave M. sums it up perfectly: “This is what all of us secretly imagine when listening to retrowave.”