Watch the video recap of our Elite Session with producer & DJ Simon Shackleton. Simon has had a long career in the music industry - dating back 25 years ago when he left Exeter University with a Masters Degree in classical composition. A man of many pseudonyms, he has gone by Elite Force, Lunatic Calm and Zodiac Cartel.
In Part II - Simon explores the aspects of music he enjoys listening to and how that shapes the music he makes. He also gives us an in depth walkthrough of his production process and opens up his Ableton session of ""The Good Chameleon"" - a song on his newly released album.
00:45 Qualities of music I love
03:09 Qualities of music I don't like
08:00 Question for the Audience - How to sound organic in a computerized, quantized world?
10:38 Using live elements for texture
13:55 Starting points for tracks (The Good Chameleon & Debussy)
26:20 A closer look into The Good Chameleon session
33:53 Working in the Box
36:00 Question from the Audience - How do you decide which tracks to take live?
38:20 The Wind-Up Bird
Part 2 of 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vid=l2XD5CIgs9g&v=0uWSmEvXYoE
Part 3 of 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=iv&src_vid=0uWSmEvXYoE&v=EvhHAyCFL3w
Simon is available for one-on-one mentor sessions through the Pyramind Mentorship Network. For more info: https://bit.ly/2goMRjw
