perth

Scope

2006-11-26T17:14:29+00:00

artist name:
Scope

band / group members:
Scope

artist website:
http://www.mp3.com/scope1

city:
Perth

Australian artist?:
Yes

can AliaK contact you for more info?:
yes

are you a currently active artist?:
yes

Q01. How did you become interested or involved in writing music / DJing?:
I've always been interested in music. I think I had three piano lessons and that was enough, I hated it! I much preferred experimenting on my own with piano. My first experience with synths was with a Roland JX3P and an old analogue mono synth. The sounds amazed me, I would just sit and press buttons and twiddle knobs for hours. I've had a passion for computers since my introduction to them when I was about 10, so it was kind of natural to merge music and computing together. I had bought an old Amiga 2000 second hand to do graphics with and discovered that there was a sequencer/sampler program on the hard drive as well. I started using that until I got into midi, soon after which I bought a PC and it's all gone on from there. My older brother has always been musical too, which was definitely influential.

Q02. How would you describe your style of writing music / musical policy?:
I always start an idea with beats. Getting those right by themselves is really important to me, beats have to be able to work on their own. I'll play with different patterns and juggle hits around until all they all sit well with each other. Using mathematical rules on beats can yield interesting results, experimentation with hit placement and velocity creates interesting rhythms that can kind of roll over each other.
After beats I'll start working on bass, getting something solid down with a sound I like, then working on variations of the main line. Once beats and bass are done, I start considering lead sounds and by this stage I'm beginning to get a feel for where the track is going and the vibe of it. I also start thinking of how I'm going to use these sounds - what I start with, introduce, go into/out of, how sounds will 'talk' to each other and how I want the track as a whole to sound and feel.
Sampling and previewing sounds takes about 80% of my production time. 10% would be coming up with basslines, leads, etc. and 10% would be hard disk recording/mixing. Finding the right sounds is most important. When selecting sounds I consider texture, frequency range, brightness and contrast.

Q03. Any favourite artists, influential DJs or must-have labels?:
It's difficult to pin one person down and and say 'They're my favourite artist'. I like most of the Reprazent stuff, Guidance Records, Wicked Beats Sound System, Luke Slater, Freq Nasty, LTJ Bukem, Blueboy, Photek, Thievery Corporation, Curtis Mayfield among heaps of others.

Q04. Want to name-drop any other peoples' names???:
Really helpful people musically? Lo-Key Fu and Jase From Outta Space - two good friends of mine. Paul Gamblin who dj's here in Perth has always been supportive, too. Big respect to him. Also Audio Cephlon, Smoulder, B-Jam, Sardi, Krank, Greg Packer, Echoic, Static, The Sirius Project, Elemental - all quality Perth producers as well as everyone else too numerous to mention.

Q05. Where can we see or listen to you playing?:
Every now and then I'll do a live set somewhere, but not that often. My most recent tracks can be heard or downloaded from www.mp3.com/scope1 which is my website. I get rotation on RTR-FM, a Perth community radio station which supports underground music.

Q06. What excites you now?:
Slower, clean cut breakbeat made from fresh, tight drum sounds and quite minimal in content. I don't know what it's called but it's really focused. Literally every sound has kind of like a function, there's nothing extraneous except for the occasional vocal going into a breakdown.

Q08. Which directions do you think your style of music will take in the future?:
The one thing that will be certain about dance music is that it will always be made for the dancefloor. It seems to be mostly accidents that end up spawning new sounds and genres, which is exciting because it means it can't be predicted. Who can predict the result of an accident? The constant flow of new equipment and technology will I think continue to play a part in how and what is made. Elements of different styles will continue to be fused together to create new styles.

nullarbor - demoparty and game development competition

2006-02-09T08:03:05+00:00

nullarbor is a combined demoparty and game development competition. It is an event designed to bring together a community of local programmers, designers, artists and musicians that have an interest in real-time computer graphics. This is a great opportunity to get an introduction to game and demo development, meet people from the Australian industry and form new collaborative relationships with local talent.

Perth is the world's most remote large city. Australia's role in the demoscene is considered just as remote, and similarly Western Australia's role in game development is also very isolated. The source of Perth's physical remoteness, and an Australian icon of isolation is the nullarbor desert. Hence, this event was set up, to celebrate the talent base available within an isolated Australia and to demostrate to the world that Australian digital content creators are the best! nullarbor takes place on Thursday the 23rd of February 2006. It starts at 9:00 am and finishes at 9:00 pm.

read more or visit http://www.notrees.org/newsletter.html for details

Earthdance Global Festival for Peace

2005-09-03T07:57:00+01:00

On September 17 and 18, Melbourne and Sydney unite with 200,000 people dancing for peace around the Australia and the world. In conjuction with the United Nations World Peace Day, Earthdance creates global unity through the creative platforms of music, art and self expression. Earthdance is a global movement which unites socially and environmentally conscious people in more than 50 countries around the world in a celebration of peace and community. Each year the event raises a significant amount of money for charities, the work of which supports the achievement of Earthdance objectives. The climax of the global event is a synchronized dance floor link-up when DJ's at each event across the world synchronize their turntables and play the specially produced song "A Prayer For Peace" at exactly the same time. The result is a deeply felt shared experience and a profound moment of global unity and peace. visit http://www.earthdance.org.au/mambo/ for more details

Opportunity for WA visual, sound & performance artists

2005-07-12T09:09:00+01:00

The ARTRAGE Festival 05 runs from Oct 01 - Oct 29 2005 and is being mounted exclusively in Northbridge and the Perth CBD.

The festival features a series of 10 key program streams covering all fields of cutting-edge creative endeavour.

We are currently calling for WA artists of visual, sound, and performance orientations for 5 of these programs including: The Dirty Rotten Cabaret, The Salvation Show, The 24 Hr Play Project, Supermart Window-shopping & Audiosity.

All program information and application forms are available by going to the Artrage website (www.artrage.com.au)

Submissions will be accepted until Monday August 1 and successful artists will be notified via phone or email by August 15 2005.

Need more help?
A friendly ARTRAGE personality is available when you call (08) 9227 6288

To stay informed about ARTRAGE Festival information, other program call for works, as well as keeping informed about ARTRAGE opportunities and programs throughout the year, join the ARTRAGE mailing list on the Artrage website.

Lake Lustre

2005-05-06T04:36:00+01:00

Raised in London and Perth, producer Joe A. Scerri is now an honorary citizen of the European electronic underground. His debut album Indecipherabilia was released on a tiny Swiss label called Abflug; he has played gigs in Austria, Germany and Swizterland; and his name crops up in numerous obscure international music websites and magazines. Now he's giving Australian audiophiles a taste of his Lake Lustre project.

Scerri's musical career began with youthful experiments with those two quintessentially '80s sonic artefacts, the Casio keyboard and the Dr Rhythm drum machine. After finishing a graphic design degree, Scerri moved to Sydney and began to pursue his music wholeheartedly. His delicate, sample-based electronica appealed to vocalist Peta Morris (remember Paulmac's Just the Thing?), and her dulcet tones ended up on Indecipherabilia.

Scerri spent some time in Cuba collecting new samples for his sonic slice 'n' dice mix, which he will be revealing to Perth, Sydney and Melbourne audiences. Expect serene soundscapes and eccentric electronica from this self-described "multi-disciplined illusionist".
Ramon Lobato, CitySearch, June 2005
Visit www.lakelustre.com for July 05 tour dates in Australia

Evolution of the Species - Universities, Students & Technologies

2005-04-24T21:52:00+01:00

REMINDER - Closing Date for Papers is 29 April

The AUC has opened its Call For Papers for its upcoming Academic &
Developers Conference scheduled for late September 2005 in Hobart. The
conference theme is 'Evolution of the Species - Universities,
Students &
Technology'.

Papers are being sought from academics, developers and students and
successful authors will be financial supported to attend the conference at
the Wrest Point Hotel and University of Tasmania.

You can download a copy of the Call for Papers document outlining submission
requirements and important dates here:

http://www.auc.edu.au/conf/conf05/AUC_CFP_2005.pdf

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Adrian Miles
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