Where do I start with these guys! Dirty Loops! OMG!

This is a video that I stumbled across while I was on one of my interwebs adventures, which basically consists of me randomly clicking on links and BOOM! I was slapped in the face by this amazing arrangement of the Lady Gaga hit Just Dance.

Jonah, Henrik & Aaron otherwise known as Dirty Loops are from Sweden and they are really onto something. Amazing vocals, astoundingly groovy bass lines and drums that make you want to get up and dance! These guys are going to be HUGE!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQaWN5ODdVY

Enjoy,

TM!

Today’s post is a special one as today is my Birthday! Yes, another year has passed and I am still loving music as much as ever.
I have just signed a deal to be apart of a huge music movement in 2012 and it is a very exciting time to be alive! More information about that venture soon!

This track is one of my all time favourites. Anyone that knows me well, knows that I am a huge fan of blues music and John Mayer in particular.
The John Mayer Trio (John Mayer, Steve Jordan & Pino Palladino) are considered as one of the best blues trios going round.

The John Mayer Trio

I had the pleasure of hanging out with John and Steve while they were on tour here in Sydney in Late 2009 and it was a night to remember.
It was a real privilege to hang out in a private bar drinking beers with John and his amazing band, talking music, geeking out about gear and just generally havin a laugh & getting drunk!

Good Times.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfLkO3uwBlQ

Speaking of getting drunk…. I’m off to do just that!!

Cheers!
TM!

I have to admit I am on a massive Maceo Parker kick right now. I find is playing so hypnotic. I love the space in his phrasing, It is so uniquely Maceo.

Fred Wesley playin' his Trombone like no other!

One of the beautiful things about music is the feeling you get when you experience something amazing for the first time.
Now having said that, I am no stranger to American Funk & Jazz but it wasn’t until I watched the DVD,  Maceo Parker - My First Name Is Maceo that I really got into Fred Wesley.

I have listened to Fred play before with artists like James Brown, Parliament-Funkadelic even De La Soul, but I am not sure wether it is because Fred, Pee Wee Ellis and Maceo (Known then as The JB’s) were all all so ‘in sync’ with each other. I just fell in love with his playing.

Listen to him rip it up! Especially at his solo @ 3:55

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABLwmYI09Lw

Enjoy!

TM!

These guys are at the top of the charts this week and for good reason.

This is one of the catchiest tunes of 2011. Cant get enough of it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQ6zr6kCPj8

Keep Shufflin!

TM!

I know its been a while since I have posted anything new up here, I have been working very hard on lots of different projects and I really haven’t had the time. One of the promises that I made to myself is that in in the future I would spend more time online and make an effort to post on here more often.
What I am going to do is start a series of posts called ‘Music Moments’. These posts are amazing songs or performances that I find on the interwebs that have inspired me or is  just a tune I happen to be listening to on high rotation at that point in time. There is no particular genres of music in mind, it will be just what ever i’m ‘into’ at that particular moment.

Thought I would start by sharing this Music Moment with you all.
Not sure if you are aware but the members of U2 and INXS were all great friends, especially Bono and the Late INXS Frontman, Michael Hutchence. I was fortunate enough to meet Michael when I was a teenager and he was a really amazing person. He had a real aura about him, even if you didn’t who Michael was, when you met him you knew that he really was someone special.

Michael and Bono were often in contact with each other and even use to spend time together holidaying in the South of France. Bono has described that ‘Stuck In a Moment’ is an angry song about an argument between two friends.

Enjoy.

TM!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A_hw1xcfylI

Hey All.

This month I had the pleasure of working for Jay-Z, Kanye West & Beyonce.

Jay-Z was in town on tour with U2 and they were working on collaborative tracks for Kanye & Jay’s new album Watch the Throne. VegasMusic was contacted by Kanye’s producer, Mike Dean to help them set up a recording studio in the mansion that they were staying in while they were in Sydney. It was a great experience working with such talented musicians!

Jay-Z performs in Sydney supporting U2 on their 360 Tour

Hope to work with them again when they are back in town!

Talk Soon!

TM!

Over the past couple of weeks I have been working with Sydney based Producer/Songwriter Carl Dimataga, Sony Music and sixty40 developing the music production for the latest McDonalds campaign.
The songs are for the band ”Wootonia” and they cover 4 styles of music (Rock, Pop Hip-Hop and Emo) and the 4 members of the band perform ‘Bounce’ together to make musical magic!
Each band member also had their own song written for them & we were also asked to create two remixes for each of those songs. Thats a total of 13 tracks in all.

Introducing 'Wootonia'

This is their hit song ‘Bounce’

Wootonia “Bounce”

Enjoy!
TM!

Just wanted to let you know, we recorded a very special tune for Guy the other day. The song is called “Perfection” and it was a tune that Guy had written for his wife Jules.

It is an amazing song and Victor Row absolutely smashed the piano performance, I was seriously getting goose bumps in the studio while we tracked this one.

You can check out the song, it is on Guys’ fifth studio album Like It Like That

TM!

Been really busy lately but I thought I’d let you know that I have been in the studio today with Guy Sebastian, Carl Dimataga & Sally Cooper laying down some amazing acoustic tracks that will be soon uploaded onto YouTube.

Guy & Carl relaxed in the studio.

As always the creativity and energy in the studio was off the charts and it was an amazing session to be a part of.

As soon as the footage is edited and it is posted on YouTube I will let you all know.

TM!

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TradeMark working on a Mix on a Neve VR

Mark Wellards’ love for production I guess you could say was seeded in his later years in High School when they decided to run an “untitled” musical production. Knowing that he had the musical chops to be a part of this, his real desire was to be a part of the “Backstage Crew”. Before he knew it, he was playing with profile spots, smoke machines and mixing consoles.

He found in his local newsagents a magazine called “Sound on Sound” from the UK, a great magazine full of useful musical gear reviews & production tips. After reading an article on live sound & tuning PA Systems, he decided to go to school the next day, sneak into the hall where they schools PA was and give it ago. He recalls the head teacher rubbing his head at the next rehearsal saying “I don’t know what has happened, but the PA has stopped feeding back – It sounds great!”

He knew from that point on, that he was a “Sound Guy”

After finishing school, he went onto study at one of the many “Audio Schools” that seamed to be popping up around town. Two years later, he was head of his class and fully qualified, or so he thought. During his time studying and recording bands, Mark also attacked the “Live” music scene working for peanuts in local pubs and clubs doing what he loved. He had also got involved with what he calls the “Largest Live Pub Gig” of his career, getting on one of the many crews for the Sydney 2000 Olympic Games. This time was a steep learning curve for him.

Fast forward a over a decade and he is now much the wiser in the audio game and between running VegasMusic he is also the Manager and Head Engineer of one of Sydney’s most exclusive boutique recording facilities, Cooper Lane Studio. This facility is privately owned by Australian singing sensation, Guy Sebastian. Guy also being a lover of all things audio, he has an extensive collection of rare gear that he has accumulated though-out his life.  With labels such as Neve, Urei, Neumann, Teletronix, RCA, AEA, Manley, Avalon – just to name a few - Cooper Lane Studio is a heaven on earth for all Musicians.

Mark (also known as ‘TradeMark’) has already signed on to be working in late 2010 with some of Australia’s premier artists and is due to launch his own Record Company in mid 2013.

Stay tuned for more information.

Words By: Cam Davey