JPOD shares the juice

JPOD (the beat chef) is a passionate and talented beat machine. He is known for his unique flavor as well as having precise musical and technical skills. He plays many styles including glitch-hop, nu-funk, hip-hop, dancehall, world fusion and breaks, all live-mashed together with samples and acapellas. When he plays his passion is contagious and it quickly inspires smiling faces and dancing feet.

JPOD’s life has always been rooted in music. He was raised on piano lessons and jazz so he naturally began experimentally producing at the age of 15 (1995). He was then inspired by turntables and taught himself the movements of scratching before even touching a crossfader. At 19 he began DJing and instantly adapted his musical ear to mixing. He held a residency at Kelowna’s HiGHER GRoUND, has played shows and festivals all over western Canada, and has been a 7-year staple in the Fractal Forest at Shambhala Music Festival (Canada) performing both solo and in a duo called the StickyPod Connection.

Next weekend JPOD rolls into Victoria for both a DJ set at Sunset Room and a music production workshop at Simply Computing. JPOD has this to say about his workshop!:

In addition to being a musician and producer, I am also an experienced software developer. My affinity for organization and understanding of complex software has allowed me to quickly advance as a completely self-taught Ableton master and flourishing sound designer. Though I embraced Ableton in only 2007, I am now well-known on the west-coast as a prolific Ableton producer and have frequently been the go-to resource for many other well-known producers and DJs. Lately I’m spending most days in the studio, always on the mission to learn new methods and apply them to new music.

This workshop will focus mainly on the practical and less on theory. I will simply cover my methods on the following production efficiency, drums, bass, DJing (if so desired)! Then I will open the session up to general question & answer time, during which you are free to ask for help on current projects.

In addition to the class I will provide each participant with some of my own drum kits, bass racks and fx racks. These will be setup as Ableton 8.2 racks and include both Ableton instruments (mostly Operator) and 3rd party plugins (mostly Massive and Circle). Drum kits will only require drum rack.”

For more info on JPOD visit his sites:
http://swingsetsounds.com & http://soundcloud.com/jpodtbc
To register for the workshop send an e-transfer of $40 to info@sunsetlabs.ca.

Here’s to more great music in the world!