Jun 20 2010
Kleines Hauskonzert
Purcell music at full swing
This idea had been floating around for a long time and last weekend it finally took shape - a spontaneous house concert of Purcell and Piazzolla music. The surrounding party took place as a housewarming for what I consider one of the nicest lofts in Berlin. The wine was delicious, and so was the food. Kudos to the party host and thanks for a great night - we'll be back for more food, more wine, more music in July.
Jun 01 2010
Facebook Kids and TLG are bad news
Massive fire and demolition plans by conservative real estate owner
Last month has brought lots of bad news for Berlin's once landmark-protected Eisfabrik. First, a party by some Facebook kids lead to a massive fire in one of the Eisfabrik's main buildings. Two weeks later, ... [continue]
Feb 01 2010
Hollywood
Some impressions from LA
Been fairly busy, so my already slow blog activity has died down to a few lines every couple months. Here are some impressions from a recent trip to LA right after the NAMM show in January 2010. We were ... [continue]
Jan 01 2010
Freezing bubbles
This is a cold winter
A surprisingly cold winter has struck Berlin this year. Temperatures are plummeting down to -20 C, and getting around the city has become quite adventures. Here's a week in 14 photos. [continue]
Dez 01 2009
Cycling around Japan
Discovering Tokyo on 2 wheels
A few weeks back, I travelled to Japan - it's been my first trip to an Asian country as well as seeing good old friends from my Liverpool days. I decided to bring a bike to explore Tokyo and surroundings ... [continue]
Aug 17 2009
Open Stage and some insights
Sound Design talks and a Sneak Preview at the Berlin User Group Meeting
The next Ableton Live Berlin User Group meeting will take place in the "Garden of Suicide Circus" in Berlin-Friedrichshain. I'm happy to have been invited to do a short talk on sound design and give a ... [continue]
Aug 15 2009
extendlive.com launched
Free sounds for everyone!
Composing electronic music means a good deal of tweaking sounds and preparing material to work with. I've gathered quite a library of sounds, effects and devices over the years and decided to continuously ... [continue]
Jul 16 2009
Remise Impressions
Photos from Improv Session at the Maria Terrasse
We had a great open-air improv performance at the Maria Terrasse last Wednesday. Special guests from Bologna were improvisers Dario Fariello and Filippo Giuffre. Despite the bad forecast, the weather stayed ... [continue]
Jul 09 2009
Remise im Sommercamp
Upcoming performance at Maria am Ostbahnhof - July 15th '09
A new Live Performance is coming up, featuring the Bologna improvisers Dario Fariello and Filippo Giuffre, alongside well known Berlin musicians Brendan Dougherty, Brian Mitchell, Guido Henneboehl, and ... [continue]
Jul 07 2009
Sampler Sound Design
Free Live Pack for Ableton Live 8
I just finished sound design work on a new Live Pack for Ableton Live's Sampler. This Samplification Live Pack is free for all Live Users. Enjoy! [continue]
Jun 30 2009
Woyzeck Impressions
Photos from the first season of Woyzeck
An energetic performance of Woyzeck ended the first season. We will be returning mid-September with more shows. In the meantime, check out these exclusive photos from production rehearsals and performances. ... [continue]
May 13 2009
Fixed in Berlin
Berlin cops confiscate Fixed Gear bikes
Berlin police is targeting Fixed Gear byciclists and confiscates bikes in an attempt to increase security in street traffic. This sudden and drastic action by the police is embarrasing and incomprehensible. ... [continue]
May 01 2009
Woyzeck
a new production at Maxim Gorki Theater in Berlin
We started rehearsing for "Woyzeck" at Maxim Gorki Theater. The piece directed by Tilman Köhler will premiere on May 25 2009 and is musically accompanied by drums (Jörg-Martin Wagner), trumpet (Nikolaus ... [continue]
Apr 20 2009
Redesigning Website
less is more
I have decided to redesign my website. This has been on my list for quite some time. My old website has not been updated since 2006 and most, if not all projects on that page were outdated. This new website ... [continue]
Sep 20 2008
Wir müssen draussen bleiben!
Tag des offenen Denkmals 2008 nur mit Auflagen
Am 14. September 2008 hat der bundesweite "Tag des offenen Denkmals" stattgefunden. Die Stiftung Denkmalschutz spricht von stolzen 7500 der Öffentlichkeit zugänglichen Denkmälern bundesweit. [continue]
Sep 01 2008
Faile in Berlin
Amongst all street graffiti in Berlin, the works of one individual stand out particularly: Faile. I was lucky enough to move into a neighbourhood where many of his pieces could still be found. Next door, ... [continue]
Jul 27 2008
Klangkörper
Sueddeutsche Interview on Sound Design
A recent interview in the German Süddeutsche Zeitung talks about my role as sound designer at Ableton and touches on the past and future of music software. [continue]